Dancing With the Stars: Fall 2016

[Imzadi]

Starting this thread early so we can start the chat for the Fall season.

The Season Premiere was on Monday September 12.

Any rumors, spoilers, speculation you've heard/read?
mandy200587, who has been our resident DWTS detective will be posting info as it comes in (and as her jobs allow her time to post.) She has deserved a LOT of the credit the past seasons for much of the juicy details. Thank YOU Mandy!


The Stars:
Ryan Lochte - 12 time Olympic medalist in swimming
Laurie Hernandez - Olympic "Final Five" gymnast, won gold & silver medals
Maureen McCormick - Actress: Brady Bunch
Amber Rose - Model, actress, fashion designer
Terra Jolé - Reality TV personality: Little Women: LA
Marilu Henner - Actress: Taxi, Hallmark movies, Broadway
Rick Perry - Former governor of Texas
Jake T. Austin - ABC/Disney actor: Wizards of Waverley Place
Calvin Johnson - Retired NFL Detroit Lions football player
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds - R&B singer, 11 time Grammy award winner
Vanilla Ice - Rapper & house renovator
James Hinchcliffe - Indy race car champion
Jana Kramer - Country music singer, actress: One Tree Hill


The Stars & their Pro Partners are:
Laurie Hernandez & Val Chmerkovskiy
Ryan Locte & Cheryl Burke
Maureen McCormick & Artem Chigvintsev
Amber Rose & Maks Chmerkovskiy
Terra Jolé & Sasha Farber
Marilu Henner & Derek Hough
Gov. Rick Perry & Emma Slater
Jake T. Austin & Jenna Johnson
Calvin Johnson & Lindsay Arnold
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds & Allison Holker
James Hinchcliffe & Sharna Burgess
Vanilla Ice & Witney Carson
Jana Kramer & Gleb Savchenko


Pro Dancers not coming back:
Peta is having her & husband Maks' baby soon.

Kym Johnson married Robert Herjavec 2 weeks ago. Kym has confirmed she has hung up her dance shoes.



(This first post will be updated as official cast, details, voting phone numbers & links are announced. )

THREE ways to Vote:

Phone numbers to vote for your favorite contestants are:
1-800-868-34_ _ (Insert numbers below for the last 2 digits.) Phone voting begins at the beginning of the show on Mondays, and is open until 60 minutes after the conclusion of that show in your local time zone.

03 - Calvin Johnson and Lindsay
05 - James Hinchcliffe and Sharna
07 - Laurie Hernandez and Val


Also VOTE online starting 8pm ET (5pm PT) until 11am ET (8am PT) the following morning, for all other weeks, including the finale:
http://dwtsvote.abc.go.com/

And/OR VOTE on Facebook starting 8pm ET (5pm PT) until 11am ET (8am PT) the following morning, for all other weeks, including the finale:
https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/



#DWTS #DWTS23


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[mandy200587]

Okay here's what I've pulled from PureDwts

Val is likely in and Derek is still out. Allison is only in if they can find her a partner.

I have heard either Simone Biles or McKayla Maroney(rumored via DWTSGossip) on this season. James Hinchcliff also rumored.

No Julianne again

 

[Mizzoufan]

Who is James H. I don't know if the gymnastics girls will be on. They are starting a national tour right after the Olympics are over.

 

[mandy200587]

James H is Indy Car. McKayla isn't part of the tour, she was part of the Fierce Five

 

[Mizzoufan]

Ok thought she was.

 

[KBoopaloo]

Val said he already spoke to his partner on the phone so I don't know if that means they already knew each other some how or if they were put in contact by the show.

 

[izzy]

I'm sure an Olympian will be in. As far as who I would like to see - I've been saying for years that I'd love to see Brooke Shields. Don't know why. Just think that she would be a good dancer. Assuming they could find a male partner who would be tall enough! LOL!!

 

[hegsag]

Hi! I don't post much but do follow the DWTS threads I would love to see Lance Armstrong. He's so competitive, I'm sure he'd give it his all and be great!

 

[DeniseJH]

Hi! I don't post much but do follow the DWTS threads I would love to see Lance Armstrong. He's so competitive, I'm sure he'd give it his all and be great!

No disrespect to you hegsag, but I have no respect for Lance Armstrong and would hate to see him on DWTS. He cheated for years and lied about it for years. No respect!

 

[FINFAN]

so if Mckayla competes and doesn't win the mirror ball....
lol SOMEBODY had to post it

looking forward to the season, maybe...I would still love to see Barbara Eden and Billy Crystal

 

[Imzadi]

As far as who I would like to see - I've been saying for years that I'd love to see Brooke Shields. Don't know why. Just think that she would be a good dancer. Assuming they could find a male partner who would be tall enough! LOL!!

For some reason, I also think Brooke Shields would be a good dancer. Maybe she did a dance on her old TV show, Suddenly Susan. She's got her own TV series on Hallmark now, a mystery series called the Flower Shop Mystery. So she's too busy. But, she would have been a fun contestant as she can be really funny. I think Val would have been a good match for her.

 

[Imzadi]

Hi! I don't post much but do follow the DWTS threads

Definitely post more often. This thread is more fun as we get a lot of people posting.

No disrespect to you hegsag, but I have no respect for Lance Armstrong and would hate to see him on DWTS. He cheated for years and lied about it for years. No respect!

Thanks for posting in a way that respects the person, even if you didn't agree with what they posted. We get lots of disagreements here as we start picking stars we like while thinking some other ones are bad, then seeing that one is someone else's favorite.

 

[Imzadi]

looking forward to the season, maybe...I would still love to see Barbara Eden and Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal would be maaahvelous!


I think I'd pick Jimmy Kimmel - as a REAL, serious contestant. Not a faux contestant, where he's just doing a spoof on the show. It would be funny to actually see rehearsal footage where he's really being serious and trying to get the steps right, and unfortunately stepping on the poor pro's toes all the time. I think Lindsay would be good with him. At first she'd say, "That's okay. . . That's okay. . ." then we see her limping off. By the third rehearsal, she'd wearing steel reinforced shoes to dance in and kicking butt! And they actually make it to the semi-finals!

 

[mandy200587]

Rumor: Ryan lochte

 

[KBoopaloo]

Robert Watkins from General Hospital has been talking a lot about how he'd like to be on the show and he also follows Witney on social media. GH is on ABC so a tie-in there would make sense. Plus he is young and handsome.

 

[Wendy31]

Rumor: Ryan lochte

Oh, I soooo hope so!!!

 

[mandy200587]

This one may have more truth to it so far: Laurie Hernandez

 

[Imzadi]

Rumor: Ryan lochte

 

[Mizzoufan]

This one may have more truth to it so far: Laurie Hernandez

She'd be so fun to watch.

 

[Mizzoufan]

I'd like to see. Whitney way There, Ellen, Matt or Any of the Rolofs.