GMA Dancing With The Stars Season 21 Cast Reveal Up Close And Personal – Guest Blog, Photos, Video By Cathy

This is so awesome. A Derek Hough fan named Cathy was able to attend the Good Morning America Dancing With The Stars Season 21 Cast Reveal on Monday. Below she reports on it for us. She also sent us some amazing photos and videos of the cast from “behind the scenes”. You can read even more on Bindi Irwin at Pure Derek Hough. Be sure to thank Cathy for her time. (((THANKS Cathy)))!!!

Cathy:
What an awesome experience it was to attend the GMA DWTS Cast Reveal for S21 live in Times Square, NYC, on 9/2/15! This was my first time attending such a special event, and it was so exciting and a lot of fun!

Just before 8am, a group of pros and celebrities made their grand entrance onto the GMA plaza, and the audience began cheering for them. Only some of the cast was present as the remainder of the cast had other commitments. During the time up until the cast reveal segment, which was scheduled to air at 8:15, all the pros and celebrities, along with Tom Bergeron, interacted and mingled with the studio audience…talking with us and taking lots of selfies! And it was fun watching them as they enjoyed interacting with one another! At one point we even watched Tony and Louis playfully dancing together, and then Keo and Bindi began to dance together. It was all so spontaneous and so priceless! They all…pros and celebrities alike…went out of their way to entertain us while we stood waiting! The GMA staff also gave us paddles…one that read “ABC GMA DWTS Cast Reveal ” and the other had a perfect “10” score written on it…to add to the overall festivities of the occasion. Shortly later one of the staff came out carrying this season’s MBT…yeah, THE coveted MBT, and what a stunning award it was to see in person! It was awesome to see all these behind-the-scenes moments live!

What I found very interesting and fun was watching the pros, celebrities, Tom, the GMA staff, and the audience interact with one another during the commercial breaks. It gave everyone a chance to unwind and relax for a few moments, and the cast would come out into the audience again for more selfies! That was also when the stage/production crew could rearrange the set for the next segment. Special moments like these that are not televised are truly priceless!

Overall, it was a truly awesome experience! To see all the big bright lights and signs over the GMA studio announcing the cast reveal live was breathtaking, plus another building on the other side of Times Square had HUGE lighted signs marking this big announcement as well. And it was so interesting to be surrounded by such a diverse group of people. I heard accents from England and France and had the opportunity to talk with a lovely family visiting from Switzerland. That’s why Times Square is referred to as “The Crossroads of the World “! I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this amazing experience and celebrating this joyous occasion with everyone! S21 is going to be a truly special and memorable season for all!


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