New Executive Producer Rob Wade To Shake Up Dancing With The Stars Pro Roster?
What an interesting “scoop” from Kristyn Burtt last night. She reports that Rob Wade, the new executive producer of Dancing With The Stars, has met with “all the talent” this summer….even those with long time contracts that we haven’t seen before. Could this mean a shake up of new pros? Take a listen and then see a new question for you after the video….
So, if they were considering hiring some pros from the past, who do you hope that would be?
First of all, GLEB SAVCHENKO!! Please bring him back!! I’d love to see Julianne Hough and Kym Johnson return as well. I also liked Anna Trebunskaya, Lacey Schwimmer, and Edyta Sliwinkska too! And remember Sonny Fredie Pedersen? I thought he was excellent in the troupe. He recently caught up with Sasha Farber and says he will see him soon.
And speaking of Gleb and Anna, they are very much out there dancing. Here’s a new video of them getting ready to dance at the Vail International Dance Festival. *sigh*
Well Vogue I hope you get your wish and Gleb is back as a pro. You’ve been hoping for a while now.
I would love to see Lacey back. I miss her sassy self. Not to mention her unique costume choices. Some of my favorite costumes on the show were worn by her, in addition to some of the most butt ugly ones! lol. But seriously, she’s got that certain something when she dances. I enjoy watching her.
Edyta coming back would be interesting. I always enjoyed her on the show.
I just hope Karina, Emma and Sharna are back.
New dance talent is always great. I can imagine the two most talked about pros will be gone next season and it would be great to see new people coming in. I’m thankful that we’ve recently got some great pros both in and out of the SYTYCD spectrum- people like Witney, Emma and Sasha.
As for returning pros- it’d be great to see Chelsie and Lacey back. I love Anna on AfterBuzz and I couldn’t see her going back as a pro. Lol I’d be very surprised if Julianne ever came back, I think she could be a guest judge again at one point though. Has Dmitry’s contract ran out? We haven’t seen him since Petra and I’d love for him to come back.
Oh wait, Kristyn said people we haven’t seen in 1-2 seasons instead. In that case, I’d like Gleb back and with a partner who could do really well – and if he could bring wife Elena with him, that’d be great. 😀
omggg I hope this means Chelsie finally returns!!! I’ve been missing her sooo much.
For whatever reason, the minute she said something about “pros we haven’t seen in a few seasons”, I immediately thought of Kym – we haven’t seen her since season 16, and she did seem to express interest in returning to DWTS. Then again, doesn’t DWTS Australia start up soon? And is she still a judge on it?
I’d actually love to see Lacey back. She may have gotten on my nerves from time to time during her tenure on the show, but having her gone for 5 seasons has made me appreciate that she did bring a certain something to the show.
Edyta has burned far too many bridges to ever return to DWTS – plus, she’s got a baby now and she & Alec seem to be happy doing their Dance Pros show. Besides, I don’t really know that they were ever in super-high demand while they were on the show – Alec, for me, is still the most boring, non-event pro they’ve ever had. Edyta wasn’t much better…but at least she was eye candy.
Chelsie & Anna both seem like they’re kind of “over” DWTS. Not sure that they have a whole lot of interest in returning…and I think their stints on Afterbuzz have precluded them from returning to DWTS. They haven’t always been complementary of the show…
My gut tells me one of the “new faces” we’ll see as a pro this season is Artem – can’t say I’m thrilled about it, but TPTB seemed to want him BAD. Kinda hoping that frees up a spot in the troupe for Paul Karmiryan.
Paul would be GREAT!! And not just because he high fived me at the Move show I went to. 🙂 He’s a little cutie and seems very sweet.
Maybe Paul, Armen and Nika for the Troupe????
I don’t know why they call it a shake-up if they are faces we’ve seen as pros before.
But, if that’s where they’re going, I would love to see Kym back and Gleb. I miss Lacey’s personality. I’m not sure what she’s like now with that whole barbie transformation she did. Made me kind of sad really. I loved that brunette doll. At least she’s not boring.
I love Anna but she has a new baby and she was on the show for a long time and rarely got the best partners. I can’t wait to see her in The Newsroom when it comes back this fall on HBO. I love that show and being an Aaron Sorkin show, I hope it opens many new acting roles for her. I can really picture Anna as a great actress if given the chance. If I were her, I wouldn’t want to go back to DWTS.
