Your Dancing With The Stars Pro And Troupe Wish List For Season 20
It’s that time again, Dancettes! Time to make your voice heard for the Dance pros you’d like to see dance on Dancing With The Stars Season 20!! I’m not sure these cast wish posts influence the producers, but, sometimes I have to wonder? I picked Allison Holker for the past two seasons (as well as several of you) and last season, we got our wish. So, like in seasons past, let’s do it again. What are your pro wishes for Dancing With the Stars Season 20? Pick only 12 (6 males and 6 females). Also, pick FOUR Troupe Members as well. You can also pick a few Alternatives in case they make the cast a little bigger. Let us know your picks in comments and then we’ll send this post to the Producers in a few weeks.
Here is my Pro Wish List:
Females: Sharna Burgess, Karina Smirnoff, Allison Holker, Emma Slater, Witney Carson, Peta Murgatroyd
Males: Derek Hough, Gleb Savchenko (what I’d give to see this happen), Mark Ballas, Tristan MacManus, Keo Motsepe, Sonny Fredie Pedersen (what I’d give to see this happen)
Troupe: Nika Klju (what I’d give to see this happen), Elena Samodanova (what I’d give to see this happen), Henry Byalikov, Sasha Farber
Alternatives: Brittany Cherry, Jake Kodish, Armen Way, Kym Johnson, Cheryl Burke
Special Note: We plan to do a Celebrity Wish List very soon as well! So stay tuned!
Hi Vogue! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Shouldn’t you be shopping today??? 😉
Females: Witney, Emma, Karina, Sharna, Allison and Kym Johnson (back for the 10th anniversary)
Males: Derek, Mark, Tristan, Keo, Gleb, Sasha
Troupe: Lindsey and three new members
Alternates: Peta, Cheryl
Great choices and THANKS!! And I wish I could shop. Instead I have to work at the store where I work at instead. lol
Oh, and I love your idea of bringing back Kym Johnson for the Anniversary!
Pros – Karina, Sharna, Peta, Emma, Witney, Keo, Mark
Troupe- Lindsay, Jenna, Tyne
Sasha and Henry as pros or troupe
Good choices:-) I would like Lindsay instead of Sharna though.
So female pro :Witney, Karina, Peta, lindsay, allison, kym
Male pro : Derek, tristan, henry, mark ,gleb, keo
Troupe : jenna, brittany, sacha , paul
I think maybe allison should be on the troupe on season to get herthe vibe of the show and how to work with a celeb
Omg i forgot emma definitely on the pro list then allison on troupe and brittany as an alternative
Females: Peta, Sharna, Karina, Emma, Witney, Jenna
Guys: Derek, Mark, Val, Keo, Henry, Sasha
Troupe: Lindsay, Artem, that’s all I got
Alternates: Allison, Anna Trebunskaya
I love all your pro wishes, here are mine:
Females: Witney, Sharna, Emma, Peta, Allison, Lindsay
Males: Derek, Mark, Henry, Keo, Tristan, Gleb
Troupe: Nika Kljun, Sasha Farber, Brittany Cherry, Paul Karmiryan
Alternatives: Tanisha Belnap, Cheryl Burke, Jake Kodish, Armen Way
Females: Emma, Peta, Sharna Karina, Lindsay, Witney
Males: Mark, Derek, Tristan, Keo, Gleb (that would be nice), Val (only if he’s on good behavior)
Trope: Artem, Sasha, Jenna, Brittany
Karina, Emma, Sharna, Witney, Kym, Allison plus Anna T, Cheryl, Peta
Derek, Tristan, Sasha, Keo, Mark, maybe Val, and some new guys, like Armen Way, Paul Karmiryan, and I don’t mind Tony as much as I used to.
As for troupe, I never really care but Tanisha Belnap certainly can dance!
Male: Val, Mark, Tony, Henry, Artem, Keo
Female: Anna, Karina, Sharna, Witney, Peta, Emma
Troupe: Sasha Farber, Lindsay Arnold, Serge Onik, Jenna Johnson
Female Pros: Witney, Peta, Karina, Emma, Allison (hoping she’ll improve her ballroom), Sharna
Male Pros: Derek, Mark, Sasha, Tristan (hoping he’ll come back to DWTS), Keo, Henry
Troop: Lindsay, Jenna, Artem, and Gleb
Since its the 10th anniversary, maybe they bring back some old faces like Kym, Cheryl, Tony, Julianne, Louie, Dmitry, Chelsea, Lacey, and Anna. But, no no no to the C-bros!!!
Males: Mark, Keo, Val, Artem, Tony, Henry (alt: Sasha)
Females: Sharna, Allison, Karina, Peta, Witney, Emma (alt: Lindsay)
Troupe. Serge, Brittany, Sasha, Lindsay
I omitted Derek because I feel, like Cheryl, he may have other projects he wants to move on to. if not, I would love to see him again as a pro.
Female- allison – brittany-Lindsay- witney-emma-? <— the only pros I enjoy
Male- paul k- mark (even though he deserves to move on and do more of his music etc..) sasha- derek (but the man deserves to move on – derek belongs in movies and Broadway etc… I mean did u see him on nashville such a natural – dwts doesn't desereve his talents anymore ) <– the only pros I enjoy
Troupe- ashley galvan- jenna – nika- can't think of anyone else
Since it’s a special anniversary season I’d like to see them go back to the old pros that made the show such a success:.
Males: Derek, Mark, Tony, Maks, Louis, Jonathan
Females: Karina, Cheryl, Anna, Kym, Lacey, Edyta
Well, I wouldn’t say ‘no” to Jonathan or Kym, that’s for sure! Realistically, I’m not sure all of them would be interested in coming back, Donna; maybe Louis, Derek (maybe), Tony and Mark. Out of the females, I think only Karina, Lacey and Kym would consider it! Great list though!
since it is the 10th Anniversary I would like to see
Females; Cheryl—Kym—Karina—Anna—Chelsie—Julianne—(Edyta)
Males: Derek—Mark—Tony—Dmitry—Maks—Jonathan—(Louie)
Since that won’t happen I’ll choose these Pros
Female Sharna—Peta–Karina–Emma–Witney–Kym
Male Derek–Val–Artem–Henry–Mark–Tristan
All I ask is that Derek MOVE ON! Yes, I love him. But I don’t need to see him on this show every week. Now, if he wanted to take Mandy’s job, or do Macy’s occasionally, I’m cool with that.
I”m now a fan of Witney, but I don’t think we have to worry about seeing her on the show. 🙂 No to Henry, yes to Sasha, no to Serge (never, please). I think I’d be good with just about anything else. Wait – no Jaymz either. Emma is a must, as is Karina.
Oh, Paul works for me – he’s sweet. Has nothing to do with him high fiving me several times at MOVE. I would be nice to see Brittany Cherry and Tanisha in the troupe. Don’t care for Jenna and Lindsay can move up to pro now. I think she’s grown up some.
Females: Peta Murgatroyd,Emma Slater, Witney Carson, Sharna Burgess,Cheryl Burke, Lindsay Arnold.
Males: Mark Ballas, Val Chmerkovskiy, Misha Gabriel(If it’s possible), Derek Hough, Henry Byalikov,Artem Chigvintsev, Maksim Chmerkovskiy 😀
Troupe: Keo, Tony, Sasha…(I don’t really care :D)
THAT WOULD BE PERFECT 😀 !!!!!!!!
Misha is even further from Ballroom than Allison is – so I would have to say no way to that one as well.
Female pros: sharna, chelsie, witney, karina, peta and emma
Male pros: val, artem, sasha, tony, louis and mark
Troupe: jenna, keo, lindsay and serge
I want Derek to move on to bigger things, like movies or something else. I’m also going to feel bad for whoever his partner will be, there will too much criticism but…since I always enjoy his creativity my choices are:
Males: Mark, Tristan (please, Rob Wade), Derek, Henry, Keo, Tony (only because I don’t think I have a choice on this, after all he’s the “Godfather”)
Females: Emma, Whitney, Peta, Allison ( they should give her another chance), Karina, Anna
Troupe: Paul Karmiyan, Lindsay, Brittany Cherry, Sasha
Alternatives for troupe: Armen Way, Nika Kljun, Jenna
But I don’t mind with Donna’s pick #16.
Girls – Peta, Sharna, Witney, Karina, Emma, and Brittany Cherry – she was actually my favorites going into her season of sytycd)… I don’t think jenna should be a pro and I think Allison needs to either be in the troupe or move on.
Boys – Val, Mark, Keo (I would love for him to have an extra opportunity), Artem, Tony, Henry
I think Henry is becoming a hot commodity and will be back. I also think if Cheryl is gone and Derek leaves (and I really think it’s time he moved on) then they need to faze tony and mark out (when and if that happens) slowly. I do think Artem needs to get his head out of his very nice behind and recognize that this show is not strictly come dancing and he’ll be required to bone up on jazz and contemporary
Troupe – Jenna, Lindsey, Allison (because I think she needs the experience if she’s going to stay on the show), sasha, Armen Way….
I’d prefer Armen to Artem but whatever
every pro from this season minus Cheryl for the pros with the troupe left as it is.
Season 20 pro wish list!
Female:
Peta (FANTASTIC SEASON WITH TOMMY! This girl is gold. Sooo special and she shines!)
Karina (karina does amaaaaaazing things when paired with a good partner or someone that she connects with or wants to be on the show and tries their best. Alsoooo, I feel like long time dwts fans love to see karina. At BWAT, the audience was screaming for her. She is a star in her own right)
Witney (If you pair her with an older, funny, kind, chummy partner, she brings out soo much fun and sparkle and youth and entertainment! She is so great at choreographing flashy, crowd loving routines that make the crowd go wild! Her FS was exactly that. She brings the youth, sexiness, and lightheadedness imo- pretty much entertainment and funniness. Also she’s like the good ole daughter or granddaughter to her partners lol, and Even the audience!)
