ABC announced their new cast who will be participating in the Season 18 of the dancing competition ‘Dancing With the Stars’ on ‘Good Morning America’. Two of the 12 participants Meryl Davis and Charlie White have already got a head-start as they have recently won a historic gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics in the figure skating ice dance event. These two will give the other participants a tough competition when the show begins. However, Meryl and Charlie will be up against each other in the show unlike the Olympics where they created magic together on ice.
Meryl will be partnering Maksim Chmerkovskiy while Charlie will team up with Sharna Burgess. The other stars who will be performing on the show are:
Nene Leakes
The ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’s’ star who has recently started to concentrate more on acting will be partnering Tony Dovolani in the show.
Billy Dee Williams
It will be interesting to see the veteran actor dancing on the show with his partner Emma Slater.
Candace Cameron Bure
The ‘Full House’ star will be pairing up with professional dancer Mark Ballas.
Sean Avery
The former ice hockey player will be performing on the dance floor this time along with his partner Karina Smirnoff.
Danica McKellar
The former child actress who has turned writer these days will be teaming up with Valentin Chmerkovskiy .
Amy Purdy
The double amputee who has participated in Paralympics will be the major attraction. She will dance with her partner Derek Hough.
Diana Nyad
The noted swimmer will be performing on the dance floor with her partner Henry Byalikov.
Cody Simpson
He will want to be known more as a good dancer than the youngest participant on the show when the series comes to an end.
Drew Carey
The comedian will be hoping to enthrall the audience with his dancing act this time.
James Maslow
The 23 year old singer will be seen dancing this time for a change.
The TV audience is eagerly waiting for the season to kick-off on March 17.