Noah Galloway and trainer Sharna Burgess perform the
Viennese waltz to David Cook’s “The Time of My Life.”

He may not win the trophy, but he did win his fiancée.

“Dancing with the Stars” entered the semifinals in Week 9 with four couples battling to make it to next week’s finale. Would perfect 10s rain down on Noah Galloway and partner Sharna Burgess?

The Alabaster trainer performed a Viennese waltz in the first round, earning 36 points out of a possible 40. Noah then turned to his girlfriend Jamie Boyd to pop the question, with cheers from the audience and fellow contestants.

The Judge’s Choice round put Noah and Sharna with Carrie Ann Inaba, who selected a paso doble. The dance earned a perfect 30 out of 30, bringing the duo’s total to 66 points for fourth place.

Nastia Liukin and Riker Lynch tied for first with perfect 70s, while Rumer Willis came in third with 68 points. It looks like it may come down to viewer votes.

The standings for Week 9:

• 1. (tie) 70: Nastia Liukin, Riker Lynch
• 3. 68: Rumer Willis
• 4. 66: Noah Galloway

One team will be eliminated on Tuesday’s 7 p.m. show. The show returns next Monday with the final round of dancing, followed by the announcement of the winner on May 19.

The proposal

Noah Galloway proposes to Jamie Boyd. (She said yes.)

Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess and Emma Slater salsa
to “Mr. Put It Down” by Ricky Martin featuring Pitbull.

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More “Dancing with the Stars” coverage

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Update May 12: Gymnast Nastia Liukin was eliminated. Noah Galloway will compete in the finals on Monday.

• How did Noah do? Let us know in the comments …

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Rob Zombie performs last week at Iron City on Southside. From ALM 3.

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Pennsylvania rock band Halestorm performs “Dear Daughter” in April at Iron City. From Josh Corne.

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Birmingham Bar Foundation film on contributions from attorneys to the city’s civil rights movement in 1963. From Dragonfly Public Media.

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Promo for LA Photography. From Corey Carpenter.

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Slipknot last week at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From ALM 3.

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Michelle and Austin’s wedding. From Julia Robertson.

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YouTube performer Twaimz with “The Llama Song” in February at Iron City. From LiveLaughPuppyxo.

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Pizitz Middle student Bradford Billingsley debuted a line of designs Friday at Birmingham Fashion Week 2015 at Pepper Place in Lakeview. From Starnes Publishing.

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Breaking Benjamin performs “Failure” in April at Iron City. From David Bailey.

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Birmingham firefighter tribute 2015. From BFRSFAN.

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Drone footage of Railroad Park downtown. From David Henderson.

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Birmingham’s Scenario Skateboards. From Christopher Tickell.

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UAB Spirit Coordinator Ryan Martin introduces her vlog. From Inside Cheerleading.

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A look at Ensley’s Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School. From United for Life Foundation.

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See Noah Galloway reach the Top 4
 on “Dancing with the Stars.”

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She wanted to change
her life, her job, her house, her
outlook and her hair.

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My picks for #sundayread for May 10, 2015:

• Y’all Connect: Our next three speakers are …
• Anna Jarvis Was Sorry She Ever Invented Mother’s Day, by @JoelOliphint
• Killing UAB Football Part of Larger Plan for UA Board of Trustees, by @Doctor_Nicolas
• Double time for Noah Galloway on Week 8 of “Dancing with the Stars”
• Can books save us from what digital does to brains? By @HughMcGuire (h/t @mitchjoel)
• How Click Farms Inflate Social Media Currency, by @DougBockClark (RT @kickpointinc)
• Flashback: Project Bulk – Day 253: Feelings, noting more than feelings
• 7 essential @BillSimmons columns
• Kidnapped at the Border, by Sarah Stillman @stillsarita (via @melaniesiow)
• Speaking gigs: Florida Public Relations Association, Pensacola chapter, May 2015
• How a fake newspaper is turning into real media empire, by Chris Heller @c_heller
• Why Cops Like Me Are Quiet on Police Brutality, by @GrahamCC (via @radleybalko)
• The Price of Nice Nails, by @SarahMaslinNir
• Letterman and 23 Writers on Greatest Jokes That Never Made It on Air, with @NellSco

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: A sense of place

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Tender, but also
fierce. Protective, but also
nurturing. Boundless.

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Ultraviolet beams
cooked the bare sections of his
smooth ivory scalp.

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Paco didn’t mind
the jeers of rivals. To him,
they sounded so sweet.

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By the side of the
freeway, they swore at the hole
in the flat tire.

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Chores done, projects checked,
birdhouses built, contracts signed
and love songs written.

