DWTS Seasion 23 Cast Announcements

by **SLA44** Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:03 pm

ABC revealed 8 of the Pro Cast today:

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dwts-season-23-cast-pro-dancers-revealed-gma/story?id=41581924

by **SLA44** Wed Aug 24, 2016 12:48 pm

Simone Biles will not be on this coming season of DWTS:

http://www.people.com/article/simone-biles-not-joining-dancing-stars

by **Psychee22** Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:19 pm

USA Today "confirmed" Ryan Lochte for Season 23 DWTS. An anonymous source cited as informant.

http://usat.ly/2bxCA2v

by Oakma Wed Aug 24, 2016 9:28 pm

I have read on line Amber Rose,Emma Samms,Jake Austin .... and maybe Max is returning.Apparently he was seen at the cast photo shoot for the show.

by **peebeeb** Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:03 am

Good grief, please let me have someone to root for.

I know who Emma Samms is at least.

by Oakma Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:55 am

Since I don't watch a lot of tv,I usually don't know a lot of the people in the cast.I imagine the situation will be the same this season too.I am looking forward to seeing the dancing though.

I saw a bit of a Whitney interview where she said the pro's will be doing some exhibition dances ... SO hope this is true !

by **SLA44** Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:22 am

I just saw Maks on GMA and he will be back for this season and it sounded to me like only this season. They said the full cast will be on GMA Tuesday. So we will be able to see who the 'Stars' are.

by **Lesallee** Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:45 am

Always a treat to have Maks on. I am really wondering who the next two female pros will be. Sadly, not Karina, Kym or Emma it seems.

Not looking forward to any of our Lovely Ladies being partnered with Lochte. I do wish DWTS wasn't bringing him on.

by **SLA44** Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:46 am

I thought I heard Emma was coming back on. I wonder who the unlucky pro is that will get stuck with Lochte? Sounds like we will find out Tuesday morning.

by **Lesallee** Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:54 am

Oh you're right, SLA; Emma IS returning! Just read it on Twitter. I am so glad but please, please don't burden her with Lochte.

by **SLA44** Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:57 am

The one that just had the baby is coming back maybe she could take on Lochte - I would like to see Emma get someone not so tarnished at the moment.

by Oakma Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:13 pm

Totally stoked to see that Max and Emma are back.This season will be really great .... for me at least ....

by **SLA44** Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:21 pm

Oakma wrote:Totally stoked to see that Max and Emma are back.This season will be really great .... for me at least ....

I'm fine with those two, actually quite happy to see Maks dance again, but I'm just not happy about Ryan Lochte being on.

by **Lesallee** Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:09 pm

Jenna Johnson is a new pro for Season 23. I have liked her since her SYTYCD days. Sadly, as a newbie, she will likely get an over the hill duffer or Lochte.

by **SLA44** Thu Aug 25, 2016 7:38 pm

I would rather see Allison get Lochte than Jenna.

by **therealdfshary** Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:52 pm

Oakma wrote:Totally stoked to see that Max and Emma are back.This season will be really great .... for me at least ....

I was soooo happy when I saw that Maks was coming back that I did my happy dance...LOL Laughing

by HEA Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:19 pm

Max Max Max... always swore he would never come back and why am I not surprised he is? I wonder how much $$ they paid. Rolling Eyes

by **Psychee22** Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:29 pm

So it looks like this will be the pro line up:

Artem
Gleb
Maks (and Amber Rose?)
Mark
Sasha (and Terra Jole?)
Val

Allison
Emma
Jenna
Lindsay
Sharna
Witney

Other confirmed stars:

"Babyface" Edmonds --?
Ryan Lochte --?
JoJo Fletcher ---?

Not confirmed but talked about:
Jake T Austin ---?

by **Psychee22** Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:36 pm

HEA wrote:Max Max Max... always swore he would never come back and why am I not surprised he is? I wonder how much $$ they paid.

He could be back for lots of reasons... Amber Rose might have asked for him... The show might have hoped that his presence would help the ratings.... He might be driving Peta nuts at home.... And with Derek gone, he might have thought the job would be a bit easier.

But this does mean that five out of six male pros this season were born in Russia or the Ukraine, so maybe it would feel like old home week to him.

by **SLA44** Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:07 pm

We should know the pairings Tuesday morning bright and early when they are announced on GMA.

by **DeadManDancing** Fri Aug 26, 2016 3:34 pm

Psychee22 wrote:
He could be back for lots of reasons... Amber Rose might have asked for him... The show might have hoped that his presence would help the ratings.... He might be driving Peta nuts at home.... And with Derek gone, he might have thought the job would be a bit easier.

But this does mean that five out of six male pros this season were born in Russia or the Ukraine, so maybe it would feel like old home week to him.

I don't think Derek's absence made a difference for Maks' decision. They always seemed to get along better than their respective fans. At least now we know what Val's sarcastic remark about the return of a very old pro was about. I'm ok with the line-up. Happy to see Emma back, pleased that Jenna gets a shot, and curious if Gleb will maintain the level he reached on SCD last year. My lovely Sharna is the last Aussie girl standing. I will definitely miss Peta- is Maks just stepping in for her in the end?

by Oakma Fri Aug 26, 2016 3:58 pm

I think he may be a great ratings grab for the show too .... and that never hurts for a tv show.I kind of hope he has Amber for a partner.The photo they took together was pretty great looking.

by **DeadManDancing** Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:09 pm

No need to arguen that Maks and Derek are the biggest cash-cows the show has ever had. Female viewers have always been the majority, I suppose.

by **Lesallee** Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:27 pm

The show pursued Gleb hard and made him an offer he couldn't refuse. I believe they did the same with Maks. I really doubt Maks ever thinks much about Derek. With Maks, Gleb and Val the show has three "hotties" to lure the female viewers.

Maks and Val have been touring all summer with their show and have only been home a little over a week so I don't think Maks was getting under Peta's feet. Peta accompanied Maks for most of the tour.

by **DeadManDancing** Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:45 pm

Generally, Rob Wade keeps offering a good blend of promising newbies and returning fan favorites. If only we could see them all together; but the family has become too big for that. Let's be thankful for what we've got. Wonder if there will be a 13th pro again this fall?

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