Posted on 02/28/2012 by Todd in Dancing with the Stars
by Todd Betzold
Rumors fly every season on who will be the new cast on Dancing With The Stars. Well, put the rumors to rest, as ABC announced this morning on "Good Morning America" the new cast for Season 14 for ABC's hit dancing competition.
Some of the big names hitting the stage for ABC this season will be "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd, actor Jack Wagner of "Melrose Place" fame, Jaleel White, a.k.a. Steve Urkel from "Family Matters" and TV star Melissa Gilbert, a.k.a. Laura Ingalls from "Little House on the Prairie."
The remaining cast members are sexy TV host Maria Menounos, Disney star Roshon Fegan, Motown great Gladys Knight, NFL champ Donald Driver, tennis great Martina Navratilova, singer Gavin DeGraw, opera singer Katherine Jenkins and Telenovela actor William Levy.
The brothers will be battling it out again this season, as professional dancers Val Chmerkovskiy and his brother, fan favorite Maksim Chmerkovskiy, compete for that mirror ball trophy. Val will be partnered with Sherri Shepherd and Maksim will be partnered with Melissa Gilbert.
Other partners for Season 14: Gavin DeGraw will dance with defending pro-champion Karina Smirnoff, who won her first mirror ball trophy last season, William Levy will team up with finalist from last season Cheryl Burke, Maria Menounos will partner with three-time champ Derek Hough, Donald Driver joins Peta Murgatroyd, who is returning for her second season on the dance floor, Roshon Fegan will team up with Chelsie Hightower, Katherine Jenkins will samba with two-time champ Mark Ballas, Gladys Knight hits the stage with Tristan McManus, also returning for his second season, Martina Navratilova matches up with Tony Dovolani, Jack Wagner will tango with Anna Trebunskaya and Jaleel White will strut his stuff with two-time champ Kym Johnson.
Who is your favorite before they even hit the dance floor? Whose dance moves are you most excited to see?
The new season of Dancing With the Stars premieres in a live two-hour show on Monday, March 19 at 8/7c on ABC.
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