I find it odd that she is doing this.  I guess she needs those 15 minutes to last even longer than they should have.  I enjoyed her and her family (including Jon) when the show first started but then it became about the parents fame and not about the family and my family stopped watching. 

Hopefully the kids will survive all this - well they have to they have NO say

Lynn, I’m actually really curious to see if they will show the kids at all.  Maybe she is doing this without them and they won’t be in the spotlight…

If she had a supportive husband at home to maintain normalacy for the kids I’d say cool - go for it.  Will she be training at a place that will allow her to be with the kids when not training?  Kids experience so much upheaval from a parental split (and they may have been sheilded from the ugly press but Mom and Dad are no longer together so their lives are profoundly changed) that they need stability and predictability to regain their center.  I hope the kids are kept out of the spotlight but doubt that anyone other than Kate will benefit from this.

Kate seem highly confused and rudderless.  Her actions make me sad and I feel terrible for her children.

I’ve never watched “Dancing with the Stars,” but I did watch a handful of “Jon & Kate Plus 8.” I hardly recognized Kate in this video - physically, by how she’s dressed, or even her demeanor. Their lives have taken such a bizarre twist.

Oh - and I do occasionally watch the show and will watch this season if we’re home in front of the tv while it’s on.  As far as if I’d ever go on it - no one has ever accused me of being graceful so no - I’d be like the folks skewered on the beginning shows of American Idol.

^^^What Carolyn A. said

Will I watch the show?  Never, especially not because she is on.  Would I go on?  No.  If went out the house, I’d rather go to a coffee shop with a good book.  Bonus:  Would I ever go on Jimmy Kimmel?  No.

I echo most of the other posters; where are the kids?

I used to LOVE Jon and Kate + 8, but when Kate started tanning and dressing like a 20 year old instead of a mother, and the show became about all the perks they got, I stopped watching. I wish she’d just stay out of the spotlight, for everybody’s sake, but especially their children.

However, I wonder how she can afford to raise her children. I don’t think Jon is worth a darn in that area, so maybe she is doing DWTS for an income (although I still think it’s kind of warped.) I just don’t know what to think about her and Jon… I guess I’ll just pray they find wisdom and guidance!

As far as the rest of the show goes… I usually watch it and enjoy it, but the cast they picked out just doesn’t really stand out to me!

How does she have time for weeks of intensive lessons and filming when she is supposedly hands on taking care of eight kids?

I will not watch this show (honestly, I didn’t before hand) because I feel this woman has exploited the demise of her family for her own fame and fortune.

I know this is harsh and judgmental.  I find nothing genuine about her and she just rubs me the wrong way.

I am no fan of Kate Gosselin, however, her youngest children are now 5.  That means they are probably now in kindergarten which would allow her more free time during school hours.  She stated in the interview with Kimmel that she is preparing a make-shift dance studio in her basement.  It sounds to me like she’s attempting to spend as much time as possible with her children while she competes.

She looks completely different. Pretty yet inappropriate (IMHO) or at least incongruent with her role as mother of 8..

I used to really love Jon and Kate ... because I could relate with the challenges of managing a larger family. Once they moved into that big house, she told the kids they would never come into her bedroom and complained on national TV how dirty the previous owners had left the fridge ... I was done. I just couldn’t get past that. The divorce and proceeding drama just confirmed the confusion that was permeating their lives. I do pray for them and that beautiful family though. I hope they can get it together to figure out what’s best for those kids and forget about themselves. I do appreciate the need for a earning a living. But the lesson of how you earning a living is as important as earning one. God bless them all.

I think Kate is a pretty decent mother.  I think people who say otherwise have never really known a truly bad mother.  If they did they would realize how many kids would beg and plead and cry for a mother as good as Kate. 
She wasn’t a very good wife but she is a very Type-A personality who married a passive person…that is a pretty bad set-up, generally…

I think we need to cut her some slack…lord knows I wouldn’t want the stress of trying to financially support all those kids.  If she is doing it for the money then so what?  Do we expect her to waitress 80hrs a week instead?  I am sure her options are pretty limited.

I won’t be watching Kate, but I was thrilled to see that Buzz Aldrin is going to be dancing.  I haven’t watched the show since the first season, but I’ll tune in (DVR or online) just to see the clips of our Moonwalker.

I’m with you Paige.  Having only 2 little ones have made me empathize with her obsessiveness about organization (which in my opinion made her appear much more aggressive than I would expect she really is).  How in the world could she do it otherwise???  I’ll try to catch a few episodes.  If nothing else, it’s fun to watch.  Would I go on, probably not—I have problems running up the stairs without tripping!  Can’t even imagine trying to pull off some of the dancing they do!  LOL

I have mixed feelings about Kate joining the ballroom scene.  I used to follow Jon and Kate plus 8 like a hawk but after their rollercoaster ride, I feel betrayed.  I used to think that if they can do it, there’s absolutely no reason for me to complain taking care of 2 young girls.  They were an inspiration to me at one point but now I feel terrible for the kids.  As for Dancing with the Stars - I LOVE it! I will watch it whether Kate is there or not.  I don’t know why she’s doing it. Maybe it’s a way to keep their finances in balance.  I do not wish to patronize this idea that’s it’s okay to divorce, that life goes on.  Perhaps it does but I just wonder how these kids will look back in the future and fully grasp that they once had a beautiful family.  It’s a truly sad story.

