Make Your Pro Wish List For Dancing With The Stars Season 24
It’s that time again! Dancing With The Stars Season 24 will come faster than we think, so, let’s make our new Pro Wish Lists be heard. Question: If you were to pick 12 pros (6 males and 6 females), who would they be? You can also pick a few Alternatives in case they make the cast a little bigger. Let us know your picks in comments. Special Note: Derek Hough won’t be dancing next season since he will be judging “World Of Dance”. So, it won’t do any good to wish for him. Though let’s hope for some Pro dances if NBC and ABC will let him.
Adding: We plan to do a Celebrity Wish List very soon as well! So stay tuned! 😉
Ok, below is my Pro Wish List:
Male Pros: Gleb Savchenko, Mark Ballas (I missed him last season and his creativity), Sasha Farber, Alexey Balash (DWTS Russia fame), Tristan MacManus (wouldn’t it be cool to see him return?), Artem Chigvintsev
Female Pros: Peta Murgatroyd (I have missed her so badly too), Sharna Burgess, Edyta Sliwinksa, Lindsay Arnold, Emma Slater, and Elena Samadonova (what a dream come true this would be)
ALternatives: Cheryl Burke, Witney Carson, Paul Barris, New People
Female Pros:
-Lindsay
-Sharna
-Emma
-Witney
-Cheryl
-Allison
-If there’s a seventh spot, give Jenna a second chance
Male Pros:
-Sasha
-Artem
-Mark
-Derek, not happening, but just a wish. I’d take Alan for that spot too.
-Gleb
-Val
Oti from Strictly! She is just incredible!
Males:-
Val
Gleb
Mark
Sasha
Artem
A.N.Other. Never cared about the males apart from Derek (Too keep the bar high) and Mark (for his more lateral pieces). I liked Gleb in Russia and at home but that L.A air did something to him and turned me off him.
Females:-
Sharna
Peta
Lindsay
Elena
Emma
Witney
Troup? Could not give two monkeys about them.
Males:
Sasha
Artem
Mark (oh how i hope he comes back!)
Val (could do without him, but it’s inevitable)
Keo (he was really growing on me and he was starting to find his groove. maybe being in the troupe has helped him)
Gleb
Females:
Lindsay (she just keeps getting better and better!)
Sharna
Witney
Allison
Emma
Cheryl (she brings a diversity to the female pros and is one of the best teachers)
Alternates:
Alan (he still needs a little time to grow, but i wouldn’t be upset if they threw him in the mix)
Dennis Jaunch
Karina (of if she would come back!)
Jenna (she irks me, but she’ll probably be back)
Troupe:
I think that this year’s troupe was good, but maybe just have 4 of them instead of 6, especially since they really only appeared to really use 3 or 4 of them.
Oh, forgot to add troupe
Females:
-Jenna, if there’s no pro spot. I think that Jenna being back in troupe could light a fire in her like it did for Lindsay.
-Hayley
-Brittany C.
-Britt S. or Jensen Arnold, Lindsay’s younger sister
Males:
-Paul Karmiryan, still not entirely sure why DWTS hasn’t picked him up yet.
-Shannon
-Keo, this season in troupe was really beneficial for him, and I think one more season might be enough before he becomes a pro again and hopefully does great.
-Overall, ANYONE BUT DENNIS. Dennis stood out like a sore thumb in most of the numbers mainly due to his evident lack of ballroom experience.
I doubt most of these pros will be available, but here we go.
MALE PRO LIST (MAIN)
-Mark Ballast
-Gleb Savchenko
-Sasha Farber
-Damien Whitewood (It’d be cool to bring him back)
-Keo Motsepe (Having said this I hope his demotion will allow him to realize that he needs to step up to the plate)
-Brendan Cole (SCD only runs this time of year, I enjoy his work with his pros)
MALE PRO LIST (BACKUPS)
-Artem Chigvintsev
-Tony Dovolani
-Val Chmerkovskiy
FEMALE PRO LIST (MAIN)
-Karina Smirnoff
-Julianne Hough (Longshot but it would be great to at least see one Hough dancing next season)
-Kym Johnson
-Lindsay Arnold
-Emma Slater
-Peta Murgatroyd
FEMALE PRO LIST (BACKUP)
-Allison Holler
-Witney Carson
-Sharna Burgess
I like the concept that Strictly is doing or at least supposed to be doing (haven’t watched so I couldn’t confirm), but allegedly they have two extra pros (M and F respectively) in reserve in case a main pro becomes sidelined or injured.
val
mark
artem
sasha
gleb
alan
sharna
Lindsay
jenna
Alison
witney
emma
Cheryl
troupe Brittany haley brookyln keo dennis Shannon or kiril
male
gleb,tristan,keo,artem,sasha,mark
female
emma,jenna,alison,witney,lindsey,sharna
if there was a 13th pro spot: peta, or tony
I am going to put 14 but alan would be my alternate for the guys and Cheryl for the ladies for the reason I will explain. The female pros: Sharna (she and Lindsay are my fav choreographers on the show in regards to the female pros….basically they are the two that are the most exciting to watch out of the ladies) , Emma (now that we had her back in the fall let’s keep her all year round on the show 🙂 ), Lindsay (see what I said before), Allison (she is always fun), Peta (if it means no maks I’m all for this), Witney (I think she got her mojo back this season), Cheryl (I have a bad feeling this was a one season thing but in hopes it wasn’t she is on My list ), and Karina or edyta or kym (im not picky any of them will make me happy). The male pros: Mark (cuz he is just awesome), Val (it’s going to happen so not going to wish it isn’t at this point but I wish he would sit a season out), Sasha (fun), gleb (let’s keep him around), artem (always fun to watch for the most part), Keo and Alan (keo did great with Jodie and I think it’s time to see what Alan can do with a celeb full tony isn’t back), and tony (I kinda missed him). now the troupe I have two lineups in mind: troupe from last season plus Jenna and Trent from scd or the troupe from last year with Jenna, Alan, and Shannon.
Gunna try and be realistic here. Peta won’t be back till the fall season and Kym has hung up her dancing shoes ?. So:
Sharna, Lindsay, Emma, Karina, Jenna, Edyta. Alternates: Cheryl, Witney.
Tristan (completely improbable but I dream!), Sasha, Dmitry, Gleb, Mark, Val. Alternates: Alan, Tony.
Female Pros:
– Lindsay Arnold (great attitude, great choreography, great fun!)
– Sharna Burgess (should have 2 MBT’s by now IMO and deserves to stick around)
– Emma Slater (amazing teacher so don’t you dare do her dirty again, PTB!)
– Karina Smirnoff (I realize this is unlikely but I wouldn’t say IMPOSSIBLE)
– Kym Johnson (I know she said she’s not coming back…but so did Maks and Cheryl)
– Oksana Platero (one of my absolute favorites on Strictly this season and don’t want to have to wait for next fall to see more from her!)
Male Pros:
– Mark Ballas (it’s gonna feel super weird without at least one of him or Derek there)
– Sasha Farber (another one of the best male pros this show has ever had IMO)
– Gleb Savchenko (just don’t push the sex angle on him and things should be good)
– Alan Bersten (I’ve noticed him helping out a lot of the celebs lately)
– Paul Karmiryan (I think he’d be great but they’d probably start him in troupe for a season which I would understand)
– Tristan MacManus (I know he said never again but I would love to see him return!)
Alternates:
– Val Chmerkovskiy (with someone more challenging this time)
– Artem Chigvintsev (I find him frustrating in a lot of ways but I also think he’s been mismatched personality-wise with his partners lately so I might like him more again with certain types of celebs)
– Ashly Costa (for some reason I have always loved it when she’s been around)
– Anna Trebunskaya (she brings a different sort of energy to the show that I like)
Troupe:
– Keo Motsepe (I love his attitude and would ideally like to see him as a pro again in the fall)
– Shannon Holtz
– Jonathan Platero (another potential pro in the future)
– Hayley Erbert
– Brittany Cherry (same as Jonathan)
– Britt Stewart
Oh yeah and I guess Witney as another alternative but only with someone over the age of 40 as her partner 😛
MALES
Tony
Sasha
Artem
Val
Louis
Gleb
FEMALES
Cheryl
Karina
Whitney
Lindsey
Allison
Sharma
Emma
Men:
Artem Chigvinstev
I guess, Val
Sasha Farber
I guess, Tony
Aljaz Skorjanec (Strictly Pro)
Gleb
Women:
Lindsay
Karina
Cheryl
Emma
Allison
Edyta
Troupe:
Hayley, Alan for sure. Also would like to see strictly newbies AJ Pritchard and Chloe Hewitt. They’re growing on me, and I think the USA would love them.
I would say add Derek and Mark to the list. But hopefully they’ll for sure say goodbye to DWTS. The show hasn’t been the same since Conrad Greene left, i can’t stand Rob Wade. He’s dragging the show into cancellation
No Derek I assume?
Well then
Artem with a contender, he’s due.
Mark missed him
Sasha he has more than proved his worth
Damian back from the Outback. Would be cool to see him
Tristan he has got to be happier with a more Ballroom line up
Tony he’s a staple and the least annoying of the Dance With Me Franchise
Alan he’s kinda goofy,but what the hell he might just make his partner cool.
Females:
Sharna outstanding job with James this season
Karina always good to see a pros pro out there
Lindsay very nice personality and excellent choreo
Kym just the sweetest and love her broadway sensibility
Cheryl love the way she moves and gets the most out of her partners
Jenna proved her worth subbing for Sharna and danced my fave dance of Season 22
oops that should say Season 23- The Suicide Squad Viennese Waltz. Emmy Worthy.
Anyway, the onese I didn’t pick- I love Allison as a hip hop/contemporary dancer she has no rival. But I wished the show would cast her as the expert in Contemporary and leave the ballroom training to ballroom dancers.
I am not in love with a lot of the newbies, that’s why I go back to chestnuts.
And Witney has got to get rid of that Stank Face, and focus like her friend Lindsay does on the choreo.
I guess I should probably give a more realistic season 24 pro lineup as well.
Males:
-Sasha Farber
-Val Chmerkovskiy
-Gleb Savchenko
-Artem Chigvenstev
-Alan Bersten
-Mark Ballas or Tony Dovolani, depends on whether Mark wants to come back or not
Females:
-Sharna Burgess
-Lindsay Arnold
-Witney Carson
-Allison Holker
-Emma Slater
-Jenna Johnson
Troupe:
-Hayley Erbert
-Brittany Cherry
-Britt Steward or a different girl such as Jensen Arnold
-Keo Motsepe
-Two other male troupe spots I don’t know about
I’m thinking that they aren’t going to have a throwback pro next season, or maybe consider Mark or Tony, whoever comes back, as the throwback pro.
#16- Agree with your comments. Also want to say that my main wish is to have Val, Maks and the Fam go far, far, away from the show and take Rob Wade with them. Having said that, no Derek or Mark…..no attention from me. Will not watch the show. Hope to see Sasha, Emma, and Lindsey break out on their own….I will follow them.
Hayley seems to be improving and is a beautiful dancer to watch. She will not grow on a show that has been on a downward spiral. She needs to find an opportunity elsewhere….and it is NOT on the DWTS tour.
FEMALE PROS
Lindsay Arnold
Sharna Burgess
Cheryl Burke
Witney Carson
Allison Holker
Edyta Sliwinska
Karina Smirnoff
MALE PROS
Mark Ballas
Artem Chigvintsev
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Tony Dovolani
Sasha Farber
Gleb Savchenko
MALES
Mark (if he is available) If not, Give Alan or Dennis a chance
Sasha
Artem (give him a hot partner)
Louis
Gleb (give him a challenging partner)
Keo (give him a good partner and another chance)
Alternatively, Tony
FEMALES
Sharna
Emma
Witney
Lindsay
Allison
Cheryl
Alternatively, Karina or Anna
NO Jenna and Val, but of course they will be on 🙁 🙁 If so, give Val the most challenging partner (cranky older businesswoman would be awesome).
Ok, assuming Kym, Derek, and Mark are out -if not, they would be my first three.Since you guys have been posting Strictly dances, I did poach a few of them- not sure how much choreo those pros actually do (for instance I watched AJ/Claudia’s A. Tango and it was a move for move copy of Derek and Nicole’s dance at times)
Same as last year, we desperately need better male pros. I was open to Gleb, but he was really bad this year IMO. I’m willing to give him another season I guess but hopefully they widen the search.
Guys:
Artem
Sasha
Keo (He actually improved a lot with Jodie by the end)
Gleb
Strictly: Aljaz (I like Pasha too)
Paul K. (although with the height thing I’m not holding out hope)
*Even though I don’t like them per se, I would also be ok with Louis or Tony coming back with an older/challenging contestant. They do take care of their partners well.*
Girls:
Sharna
Lindsay
Emma
Cheryl
Allison (I remain on the fence about her but at least her dances are interesting)
Strictly: Katya Jones impressed me with the partner she was given. So did Oksana, considering her nondescript run on DWTS
*I would love Peta back, but it might be too soon after the baby, especially if she is in NYC. I’m fine with a second season for Jenna too.*
Females
Lindsay
Sharma
Emma
Witney
Cheryl or Allison if Cheryl isn’t available
Britt– the NEW girl in the troupe, she really caught my eye. She’s fierce! She definitely should be out front a LOT more than she has been!
Males
Mark
Artem
Gleb
Sasha
Keo
Alan or Val, either one
Well here’s my pie in the sky list:
Females:
Anna T
Cheryl
Lindsay
Emma
Allison
Edyta
Just a side note: I hope Peta comes back next Fall.
Males:
Mark
Sasha
Artem
Gleb
Louis
Alan
Not big on the troupe to begin with so no wish list there.
I know, a very unlikely lineup. I only picked 5 males but balanced it out with choosing 7 females 😉
males:
Derek
Mark
Sasha
Tony
Artem
females:
Julianne
Cheryl
Karina
Allison
Emma
Lindsay
Witney
I think we could very well be in for some surprises when it comes to the next pro lineup! we’ve seen it in recent seasons how they brought pros back we didn’t expect at all. the latest season alone proved that nothing is impossible: Derek, Maks, Cheryl, Gleb back; Tony, Mark out…
Females: Lindsay, Emma, Sharna, Witney, Allison, Karina, Cheryl, Edyta, Kym
Males: Dimitry, Mark, Val, Gleb, Sasha, Artem, Alec Mazo, Alan
Guys:
Mark (if available)
Artem
Gleb
Sasha
Keo (He actually improved a lot with Jodie by the end)
Val (only because they won’t get rid of him)
Alternates: Tony and/or Alan
Girls:
Sharna
Lindsay
Emma
Cheryl
Allison
Karina or Peta
Alternate: Witney
I would love Peta back, but I think it might be wise of her to sit out until the fall and let her body bounce back. It would also give her time to do wedding planning.
Here’s my wishlist
Females:
Lindsay
Peta
Sharna
Cheryl
Allison
Witney
Males:
Mark
Artem
Sasha
Gleb
Val–only because we ALL know he’ll be in since he has nothing in the works
Tony-I actually missed Tony this past season. He’s mellowed since he won S15
Now, I really would LOVE to see Derek back but we all know that’s not gonna happen! WTG Rob Wade!! Pissing off your ‘Golden Boy’ isn’t a good idea. Lookit what happened? He went to another network! GOOD JOB!!!
