It’s
Finally Here - The DWTS, Season 20 Cast announcement!!!
DWTS 20 Cast Reveal on GMA Feb. 2015
< Jumping
up and down and Squealing for joy > At long last! After months and months (LONNGG Months!) of not-so-patiently
waiting, ABC has finally released their official cast announcement on GMA!! And
what a line-up! The show’s 10th anniversary season looks like a
absolute ball already <Ahem, if you’ll pardon the pun>!
STAR
DWTS PRO
Noah
Galloway
Sharna
Burgess
Robert
Herjavec
Kym
Johnson
Patti
LaBelle
Artem
Chigvintsev
Nastia
Liukin
Derek
Hough
Riker
Lynch
Allison
Holker
Charlotte
McKinney
Keoikantse
Motsepe
Redfoo
Emma
Slater
Michael
Sam
Peta
Murgatroyd
Willow
Shields
Mark
Ballas
Suzanne
Somers
Tony
Dovolani
Rumer
Willis
Valentin
Chmerkovskiy
TBA
Witney
Carson
And the
fun kicks off March 16th , 2015... synchronize your watches!
Check out my next post for info on the celebrities!
I’m SOOOO excited!
The
video (above) is Pt 1 of GMA’s 02/24/15 DWTS, Season 20 Cast announcement.
This video (above) is Pt 2 of GMA’s 02/24/15 DWTS, Season 20 Cast announcement.
This video (above) is Pt 3 of GMA’s 02/24/15 DWTS, Season 20 Cast announcement.
As
we wait for the highly anticipated
DWTS Cast Announcement, I would like to take this time to run through some of
my DWTS celebrity fantasies…that is, some celebrities I think would make EXCELLENT
additions to the show (if only some DWTS producer would get a clue and invite
them on!):
Celebrity
Fantasy #1 - Zachary Levi: The actor who played the title role in CBS’
“Chuck” (which remains the BEST show to ever grace network television..next to Dancing With The Stars, of course!) would be a natural on the
Ballroom dance floor!
Zachary Levi in CBS' Chuck
Seriously, has anyone reading this blog ever seen “Chuck”? … Zachary would totally
KILL the Ballroom dances…I can just picture him now, twirling about the floor
with Witney, Sharna, Peta, or Emma!!
Zachary Levi in CBS' Chuck
The Latin dances, I grant you, would have
to remain to be seen…but as for the Foxtrot, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, etc…I’m
just amazed no one has ever brought it up before!
Celebrity
Fantasy #2 - Ariana Grande:“Let
me see you put your hearts up!”, that’s a
great suggestion!
Ariana Grande performing "Problem" on Dancing With The StarsSeason 18!
Ariana Grande performing "Problem" on Dancing With The StarsSeason 18!
I mean, am I right or am I right?! Maybe if the DWTS
producers would just hire me (just speaking in fun…I’m not actually seeking
their employment) they might have “one less problem” to worry about! <LOL,
wiping tear…sometimes I kill myself>.
Ariana Grande performing "Problem" on Dancing With The StarsSeason 18!
Celebrity Fantasy #3 - Zac Efron Or, for that matter, Vanessa Hudgens: I really would like to see more actors from the
“High School Musical” trilogy competing on DWTS!
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in High School Musical 3
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in High School Musical 3
I mean, Hey…Monique Coleman
did alright for herself dancing with Louis Van Amstel in season 3, and I think
we all remember how
fan-friggin’-tastic Corbin Bleu was
dancing with Karina Smirnoff in season 17! …still not sure I’m 100% happy with
Amber and Derek winning over them that season, buttt…
Annnd,
Celebrity Fantasy #4 - (And I know, the most far fetched ...but don’t ruin it for
me!)Bruno Mars:
Bruno Mars in "Uptown Funk!" 's Music Video
Bruno Mars in "Uptown Funk!" 's Music Video
Can’t you
just see it now? …Ooooo, oooo, ! Maybe even dancing with Witney Carson! … The
other couples had just better “run, run, run away! Run away, baby!”.
Bruno Mars performing "Runaway Baby" at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards
Check out some of Bruno Mars' "too hot" dancing skills in this video (below) for Uptown Funk! Courtesy of MarkRonsonVEVO's official YouTube channel!
Only
Days Left Until the DWTS, Season 20 Cast Announcement!
It’s
almost here, <shrieking inwardly with excitement!> the DWTS, season 20
Cast Announcement!! …All set to come out the 24TH of this month on GMA (Good Morning America)!
I can
hardly wait for my absolute favorite television show to begin their latest (and
very possibly, greatest!) season…the
10TH anniversary for the show!!! <Shrieking out loud now…don’t
care who’s listening!>
Of course, there have been a LOT of rumors
circulating concerning which celebrities are being signed up to participate in
season 20 of Dancing With The Stars, including, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
Roseanne Barr and, more recently, Jack Nicholson (!! Wouldn’t that be a hoot?!).
