DWTS Season 12 – The Official Pairings
All the rumors were correct, as reported on this site previously, but GMA has a poll where you can vote for the most compatible couple. I am still unsure about some of these pairs. I think Mark got lucky again, and Maks? Well, I sure do wish he had Petra. Dmitry is too quiet for Petra, I think – but I guess we’ll see!! I miss Derek already – hard to believe that Maks is my favorite male pro this season. π
Yup! Just watched GMA!! Yall nailed em’ all. π
Sugar Ray Leanord and Anna Trebunskya
Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas
Romeo and Chelsie Hightower
Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff
Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin
Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel
Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson
Wendy Williams and Tony Dovaloni
Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke
Kristie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovsky.
Cant wait! Nice job at the pairings, Heidi!! π
But can Petra dance, Heidi? I’m not sure that Kirstie isn’t the better partner for Maks if you want him to stick around for awhile. I watched Wendy and Tony on GMA and I have to say that I was very impressed with their chemistry. I think they will be fun to watch – notice I didn’t say anything about her dancing skills! lol I agree with some others here that a man with take the trophy this year. If it’s a girl, I think the best bet is Kendra.
Heidi, you’ve said it now – it’s out there in Internet Land! *g*
Despite worries that Maks and Kirstie could be a trainwreck in the making, there’s also a big part of me that thinks that maybe they can hang around for a long time if their chemistry clicks. I’m just dying to see Maks meet the lemurs. Heee!
“hard to believe that Maks is my favorite male pro this season.”
Ahhh Heidi, I think this is so cool. <3 <3 But, there is an empty hole without Derek for sure. I hope he knows how much he's missed already and I wish he'd tweet more right now. I'm also hoping we see him dancing in as many Pronumbers as possible.
As for the Poll, I am placing my vote for Maks and Kirstie! I hope they are going to be the dark horse. π
So excited! I love this entire cast....I just wish (like Heidi) the pairings were a little different.
Besides Maks and Petra who else would you rather see together Vogue?
I think Kirstie will work Maks’ last nerve in a New York Minute. Sorry….I just don’t see him having the patience to deal with her. And I don’t think she is going to like being told what to do. I predict many emotional explosions and lots of great television π
Meggie, I would have liked to have seen Kendra or Petra with Maks. Mike Catherwood with Cheryl would have been really steamy!! Chris and Anna would have been a cool pairing too. Put Wendy with Louis.
I think this could be a very entertaining season. Maybe not the highest quality of dancing, but still worthwhile. Big personalities like Kirstie, Wendy, Michael, Kendra, and Chris Jericho…youthful exuberance out of Romeo and Chelsea, great names (imo) like Ralph, Sugar Ray, and Hines, and a fascinating story in Petra. With every contestant having the chance to make it far, it will make for interesting tv! I’m looking forward to it!
Oh, Kendra and Maks would have a chance to win, you’re right! (and look great too!) I kind of like the looks of Cheryl and Chris together though. I’m really surprised Lacey didn’t get Romeo. Wendy and Louis, really??? She would tower over him big time?!?!? lol
I definitely agree with you, Vogue – I almost wonder if Cheryl would have been better off with Mike and Lacey would have been better off with Chris. Chris seems to have a kind of off-the-wall personality that I think would have blended well with Lacey’s and I think Cheryl could have made a very sophisticated, steamy pair with Mike. Oh well. I think I’m going to really like both pairings anyway. Also excited for Ralph & Karina and Sugar Ray & Anna – they sound like they’re going to be cute, fun pairings to watch π I’m trying to get behind Hines & Kym, but I’m having a hard time because 1) I absolutely loathe the Steelers, and 2) it’s hard for me to imagine Kym having the same adorable chemistry with another football player that she had with Warren. I just loved those two together! But who knows, maybe Kym will warm me to Hines. I keep forgetting about Romeo & Chelsie – is that bad? I just hope he doesn’t cop an attitude with her like his Pa did with poor Ashly. I think they could do really well if they get along.
I’m really having a harder time getting amped up about the male pro pairings – they just seem so mismatched. I really want Maks & Kirstie to do well, and I hope that her fanbase can keep them around for awhile even if she isn’t the greatest dancer. I have a feeling Kendra & Louis will do well regardless – I just hope they don’t turn out to be an annoying couple that are irritating to watch. I worry that Dmitry & Petra are going to be a non-event – two very calm individuals that don’t really rock the boat in either direction. I’m kinda ambivalent about Mark & Chelsea and Tony & Wendy…I don’t really have any opinion of them yet. Kinda sucks that I feel so apathetic about most of the male pro pairings :-/
I guess I’m hoping for a guy to win it this year π
Maks and Kirstie will make for great TV. Both have big personalities. On a side note she is the oldest contestant…I still don’t believe she is 60.
I’m glad Dmitry is back and yes compared to the other pros he is more reserved but give it a chance.
As for the rest of the pairings I’m happy with them. Can’t wait to see them dance. Also ready to see Tom back in action.
I’m thrilled to see Louie get a decent partner. At least, I think Kendra has a shot at being good. I think she’ll take direction well and it’s a large component of a competitor’s success. No surprise at all that Lacey got paired with a smart aleck young partner. She’s got the edge to work with someone like Mike. Mark and Chelsea are another Mark and Sean Johnson; Hines Ward and Kym are another Warren and Kym.
NICE job on calling the pairings. This is why you are the go-to DWTS website for us fans. π
Well, all I did Gayle was do my usual surf of Twitter land. That’s how I knew a Steeler was going to be on the show weeks ago. Twitter is a fountain of information, if you know how to use it. π
Working in Maks’ favor, Evaine, is that I recently watched Season 5. π Add in that I don’t much care for the rest of them right now (especially Louis) and Maks was a shoe in. π I’ve always liked him, I just tend to be very critical of him when he opens his mouth without thinking about the ramifications.
I for one am sooooo glad Derek is gone. I feel there is a better atmosphere already. I feel the cast is good and will really enjoy the chemistry between these pairs this season!
Thanks for being so predictable jeanmom.
You can feel that already, can you jeanmom??? Well that must be hard to do when the show hasn’t even started yet???? Do you intend to hang around here long, cuz I’m looking for a better atmosphere too. π
Fair warning, jeanmom – you trolled last season and you’re toeing the line of doing it again right now. If you’re just here to antagonize people, then leave now – I’m a lot less tolerant of trolls this season than I was last season and I won’t hesitate to delete comments from anyone that serve no other purprose than to incite trouble.
If the atmosphere is better, it likely isn’t because Derek is gone – it’s because the playing field is more level and there are crystal clear favorites right now. And just wait – I doubt that warm & fuzzy atmosphere is gonna last much longer if Louis keeps up with his smug tweeting about his “mirror ball-ready” partner. Guess you’ll have to direct your ire at him this time around, since Derek is nary in sight π
Oh, Courtney, you still haven’t taken me on that bet – that Derek would still find a way to be the boogie man this season as well, even though he’s not in the ballroom. π Really, the first bet was that there would be very few cries of “ringer” because Derek isn’t around. He could get Kendra’s twin sister next season and the uproar would be deafening. π You do know that Joanna, Shannon, Jennie and Lil’ Kim were all ringers, right??
Geez, it’s terribly early in the day for sarcasm…
JeanMom, sad post!! I wonder how you’d feel if the tables were turned and someone said that about MAKS??!!!
This is an interesting cast. I’m looking forward to watching Maks and Kirstie Alley and how he deals with her. I think Kendra, Romeo will do well.