Dancing with the Stars is going under major renovations for its eighteenth season, which premieres on ABC on
Monday, March 17, 2014 at 8/7c! They have reduced their long-time, full-fledged orchestra to a small, electronic band. In addition, co-host Brooke Burke has been fired, and will be replaced with Erin Andrews. Tom Bergeron and all three judges are expected to return.
The cast has been revealed!
* Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years), dancing with Val Chmerkovskiy
* Cody Simpson (Australian pop star), dancing with Witney Carson
* Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars), dancing with Emma Slater
* Diana Nyad (Long-distance swimmer), dancing with Henry Byalikov
* NeNe Leakes (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), dancing with Tony Dovolani
* James Maslow (Big Time Rush), dancing with Peta Murgatroyd
* Sean Avery (Former NHL player), dancing with Karina Smirnoff
* Drew Carey (The Price is Right), dancing with Cheryl Burke
* Candace Cameron Bure (Full House), dancing with Mark Ballas
* Charlie White (Olympic gold medalist, ice dancing), dancing with Sharna Burgess
* Meryl Davis (Olympic gold medalist, ice dancing), dancing with Maksim Chmerkovskiy
* Amy Purdy (US Paralympic Team Snowboarder), dancing with Derek Hough