Sunday, September 11, 2016

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

Photos: TVLine.com
Cast Bios: Wikipedia

Don't forget to follow on Twitter for updates and live show tweets! https://twitter.com/LSRealityBites
And follow this blog with Bloglovin


No comments: