'Dancing with the Stars' Roster Revealed!
by Zack Wells
“Dancing with the Stars”, reaching into its 16th season, has finally revealed their 12 new “stars”! Some are pretty recognizable, but others, it seems like they’ve scraped the bottom of the barrel for. I guess the term “star” is pretty loosely applied after 16 seasons.
Some of your favorite dancers won’t be returning, though. Fan favorite Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Anna Trebunskaya, Chelsie Hightower, and Louis Van Amstel have all bid their farewell to the show this season, and have been replaced by fresh faces.
- Professional boxer Victor Ortiz will be paired with newcomer Lindsay Arnold.
- Singer Kellie Pickler will be paired with Derek Hough.
- Country superstar Wynonna Judd will be paired with Tony Dovolani.
- Soap opera star Ingo Rademacher will be paired with Kym Johnson.
- Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman will be paired with Valentin Chmerkovsky.
- Comedian Andy Dick will be paired with Sharna Burgess.
- Reality star Lisa Vanderpump will be paired with newcomer Gleb Savchenko.
- Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman will be paired with Mark Ballas.
- Comedian D.L. Hughley will be paired with Cheryl Burke.
- Olympic skater Dorothy Hamill will be paired with Tristan MacManus.
- NFL star Jacoby Jones will be paired with Karina Smirnoff.
What are your thoughts on this new set of ‘stars’? Who do you think will win? Personally, I think Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman has a pretty decent advantage, but who knows!
“Dancing with the Stars” is scheduled to premiere March 18th, 2013 on ABC. Be sure to check it out!