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Everybody Loves Emmitt Smith |
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Wednesday, 29 November 2006 |
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From Dance Studios To Barber Shops, Football Great Impresses With His Moves
 AP) Everyone's talking about Emmitt Smith these days. But they aren't discussing how the NFL's career leading rusher outmaneuvered tacklers on the field.
The chatter is about how Smith's hip-swaying and smooth glides on the dance floor have gotten him to this week's finale on the ABC celebrity dance contest, "Dancing With the Stars."
"I think he's just fabulous!" said Ann Williams, 69, founder of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre. "There's no way that he could be in the finals without having the same stick-to-it-iveness and work ethic he had as an athlete."
There's no doubt many will be watching the showdown between Smith and partner Cheryl Burke and actor Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sports bars and dance studios throughout North Texas have held "Emmitt-watching parties" that demonstrate the appeal has cut across cultural and class lines.
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