DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - LONGORIA GETS DESPERATE DANCING

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star EVA LONGORIA is taking desperate dancing lessons so she can trip the light fantastic as the host of the 2007 Alma Awards next week (05Jun07). The actress, who is also the host and executive producer of the awards show, will partner with pal and co-host Mario Lopez for a number with the professionals from TV hit Dancing With The Stars, in which Lopez once competed. Longoria says, "We actually don't have a lot of time to rehearse. Thank God, Mario is pretty much a natural dancer." Longoria's dance-off won't be the Alma's highlight - Beyonce, Prince, Los Lonely Boys and War will be among the acts performing at the event, which honours and celebrates Latino artistic achievement in American film, television and music.