It's that time of year again ... the time when we find out who will be performing on the next season of the hit dance competition Dancing with the Stars!
According to ABC, the cast of the 24th season of the show was announced on Good Morning America on Wednesday, March 1, and each competitor, along with their partner, made an appearance. Among those competing for the famous mirror ball trophy are Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, and actor and former wrestler Mr. T.
The giant Mirror Ball can only mean one thing ... it's @DancingABC Day on @GMA 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻#DWTS pic.twitter.com/qFmMv5VbGd
— Adriana Pratt (@adrianampratt) March 1, 2017
Complete list of contestants and their partners
- Charo (star)with Keo Motsepe (professional)
- Bonner Bolton (star) with Sharna Burgess (professional)
- Nancy Kerrigan (star) with Artem Chigvintsev (professional)
- Chris Kattan (star) with Witney Carson (professional)
- Normani Kordei (star) with Valentin Chmerkovskiy (professional)
- Simone Biles (star) with Sasha Farber (professional)
- Nick Viall (star) with Peta Murgatroyd (professional)
- Mr. T (star) with Kym Herjavec (professional)
- David Ross (star) with Lindsay Arnold (profesional)
- Heather Morris (star) with Maksim Chmerkovskiy (professional)
- Rashad Jennings (star) with Emma Slater (professional)
- Erika Jayne (star) with Gleb Savchenko (professional)
Simone Biles dancing experience
Simone Biles joins this season's cast after her Olympic teammate Laurie Hernandez took home the trophy last season.
Biles will be dancing with professional Sasha Farber, who took to Twitter to share his excitement about the match-up.
Simone Biles is going for dancing gold https://t.co/XaTBev6nDi (Photo: ABC) #DWTS pic.twitter.com/1z2NBonqt3
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 1, 2017
"What an incredible cast !!!!@DancingABC can't wait to start dancing with @Simone_Biles," he tweeted.
Surprisingly, according to Fox News, Farber will be the first boy Biles has ever danced with.
"I think just generally dancing in heels and dancing with a partner because I've never experienced that before. [Sasha Farber] is the first guy I've danced with," Simone explained, when asked what she was most nervous about. "It's going good.
I think our personalities go well with each other and he's very patient so I like that."
About the 24 season of Dancing with the Stars
Season 24 of Dancing With The Stars will premiere on Monday, March 20, and will also mark the 400th episode of the television competition. Erin Andrews and Tom Bergeron will serve as the show's co-hosts, while Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Julianne Hough will serve as the judges.
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