I would like to also see Lacey, Chelsie, Julianne, Anna, Emma, Karina, Gleb, Louie, Henry, Artem, Tristan and of course Derek and Val, Mark. However, whoever we get, I’ll be just as happy to get the show started, as I have been missing Monday night dancing. It’s my favorite thing to look forward to on TV in the fall and spring.
I’m really excited for Tristan’s debut on SCD. Couldn’t see him going back to DWTS.
I’m thinking Gleb. He’s the only one that fits the bill.
This isn’t some OMG scoop IMO. I didn’t get it why she called it a shake-up.
I think Gleb back and Artem as a pro could bring new, interesting energy. What about Serge Onik for troupe? He was excellent on SYTYCD- time was cut short imo.
I hope Gleb is back but maybe they could add Serge or James Jordan instead of Tony! As for Anna, I love her as a dancer but I really want her as the 4th judge if they go that route 🙂
I can imagine that if we see any of this season’s SYTYCD alum, it will be Season 19 at the earliest.
As for Artem… I feel like he’ll be a pro this season. It seems like a valid reason for him to have packed up and left SCD.
I want to see Gleb come back as a pro with a good partner, he would be great. Really hopes Tony does not return, he is a nice person but his dancing has gotten boring.
I just cannot wait for the new season to start and I hope the new producer will bring back some of the ballroom feel and not so much predictability with the contestants.
I think Derek was on the verge of not signing last season which is why they picked off Artem. I would imagine he’s been promised a spot at some point.
Yeah Artem win SCD and don’t see them luring him back just to be in the troupe. I see him as a pro next season. Curious though Courtney why you are not thrilled about it. I trust your judgment.
No Serge, who benefitted from Carly as a pro this season, I say bring on Paul. The show has no problem bringing on a young female pro. Paul has tons of charisma and great dancer. He won sytycd Armenia too. I also would love to see Armen and they can bench Henry.
I am curious when they said pro we haven’t seen in a few seasons I think Gleb who would be a great choice.
It is interesting reading Derek’s book. Love it and he mentions Rob Wade as the one who asked him to join after his Joss Stone performance in season 4. That was a terrific number. I think Derek should stay on Macy’s creative director. He has nothing left to prove as a pro. Best way to keep him on the show and giving him new challenges.
I know Kym won’t be back this fall due to dwts australia but I really hope this means we will get to see her dance again on season 20!!!! Having “the originals” back for season 20 would be the best!!
Kym, cheryl, Karina, Anna, Edyta
Maks, tony, mark, Derek, Louis
They could add any other female and male to the list and I would be soooo happy!
Hmmm, This is very interesting indeed!
I hope this means that Gleb is back on the roster. The thought of him not dancing on the show any longer is just insane.
I agree with Courtney, I would like to see Lacey as well, Just when I was warming up to her… she was gone.
Hope it’s not Dimitri, he is so bland and boring, all he does is dance around in circles with his shirt open.
Could Louis Van Amstel be back? Oh so many things to ponder.
Courtney,
Edyta was indeed eye candy, but she also was great entertainment. She was always annoyed by the judges and wasn’t afraid to fire back at what they said. Julianne was like that as well (probably even a little more). I think the show has been missing that element.
As much as I’d suggest James hopping over to America to join as a Pro (as if it were as simple as that!) I really don’t think he’s the greatest fit for the show- he deals in brutal, brutal honesty and didn’t particularly get on with Len. He’s basically just Maks (but without the Mirrorball)
Please let them bring Gleb back. Few (if any) Pros could have got Lisa (who I love, in a fellow Brit abroad kinda way) to the point he did, and I’d like to see him with someone slightly more naturally rhythmic. Jonathan Platero might also be a good bet for a younger, shorter male pro.
Oh I really hope Anna comes back! I don’t know but Kristyn something about Edyta! The woman is flawless hope we see her too! Can’t wait for pro watch!
Hi Rob Wade. It seems that you and I have the same name. I wish you well. It isn’t often that I run into someone who shares my name. Take care sir. Enjoy your new job…..Bob Wade