I love dancing so if I got asked, after I stopped laughing, I’d phone my former dance teacher to brag and then I’d be keen on it but only if my husband agreed that this was something we could manage.  Kate or no Kate, it’s a fun show and I sometimes watch it.  kate is an issue unto herself as is her husband.

I don’t watch Dancing with the Stars, so I will not tune in just because Kate Gosselin is on.  I hated Jon and Kate plus 8, and I think that we are all much too obsessed with other peoples lives.  Kate, to me, however seems like a kinder, gentler person in this clip.  Who knows how long things were falling apart before the truth came out in that marriage?  At this point, Jon looks like a schmuck and she looks like a gold digger.  Hopefully those beautiful children will survive and be stronger for all the trials of their young lives.  If ever there were people in need of prayer, Jon and Kate plus 8 are!

And to be honest-
I still hold out hope for a reconciliation amongst the two of them.  My gut feelings says they will…eventually… 

Maybe Dancing will help her find her soft/feminine side?  And what if wearing those sexy outfits and getting all toned makes Jon just a little bit jealous?  That certainly wouldn’t be such a bad thing either in this circumstance.

As a former dance instructor back in the 70s, i enjoy Dancing with the Stars. I will be watching this season not because of Kate but I want to see Olympic & world champion Evan Lysacek dance.  As far as Kate is concerned, I wish her well & hope that the kids are okay with their mom’s decisions.

I have better things to do with my life than watch shows like that, like my own life.  Kate looks AWEFUL!  Really sad!!

I will not, nor have I ever watched the show.  I’ve only seen the commercials and a few clips of the show.  I’m shocked no one else has mentioned how absolutely trashy / inappropriate / vulgar some of the dancing and costumes are.  I can appreciate the art of dancing, but some of these dances definitely cross the line!

My heart aches for the Gosselin kids.  They deserve so much better!

I am with PaigeU on this one!

Jon and Kate’s divorce was devastating (to many peope in addition to their own family).  I found Kate to be an inspiration when I watched their show.  I think she has been judged too harshly.  It takes a lot of strength to be mom to that many children *all the same age* plus two two years older.  It’s not that big a deal to mother 8 children (I have 8 myself and yeah it’s crazy but it’s kinda normal historically speaking!).  But to have 6 all at once, all the same age.  That’s a different experience, a different level of intensity.  I think she was the way she was in part because she had to be to survive.

Their divorce ... well, I really think things were bad a long time before we had a clue.  And I have to say that I know MANY orthodox Catholic women who are in struggling marriages.  We watched this whole break up knowing dear friends going through similar things (minus the tv show).  In fact, right around the time of their divorce, my own husband threatened to divorce me.  It was devastating and ridiculous as it might sound, J&K’s breakup was one of our triggers.  Mostly because my husband felt some of our own marriage issues were mirrored in theirs and when they didn’t succeed, it was disheartening to say the least.  In our case, thankfully we resolved things and now our marriage is stronger and better than ever.

As far as her going on this show ... I wonder if there isn’t another component.  Kate has a failed marriage.  That is a pretty devastating thing and I think she truly was/is very devastated by it.  Sometimes, when we fail at something so important to us (no matter what that something is), what can help us to heal is to take on some other challenge and succeed.  Because Kate’s life has been in the spotlight for so long, it’s natural that it would continue that way. 

I wouldn’t go on Dancing With the Stars personally.  But I might train for a marathon.  I might learn some intricate handwork (tatting, for example).  I might take classes in some new skill.  I might write a book.  Anything that could affirm to me that I’m not broken, that I can succeed at something, I have a purpose. 

Kate has a big journey from here.  The divorce is not something she wanted.  And now she has to figure out who she is.  Part of her identity was stripped away from her now that she is no longer “wife”.  I think of the agony that would cause for me, the processing I would go through, the grieving ... the searching for who my identity would be now.  I’d probably cut my hair or get a new style too (she looks lovely; different but lovely and underneath I could see her shining through).  And that would only be the beginning, the outward sign of the changes.

I am humbly grateful to God that He intervened in my own marriage and for the grace to be where we are today.  But that and other things did indeed shake me up enough to send me on my own search for the woman God created me to be.  And I might just train for that marathon one day ... In the meantime, I pray for healing for Kate and reconciliation with Jon if that is at all possible. 

btw ... the video shows that as usual, Kate is participating in the show in a way that keeps her as near her kids as possible.  She is not abandoning the kids.  They will probably get a huge kick out of seeing their mom on tv again.  Perhaps the kids are all fans of DWTS, who knows ... this may end up being a pleasant diversion for the entire family during an otherwise difficult transition.

I don’t watch the show regularly, but I say good for her.  She’s got to provide for those sweet kids now and if she can ride the train a bit longer, go for it.  The whole situation is quite kooky and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone!!!  That said, would I do it?  Only if I could be guaranteed to have some great dance moves at the end and that great, strong dancer body afterward.  THEN, I could really beat the pants off my kids @ Dance Dance Revolution—-LOL!!!

I think Kate broke her own marriage and she seems like she is addicted to being a celebrity. I will not be watching. She seems more focused on herself than on her family.

I just think the whole thing is sad.  It seems that initially they were trying to introduce people to the concept of having multiples but then it became more about fame and money.  When I look at her, I see a very wounded soul that needs a lot of prayer.  I feel so badly for her children.  I can’t judge her intentions nor would I want to but everything about her current actions screams “looking for love in all the wrong places.”