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All it took was one
demolishing blow to the
skull to finish him.

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Tango time for Noah Galloway and trainer Sharna Burgess
to “Geronimo” by Sheppard.

America’s Choice Night on “Dancing with the Stars” led to big moves and perfect scores. But what about Noah Galloway and partner Sharna Burgess?

The two kicked off the first dance with a tango, earning 31 points out of a possible 40.

The second dance involved trios. Noah and Sharna teamed up with pro Emma Slater for a salsa, scoring 32 out of 40.

Combined with last week’s score of 38, the team landed in fourth place with a total of 101 points. The leaders Riker Lynch, Nastia Liukin and Rumer Willis earned scores of 39 and perfect 40s tonight.

The standings for Week 8:

• 1. (tie) 117: Nastia Liukin, Rumer Willis
• 3. 115: Riker Lynch
• 4. 101: Noah Galloway
• 5. 95: Chris Soules
• 6. 93: Robert Herjavec

Two teams will be eliminated on Tuesday’s 7 p.m. show. The show returns next Monday with another round of dancing, followed the elimination show on May 12.

It takes three to … salsa.

Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess and Emma Slater salsa
to “Mr. Put It Down” by Ricky Martin featuring Pitbull.

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More “Dancing with the Stars” coverage

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Update May 5: Reality stars Robert Herjavec and Chris Soules were eliminated. Headed to the semifinals are Nastia Liukin and Derek Hough, Rumer Willis and Val Chmerkovskiy, Riker Lynch and Allison Holker, and Noah and Sharna.

• How did Noah do? Let us know in the comments …

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Zagat picks Birmingham as No. 1 on its list of the Next Hot Food Cities. From Zagat.

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Steve Martin, Birmingham’s Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Mark O’Connor and Amos Lee perform “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” last week on “Late Show with David Letterman.” From Late Show with David Letterman.

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An hour of Slayer from April at Iron City on Southside. From ALM 3.

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Apartment window open, rain outside and dishes being washed inside. From Joshua Hamilton.

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The Pretty Reckless performs “Sweet Things” Tuesday at Iron City. From Josh Corne.

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Amanda goes skydiving. From Chattanooga Skydiving Company.

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Lil Boosie performs in April at the BJCC Legacy Arena downtown. From Fast Forward Footage.

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A report on the cemetery under the Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From WIAT-42.

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The Dirty Guv’nahs performs “I Shall Be Released” in March 2014 at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From Daniel Sisco.

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Perry Ward, president of Lawson State Community College, throws the first pitch Thursday at the Barons game. From Darren C. Allen.

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Marilyn Manson performs “Killing Strangers” last week at Iron City. From Sam Spees.

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Promotional video for BioTech on Southside, with special cameo by Noah Galloway. From BioTech Limb and Brace.

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Timelapse scenes around town. From Kinora Films.

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A look back at Samford students who built Graffiti, an outreach center in 1975 in New York. From Graffiti Gang.

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Videographer Phil Free rides along at the Barber Motorsports Park track. From Alabama NewsCenter [client].

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Music video for “Anything” from Birmingham band the Old Paints. From Normal Jacket.

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See Noah Galloway earn a 10 from one of
the judges on “Dancing with the Stars.”

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The flask appeared quite
suddenly to offer a
brief but needed jolt.

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My picks for #sundayread for May 3, 2015:

• Y’all Connect: Our new media sponsor: WBHM 90.3 FM
• Author @TFerriss answers questions on Reddit
• Why I’ll always be a “high-maintenance” speaker
• The Moral Bucket List, by @NYTDavidBrooks (RT @MsCarleeJean)
• Noah Galloway gets his strut on for Week 7 of “Dancing with the Stars”
• Birmingham’s @LochamyBrothers profiled by Greg Robinson
• [aff. links] Just read Yes Please by Amy Poehler http://amzn.to/1EMT6Dz, To Sell Is Human by @DanielPink http://amzn.to/1EMTcv4
• 2010: Publishers rejected his poetry book. 2015: Pulitzer. By @xanalter (via @nytimesarts)
• Flashback: 1 year ago, the successful conclusion of Project Bulk
• The Worst Parents Ever, by @MooneyMichaelJ
• “Wheel of Fortune” winner @ChadMosher tells all to Marah Eakin @marahe
• 2 decades ago, $130m sunk into Baltimore neighborhood failed to revive it. (RT @dabeard)
• The higher education sweatshop, by Tanya Paperny @tpaperny (via @NTEUNSW)
• David Letterman Reflects on 33 Years in Late Night, to NYT’s Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Blazer film festival

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

What good is holy
comfort at the expense of
the least among us?

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