Friday, March 17, 2017

Dancing with the Stars: Season 24 Cast Bios

Season 24 starts on Monday! Let's get ready and see who is dancing this season!

Brief Summary:

Hosts: Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews
Judges: Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Julianne Hough
Pros not competing: Derek Hough :(, Mark Ballas :(, Tony Dovalani, Cheryl Burke, Allison Holker
Pros returning after an absence: Peta Murgatroyd, Kym Johnson-Herjavec, Keo Motsepe
Star Breakdown:
  • Athletes (5): Nancy Kerrigan (Olympic Ice Skater), Simone Biles (Olympic Gymnast), Bonner Bolton (Pro Bull Rider), David Ross (Baseball Player), Rashad Jennings (Football Player)
  • Actors (3): Chris Kattan (SNL), Heather Morris (Glee), Mr. T (A-Team)
  • Singers (2): Charo, Normani Kordei (member of Fifth Harmony)
  • Reality TV (2): Nick Viall (The Bachelor), Erika Jayne (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)

Spoiler, First Dances and Songs:
Credit: TV Guide


Simone & Sasha - Tango - "Untouchable" by Tritonal and Cash Cash
Bonner & Sharna - Cha Cha - "Move" by Luke Bryan
Charo & Keo - Salsa - "Cuban Pete" by Mambo Compañeros
Erika & Gleb - Salsa - "XXPEN$IVE" by Erika Jayne
Rashad & Emma - Cha Cha - "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars
Chris & Witney - Cha Cha - "What is Love" by Haddaway
Nancy & Artem - Viennese Waltz - "She's Always a Woman" by Billy Joel
Normani & Val - Quickstep - "Good Time Good Life" by Erin Bowman
Heather & Chmerkovskiy - Viennese Waltz - "Make Something Beautiful" by Ben Rector
Mr. T & Kym Herjavec - Cha Cha - "Theme from the A-Team" by Mike Post, Pete Carpenter and The Daniel Caine Orchestra
David & Lindsay - Quickstep - "Go Cubs Go" by Steve Goodman
Nick & Peta - Cha Cha - "Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake and Tiësto featuring Justin Bieber


Girls

Charo & Keo 

Charo
Singer and Entertainer
Age: 66

Keo Motsepe
Pro Seasons: 5th
Best Finish: 6th, Season 22
Age: 27
Erika & Gleb 

Erika Jayne
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Singer
Age: 45

Gleb Savchenko
Pro Seasons: 3rd
Best Finish: 4th, Season 23
Age: 33
Heather & Maks

Heather Morris
Glee, backup dancer for Beyonce
Age: 30

Maks Chmerkovskiy
Pro Seasons: 16
Best Finish: Winner, Season 18
Age: 37
Nancy & Artem

Nancy Kerrigan
Former Olympic Ice Skater
Age: 47

Artem Chigvintsev
Pro Seasons: 5th
Best Finish: 6th, Season 19
Age: 34
Normani & Val

Normani Kordei
Singer with Fifth Harmony
Age: 20

Val Chmerkovskiy
Pro Seasons: 12th
Best Finish: Winner, Seasons 20 & 23
Age: 30
Simone & Sasha

Simone Biles
Former Olympic Gymnast
Age: 20

Sasha Farber
Pro Seasons: 4th
Best Finish: 5th, Season 23
Age: 33

Guys

Bonner & Sharna

Bonner Bolton
Pro Bull Rider
Age: 29

Sharna Burgess
Pro Seasons: 9th
Best Finish: 2nd, Seasons 21 & 23
Age: 31
Chris & Witney

Chris Kattan
SNL
Age: 46

Witney Carson
Pro Seasons: 7th
Best Finish: Winner, Season 19
Age: 23
David & Lindsay

David Ross
Pro Baseball Player
Age: 39

Lindsay Arnold
Pro Seasons: 5th
Best Finish: 3rd, Seasons 21 & 23
Age: 23
Mr. T & Kym

Mr. T
The A-Team
Age: 64

Kym Johnson-Herjavec
Pro Seasons: 15th
Best Finish: Winner, Seasons 9 & 12
Age: 40
Nick & Peta

Nick Viall
The Bachelor
Age: 36

Peta Murgatroyd
Pro Seasons: 10th
Best Finish: Winner, Seasons 14 & 22
Age: 30
Rashad & Emma

Rashad Jennings
Football Player
Age: 31

Emma Slater
Pro Seasons: 7th
Best Finish: 4th, Season 17
Age: 28

Photo Credit: Entertainment Weekly

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