Val & Danica McKellar - Beauty & the Beast Quick Step
So, I
hear tell “Disney Night” is making a comeback for DWTS’ 10TH
anniversary season!! And how appropriate, seeing as how Disney owns the ABC Channel…didn’t know that? Oh, Yes! Disney has their white-gloved-fingers in A LOT of entertainment pies!
Yaaay! I
love, love, love all things Disney (Who doesn’t?)!!
Well, most things Disney… I was none too happy with one of their recent musical
attempts, “Into the Woods”…Yuck! ...but I digress.
I did, however, absolutely LOVE what DWTS
did with Disney themes in season 18:
Amy and Derek (Amy Purdy and Derek
Hough)’s Cinderella Waltz? Sooo
graceful, elegant and sweet!
And who wouldn’t
love Meryl and Maks (Meryl Davis and Maksim Chmerkovskiy)’s Jungle Book
Samba, or
Charlie and Sharna (Charlie White and Sharna Burgess)’s fantastic
Mary Poppins Jazz routine?
I do know
a few people (myself included) who were a little more than put out when Cody and
Witney (Cody Simpson and Witney Carson) were given the boot following their
adorable Lion King Samba (What were y’all thinking?!), but again, I digress!
And, of coarse, the “Wow! That was surprisingly awesome!” title would have to of gone to James and Peta (James
Maslow and Peta Murgatroyd)’s contemporary dance to “Let it go” from Disney’s
“Frozen”!
Bottom
Line: I’m super excited!!
Above video is James Maslow and
Peta Murgatroyd’s incredible contemporary to “Let it Go”, From the Disney
movie, “Frozen” for DWTS’ season 18, week 5: Disney Night!
This next video (above) is Charlie
White and Sharna Burgess’ contribution for DWTS season 18, Finale…their
unforgettable Jazz to “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Disney’s Mary
Poppins! Of coarse, I would of loved to included a link of their original version of this
dance from week 5: Disney Night but, alas! I could not find what would even be
considered a half-way decent video…oh well! There is, however, a fun, little, extra trivia nugget to be gathered from
this particular (finale) version of Charlie and Sharna’s Jazz routine: Check
out the part near the end of the dance where Charlie trades his cane for
Sharna’s parasol, and the parasol becomes disconnected from its handle, sending
the prop flying from Charlie’s grasp and across the dance floor! It’s very possible that Charlie did
this on purpose, as a comedic reference to the first time he and Sharna danced
this Jazz, when poor Charlie accidentally dropped the parasol, thereby costing
them a perfect score of 30 points from the judges! I did not (DO not) agree
with the judges BTW…anyone can accidentally drop a prop! It’s how the
competitor recovers that counts… and Gold-medal winning, Olympic figure-skater
Charlie White never missed a beat!
Did
anybody else hear the rumor that this is Len Goodman’s last season! WHAT?! For
cryin’ out loud, guys, what are y'all trying to do? Take
away everything Good, man!?
So I
just took what was yet another glance (actually what was more like another anxious glance…pathetic, isn’t it?) at
the DWTS, season 20 Wikipedia site, and to my great delight, discovered that
Dancing with the Stars has opened up 2 more “TBA” (“To Be Announced”) spots so
that 2 more Pros can join the previously announced 10 Pros (scroll down to read
about GMA’s 2/11/15 DWTS Pro Announcement) for season 20!! What positively
fantastic news!! Maybe They’ll invite Keo Motsepe back on!
I had
dared to hope Karina Smirnoff might make it back for the show’s 10TH
anniversary season but apparently, according to Wetpaint.com, Karina’s long
time rumored departure from DWTS became an official (unfortunate) fact when she
herself announced it publicly on February,10TH…just one day before
GMA’s February 11TH Pro
Announcement.
So…just
want to pause here for a quick question…remaining completely objective…with no
personal feelings involved…IS IT JUST ME, OR DOES IT SEEM AS THOUGH EVERY DWTS
PRO ON THE PLANET JUST DOESN’T WHAT TO SHOW UP FOR THE FRIGGIN’ 10th
ANNIVERSARY SEASON?!? Come ON, people!! First Cheryl, then Derek (Wait!
<tearing up a little> I told myself I wasn’t going to cry…again...again.)
and now Karina! It’s like some kind of horrible DWTS nightmare…
It’s
okay though…no really…I can be big about this…I can! …I think.
But hey,
let’s end on a happier note, Wikipedia also confirmed the judges for DWTS
season 20: Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Julianne Hough; AND,
Tom Bergeron will be returning as host (no word as to whether Erin Andrews will
be returning as co-host yet).