Emma (emmmma is the granddaughter, daughter, niece, that everyone loves. Kind and patient and genuine and sweet and never bitter, she really really seems like she cares about her partner’s wellbeing and emotional state and is soooo much more
About winning the MBT than others. U can tell because her journeys seem sooooo compelling and interesting and that’s what it’s about! You really see that she cares about her partners! Yes, I feel TPTB will keep giving her older partners, but I feel Emma is so beyond winning the MBT… She cares about the journey imo, and she usually has the best ones)
Sharna (Sharna in my opinion is the female version of derek when it comes to ballroom- when it comes to contemporary that is allison. Sharna is just soooooo creative and she really creates great content worthy routines. She is really stellar. Her musicality is spot on and she is definitely good at creating dances that look like they could be on sytycd! My only thing with her is I feel the one partnership I really really connected to was with Andy Dick. Loved her with Charlie, but something about her relationship with Andy was beautiful to watch. I feel she has that loving, forgiving, patient side of her too and I would love to see her with another Andy dick 🙂
Kym (miss her!!!!!!!! She would be really great. I chose her instead of Jenna or Lindsay even though I love lindsay for example because I feel like dwts is more about the journey and she would create a memorable journey)
Or
Allison(give her another shot. And also give her a better
Dancer maybe? She could create stellar numbers)
Males:
Tony (I know I know, he gets the women who need a lot of care and patience, but he is the best one in my honest opinion. I never seem to connect with him.. Maybe get Him a young partner? He has children, maybe he’ll have a special bond.)
Val (love him or hate him… If u pair him up with someone like zendaya, he’ll create a memorable journey and partnership. Buuuuuuut pair him up with someone a bit lighthearted and fun. Stop with the serious people! I even feel Zendaya was lighthearted and fun in the beginning and then turned competitive, but what made her relationship with Val so special was the fact that they had a bro/sis bond that felt genuine)
Paul k (WE NEED A YOUNG, lighthearted, charming male pro!!!! He is a GREAT choreographer- he choreographed thinking out loud by Ed sheeran and danced it at the EMAs with Brittany cherry. He will bring sooooo much young girls first of all. And is just like the son you never had. Kinda like the male version of witney hahaha, bringing that youth)
Derek (heart of the show. Best partnerships. Simply the best. Cannot go wrong with derek.)
Mark (Hahahahahahaa ok KEEP PARTNERING HIM WITH
SWEET, conservative, loving, downtoearth partners! It’s bringing out a WONDERFUL side to him :). Looooved him with Candace and Sadie. AAaand the conservative Christian vote is really working too for middle America)
Keo ( give him another shot! Seems really sweet and genuinely nice)
Troupe:
brittany- dude girl is greeaaaat. Check out thinking out loud by ed sheeran. STUNNING dancer. Also cross trained.
tanisha- cross trained BEAST who would be REALLY helpful in the numbers that need troupe.
Sasha
henry
Alt:
Lindsay- she’s killing it in troupe. Give her a 2nd shot if there’s room, if not, I’d still be happy with her in troupe cause she’s killing it
Jenna- she might surprise everyone and be really good. No question she’s a great dancer. If people are concerned with connecting with her, that is something she’ll have to work on. On sytycd, it was the over fierceness and seriousness. I don’t think she’s stuck up at all in real life, it’s just she might need to work on laughing at herself more and being a bit more lighthearted. Just an observation from her sytycd days :). Still love the girl!! Fabulous dancer.
Female Pros – Emma, Karina, Peta, Witney, Lacey, Allison
Male Pros – Derek, Mark, Sasha, Armen Way, Tony, Keo
Troupe Women – Brittany Cherry, Nika, Lindsay
Troupe Men – Paul K, Henry, Artem
Female pros: Witney, Emma, Karina, Lacey, Peta, Allison
Male pros: Derek, Mark, Val, Keo, Tony, Sasha
Troupe: Sharna, Lindsey, Artem, Henry
Since I know my wish list is just that and those former pros aren’t returning, there something else I’d love to see them do for the special anniversary season and that’s bring back those former pros to perform with the judges and hosts. That would be great “filler” if they bring back the results show.
I would pair them like this:
Julianne – Louis
Carrie Ann – Jonathan
Len – Edyta
Bruno – Lacey
Erin – Maks
Tom – Anna
Being that it’s season #20 and the tenth anniversary I’d like to see another all-star season! I thoroughly enjoyed season 15. I may be in the minority here, but here goes. Since its the ultra special 10th anniversary, I figure I’m allowed to bring back anyone I want with all effort made to match those up with previous partners. And I want to be truly competitive. No pam Anderson, no Bristol. No offense. So here you go: Kelli Pickler/Derek,,Shawn Johnson/Mark,,Meryl Davis/Max,,Emmit Smith/Cheryl,,Apollo Anton Ohno/Julianne,,Gilles Marini/Peta,,Donny Osmond/Kym,,Melissa Rycroft/Tony,, J.R.Martinez/Karina,,Kelly Monaco/Val,,Alfonso Rebeiro/Witney,,Nicole Scherzinger/Artem,,,,,Alternate couples,,,Donald Driver/Emma/Sharna,,,Mel B/Tristan/Henry/Keo. I know, I know, Cheryl’ s leaving and Julianne’ s a judge but it’s my list and it wouldn’t happen anyway. Was just having fun with it. So there you go.
If there is an allstar season, I think that’s a horse of another color when it comes to picking pros. I see derek staying for that
Didn’t mean to leave Lacey out. She was one of my favorites, still is. There wasn’t a former champion to pair her with. But would love her to be a part of the show if at all possible. Love her. Sexy, great dancer and fun.
My picks
Females – Karina, Sharna, Emma, Peta, Allison, Witney, Lindsay (I think she deserves it, although Jenna will probably get a shot next)
Males – Derek, Mark, Keo, Sasha (please cast a very short female celeb!), Val, and although I’m hearing some negative things about him, I’d like to see what Henry could do, or bring Gleb back.
I only want to see an All Star Season if they don’t screw it up like they did last time. Pick all NON-Winners OR all winners. Not a mix of both – that’s just stupid. If you go with Non-winners, then go no lower than 4th place. That still gives you 60 celebs to pick from. Go with either ALL original partners or NO original partners – again, a mix of both is just stupid and unfair. More unfair that usual.
And, by the way, you can’t call the winner the “Champion of Champions” UNLESS they won the first time they were on the show. Cuz if you didn’t win the first time, you weren’t a champion coming in, so you can’t logically be “Champion of Champions”. Hear that, Tony?? He still doesn’t get why he had a distinct advantage over everyone in the final four. But then, he doesn’t want to. 🙂
All that said, I don’t see it happening as that season wasn’t that highly rated.
Oh and who is that guy with the ponytail? Is that Jaymz? Whoever that is, I never ever want to see more of him again. Also, I fear that we’ll have more Artem, and my selection didn’t take into account that Tony has a permanent spot in the lineup as long as he wants one (so I’ve heard).
It’s a hard one as I know people I would wish for wouldn’t come back to the show as pros e.g Jullianne or Tristan but I’d probably settle for this as my wish list.
Males:
Derek
Tony
Artem
Maks
Mark
Val
James Jordan
I’m not keen on a few of those pros (Chermo bros/Mark) but they are all big names with big followings and would be good competition against each other. It would also mean some egos will be dented by early eliminations. It’d never happen in a million years but I threw James Jordan in from SCD to spice things up. I don’t think the balcony could handle the amount of big headed egos in one space. It’d make great television! 😀
Females:
Emma
Sharna
Peta
Karina
Allison
Lindsay/Jenna
Witney
I’d like to see Lindsay get Cheryl’s spot ahead of Jenna. I think she’s really worked hard and done great things in the troupe. She deserves another chance at pro but tbh I’m not overly fussed if they pick Jenna over her as I expect they will. I’d also give Allison one last chance to prove herself as pro even though she messed up big time this series IMO.
Troupe
Brittany Cherry
Jenna/Lindsay
Henry
Keo
Tight on Sasha but his height makes things difficult and out of him, Henry and Keo I’d cut him. Brittany seems impressive in that Ed Sheeran vid and I think she’s a cert for troupe anyway should Jenna get promoted, since they both look identical to me. This all won’t happen but to hell with it, it’s my wishlist so there we go 🙂
Also, I would add Tristan and Jonathan as my number one lineup but I think Tristan is happy in the UK and Jonathan is just too long gone. But oh, to watch him waltz is nothing short of a dream.
Males: Val Chmerkovskiy, Mark Ballas, Derek Hough, Tony Dovolani, Artem Chigvenstev, Henry Byalikov.
Females: Peta Murgatroyd, Sharna Burgess, Karina Smirnoff, Witney Carson, Emma Slater, Jenna Johnson
Troupe: Lindsay Arnold, Brooklyn Fulmer, Sasha Farber, Keo Motsepe
Alt: basically this is only if Derek leaves, which I honestly don’t see happening until after season 20- Gleb Savchenko!!!!!!!
I don’t know which pairing would make me more likely to not watch the show…..Meryl and Maks or Gilles and Peta. I don’t want to see or hear about Meryl and Maks ever again and Peta made me dislike Gilles, formerly one of my most favorite celebs to ever compete on the show.
I don’t think it was Peta that made people dislike Gilles. Gilles came back with a colossal, assholy ego.
If they ever do a all-star season again, I hope it’s just people that at made the final 5 to people who were runners up and weren’t part of the past all star season. I just hope the anniversary season isn’t all stars.
The problem with the all-star season is that except for a few new partnerships – Shawn/Derek, Apolo/Karina, and Kelly/Val, it was a retread of what we already knew – Bristol can’t dance, Kirstie was funny, etc. – or ruined some really good things – Gilles turned from one my all-time favorite contestants to the worst one that year, and that earlier winners like Helio and Emmitt just didn’t dance all that amazingly compared to later winners. So for me, it made a few of those old partnerships really lose their shine. I wouldn’t want that again, even if it meant bringing back two of my absolute favorites in Ralph and Charlie or someone like them.
Males: Derek, Mark, Val, Sasha, Keo, Tony
Derek is for selfish reason because I like seeing him regularly, though I want him to move on. Tony seems to have improved lately. I’d like Sasha to get another shot, hopefully we’ll see another small female. I’d like Keo to get another try. No to Artem please. Also big no to Gleb. Others seem to like him but he just aggravates me for some reason.
Females: Karina, Emma, Peta, Witney, Lindsay, Allison.
I like Sharna but I can do without her. Peta and Witney are a definite yes after this season. Karina of course. Love Emma too. I definitely want Lindsay to get a shot at pro again. I think she’s improved a lot in troupe in terms of performance and choreography. I’d like to see Allison give it one more go. Hopefully things can work out for her.
Troupe: Jenna, Brittany Cherry, Henry, Paul Karmiryan
I don’t love Jenna or Henry, but they’re fine here. Really want to see Brittany and Paul in troupe. They are both amazing performers and dancers.
Since Julianne and Derek are apparently planning another tour for next summer, I doubt greatly if Derek will be back as a pro with a partner. When he made it to the finals with Amy, it made his schedule more than the usual crazy since he was already prepping for the tour. I think he should be in charge of everything 10-year-anniversary related.
Female Pros: Karina, Sharna, Witney, Emma, Lacey & Kym
Male Pros: Derek OR Mark, Sasha, Tristan, Keo, Val & Tony
Troupe: Lindsay, Brittany Cherry, Henry and Artem
My wish list:
FEMALES
-Witney – I think she proved herself very well
-Sharna
-Peta
-Lindsay – I think she has matured a lot, and her paso with Alfonso didn’t hurt things.
-Emma
-Jenna
I don’t think Cheryl or Karina will be back, unfortunately. I will miss both a lot!
MALES
-Derek
-Mark
-Tony – I think he does great with older celebrities, and I would guess there will be at least one of those this season.
-Keo
-Henry
-Sasha
TROUPE
For the girls, some combo of Brittany Cherry, Brooklyn Fullmer, and Tanisha Belnap (#VibeTribe). For the boys, Paul Karmiryan and maybe Marquet from SYTYCD this season. I really liked him!
I also think that there will be more than 12 celebs this season, but I’m not sure how many. Maybe 14 or 16?
OH! I forgot Allison! I think she has a spot in the troupe, and then one of the other three girls, probably Brittany or Tanisha.
Females: Sharna, Peta, Emma, Jenna, Witney, Lindsey
Males: Val, Artem, Henry, Mark, Sasha, Keo
Troupe:
Girls: Alison, Brittany Cherry
Guys: Serge Onik, Julz Tocker
I would do many things to have Maks back in the ballroom, but realistically that’s not happening.
I liked Alison but she would benefit from a season in the troupe to help her grow as a pro.
I love Tony and like Karina, but it’s time for both of them to move on. I would love for Tony to be the guy hosting all access, perhaps with Leah Remini. They are the absolute funniest together.
Just throwing this out there… I put Sharna on my pro wish list but I got to wondering, does anyone think she would thrive in a Mandy Moore type role as opposed to being a traditional pro? I think I remember her saying this season (on AfterBuzz maybe?) that going out so early this season wasn’t the end of the world for her because it gave her the chance to do much more choreography work which she loves. Obviously the pros do a lot of choreo too, but it seems that she’d have more freedom in a Mandy Moore type role and also not be limited by her celeb’s ability. I don’t follow her too closely, maybe she really does appreciate the teaching aspect too. I don’t know, it just got me thinking – I wonder if the producers would have had her doing this kind of thing if Tavis hasn’t ended up signing on.
PS – mods of course feel free to delete this if it veers too far off topic, don’t mean to hijack the thread 🙂
Female: Witney, Lindsay, Karina, Peta, Sharna & Emma
Male: Mark, Sasha, Val (can’t stand him sometimes but the guy is awesome), Keo, Artem & Henry
Troupe: Jenna, Allison and two other males. Anyone would do, imo.
Hey guys! So here’s my wish list:
Males – Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Henry Byalikov, Keo Motsepe, Artem Chigvintsev, Tristan MacManus
Females – Lindsay Arnold, Jenna Johnson, Witney Carson, Emma Slater, Allison Holker, Peta Murgatroyd
Troupe – Sasha Farber, Val Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Brittany Cherry
Good idea, Heidi! If they do an all-star season, they need to make it more fair like that.
Male: Derek Hough (Can’t imagine DWTS without him and his great creativity), Mark Ballas, Tony Dovolani, Gleb, Keo, Maks (10th anniversary it is and I HATE Val :P)
Female: Sharna (This time with a good partner please!), Karina, Peta, Witney, Emma, KYM (She should be back but i highly doubt she will be as she’s judging DWTS AU)
Troupe -Don’t care.
Male: Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Pasha Kovalev, Aljaž Skorjanec, Sasha Farber, Tony Dovolani
Female: Julianne Hough (won’t happen anyway), Allison Holker, Cheryl Burke, Karina Smirnoff, Peta Murgatroyd, Witney Carson
Males: Maks, Val, Tony, Derek, Mark, Artem, Henry
Females: Peta, Sharna, Cheryl, Karina, Emma, Allison, Witney
Troupe: Lindsay, Jenna, Keo, Paul Kirkland
Males: Val, Artem, Sasha, whoever else. LOL. I’m one of the weird females that watch this show that could take or leave the male pros.
Females: Sharna (with a partner that doesn’t have to travel all over the place, and can commit the time. Andy’s the only partner she’s had that did that. Charlie too, but they were just the sacrificial lamb to get Maks, I mean Meryl, the win.)
Witney
Peta
Karina
Emma (with someone under the age of 40 preferably)
And I guess Jenna can have her shot
Troupe: Lindsay, Alison, Henry, Keo
Also, why not have Dancing with the Regular Everyday people? Let the general, non-dancing public have their shot at it! Maybe not for the 20th, but perhaps going forward?
I’d LOVE to see if I could be turned into a dancer in 12 weeks! 🙂
Males- Mark, Derek, Val, Keo, Artem, Sasha
Females- Witney, Karina, Sharna, Emma, Peta, Lindsay
Troupe- Jenna, Alison, Henry, Gleb
Lindsay is a bit of a question mark for the last spot. I think she was thrown in a little too fast with Victor but would like to see what she could do with a partner now.
My wish list:
Since next season is the 10th anniversary of the show, I’m thinking that all the returning pros will participate on next season:
Females:
Cheryl Burke
Karina Smirnoff
Anna Trebunskaya
Chelsie Hightower
Julianne Hough
Kym Johnson
Males:
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Maks Chmerkovskiy
Dmitry Chaplin
Tony Dovolani
Louis Van Amstel
Although it may not happen, here’s my other list of pros that I think they should participate for next season:
Females:
Sharna Burgess
Peta Murgatroyd
Witney Carson
Emma Slater
Karina Smirnoff
Jenna Johnson
Males:
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Val Chmerkovskiy
Sasha Farber (unless when TPTB get the celeb who’s height is under 5’3)
Artem Chigvintsev
Keo Motsepe (I want to see some more of Keo)
(Tony Dovolani)
Troupe: Lindsay Arnold, Henry Byalikov, Allison Holker (I’ll give her a few-several seasons as a troupe), Serge Onik
Alternatives: Tanisha Belnap, Gleb Savchenko, Brittany Cherry, maybe Tristan McManus
I would love to see Derek on the show, but he’s just too good for it, and anyone he’s paired with will have such a huge handicap against her, and will have a bigger uphill battle than anyone else to just be even with everyone else. Instead, I would LOVE to see him take Mandy Moore’s position, and become the performance production person. He’s actually trained in ballroom and latin dancing, and I think he has a more creative mind than MM. So, leaving out Derek….
MALE:
MARK since we do need the creative choreographers to get the others to “up their game” and without Derek, he’s all that’s left.
KEO because I’d love to see what else he can do.
TONY because he gets to decide if he’s in or out and we don’t have any choice (but would love to see him move on)
SASHA
VAL or ARTEM, not both.
GLEB was sweet with Lisa, so would like to see him get another shot.
FEMALE:
WITNEY
SHARNA
EMMA
KARINA
PETA
LINDSEY (deserves another shot)
Troupe: I would LOVE to see an all MOVE troupe with Paul, Armen, Karina and Brittney. But, I’d also love to see them in Move Part 2….. Still, I think I’ll stick with them.
My wish list
Male Pro’s
Derek–sorry PH, but I ADORE the man & if he wants to do the show, they’ll let him…if not, I’d be very disappointed but would respect his decision because no matter what, I’ll be his fan FOREVER. SO long as I can follow him on the Move Live on Tour with Jules 😉
Mark–his partnership with Sadie brought out the best in him. Even moreso than Candace. Being paired with TWO Christian female partners in a year was GOOD for him 😉
Keo–he is PHENOMENAl and I want to see MORE of him!
Val–I really think Val is a phenomenal dancer and choreographer, much bettter than his older brother. He needs to be challenged with someone with NO dance experience instead of young 20-somethings who have had years of jazz/ballet/Broadway or were in a Movie about dance and was an icon in a 90’s TV show :/
Sasha–he is a sweetheart and I think he’s a fabulous dancer and deserves a Pro spot–who CARES how tall he is??
Tony–he’ll be there till he hangs up his dancing shoes and he’s changes since winning S 15. Loved his hug with Derek after the AT Trio this season. He’s appreciative now that he TOO has a plastic disco ball.
Females
Witney of course!! GIRL was FIERCE with Alfonso! Teenyboppers are not her strong suit…sorry but they aren’t.
Emma–girl has a heart of gold and I just adore her
Peta–Tommy made me love her…nothing oversexualized this season with her and thank goodness for that! No showmances PLEASE!
Allison–I think she’s got the chops–just think she deserves a second chance. She’s a great dancer no DOUBT!
Lindsey–beautiful. Needs a 2nd chance to prove herself as a Pro!
Karina–I love her. She is beautiful and I don’t thin we should throw her out yet unless she wants out!
Brittany Cherry–girl was phenomenal in the Move Live Tour dancing with Derek! Rather see her than Jenna
Troupe–leave Henry there–guy is far too FULL of himself 😉 and put Armen Way there too-He was so great in the Move Live Tour. Also Ad Nika From the Move Tour as well an Leave Jenna there too.
OK. My pick.
Male.
Derek – still the best
Mark – done good job with Sadie
Gleb Savchenko-I still can’t understand why TPTB cut him of. Can replace Tony.
Keo- need another chance
Sasha-the most entertaining dancer ( fridge halloween scare and winner of best kiss with Derek)
Val-good dancer. He need to win MBT has all potentials.
No for Artem or Henry. Sick of bare chest and 8 packs. Beside that you have to be great dancer and good human been.
Female.
Karina.- best dance experience
Sharna- good choreographer
Emma- need a younger partner.
Witney- see season 19
Peta – love this girl, but no showmance please
Kym- I missed her.
No for Alison, Jenna- didn’t impressed me
I want Sharna to replace Mandy Moore as lead choreographer for pro dances, and then she can be apart of all the dances + troupe
Females: Peta, Witney, Emma, Alyson Stoner, Anna and Julianne
Males: Val, Mark, Keo, Henry, Tony & Twitch (Allison’s hub)
Troupe: all the left overs, but please no more from the SYTYCD factory
Female pros:
Whitney, Peta, Karina, Emma, Chelsie, Alison
Male pros:
Derek, Keo, Sasha, Gleb, Tony, Henry
Troupe:
Don’t care, really
I DO care about who choreographs all the opening/bumper numbers. I’m really tired of the Mandy Moore dances…too much hair flipping, mugging at the camera sort of stuff. I like when they actually dance ballroom.
I heard Mark was not coming back (can’t remember where I heard that), so didn’t put him on the list. If Derek is not back as a pro, and takes over the overall choreo for the show, which would be fantastic, then the other male pro pick would be Dmitri or Tristin.
I would not want to see more SYTYCD folks, only because I always liked the distinction between the shows where DWTS was ballroom. I wish they would eliminate the contemporary style dances and get back to the original format. Just my opinion.
I saw somewhere (I think Afterbuzz, actually) where Mandy Moore was talking about “choreographing” the openings, and she said she doesn’t choreograph them in the traditional sense, she just helps them make it look good and together for camera, but she singled out Sharna, Peta, Derek, Mark, and I believe Henry saying that they help her with the actual choreography.
She mentioned having a talk with the S18 pros about how camera doesn’t understand their natural ballroom instincts of not looking the same when they’re all in a group, and how doing their individual thing in group is a mess on camera.
Sorry if I rambled off topic, but just wanted to explain the Mandy influence.
Since Cheryl is retiring, i’d like to see KYM or Lacey in her place.
Hated Allison this season, girl is so full of herself. She couldn’t bring out the best in any of her partners -Neither Jonathan, nor Antonio.
If Jonathan was paired with Sharna or Karina, then i’m sure he could’ve lasted much more longer. Don’t want Allison.
Lindsay or Jenna has no spark at all like the new pros Witney or Sharna. I couldn’t connect to Lindsay at all back in S16 where she was paired up with Victor Ortiz.
Troupe is good for her.
And for once i want a ”Val showmance-free” season. This guy falls for most of his partners. Except Zendaya i dint like his partnership with anyone else.
here goes …. think some choices we are stuck with!
Male Pros:
Derek, Mark, Val, Tony, Artem, Keo
alternate: Sasha (if we get a short celeb) and Henry
Female Pros:
Emma, Karina, Kym (no judging commitments), Witney, Allison, Sharna
alternate: Anna T and Lindsay
Happy for the alternates to make up my troupe!
For the male pros: Val (excellent choreographer)
Derek (The best choreographer on the show)
Tony (Give him a younger partner)
Gleb ( He needs to come back)
Artem (Great)
Keo (Great dancer. He needs another shot)
For the female pros: Emma ( Give her a younger partner. No more Bills/Michaels. She’s
paid her dues with the oder guys)
Karina (Excellent Choreographer)
Peta (Excellent Choreographer)
Witney (She’s proven her abilities)
Sharna (one of my real favorites)
Anna T. (Miss her. I wish she’d com back. )
For the troupe: Lindsay Henry Allison
Sasha Mark
I know that this show maybe doesn’t deserve Derek anymore BUT I’m a selfish person und I just LOVE seeing Derek every week creating stuff with his partners. Honestly, I wouldn’t watch the show without him.
As for the others, I don’t really care, but it would be nice to see Whitney and Peta again. After this season, I just want Val to leave. I can’t stand this guy anymore. But maybe if he got an elderly woman with no dance background, he wouldn’t be so annoying;)
Oh I how I would love for an all MOVE troupe
Brittany Cherry, Nika Kljun, Armen Way, Paul Karmiryan
Male pros: Assuming Derek AND Tony will be back, Mark, Val, Keo, Sasha, Henry
Female Pros: Assuming Karina will be back, Witney, Peta, Sharna, Emma, Allison (deserves another shot)
Alternatives for Derek, Tony, & Karina: Gleb, Tristan, Lindsay or Chelsie/Lacey/Anna. Heck throw in Cheryl too. I still don’t get the love for Jenna and most of her fans are my age or younger.
Oops I listed 7 male pros. So the last male spot can either go to Sasha/Henry. Preferably Sasha.
I’ll put Kym in place of Allison, if they ask her first and she comes back. It would be nice to have a DWTS vet back if we can’t have Cheryl back.
Males – Derek, Tristan, Mark, Keo, Sasha, Henry
Females – Witney, Emma, Sharna, Karina, Kym (would love to see her back!) and Peta
Male pro:
– Derek (as much as I’d love to see him back… I wish he’d really quit now. Or at least make the 20th season as his swan-song).
– Mark (he has been on the show more than Derek, yet for some reason I always want him to come back)
– Val (he deserves one last shot for me, really hoping he’d quit the stupidly unengaging showmances and be less like his brother, and be more himself instead)
– Keo (oh yeah he definitely needs to stay!)
– Tristan (please come back!!! Strictly definitely hates you more than DWTS!)
– Gleb or Henry or Sasha (well I know Sasha had Nicole before but if any of them did come back they need to get a good partner, not the oldest people around)
Female pro:
– Karina (I don’t care how long she’d been there, but I’ve always missed her choreography)
– Emma (okay, three consecutive seasons with people like Bill, Billy Dee and Mikey? You have GOT to be kidding me if Emma doesn’t get a good partner next season!)
– Sharna (he has had her chance with Charlie but I’d love to see her back with a bang)
– Witney (this one is a no brainer, yes?)
– Peta (I got so sick of her getting the young, hottest guys around all the time but after partnered with Chong I finally see a different yet refreshing side of her)
– Kym (PLEASE COME BACK!!!)
Sorry, no love for Allison for me. I just wasn’t impressed enough with what she did last season, especially since I believe that Jonathan could do really well with someone like Peta or Sharna. I’d LOVE to see Anna Trebunskaya or Edyta (or even Ashley Costa lol) though I know it won’t happen. I have no wishlist for the troupe either.
You think Val actually “falls for” most of his partners, DWTS19Fan? Bwahahahaha…no. Fauxmance is a better word for most of what Val does.
What she actually said, CM, was about HER not understanding that the ballroom dancers are trained their whole lives to NOT look like the person dancing next to them. She was apparently having trouble getting them to move in sync. While she doesn’t choreograph the bumpers in the traditional sense, there are many dances that she DOES choreograph – the ones that have little ballroom in them, like the all female one that they redid on the finale. She will likely submit that one for consideration for an Emmy, and to do that she has to be choreographer. It’s not an all or nothing thing with her, in terms of choreo. Some she does, others she needs help and isn’t the actual choreographer. Some of the ballroom ones she can probably submit for an emmy because she clearly knows what moves she wants to see, she just doesn’t know the name of them.
How do we know that Sharna is all that she claims to be in the choreo department?? Mandy Moore is at least a known quantity, although I’m getting very tired of her as well.
Jonathan lasted FIVE WEEKS. I don’t think he would have gone any farther with any other pro. It’s not just about the pro, people, it’s about who else is on the show. These are the people who left AFTER Jonathan:
Antonio
Michael
Lea
Tommy
Bethany
Janel
Sadie
Alfonso
Now, really, tell me who would have left instead of Jonathan if he were paired with another pro, hmmm? Antonio has his own, built-in fanbase that was bigger, IMO, than Jonathan’s. Switch Peta away from Tommy to Jonathan? Maybe, but then we wouldn’t have a new-found appreciation for Peta, would we? And odds are Tommy still would have gone a long way and some of us would be singing a different tune about Allison right now. What about switching Emma and Allison?? Hmmm…that Michael has Nascar nation and I doubt that Allison would have done LESS well with Michael than Emma did – dude just can’t dance.
In the case of Jonathan, complaining he would have done better with a different pro is kinda ridiculous. The man was not a great dancer – certainly not “better” than anyone who left after him, except maybe Michael.
Males: Henry, Derek, Mark, Val, Tony & Keo
Females: Karina, Sharna, Emma, Witney, Peta & Allison
My Wish List is mostly wishful thinking.
Men:
Mark Ballas
Henry Byalikov
Artem Chigvintsev
Val Chmerkovskiy
Tristan MacManus
Keo Motsepe
Women:
Sharna Burgess
Witney Carson
Peta Murgatroyd
Lacey Schwimmer
Emma Slater
Anna Trebunskaya
Troupe:
Lindsay Arnold
Sasha Farber
Marcquet Hill
Jenna Johnson
Alternates:
Dmitry Chaplin
Chelsie Hightower
Kym Johnson
Louis van Amstel
Jonathan was one of my favorites this season, even if he didn’t last as long as I would have liked. I think he *could* have possibly beaten out Antonio and a long shot at Michael had he had one more week because his last dance was great. He got eliminated after he almost dropped Peta, and I don’t blame Allison for that, obviously. Sure there were some rough parts about their ballroom and maybe Allison isn’t right to teach untrained celebs, but I’m willing to give it another shot.
I see a lot of support for Sasha in this thread, and I hope TPTB take heed. The guy does everything – hides in fridges, dresses in bellboy outfits, kisses Derek – and all with a smile. I really like him and thought he and Nicole were great, just cast in a season with a lot of good dancers and big personalities like Bill E.
I thought maybe him and Kristin Chenowith – but I know she suffers from Meniere’s so not sure dancing and spinning is really the best thing for her.
That is so hard – I love them all.
Females: Emma Slater, Sharna Burgess, Karina Smirnoff, Kym Johnson, Witney Carson, Peta Murgatroyd
Males: Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Tristan McManus, Val Chermovskiy, Henry Byalikov, Sasha Farber
Troupe: Artem Chigvintesv, Keo Motsepe, Tony Dovolani (I know it won’t happen),so maybe Armen Way, Brittany Cherry, Ashley Galvan
Alternatives: Gleb Savchenko, Allison Holker
Females:
Witney carson- (obvious reasons! The girl is awesome! Probably my favorite pro right now)
Karina smirnoff- (great choreographer)
Peta murgatroyd- (really saw a difference in her with tommy)
Emma slater- (I think she deserves a younger partner)
Sharna burgess- (great choreographer)
Chelsie hightower- (miss her so much)
Males:
Derek hough- (gotta admit that the man is a genius)
Mark ballas- (i think he deserves another win)
Keo motsepe- (i think he deserves another shot at pro)
Tony dovolani- (he’s the godfather of the cast)
Val chmercovskiy- (great choreographer, although im tired of the showmances)
Tristan McManus- (please bring him back!)
Troupe:
Lindsay, Jenna, Sasha, and Henry(great eye candy!)
Alternates: Kym, Lacey, Gleb, Maks
First of all,All fans of dwts konw this is, all pros in dwts is 1 of the best in ballroom dance ,and if not they not coming on the show,and we know alot celebrity come in dwts with high and low age in this show,so need pros like legend tony dovelani,and we know Derek not coming back and Cheryl too,i love Allison but she need to be strong in ballroom category,sasha and Henry can be good partner for everyone’s and emma need pair with young partner ,and keo need be in troup before he cameing this season his experience in dwts is not enough he loose game in first week because not doing right,so after all…..
Male pros:val,mark,artem,henry(or sasha), tony and gleb he must coming back
Female pros:withney,karina sharna,emma,peta,jenna need to be as a pro and show her talents
Troup:Lindsey ,paul(from sytycd) or sergh, brittney,and keo
Thank you, Princess Heidi #77, for clarifying. I had watched Afterbuzz and heard what Mandy said, and was beginning to think I was not remembering it correctly. She also said she relied a lot on Jenna for choreographing. I thought that was interesting. I don’t know anything about Jenna, so have no opinion.
I’m curious about the Troupe male with the ponytail. Some on here, in various posts, have indicated they don’t care for him. I wonder why, and from where do they know him? (I don’t watch SYTYCD, if that is where he is from). Also wanted to add to my earlier “wish list”, that I really don’t care for Artem. I know many like his physique, but he just seems schwarmy to me. (Meaning makes my skin crawl). Don’t intent to be mean, just my reaction to him.
That’s it, for now. Thanks!
Deirdre, I’ve been saying a bit that I don’t care for the guy with the ponytail that sometimes dances with the troupe. I find him and Artem both to be very smarmy (which is what I think you mean). They both give me major ick factor for some reason, Artem especially.
Yes, Fig, I did mean smarmy. It really best describes that “major ick” factor. Isn’t it something that women really know what that means, down to our bones. Thanks.
female Pros –
Lindsay arnold – Shown a huge tremendous growth and in my opinion one of the major standout this season in the group routines. thought her in season 16 was still better than allison pro debut
Witney Carson – love her Spark and fire amazing choreographer
Emma slater – Love her but she needs a younger partner
Jenna Johnson – give her a shot since she is the only on that hasnt had a shot as pro in the cast
Sharna Burgess – love her she also has alot of fire
Peta M – this season made me admire peta, i think she should eb now paired with older people because the showmancing doesnt work for her in prior seasons
Alt- Tyne – Think she was honestly better than allison in ballroom
Karina – One of my favorite pros but shes been on since season 3 i think its time for her to retire
Male Pros
VAl – favorite male pro but i do agree he usually gets people that have prior dance experience
Sasha- Was kinds of upset when he probably had one of the best pro debuts with snooki and got demoted back to troupe
Keo- lol he is going to become a real pro favorite soon wish he has a better run on the show
Mark – impressed me this season with how he was with sadie
Gleb – wish we saw more of him, he is an extreme talent
Alternate – Henry
Troupe – Serge Onik Armen Way Brittany cherry and Tanisha belnap
DWTS Season 20 All Stars
Males:
James Maslow & Witney Carson
Corbin Bleu & Lindsay Arnold
Jacoby Jones & Karina Smirnoff
Charlie White & Sharna Burgess
Lance Bass & Allison Holker
Evan Lysacek & Peta Murgatroyd
Females:
Amber Riley & Derek Hough
Zendaya & Mark Ballas
Brandy & Keoikantse Motsepe
Stacy Keibler & Tony Dovolani
Mya & Artem Chigvinstev
Nicole Scherzinger & Gleb Savchenko
DeirdreO, I think the guy with the ponytail is Jaymz Tuileva (sp?) He started group dancing as a guest in the All Stars season because he’s friends with Jason Gilkinson who did several opening numbers in seasons past. I guess he just stayed because he knows the how it works.
I said I wasn’t impressed with what she did last season, not how Jonathan went so early partnered with her. I really like his brief partnership with Peta, so I wonder how he’ll do with her (or Sharna), even if they last for less than five weeks. Allison still choreographed that samba anyway (I despised that one), so no, no love for Allison for me. Their Jazz is kinda memorable though.
On the other note, I can’t believe I’m switching from really liking a pro to really hope he’d gone so quickly (yep, it’s you Artem). While I wasn’t extremely keen with his earlier Strictly series (especially the one with Kara, ick), I really admire him on the 2013 season with Natalie Gumede (they were robbed), so I was so excited for him to be in DWTS. But now… I really wish he’d go back to Strictly (and switch with Tristan, haha!), having him and Val shirtless for every single episode is just nauseous. I rather believe he didn’t really show what he could do to his partners to Lea as well.
You’re splitting hairs, Daniel as “doing well” and “going far” can easily be equated in this particular instance, in the way you used it. Jonathan was not a good dancer. I don’t know that anyone could have fared better with him.
I think Artem’s flaws with his partner are much greater than Allison’s. Lea has got some talent. She ballet danced a good bit when she was younger and her quality of movement was not bad. But Artem couldn’t managed to correct her posture issue and he turned her into the same kind of dancer that Tony usually churns out – much too delicate and soft. Weak. She would have been better off with almost anyone else. Besides Tony, of course.
Females: Sharna, Karina, Emma, Witney, Peta, Lindsay
Males: Derek, Mark, Keo, Sasha, Henry, Tony
Troupe: Allison, Jenna, Gleb
Alternatives: Anna T,Cheryl
I AGREE WITH ALAN ABOVE. SINCE IT IS 10TH ANNIVESARY OF THE SHOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND SUGGEST AN “ALL STAR CAST” – I.E. ALL 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD WINNERS. THANK YOU.
CM #92 Thank you for responding to my question. I don’t remember him from the All-Star season, but there was a lot going on. Speaking of All-Star…I would rather they not do that again. I would prefer new “stars”. We’ve already seen what the prior contestants can do (or not).
This season i want Derek to be paired up with some 50+ popular 80s-90s movie/TV actress like Jennifer Grey. Derek’s partnership with Jennifer is one of Derek’s best ever.
If Lea was paired up with Derek this season ..both could’ve made it to the finals or even win it. As Leah is definitely more well known and popular than Bethany. With Derek’s choreography, she definitely could’ve shined more. Artem couldn’t bring the best out of Lea. Hell couldn’t even fix her posture problem.
Anyone have any recommendation who should Derek be paired up with in season 20?
Ok this is hard because I’m a fan of them all!
Gals: Peta, Sharna, Cheryl, Witney, Emma& Allison
Guys: Val, Henry, Artem, Mark, Derek, Keo
Troupe: Lindsay, Jenna Sasha, and Serge!! Loveee him.
@DWTS19Fan…#98
I totally agree that Lea would have done a great deal better. She had great potential. Derek is well-known for working on issues the judges bring up. Both he and Mark have even gone outside the rehearsal bldg. to seek help to work on an issue with their celebrate. And, Derek would have given her a great deal of encouragement just as Mark in a firm but nice way, also. Derek has this unique way of figuring out his celebrate partner. Artem just seemed too into himself.
My Choices:
Females: Witney, Peta, Sharna, Emma, Lindsey Cheryl and Kym (if available)
Males: Derek, Mark, Henry, Sasha, Keo and Gleb and Val
Troupe: Allison, Jenny, Artem (not that familiar with troupe dancers)
There is no need for “all caps” Virginia. It’s considered shouting.
My recommendation for Derek is that he do something OTHER than DWTS. 🙂
I’m so split on Derek continuing DWTS. I want him him to grow and go onto bigger things but I NEED to see him every week. I’m already suffering from withdrawal. Abc should give him his own show
@Ananya…#103
I know what you mean. While I know that many would miss Derek’s amazing dancing & choreography, including me, I have been praying that he gets an offer he can’t refuse and it takes him to newer heights of a promising career. It pains me to see the insults and remarks made about him and the punishing of any of his celebrates (the past 2-3 years) when they haven’t deserved the prejudice. And, Derek having his own show would be awesome, and I have had the same thoughts.
To me from Derek’s last tv guide blog it sounds like he will be back for S20 in some way. I think he wants to do it since it is the 10th anniversary. It would not surprise me if this is his last season and he will move on to bigger and better things, not that he hasn’t already as he always has multiple projects going at once. We all know the man will do what he wants and what makes him happy. I will support him in whatever he chooses. Once he is gone from DWTS so am I as he is the only reason I watch. I can take or leave the other pros.
I didn’t read through every comment so I apologize if this was already said but I thought Derek already confirmed he was coming back for S20. Maybe on GMA? I can’t be sure but I know I read that somewhere. I almost wonder if he and Julianne negotiated a two year deal together since we know Julianne is coming back next season.
Males: Mark, Derek, Tony, Val, Keo, not sure on the 6th.
I’ve really grown to like Mark a lot the last few seasons so I hope he comes back. Tony doesn’t do much for him but I know he’ll be there so I just put him down. I want to see what Keo can do for at least a few weeks so I would like to see him last. Val, Val, Val…I have a love/hate relationship with him. I really liked him when he was with Zendaya and he didn’t bother me the last two seasons. It’s really when he does the showmance crap and let’s the massive chip on his shoulder take over. He would do well to get a non-dancer, older contestant. If he knows winning isn’t a possibility from the start he might relax some and just enjoy the experience.
Females: Sharna, Peta, Emma, Witney, Karina, and Allison
I do worry about Sharna since she was added in at the last moment but I’m hoping the show wised up. I know Allison had a rough go this season but I do really like her and think she should have another chance.
Troupe: Lindsay, Sasha, Henry, Brittany maybe?
I’m not a Jenna fan at all so I wouldn’t mind if she didn’t make the cut for S20.
Derek did not confirm anything. He said he’d be a part of the show “in some way” – that’s pretty damn ambiguous.
Here is my Pro Wish List:
Females: Sharna Burgess, Karina Smirnoff, Allison Holker, Emma Slater, Witney Carson, Anya Garnis
Males: Derek Hough, Maks Chmerkovskiy, Mark Ballas, Keo Motsepe, Val Chmerkovskiy, Pasha Kovalev
Troupe: Peta Murgatroyd, Lindsey Arnold, Tristan MacManus, Gleb Savchenko
Males:
Mark – I think Derek should and will move on, and the show NEEDS Mark for his creativity and likeability.
Keo – I wanted to see more of him last season, so I hope he gets another shot.
Tristan – I know this is a long shot, but I have such a soft spot in my heart for Tristan. He well may be the one pro I’ve loved the most on this show, so I hope they bring him back, and I hope they give him someone who can last longer than a few weeks.
Val – I wish someone could write into his contract that he can’t talk about the show AT ALL with his brother. I think when he choreographs on his own, he has great potential, but the Maks/walking around choreo isn’t that awesome at all. Also, if there was a “no showmance” provision in his contract that would be great. Better yet, give him the female Tommy Chong (no clue who that is), but maybe a funny older lady could bring out of Val what Tommy brought out of Peta.
Gleb – Loved him the one season he was on and would love to see him again.
Females:
Peta – I really grew to love her this season. Her journey this season was one of my favorite stories of the season.
Emma – I always love her. She’s just so likable and really does no how to choreograph to highlight a person’s personality and mask their weaknesses.
Karina – I was sooo sad to see her and Randy go so early. Definitely want to see her back.
Sharna – Her choreography with Charlie was seriously amazing. I hope she stays around a while this season
Witney – While I loved her and Alfonso this season, her season 18 switch week with Drew was one of my favorite memories of her. Hope to see her next season.
Alison – Didn’t love her this season, but I do like her choreo and definitely want her to have another chance
Troupe: I don’t know enough up and comers to have a list, but I hope they either have a short contestant for Sasha to pair with or that he’s on the troupe because I really grew to like him with Snooki. Other than that, I don’t really have an attachment to any of the current troupe members.
Males: Derek, Maks(gasps a Derek fan who likes Maks? Haha! No he’d be great for the 10th Anniversary), Mark, Tony, Val, Artem/maybe someone new.
Females: Witney, Sharna, Peta, Anna/Kym, Karina, Lindsay(give her one more chance)new person
Troupe: Keo, Sasha/ Henry Allison, Lindsay/Jenna
Just please no more people from SYTYCD! I liked Brooklyn and Serge but now enough to want to see them every Monday!
Witney (loved her choreo this season)
Emma (has the biggest heart, I would love to see her with a celeb with a lot of potential to see what she can do with him)
Peta (I never really cared for her but I LOVED her with Tommy!)
Lindsay (deserves another shot, she stood out to me in the troupe)
Sharna (love her interaction with her partners and her choreo)
Karina (it would be really sad to not see her back!)
Derek (don’t know if he’ll be there, but it’s a wish list so…)
Mark (for me, S19 was by far his best season)
Sasha (loved him with Nicole, hope they cast someone really short so he can be there)
Keo (want to see more of him and what he is capable of)
Val (but please no more showmance… I like his choreo but sometimes for me, he is too desperate to win. Anyway, he is still good in my opinion)
Gleb (!!! pretty please)
Troupe: Jenna (I don’t really know what to think of her, I would like to see another side from her…), Allison (I wasn’t a fan of her at all as pro, but in general I love her dancing and I think a season or two in the troupe may be good for her), Henry, Armen (would love to see him get a shot)
Oh yeah, I listed Val as a pro but it does come with stipulations: no showmance, no pouting. Just shut up and dance and try to make the best of your situation. Actually, as others have said I’d love to see him with a Tommy Chong-type that brings out a side of him we haven’t seen, because frankly although I think he is a great dancer and has the potential to be a very good choreographer, his attitude and ego is such a turn off sometimes.
I am really looking forward to Season 20!! I am hoping it will be a big celebration season and we will see a lot of the old pros back! Even if they can’t all come back and be pros I hope they can at least do some pro dances or guest judge!
Male Pros: Derek, Mark, Val, Tony, Louis, Dimitry/Maks
Female Pros: KYM!!, Cheryl, Karina, Anna, (Lacey/Chelsie/Edyta), Whitney
I would prefer if they did not have a troupe this year and really incorporated older pros with newbie pros in some great pro dance performances.
male pros
derek and mark tony keo and sasha and henry or Tristan or louie
female pros sharna peta emma whitney karina Allison and Lindsay or jenna or kym Johnson or anna t or chelsie
troupe gleb and artem and Brittany and Brooklyn or jenna or lindsay
Males: Keoikantse Motsepe, Tony Dovolani, Artem Chigvintsev, Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, & Gleb Savchenko
Females: Witney Carson, Lindsay Arnold, Allison Holker, Peta Murgatroyd, & Sharna Burgess
I think if Allison is on the show it will be as a pro. I don’t see her joining the troupe because she can probably make a lot more money elsewhere. I could be wrong.
Heidi, I think so too. But I wish she would be in the troupe for a season or two – even if it’s not too realistic. Because after that, I think she could become a great pro!
I say give Allison a season or two and she’ll be bringing it just as much as the other pros. She may be a little green…but, who hasn’t been in their first season? I agree with Heidi too…she’s above the Troupe.
female pros: Peta, Lindsey, Sharna, Witney, Allison, and Emma
male pros: Val, Maks, Keo, Mark, Tony, and Artem
Troupe: Derek, Karina, Cheryl, and Henry
LOL….yep, sure that will happen.
Men: Derek, Mark, Sasha, Gleb, Keo, Dmitry (It’s a few years later now, I’d like to give him another chance!)
Women: Karina, Witney, Emma, Sharna, Peta, Cheryl
Troupe: Lindsey, plus some new faces
Females. Witney jenna Lindsey Emma Sharna peta
males. Derek mark Artem Henry Val sasha
Troupe. Alan tarnisha Paul and Britney all from sytycd
Alternates Allison
My Wish List (in no particular order):
Females: Sharna Burgess, Karina Smirnoff, Kym Johnson, Emma Slater, Witney Carson, Anna Trebunskaya
Males: Jonathon Roberts, Mark Ballas, Tristan MacManus, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, Henry Byalikov
Troupe: Sasha Farber, Lindsay Arnold, Artem Chigvinstev, Jenna Johnson
Alternatives: Tony Dovolani, Allison Holker, Louis Van Amstel, Peta Murgatroyd, Chelsie Hightower
While I did not enjoy Allison as a pro this year, I think moving her to the troupe would not serve the purpose of ‘seasoning’ her. My money is on the quick learner theory, and if she is back next season, we will see a different Allison. My only other problem with Allison is how lanky she is. In fact, she looks a tad too skinny. For me, her lean upper thighs are distracting when her legs are fully extended and it gives her a gaunt appearance. She would be wise (IMO) to either wear costumes that give her a curvier look, or put on about 5-8 pounds. I’m assuming of course it would go straight to her thighs. LOL I like the more proportionate look of Witney, Cheryl, Emma and Sharna. I would love to see Kym back on the floor, but I would anticipate more of a cameo role vs full-on pro. Kym always talked about her bum sticking out. She knew how to costume herself in a way that disguised the bum and still look great on the dance floor. And Brittany thanks on the idea of Derek being in the troupe. Good laugh that one. As mentioned so many times this year at Pure, Derek has officially out-grown DWTS. Makes me sad, but move on kiddo. You’ve done more on this show and for this show than any other pro or celebrity that has tripped the light fantastic on the DWTS boards.
