Season 8 Cast of Dancing with the Stars Is Announced
Update: According to the LA Times, Pro Julianne Hough is coming back (her boyfriend is in the cast) also joining the lineup of Pros this season–Chelsie Hightower from So You Think You Can Dance.
The Season 8 cast of Dancing with the Stars was announced during ABC primetime tonight.
Steve Wozniak? WTF? Computer nerds represent? The new season of Dancing with the Stars premiers March 9.
- Lil’ Kim – Rapper/Singer/Actress
- Steve O – Reality star
- Nancy O’Dell – Anchor
- Lawrence Taylor – Football player
- Shawn Johnson – Olympic gymnast
- Chuck Wicks – Country singer
- Denise Richards – Actress
- Gilles Marini – Actor
- Belinda Carlisle – Singer
- Steve Wozniak – Apple co-founder
- David Alan Grier – Actor
- Ty Murray – Rodeo athlete
- Jewel – Singer/Songwriter
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49 Responses to “Season 8 Cast of Dancing with the Stars Is Announced”
yay, I get to see Chelsie! she was my girl crush on sytycd.
Ooohhh, me, me……I am!!!! I am a pretty hard core Apple fan. Can’t you tell by my login name? :wink_wp:
Unfortunately, I think he will be a train wreck waiting to happen. Poor Woz.
Oh hell no, I freaked out about this very fact upthread. I think not enough people really know who he is, because the presence of that man on DWTS contains so much potential for reality show hilarity it cannot be believed. He’s such a geeky eccentric mess, and I lurve him for it.
Yay! Chelsie Hightower!! I was not excited about the cast, but with the Houghs (I assume Derek will be on again), Lacey and Chelsie there, it will be fun after all :0)
The worst line-up ever. But I’m not invested in DWTS. And when did it become the token black woman, the token black/minority athlete, the token Olympian? Is this the lineup going into the future?
Massive zzzzzzzzzzz on this crew :thumbdown_tb:
The Julianne/Wick pairing, if it does come to pass, may bite them in the butt. The whole point of this show is to slap two strangers together and see how they learn to work together in an accelerated time frame under immense pressure.
It would present a terribly unfair advantage as they would already know how to communicate and read one another. No votes for them boo hiss.
It am a bit curious to see how the detox, counseling, and therapy may have affected Steve-O’s demeanor. He has put a lot of work into turning things around for himself, so lets not judge future behavior on past problems. Clean slate and all, eh?
Some of these unheard of types better be sporting some serious personality if they expect to hold my attention. I’ll know better after the first night but right now I am disappointed in the line up.
I didn’t even watch last season and am not sure if this crowd will draw me in either. I think they should take a page from AI and not have the show on practially back to back.
Being a Giants fan, I just have to say – go LT!
I recently found out that a good friend of mine from high school works behind the scenes on this show. He has tons of pics of himself from last season at the wrap party with all the stars etc. on his facebook page. I may have to watch just to watch for his name in the credits!
Ok my question to those of you that are regualar watchers, who are they going to pair Shawn Johnson up with?? Isn’t she like 4 feet tall????
LOL! I was thinking the same thing!
So what’s this about Chelsie Hightower?! Coolness! Having her and Lacey would make it a great season to watch!
I must be the only person in the world who doesn’t know who Shawn Johnson is
In fact I don’t know who most of these people are so I’m not very excited at this point.
I know who Woz is from watching KG’s “Life on the D-List” and think he should be funny. They’re still friends, so maybe she’ll be in the audience.
Jewel will be great, and the match-ups suggested between her and her SO and Kareena/Max are intriguing.
Okay maybe I’m a tiny bit excited. But always too many football players and hiphop/rappers. Why not another figure skater? Plus I don’t believe anyone from SYTYCD will be on, as they are already a dancer and it wouldn’t be fair. Oh you mean as a pro? Okay I get it.
Going over the list, I’d have to say Ty Murray looks to be the dark horse candidate.
And even if he isn’t, at some point in the competition we’ll see him ridin’a dark horse.
bax, I’m betting that shawn is paired with either mark ballas or derek hough. and the other of those two guys will prolly be paired with lil kim since she’s short too. I’m pretty sure those two are the shortest guy dancers.
Does anyone know how they decide the pairings? Do they do it with a random draw, or does the show actually determine the pairings?
FTR, yes, Jewel and Ty Murray are indeed married. They live on his ranch out in BFE, Texas.
WTF is with this lineup? Steve O? SERIOUSLY?! What, was Johnny Knoxville too busy getting his ass cheeks unstapled? Jewel & Ty will be the only reasons I’ll tune in to this season.
CHELSIE HIGHTOWER!! And Julianne is back!! This just keeps getting better! I’m way excited for this season.
For the record, I hope Shawn is paired with Mark.
My Maks and Denise Richarda say it ain’t so. They were on GMA this morning bright and early announcing them as a team. :help_tb:
I think the geeks over at UC-Berkeley School of Engineering better fire up their Macs and write up a massive super dialing/voting program that will put Dial Idol to shame to help propel Woz into the championship. Geeks FTW! I want America scratching their heads, going WTH??
Keel, I am sure that is EXACTLY what will happen. LOL.
Is DWTS that desperate for the ratings? I thought they were doing OK? If so, why this line-up, and esp. Denise Richards, is she trying to redeem herself. She was on the view, and she was battered by the “girls” for her constant harassment of Sheen.
No! I wanted him with Jewel.
I think they have to take the celebrities who are willing to do it. Not that many are. It’s a lot of work, it’s hard, it’s an opportunity to make a fool of yourself. Or celebrities don’t need the exposure.
Paula has said she’d like to do it. Maybe next time.
Great to have both Chelsie and Lacy appearing as pros!
Sarah, I see the same match-ups that you do. I do like Shawn Johnson and we know she can dance. Wonder why we get the silver medalist and not the gold?
Now, I am wondering who Jewel will be paired up with. It looks like a pretty good line-up. Not the best, but anything can happen.
I am so excited to see Shawn Johnson.! I just hope she gets Mark *fingers crossed* I’m really glad Chelsie will be on DWTS; finally a real ballroom professional from SYTYCD; I have to admit I never cared for Lacey and I was hoping she wouldn’t be on this season. Oh well, the least they can do is to get rid of all those dances they added from last season and return to their old format. Either way, I am so looking forward to this season!
Turn out the two new pros will be Chelsie and Dmitry (season 2) from SYTYCD. With Lacey, we will have three pro dancers in DWTS.
Official pairings:
Julianne & Chuck
Mark & Shawn
Derek & Lil Kim
Steve O & Lacey
Giles & Cherryl
Maks & Denise
My prediction: (for other pairs)
Kym/Edyta with Steve/David
Karina & Lawrence
Chelsie & Ty
Dmitry & Jewel
Tony/Jonathan with Belinda/Nancy