The season 8 cast of 'Dancing With the Stars' has been paired off with their professional partners, and two new (but not unknown) pros will hit the dance floor. Dmitry Chaplin and Chelsie Hightower of 'So You Think You Can Dance' fame have been partnered with competing celebrity couple Jewel and Ty Murray, respectively.
Another high-profile couple, pro Julianne Hough and country music star Chuck Wicks, will be hitting the dance floor together while engaged dancers Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff will be hoofing it with Denise Richards and Steve Wozniak, respectively.
Here is the complete list of pairs:
- Denise Richards and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- Belinda Carlisle and Jonathan Roberts
- David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson
- Jewel and Dmitry Chaplin
- Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower
- Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough
- Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas
- Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer
- Lil' Kim and Derek Hough
- Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke
- Nancy O'Dell and Tony Dovolani
- Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff
- Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska
Are you happy to see two more faces from 'So You Think You Can Dance'? Which pairing are you rooting for already?
Dancing With the Stars': Injury Report
Mark Ballas
Tour | Partner: Kristi Yamaguchi
Ailment: Groin injury
Outcome: Ballas may have put a little too much action into his step when he announced to fans at the 'Dancing With the Stars' tour that he had a groin injury that will take "a couple of weeks" to heal.
Cloris Leachman
Season: 7 | Partner: Corky Ballas
Ailment: Pneumonia
Outcome: The 82-year-old actress, who got the boot in Week 6, was hospitalized after feeling shortness of breath. Though initial reports said she suffered pneumonia, the star said she was "fine" and it was merely a bad cold.
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Lance Bass
Season: 7 | Partner: Lacey Schwimmer
Ailment: Broken Toe
Outcome: Lance faced every dancer's nightmare when he broke his toe, but so far the pain hasn't ruined his game; he even danced the Rumba barefoot to help secure a place in Season 7's final four.
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Lacey Schwimmer
Season: 7 | Partner: Lance Bass
Ailment: Endometriosis
Outcome: After fellow pro Julianne Hough was diagnosed with endometriosis (see next slide), Schwimmer realized she had the same symptoms. In her case, the condition is not as advanced, so she will not require surgery.
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Julianne Hough
Season: 7 | Partner: Cody Linley
Ailment: Endometriosis
Outcome: Hough was rushed to the hospital after the Week 5 results show and later revealed that doctors had diagnosed endometriosis and recommended appendix surgery. While she recovers, Linley will dance with Edyta Sliwinska.
ABC
Derek Hough
Seasons: 6, 7 | Partners: Shannon Elizabeth, Brooke Burns
Injury: Neck injury, blackout
Outcome: Hough has experienced a double dose of 'Dancing' injury: he hurt his neck in Season 6, and blacked out during a Season 7 rehearsal. Luckily, his expert dancing movies remain unharmed.
Kelsey McNeal, ABC
Misty May-Treanor
Season: 7 | Partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Injury: Ruptured achilles heel tendon
Outcome: Despite winning two Olympic gold medals, it was game, set and match for May-Treanor after she ruptured her achilles heel tendon during a practice session. A few days later, she officially withdrew from the competition.
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Susan Lucci
Season: 7 | Partner: Tony Dovolani
Injury: Twisted her ankle
Outcome: Playing Erica Kane for 38 years has given Susan Lucci some serious backbone. Although she twisted her ankle during an early rehearsal, she kept her dancing shoes on, eventually finishing 6th.
Kelsey McNeal, ABC
Jeffrey Ross
Season: 7 | Partner: Edyta Sliwinska
Injury: Scratched cornea
Outcome: Ross had trouble keeping his eye on the ballroom floor after a disastrous week one rehearsal, where partner Edyta Sliwinska accidentally poked him in the eye. The injury won little sympathy: he scored a measly 12 from the judges, and viewers quickly voted to see no more of the funny man by eliminating him first.
Michael Desmond, ABC
Karina Smirnoff
Season: 7 | Partner: Rocco DiSpirito
Injury: Sprained ankle
Outcome: Smirnoff sprained her ankle during rehearsals, and her Season 7 run ended shortly after. She and partner Rocco DiSpirito finished in 9th place.
Kelsey McNeal, ABC
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
I am SO disappointed with the celebs this season. I mean please, 'Lil' Kim? And the guy infamous for Jackass? The reason I started watching Dancing is because I felt it gave some class back to TV. They're digging to the bottom of the barrel this season.
I'm going to have to agree with you Carolyn...when I heard that Lil Kim was on it i was like "ok...well maybe it'll still be good." but when Steve-O came into the mix I was disappointed because I really think that he's going to turn this into a joke and ruin it for the viewers. Half of the celebrities I haven't even heard of before. I don't think I'll be into this season.
Wow!!! Miley Cyrus's sex tape here:
http://youcelebtube.com/go.php
Denise Richards? ...PLEEEEZE..her 15 minutes of fame were over when Charlie Sheen dumped her! How BORING!!! I'll pass on this season..
Maksim will be off early being he's paired up with hot head Denise Richards. That makes me sad. I enjoy his style.
So now that I read the line-up as to who is appearing on this seasons show, I have just one question. When are they adding the "Stars"?
Another originally good show is going down the tube, like Lost, Men From Mars, Ugly Betty etc. Will not waist my time watching it. The sooner it is calling it quits the better.
...sad line-up.
Now they're using so called "pros" from a show about amateurs competing - it was bad enough when they replaced a REAL ballroom pro with Lacey and now they're adding two more. There are some real ballroom pros out there who have paid their dues for years who should have the opportunity to be on this show before these recycled kids from another ABC show.
I have to agree on the whole Steve-o and lil kim thing. there is a slight chance that maybe he will impress, but I'm not holding my breath. He will be the first one to go. Really sucks b/c I love lacey!! I think Max and denise are gonna be the soap opera of the show since she is a CAMERA whore, and has to have everthing her way! ugh. The show need to hire lacey's brother Benji, he's awesome too!!