The most anticipated season is finally here tonight! Dancing with the Stars kicks off season 19. This season includes 13 celebrities such as Janel Parrish, Lea Thompson, Jonathan Bennett, Tavis Smiley, and Lolo Jones.
Dancing with the stars is a dance competition between celebrities who do not know how to dance. Each celebrity contestant has a professional dance partner who helps them train and performs with them. Each week they do different types of dance like jazz, jive, foxtrot, cha-cha-cha, ballet, acro, and contemporary. After each couple does their dance, one of the contestants gets eliminated at the end of each competition.
Season nineteen’s couples are:
- Dancer Alison Holker is paired with actor, Jonathan Bennett.
- Dancer Peta Murgatroyd is paired with comedian and actor, Tommy Chong.
- Dancer Karina Smirnoff is paired with UFC champion and actor, Randy Couture.
- Dancer Tony Dovolani is paired with fashion designer, Betsey Johnson.
- Dancer Keoikantse Motsepe is paired with olympic athlete, Lolo Jones.
- Dancer Derek Hough is paired with Youtube personality, Bethany Mota.
- Dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy is paired with Pretty Little Liars actress, Janel Parrish
- Dancer is Witney Carson is paired with sitcom actor, Alfonso Riberio.
- Dancer Mark Ballas is paired with reality television star, Sadie Robertson.
- Dancer Cheryl Burke is paired with soap opera actor and model, Antonio Sabato, Jr.
- Dancer Sharna Burgess is paired with talk show host, Tavis Smiley
- Dancer Artem Chigvintsev is paired with film and television actress, Lea Thompson
- Dancer Emma Slater is paired with auto racing champion, Michael Waltrip.
“I’m going to watch it because Betsey Johnson is in it. She’s a great designer, but I also think she could possibly be a great dancer. I haven’t watched it in years and it’s really exciting,” said senior Darby Lane Aanerud.
Dancing with the Stars returns tonight on ABC at 7/8 centeral. Don’t forget to get your groove on!
