Dancing with the Stars is back and, as usual, it’s a hodge podge of contestants who you may or may not consider “stars.” Either way, watching them strut their stuff will be exciting!
Some may want to get some dance lessons online to join in as the show goes live on the air, just to get into the mood! In the meantime, here’s a breakdown of what to expect when you tune into the season 23 premiere tonight.
Jake T. Austin
You may know him from: Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place
Partner: Jenna Johnson
First dance: Jive to “Kiss You” by One Direction
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
You may know him from: Radio in the 90s
Partner: Allison Holker
First dance: Foxtrot to “Deed I Do” by Ray Charles
Marilu Henner
You may know her from: Taxi
Partner: Derek Hough
First dance: Jive to “Can’t Stop Dancing” by Becky G
Laurie Hernandez
You may know her from: The Olympics
Partner: Valentin Chmerkovskiy
First dance: Cha Cha to “American Girl” by Bonnie McKee
James Hinchcliffe
You may know him from: The Indy 500
Partner: Sharna Burgess
First dance: Foxtrot to “Live Life” by Zayde Wølf
Calvin Johnson Jr.
You may know him from: The Detroit Lions
Partner: Lindsay Arnold
First dance: Cha Cha to “That’s What I Like” by Flo Rida feat. Fitz Lunchmoney
Terra Jolé
You may know her from: Little Women
Partner: Sasha Farber
First dance: Jive to “Stuff Like That There” by Betty Hutton
Jana Kramer
You may know her from: One Tree Hill and country radio
Partner: Gleb Savchenko
First dance: Viennese Waltz to “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande
Ryan Lochte
You may know him from: The Olympics and a crap reality show on E!
Partner: Cheryl Burke
First dance: Foxtrot to “Call Me Irresponsible” by Michael Bublé
Maureen McCormick
You may know her from: The Brady Bunch
Partner: Artem Chigvintsev
First dance: Viennese Waltz to “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman” by Mary J. Blige
Rick Perry
You may know him from: Texas
Partner: Emma Slater
First dance: Cha Cha to “God Blessed Texas” by Little Texas
Amber Rose
You may know her from: The arm of Kanye West
Partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy
First dance: Foxtrot to “Here” by Alessia Cara
Robert Van Winkle
You may know him from: Vanilla Ice ice, baby
Partner: Witney Carson
First dance: Cha Cha to “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice
