DWTS Season 20 - General Discussion - *Spoilers - Sleuthing*

Linds911 wrote:Season 20 March 16th

“Dancing with the Stars” (Monday, March 16, 8:00-10:01 p.m., ET)

“Dancing with the Stars” returns for its 20th season with an all-new celebrity cast-- to be announced at a later date -- who will brave the dance floor for the first time. Each week, these celebrities will leave their comfort zones and endure hours of grueling rehearsals to master technical choreography and entertaining performances. In the end, only one star will rise above the rest to be crowned champion and win the coveted mirror-ball trophy.

Hosted by Emmy® Award-winning  Tom Bergeron (“America’s Funniest Home Videos”) and Erin Andrews, “Dancing with the Stars” is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines judged by renowned ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Julianne Hough.

Dancing with the Stars will reveal the season 10 pros Feb. 11 on Good Morning America. The stars will be introduced later this month in time for the show's March 16 return on ABC.

"There is still a huge amount of fan favorites we can bring back," said Wade, who's reached out to Anna Trebunskaya, Kym Johnson, Tristan MacManus and Louis van Amstel, among others, about returning this season.

Dancing With the Stars' Season 20 Pros Revealed: Vets Mark Ballas, Kym Johnson, and Val Chmerkovskiy Confirmed to Return

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Dancing With the Stars Season 20 will hit the floor minus two familiar pro faces but also bring back a champion, it was announced Wednesday on ABC’s Good Morning America.

As previously reported, neither Derek Hough nor Cheryl Burke are participating in the competition’s 10th anniversary season, which kicks off Monday, March 16. To that end, producers made a point to lure back a departed pro — so Kym Johnson, who won both Season 9 (with Donny Osmond) Season 12 (with Hines Ward) and last competed in Season 16 (making it to the semis with Ingo Rademacher), is returning to the parquet.

All told, the pro line-up — save for two yet-to-be-revealed names — is as follows; the celebrity/”celebrity” cast will be announced on Feb. 24.
Mark Ballas (two-time champion), Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson (Season 19 champion, with Alfonso Ribeiro), Artem Chigvintsev, Val Chmerkovskiy (Season 16 finalist), Tony Dovolani (Season 15 champion), Allison Holker, Kym Johnson, Peta Murgatroyd (Season 14 champion), Emma Slater

MissLittle wrote:Yay for Val and KYM!! I hope V gets a partner that will let us see "season 16 Val", when the focus was on the dancing.

Thrilled that Kym is returning! I must admit, I was hoping Anna would return instead of Allison. I'll miss Cheryl and Karina, even though I'm glad they're moving on and pursuing other things. Happy Sharna and Emma's back. Looking forward to seeing which left-footed, old, what-have-you celeb Tony will be stuck with this season...