英语文摘:"Dancing With the Stars" dismisses its first celeb

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Actress Shannen Doherty was dismissed with her professional partner Mark Ballas on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing With the Stars" during Tuesday's episode.

They became the first celebrity axed from the new season of the hit ABC show, according to AP report.

The 38-year-old "Charmed" and "90210" star said on last week's season premiere that she joined the "Dancing" cast to honor her father, who, a big fan of the show, sat in the audience, watching his daughter perform.

"Dancing isn't really my thing," she said after learning her fate. "I did it for my dad."

Actress Shannen Doherty and her partner Mark Ballas

"To see my dad's face light up the way that it did and how proud he was of me just filled me with this kind of amazing emotion of thankfulness," Doherty added.

The judges seemed to appreciate the couple's two dances, calling their jive "energetic" and their Viennese waltz "ambitious." But their performances did not win fans' admirations.

Judges will determine which celebrity is eliminated each week by combining with viewer votes.

Doherty said Ballas hurt his knee during rehearsals and was using a crutch during Tuesday's episode, so her elimination may have been fate.