I’ve always loved watching Allison in her contemporary pieces, where she bodily and emotionally throws herself into a routine, but her ballroom all seemed to be about knowing where the camera was. She was mugging the camera more than anyone this season and I find that off putting from a star, more so from a pro.
Ladies – Whitney, Emma, Karina, Kym, Peta, Anya/Lindsay/Anna
Gents – Derek (I know he should move on, but I’m not certain I would watch this show without him) Mark, Keo, Pasha, Tony
Female
Peta ( she’s my fave and loved seeing her fun side this season,hope she gets a good partner I want to see her win a second MBT)
Sharna ( amazing choreographer need to give her a good partner this season)
Emma ( so sweet and good give her someone who can dance or at least move)
Witney ( not the biggest fan but did good with Alfonso)
Jenna ( super talented deserves a shot at being a pro)
Lindsey ( not the best but has been in troupe forever give her a shot)
Karina ( love her but seems like she always get bad partners)
Male
Keo ( don’t really know him but seems good)
Artem ( I need back next year, fantastic this year but no awkward sexiness with old partners again)
Henry (so good he’s amazon and deserves a shot)
Sasha ( if you can find a celeb short enough he deserves it because he did great with snooki)
Val ( no showmance please give him a tommy chong-type to bring out the funny side of him like P)
Julz tocker (miss this Aussie and deserves a real shot)
Mark and Derek- Should move on to better and bigger things. I never cared for Derek and Mark’s Album has be on repeat for the past week.
Troupe
Tanisha ( dwts toxic dance dual)
Serge Onik ( #sergesquad from the beginning and he’s part of the fam he’d fit right in)
Brittany cherry ( thinking out loud was incredible and she’s been in some numbers this season)
Jenna/Lindsey- whichever isn’t picked to be pro id prefer Lindsey here over Jenna
Alternatives
Damian whitewood ( loved him it’d be awkward for peta but he was a good pro and I need more Aussies)
Allison ( Id like her in troupe,but not really, she’s good but always seemed to choreograph to herself not Jonathan and unfortunately she has poor technique compared to other female pros)
I would love to see what Witney and Val could do with non-ringers. That proves how talented the pros are. Love Sharna and Henry also.
della I think Witney was amazing with Drew during the switch-up and she was rewarded with Alfonso as a result.
It’s weird, because Allison never had a mugging problem on SYTYCD – and she’s spent more time on that show than on DWTS. Makes me wonder if that’s a Mandy Moore influence. She specifically talked about teaching the celebs and the new pros to know where the camera is.
Well, Della, Witney has only been on two seasons – it’s a bit early to demand she get a non-ringer, particularly when her first partner wasn’t even remotely close to being the biggest ringer on the show.
Now, Val, on the other hand….
Ugh, the camera mugging. Once in a while is okay, but doing it at every opportunity, several times a dance? That makes it lose impact and just comes across as silly or gross (depending on who does it). I really wish they’d tone it down. If that’s Mandy Moore’s fault then shame on her for being so darn uninspired.
maybe we should tweet nopenother to STOP making them mug
plus, I kind of miss being able to tell which pro was which by their individual flair
I remember reading on here about the pros contracts but I can’t find the post now. You guys really broke down how they are contacted and some of the stipulations of their contracts. Do you have any idea if some of the older, fan favorite pros could be brought back as a way to fulfill their contracts? I ask because Kym gave an interview in which she mentions she has a year left on her contract but it was put on hold for her to accept the judging job in Australia. So with her now doing the tour and season 20 coming up I’m curious to know if she would be cast so two things could finish out her contract. Plus how many others like Maks, Karina, Tony, etc could be in that boat.
Link to interview: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/dancing-with-the-stars-judge-kym-johnson-has-returned-to-australia-and-is-searching-for-mr-right/story-fni0cc2c-1227127156725?nk=5a5fbba3d771768a626f43a01077cbf1
Pro wish list:
Males:
Keo Motsepe, Val C. (no showmance), Tristan MacManus, Aljaz Skorjanec, Mark/Derek/Tony, Sasha/Henry
Females:
Karina Smirnoff, Witney Carson, Emma Slater, Sharna/Peta, Aliona Vilani, Lindsay/Jenna
Troupe: Lindsay/Jenna, Sasha/Henry, Brittany Cherry, Paul Karmiryan
I’d love to see
Female: Sharna, Peta, Karina, Chelsie, Anna, and Emma (NOT WITNEY)
MALE: Derek, Mark, Val, Keo, Artem, and Tristan/Louis
My two cents on “mugging.” From when I’ve watched SYTYCD, every time I’ve seen Allison perform I’ve thought her faces were too big, too exaggerated. (And that’s the consensus with a lot of viewers I know). It’s easier to ignore because lately, she is ALWAYS dancing contemporary or jazz (which she is very good at). However, I think a lot of it is in the transition from stage performing to performing for TV. I think when you are performing on a stage your audience is further away, thus you make your facial gestures a little bit bigger. For TV and movies, the camera puts your audience a lot close; therefore, you don’t need to exaggerate your face as much. I think it is pretty common with a lot of dancers on both DWTS and SYTYCD.
Oh and I just realized I forgot, my dream pro list (trying to be realistic and also under the assumptions that Cheryl and Karina will stick to what they’ve said and retire):
Men: Mark, Val, Artem, Henry, Keo, and Derek (but for a change, I’d like Keo to get the ringer, and Henry since I think he got shafted last time around as pro).
Women: Witney, Jenna, Peta (who really won me around this season), Emma (who is just a gem), Sharna, and I suppose Lindsay.
Yeah, the “a lot of viewers I know” really doesn’t fly around here as proof of anything. It’s anecdotal and your friends are more likely to share your opinion than they are to disagree.
As for the mugging being “common with a lot of dancers”? Don’t agree at all.
It’s called paying your dues, MeganD – you’re just not used to seeing it because Val really hasn’t. Neither Henry nor Keo got “shafted” – they are paying their dues.
Out of your list, Derek and Mark both have had questionable partners. Derek manages to make his questionable ones look quite good. Just look to Lil’ Kim or Joanna (or Shannon’s ballroom) to see evidence of that. For that matter, Jennie Garth easily could have gone the way of Shannen Doherty – she was so nervous and uncertain the whole time. Artem? Had a ringer this season – should have fared MUCH better than he did. I don’t know how he did over in the UK and I’m not sure it relates to DWTS at all.
Totally agree about Lil’ Kim and Joanna. Considering Lil’ Kim was being called a trainwreck casting decision when announced, and also Joanna had a bad reputation from that show she did with Terrell Owens.
I think Jennie Garth was always a lot more likeable than Shannen, however, who had always been deemed a b*tch and hard to work with.
If you watch earlier seasons of DWTS, the mugging was never this bad, so I can’t say that it’s inherent to dancing. I think Sharna is great and I loved her and Charlie together – but lordy, she might be one of the worst on the show about it. Stop winking and making pouty faces every time you are on camera! She’s not the only one, but she’s one of the worst offenders.
@Della…
I thought Witney did an awesome job with Drew Carey in S-18 during the switch-up week. She was every bit as good as Cheryl with Drew; and he was “no” ringer material just entertaining. I think Witney knows how to play the game (making your partner look good) and as a fairly new pro, is commendable. She just may end up being a female Derek.
Eh different roses I suppose in terms of mugging I suppose. And I also suppose I am more talking about pulling faces to overwrought proportions during dances, which IMO Allison has always done (even back 10 years ago on SYTYCD2), than during phone number callouts and such.
I obviously know that both Derek and Mark have gotten some questionable partners (which should be the case considering they’ve been on for like 14 and 15 seasons respectively). But I could have said that Tristan or Gleb who also got shafted during their short tenures.
I know that Strictly follows a bit of a different ideology, but I will say that maybe aside from Pasha (who has pretty much gotten a ringer four seasons in a row, but also is charming as heck so who really cares) the talent in the stars is spread a bit more (which is why I believe there have been no repeat pro winners or even that many that have made the finals twice).
I’ve sort of made 2 wish lists– the anniversary list & the probably more realistic list. Ones I think may actually happen are next to them in the parenthesis.
Ladies:
WITNEY
Peta
Karina
Emma
Anna (Sharna)
Kym (Lindsay–I think she’s grown up a lot, and especially after that paso, I’m ready to give her another shot)
If for some reason there’s an extra guy this season, in a dreamworld I’d love to see Julianne or Lacey back on the floor
Guys:
Mark
Artem
Henry
Sasha
Tony
Val
–Keo if extra female celeb
Troupe– I want to go back to the expanded troupe we used to have:
Jenna, Brittany, Allison, Julz, Gleb or Keo, Paul Karmiryan
Tristan got Gladys Freakin Knight! I know she’s not a spring chicken but she’s got to be one of the biggest stars this show has ever had. And I know that Louis Van Amstel wanted very badly to be her partner but he wasn’t included in the cast that season. So, while I love Tristan and hope they bring him back, I don’t feel really that sorry for him about who his celebs have been. And Valerie Harper! for crying out loud. I know she had huge limitations but she also had one of the biggest inspiration stories ever on the show.
