Nerdy Dancing: All That Woz
by Kara Swisher
Posted on February 9, 2009 at 5:30 AM PT
Dear Mark Cuban:
Apparently, Steve Wozniak, the ever-wackier-as-the-years-go-by co-founder of Apple, is taking up your geek banner on “Dancing With the Stars” and is a contestant on the eighth outing for the popular celebrity hoofing show.
He is among 13 “stars” who will start up their samba-and-tango death match on March 9 on ABC.
While you did not make it to the heavens of dancedom, despite your brilliant-in-hindsight “I Dream of Jeannie” set, Woz actually could become the Cloris Leachman favorite this time out and last into the later rounds.
While Denise Richards will without a doubt be all sharp elbows, there is some obnoxious dude named Steve-O (there is only one Steve and he uses a J) and Wozniak should never turn his back on Lil’ Kim, it is quite possible the designer of the Apple (AAPL) I and II could take home the trophy. One can dream, at least.
Plus, Woz will be plowing the road for BoomTown’s No. 1 pick for next season: Yahoo (YHOO) co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang! While he clearly needs some work, Yang does have some time free now.
In fact, here is a video, below, taken at Yahoo last year, with Yang boogying at the 1:30 mark:
And here are some of Cuban’s mambo moves, looking slick with no sleeves, as the “bouncing bionic billionaire”:
