Celebrity Cast Announced for DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 16!
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Jones isn't the only athlete on the show. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, professional boxer Victor Ortiz, and figure skating legend Dorothy Hamill will compete this season. Comedians D.L. Hughley and Andy Dick, as well as "General Hospital" star Ingo Rademacher, and Disney star Zendaya Coleman round out the star-studded pack. Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet appeared live on "GMA" from Studio B in Los Angeles today to make the highly-anticipated announcement of the cast. They also unveiled the professional partners, which include reigning pro champ Tony Dovolani, veterans Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas, Derek Hough, Karina Smirnoff, Kym Johnson, as well as some new faces. See the list below for the official pairings. The new season kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Monday, March 18 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC. The couple with the lowest combined judges' scores and public votes for their performance will be sent home in the season premiere of "Dancing With the Stars: The Results Show." The celebrity cast includes: Country music great Wyonna Judd will bring a dose of Nashville, Tenn., to the dance floor this season. The five-time-Grammy-winner-turned-reality-TV-star rose to fame as a country music duo with her mother, Naomi, but broke out on her own to have a successful solo career with more than a dozen No. 1 singles. D.L. Hughley Pro Partner: Cheryl Burke. The two-time pro champ Cheryl Burke returns for her 15th season. Jacoby Jones Pro Partner: Karina Smirnoff. Pro dancer Smirnoff, who won season 13 with soap opera star and veteran J. R. Martinez, returns for her 13th season. Lisa Vanderpump Pro Partner: Gleb Savchenko. The professional dancer makes his "DWTS" debut this season. Andy Dick Pro Partner: Sharna Burgess. Dick is paired with pro dancer Sharna Burgess, who makes her "DWTS" debut. Victor Ortiz Pro Partner: Lindsay ArnolD. Jones is teaming up with pro dancer Lindsay Arnold, who is making her debut this season as a professional partner. She trained with fellow pro Mark Ballas and has appeared on "So You Think You Can Dance?" Zendaya Coleman Pro Partner: Valentin Chmerkovskiy. Coleman is paired up with dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy, a finalist from last season, who returns for his fourth season. Aly Raisman Pro Partner: Mark Ballas. Raisman will dance with two-time winner Mark Ballas, a "DWTS" veteran who returns for his 12th season. Ballas won the season 8 mirror ball trophy with Raisman's former teammate, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson. Ingo Rademacher Pro Partner: Kym Johnson. Veteran Kym Johnson is a two-time champ who returns for her 13th season on the show. Kellie Pickler Pro Partner: Derek Hough. Hough is a three-time champion, who returns for his 11th season. Dorothy Hamill Pro Partner: Tristan MacManus. MacManus returns for his fourth season on the show. The pro dancer has been partnered with contestants Pamela Anderson, Gladys Knight and Nancy Grace. Watch the two-hour premiere of "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC on Monday, March 18 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC. The couple with the lowest combined judges' scores and public votes for their performance will be sent home in |