'Dancing With the Stars' Season 16 Reveals 11 New Cast Members
Noteworthy participants include a member of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team's "Fierce Five," a Super Bowl winner and the series' first stars from "American Idol" and the "Real Housewives" franchise.
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Aly Raisman
One of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team's "Fierce Five," Raisman has performed on the show once before during the All-Stars finale. She's partnered with Mark Ballas.
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Jacoby Jones
The Baltimore Ravens wide receiver comes to the show after a Super Bowl win, where he'll likely be trying to duplicate the Dancing successes of fellow NFL stars Donald Driver, Hines Ward and Emmitt Smith. He's dancing with Karina Smirnoff.
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Lisa Vanderpump
The Bravo star earns the distinction of being the first member of the Real Housewives franchise to compete on the show. She'll dance with pro Gleb Savchenko, who's a first for the U.S. show but previously competed on the Australian version.
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Andy Dick
NewsRadio and Less than Perfect actor Andy Dick will dance with newcomer pro Sharna Burgess.
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Dorothy Hamill
At 56, she might be the oldest competitor this season, but gold medal winning Olympic figure skater Dorothy Hamill has an athletic edge. She's dancing with Tristan MacManus.
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D.L. Hughley
Cheryl Burke will be charged with making a dancer out of actor D.L. Hughley.
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Ingo Rademacher
ABC soap star Ingo Rademacher, who played Jax on General Hospital for years, will dance with Kym Johnson.
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Kellie Pickler
The first American Idol contestant to ever make their way over to Dancing With the Stars, Pickler will dance with seasoned pro Derek Hough.
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Wynonna Judd
At 48, the country star is among the most senior members of the new cast. Judd will have an advantage, however, in partner Tony Dovolani. He goes into this season a reigning champ.
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Victor Ortiz
A former WBC Welterweight Champion, boxer Victor Ortiz is partnered with new professional Lindsay Arnold.
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Zendaya Coleman
The youngest member of the cast, the 16-year-old Shake It Up actress fills the obligatory Disney star slot and will dance with returning pro Val Chmerkovskiy.
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