<Whew!> What a relief! Especially
concerning my personal favorite (well, everyone’s
favorite), Head Judge Len Goodman! Although, I did hear on GMA (Good Morning
America) that this is to be Len’s “last year” on the show. I…uh…there’s really
no words for this one.
Oh! Actually, there is
one word that comes to mind, WHY?!?
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P.S.
-
I'll miss you, Karina!
Video
above is Corbin Bleu, Karina Smirnoff, and Witney Carson dancing Jazz to
"Yeah!" by Usher for their Season 17, Week 9: Trio Challenge…They
received a perfect score of 30 from the judges
Whoo-hoo! I just saw GMA (Good Morning America)’s DWTS Pro announcement!
This
announcement is always particularly exciting because, while there are certainly
many different factors that make up the
reasons why we all love Dancing with the Stars so much, the returning pros
might just be the one we love most!
And so,
Ladies and Gentlemen, without any further ado, I give you our Pros for Dancing With
the Stars, 10TH anniversary season:
Up
first, we have DWTS’ reigning mirror ball champion, Witney Carson: So incredibly
excited that she’s coming back! Over the course of just 2 seasons as a Pro,
she has cemented herself as one of my all time favorites!
Val
(Valentin) Chmerkovskiy: I’m really glad he’s coming back! I must say I’ve grown
quite fond of him over the years…he’s not his brother Maks (Maksim Chmerkovskiy)…but
I must say I’ve grown quite fond of him! I wonder who the love of his life
(err, I mean celebrity partner) will be this
season? J
Emma
Slater: I absolutely love her! Who wouldn’t?
She’s so very nice! Hopefully, despite whatever two- left-footed partner she
gets saddled with she will be able to go far this coming up season.
Tony
Dovolani: Ah! Tony… very happy you’re going to make it this season… DWTS
wouldn’t feel the same without you!
Allison
Holker: ... <Crickets>…Nobody? Well, I understand…I’m not her biggest fan
either!
Artem
Chigvintsev: Heeey! Artem made the cut! I really like Artem a lot and I’m glad
to hear he’s going to continue his Pro career on DWTS! At least this time around
he doesn’t have to dance with the self-proclaimed cougar, Lea Thompson…<I think I
just threw up in my mouth a little bit!>
Peta Murgatroyd:
I adore Peta, she’s defiantly a DWTS staple! She and Tommy Chong made the
sweetest couple last season!
Mark
Ballas: Yes! Now we are talking! I’ve always enjoyed Mark but this last season
with Sadie Robertson had to have been his best one ever! It’s just too bad the
judges never seemed to agree with me! L
Kym
Johnson: Crikey! I cannot believe they wasted a spot on Kym Johnson! I mean,
she’s nice and all, but I have to say, over the course of just one season I had grown FAR more attached
to Keo Motsepe than I ever had to Kym
during the course of her entire career on DWTS! Sorry Kym, but, didn’t you
already have a job Down Under?
Annnd
last, but certainly not least, we have… Sharna Burgess: Alright! Sharna’s
terrific! Plus, it just wouldn’t be right to have Peta back on and not invite
Sharna as well (and vice-versa), seeing as how the two are actually BFFs in
real life (“For the last 10 years”, according to Sharna…Awww!)! Maybe this
season they’ll give Sharna another Charlie White…because let’s face it folks,
Tavis Smiley was a real dud!
So there
they are, our DWTS: season 20 Pros!! J
…Still
holding on to the hope that Derek might change his mind and come back! L
Here's the clip of the GMA announcement:
Video above is: Dancing with the Stars Season 20 Pros Revealed on GMA LIVE 2-11-15
What's with these awful rumors I've been hearing?! Derek Hough is leaving Dancing With The Stars (the absolute best show on TV!) for Broadway (!!!) -- and right before the tenth anniversary of the show ?!?
Are you kidding me !?!
Boo ... BOOooOOOooo Derek !!!
(Excuse me whilst I sob <sniff ... sniff> uncontrollably over my poor keyboard.)
... ... <sniff> ...
<Clearing my throat ... wiping my eyes .... *sniff* ... composing myself>
I mean, I'm sure it's a wonderful opportunity and all <sigh> - especially in terms of his choreographical career; but, C'mon, Derek! Seriously, man, you're killing me here!
Bethany & Derek's Paso Doble - Dancing with the Stars
There
are three people who make up the glue that holds the DWTS we know and love
together: Len Goodman (Don’t
even get me started on the subject of His
retirement from the show!), Tom Bergeron and Derek (friggin’!)
Hough! <wwwaaaaahh!!>
Oh Well,
at least there’s still Val, Witney, Sharna, Peta, Tony, Mark and many other
pros we all love and enjoy.
