Reality Bites: Dancing with the Stars, Season 23 Preview & Cast Bios

Season 23 starts TOMORROW, Monday, September 12 at 8:00 PM EST on ABC!

3 pros, who have taken a few seasons off, will be returning: Maks, Cheryl, and Derek! It will be great to see them dancing again!

Missing for the first time is Tony Dovolani. Tony has been a pro every single season, except for Season 1 (that's a LONG time!). Mark Ballas is also taking at least one season off to do the Broadway show Jersey Boys. It will be weird not seeing those guys.

I am super excited to see Gleb back! Gleb has only appeared on one other season, Season 10. He was partnered with Lisa Vanderpump, so he wasn't around for very long, but I've remembered him since that season and have been hoping that he would get another shot, with a better partner. He has definitely gotten that this season, being partnered with Jana Kramer. They are going to be a great partnership, I have no doubt.

I think my favorites going into the season are going to be Vanilla Ice, Jana Kramer, Ryan Lochte, and Laurie Hernandez. We'll see if that changes after seeing them all compete in week 1.

	Amber & Maks Amber Rose Talk Show Host, Model Age: 32 Maksim Cherkovskiy Pro Seasons: 15th Best Finish: Winner, Season 18 Age: 36
	Babyface & Allison Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds R&B Singer/Songwriter Age: 57 Allison Holker Pro Seasons: 4th Best Finish: 2nd, Season 20 Age: 28
	Calvin & Lindsay Calvin Johson Retired Football Player - Detroit Lions Age: 30 Lindsay Arnold Pro Seasons: 4th Best Finish: 3rd, Season 21 Age: 22
	Jake & Jenna Jake T. Austin Actor (Wizards of Waverly Place, The Fosters) Age: 21 Jenna Johnson Pro Seasons: 1st (former member of the DWTS Troupe, and competitor on So You Think You Can Dance) Best Finish: n/a Age: 22
	James & Sharna James Hinchcliffe Indy Race Car Driver Age: 29 Sharna Burgess Pro Seasons: 8th Best Finish: 2nd, Season 21 Age: 31
	Jana & Gleb Jana Kramer Actress (One Tree Hill), Singer Age: 32 Gleb Savchenko Pro Seasons: 2nd Best Finish: 10th, Season 16 Age: 32
	Laurie & Val Laurie Hernandez Olympic Gymnast Age: 16 Valentin Chmerkovskiy Pro Seasons: 11th Best Finish: Winner, Season 20 Age: 30
	Marilu & Derek Marilu Henner Actress (Taxi) Age: 64 Derek Hough Pro Seasons: 17th Best Finish: Winner, Seasons 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 21 Age: 31
	Maureen & Artem Maureen McCormick Actress (The Brady Bunch) Age: 60 Artem Chigvintsev Pro Seasons: 4th Best Finish: 6th, Season 19 Age: 32
/	Rick & Emma Rick Perry Former Texas Governor Age: 66 Emma Slater Pro Seasons: 6th Best Finish: 4th, Season 17 Age: 27
	Ryan & Cheryl Ryan Lochte Olympic Swimmer Age: 32 Cheryl Burke Pro Seasons: 19th Best Finish: Winner, Seasons 2 and 3 Age: 32
	Terra & Saha Terra Jolé Reality TV Personality (Little Women: LA) Age: 36 Sasha Farber Pro Seasons: 3rd Best Finish: 7th, Season 22 Age: 33
	Vanilla Ice & Witney Robert "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle Singer, TV Personality (The Vanilla Ice Project) Age: 48 Witney Carson Pro Seasons: 6th Best Finish: Winner, Season 19 Age: 22