Gleb was on what? One season? There’s likely a reason for that and again – paying dues. As for Tristan, do not agree AT ALL that he was shafted. At all. I’m with Jess. To top it off Tristan is not a great choreographer by his own admission, and the fact that he ceded the choreo to Chelsie when given a chance to choreograph for a pro is telling.
Don’t think the talent in the stars is necessarily spread out more – that implies that in order to win multiple times you either have to have a ringer or be purposely given a talented celeb. Since they don’t audition people for this show, there is no way of knowing if a woman is going to be a Brooke Burke or a Denise Richards before they actually dance. Maks’ fans were all crowing about him getting Denise because they figured she’d be just like Brooke – and on paper she is just like Brooke. But we know how that turned out. Same for Jennifer Grey versus Lea Thompson – on paper they are very, very similar, except that Lea had FAR more training than Jennifer ever did. No such luck for Artem. Your logic also implies that the pro has little or nothing to do with how well the celeb does – clearly that’s not the case either.
To succeed as a pro on this show you have to be able to change your choreographic style to both highlight your celebs particular positives and minimize thier negatives.
Derek is the gold standard of being able to do this, followed by Mark, Karina, Cheryl and at least this past season, Peta and Witney.
Lea’s bad posture almost always made me cringe when watching her dance. I also thought she needed to use the floor better to achieve more power in her movements. She always danced pulled up, which is understandable as a former ballet dancer. These are things that Artem should have worked on with her. Instead he concentrated on making her look like a raging hormonal cougar most of the time. She deserved better. Not impressed at all with his first DWTS outing as a pro.
I’m willing to give Allison another shot at pro. She had some speedbumps her first season, but as others have noted so did many other pros their first season. Jonathon was sweet but he didn’t seem like a natural dancer in the way say, Sadie did. It’s gotta be challenging in your first season as a pro to have a partner who’s not gifted with any natural dance talent.
If you go back and watch some of his dances, he’s very stompy and ungraceful in his movements and he almost always looks like he’s concentrating on remembering the steps instead of just letting them flow organically.
As for Tristan, I really don’t see him coming back to DWTS. For one thing, it seems that TPTB only want young, hot unattached pros lately. They already have Tony filling the happily married mature pro spot. Also, I have a feeling Tristan is not down for the producer micro-managing that seems to be happening more frequently on the show. He seems to be a straightforward no-bullshit kind of guy.
Totals give and take of pro wish list only, not alternates or troupe, please correct me if I mis-counted and someone recounts…
Witney 70
Emma 65
Peta 64
Karina 61
Sharna 54
Allison 29
Lindsay 25
Kym 20
Anna 14
Jenna 12
Cheryl 10
Chelsie 7
Lacey 6
and a few others who were mentioned 1-4 times.
Mark 69
Derek 57
Keo 57
Val 50
Sasha 38
Tony 38
Henry 34
Artem 27
Gleb 20
Tristan 20
Maks 9
Louis 5
and a few others mentioned 1-4 times
Jess, awesome! Thanks for counting!
YW, it was kind of fun to see how it all added up. Witney seems to have a generalized appeal, fans who tend toward long standing pros and fans who are interested in a shake up toward the young/different. Personally, I was happy to see how much support Sasha got considering he’s only had one season. I didn’t expect to like him as a pro but he really pleasantly surprised me with Nicole. I thought he was creative, fun, supportive and what surprised me most was he didn’t show off, over dance her, camera hog…like I for some reason expected.
I’ve heard that the tour is selling well, and if these numbers represent a larger dwts fan base I can see why with Witney, Emma, Mark, Keo, Val and even Sasha being so popular.
Yeah that was fun to see – and yay for Sasha & Keo getting so much support! I said upthread that I think that Sasha definitely deserves another shot – he takes whatever TPTB throws at him and seems to do it with a smile. I’ve personally never seen him be negative or complain, and I thought he did great with Nicole. Plus Keo seems so happy to be there, too – and super hot eye candy too, haha.
Okay, I suppose I ought to be realistic about this, even though I would love nothing more than for Chelsie and Dmitry to come back… here’s my list.
Males: Val, Henry, Mark, Sasha, Tony, Keo
Females: Witney, Peta, Karina, Sharna, Lindsay, Jenna
Troupe: Tanisha Belnap, Sonny Pedersen, Nika Kljun, Paul Kamiryan, and then two unknowns fresh from competition world – I have my suggestions but I don’t know that anybody will know them, let me know if anybody wants to talk specifics 🙂
Alternates: Tristan, Gleb, Emma
Send Derek and Cheryl on to other things, but ask them back for the big 10th anniversary episode, along with Maks, Kym, Chelsie, Dmitry, Lacey, maybe even Edyta, Anna, and more of the old guard. Maybe even get Julianne out from behind the table again 😀
Is a wish list and doesnt matter how realistic can or cant be, here are my choices:
MALE pros:
Mark Ballas
Henry Byalikov
Dmitry Chaplin
Val Chmerkovskiy
Artem Chigvintsev
Sasha Farber
FEMALE pros:
Anna Trebunskaya
Karina Smirnoff
Peta Murgatroyd
Sharna Burgess
Emma Slater
Edyta Sliwinska
Ok this is my wish list for pros & troupe:
Male Pros: Artem, Sasha, Val, Gleb, Henry, Dmitry and/or Armen Way
Female Pros: Jenna, Lindsay, Emma, Sharna, Karina, Anna
Troupe: Serge Onik, Paul, Brittany (can’t think of another at the mo!),
No Derek or Tony as it time for them to leave!
Question for those of you who recommend that some pros go into the troupe: why is it so useful as a training ground for new pros? I think for female pros, it’s usefulness is a bit overrated tbh. I think you either have the “it factor” or you don’t. Witney IMO always had the “it factor. Lindsay not so much (she’s grown a lot though). Jenna….idk. I guess I’m skeptical from a longtime viewer’s perspective who likes some of the “old ways.” A troupe didn’t exist when Julianne became a pro and she was 19, same age as Lindsay & Witney when they joined DWTS . But Julianne was incredible. Talented beyond her years. Do you think the troupe is essential now because of all the SYTYCD people crossing over who aren’t accomplished world title holders?
That might be a good reason, Kay. But you’re right – mostly you either have it or you don’t. But where I think it helps is when it comes to teaching a celebrity. Teaching can be learned by watching what others around you do, particularly if you get involved in some of their dances. Being in the room when a long time pro is working with their celeb can show the younger peeps how it’s done, which can be valuable. You’re right – Julianne, Derek and Mark didn’t have that – but they did have a lot of one-on-one attention and training from the best ballroom dancers in the world. I’m not so sure the Vibe tribe or “the fam” get that sort of attention.
Those are great points, Heidi, and I would also add that the show has changed from when Julianne, Mark, and Derek all started out. The level of difficulty and expectations is so much higher now, and there’s a great deal more production and entertainment factor to consider. When those guys started out, not only were they the cream of the dancing crop, but they had expectations to teach ballroom and that’s pretty much it.
But as we’ve seen the show evolve – and definitely due to Derek and Mark and others – each number is so much more than that. So not only do they have to be able to choreograph and teach an untrained celeb, they have to make them look the best they can on television. So some time spent in the troupe and seeing how they strategize and compensate is really helpful.
I think with Cheryl leaving, it would be nice to add an African American, Asian, or Latin American female dancer to the troupe. Maybe they could add to the number of people in the troupe, if they want to keep the same members in the troupe.
Thank you so much for the responses PH & Figamentation, even over a week after the start of the thread. I never considered the teaching element. I guess pros who’ve been there since the early seasons have improved & adapted in teaching as the show’s evolved. I could see that the learning curve is steeper now since show is a lot more fast-paced & high-end production. Makes me wonder if pros who’ve been gone for a while would be a bit thrown if they were to return.
That said, I’d love it if Kym Johnson came back as a pro 🙂
But…I think it would be cool to see old pros in either some featured pro numbers or as guest judges for the 10 year special (that would only work if Len took another 5 week break I suppose).
My pro list if anyone cares:
Male Pros:
Derek- I want to keep seeing him create beautiful dances & connections with his partners. But he needs a break. If he just did Macy’s Stars of Dance and/or 10th Anniversary pro numbers I’ll be happy.
Mark- Eccentric but love him for it. When he’s on, he’s brilliant. He’s always been a sweetheart, but he was an absolute doll with Sadie & Candace. Always does well with young/shy/conservative types.
Val- Love that he keeps it traditional, & he’s really stretched himself creatively. But
I think he’s only genuinely liked Zendaya out of all his partners. He needs to work on connecting without forcing showmances. (I thought his connections with Elizabeth & Danica were weak. Seemed like he only tolerated them.) I want him with a sweet bubbly teenager again. Either that or a funny older woman so he can just loosen up and not be such a try-hard.
Keo- He didn’t get a chance to show what he’s made of.
Henry
Gleb- If Derek isn’t a competing pro. I think we need another tall pro. Plus beautiful to look at of course.
Female Pros:
Sharna- So creative, so fierce, just love her. She’s like a female Derek.
Emma- She’s got so much heart! Her choreography is so fun and I wish for once she can get a capable partner so she could really slay!
Witney- Bubbly and adorable but such a firecracker & knows how to give a crowd pleasing routine. She can do no wrong for me.
Karina- Dance goddess. She has had such great partnerships & it sucks that TPTB have cut her down so many times!
Peta- She’s just solid. So powerful. Love a no-nonsense teacher.
Kym Johnson- fave of the original female pros!
Male: Keo, Artem, Val, Sasha, Henry, Mark
really would prefer NOT to see Louis or Gleb or Tony
Troupe: Jon Platero, Sonny Fredy Pederson, Jaymz
Female: SHARNA, Peta, Witney, Lindsay, Emma
Troupe: Oksana Dmytreko, Brittany Cherry