My picks for the female pros are:
Emma
Lindsay
Sharna
Peta
Cheryl
Karina
My pics for the male pros:
Val
Alan
Gleb
Sasha
Mark
Artem
My picks for the female pros are:
Emma
Lindsay
Sharna
Peta
Cheryl
Karina
Witney
My pics for the male pros:
Val
Alan
Gleb
Sasha
Mark
Artem
wish list sums it up so well … we all knows that there a golden group that are untouchable, with that said my list includes those i consider golden 😛
Male:
Val
Sasha
Alan
Artem
Gleb
Keo
Female:
Sharna
Emma
Witney
Allison
Cheryl
Lindsay
I’d love to see any of Peta/Kym/Anna/Karina back, but i feel its always the female pros you miss!
For the guys, I would have to say:
(1) Mark Ballas (especially since Derek isn’t coming back)
(2) Sasha Farber
(3) Artem C. (not even going to TRY to spell his last name!)
(4) Tristan McManus
(5) Tony Dovolani
(6) Val (although he needs to tone it down a bit)
For the ladies:
(1) Karina Smirnoff (my all time favorite pro – I love her!)
(2) Sharna
(3) Emma
(4) Allison
(5) Cheryl
(6) Julianne
The PRO 6 females
Cheryl,
Karina Smirnoff (the best)
Sharna,
Whitney
Kim.
Edyta
The 6 Males: Mark, Val, Tony, Sasha, Alan and Keo
Sharna, might win the next season if no repeat winners.
Ladies:
Hayley
Lindsey
Sharna
Karina
Allison
Kym
Would love to see Edyta back or Tanisha Belnap.
Male:
Sasha
Mark
Keo
Gleb
Val
Alan
Guys Pro:
1. Alan
2. Keo
3. Val
4. Gleb
Ladies Pro:
1. Allison
2. Lindsay
3. Witney
4. Jenna
My approach will be different this time. I’m grouping Existing/previous pros by how they do with bad dancers/non performers. I’d love for the mods opinion on my grouping.
Proven ability to polish up a bad dancer/non performer/special challenge partner: Sharna, Lindsey, Cheryl, PETA, Derek, Mark, Sasha, Emma
Some ability to polish, middle of the road: Karina, Tony, Kym, Anna, Artem (Patti), Maks (only when he feels like it), Chelsie, Tristan, Wit
Limited ability to polish or unwillingness/inability to be flexible: Val, Keo, Allison
I don’t have a good read on Jenna or Gleb yet.
S24 Pros
Female-Peta, Sharna, Linds, Karina, Chelsie, Emma
Alt: Cheryl, Anna
Males-Derek (I know), Mark, Sasha, Gleb, Tristan, Tony
Alt-Alan
MEN
Mark. It was a shocker to hear him as not returning for S23, so I would love to see him back, especially after his wedding!
Aljaz Skorjanec. We already borrowed Artem from the UK, so why not Aljaz?
Jonathan Roberts. I don’t know but I’d like to see him or Alec Mazo back.
Corky Ballas. I liked him and would love to see him back.
Sasha Farber. He had such a good run this season and I hope he continues
Alan Bersten. I would be so happy to give him a spot on the show. I feel like he would do so well.
Alt. Val, if they must; Tristan, if they can’t get Aljaz or Alan to sign; Keo, wouldn’t be too mad if he’s brought back on.
WOMEN
Emma Slater. Cannot get enough of her.
Lindsay Arnold. I really liked her with Calvin and I really want her to win a MBT.
Witney Carson. Okay I actually really, genuinely like her and want her to win again.
Shirley Ballas. I cannot fathom why they have Mark and have had Corky but not Shirley.
Sharna Burgess. Self-explanatory.
Edyta Sliwinska. Really liked when they brought her back. Didn’t like when they put her with Geraldo
ALT: Jenna, Karina, Britt Stewart
Also really don’t want Len as a judge anymore. If Shirley isn’t a pro, give her a paddle, I say.
As for troupe, I would love to have Shannon and Dennis both back. They are exceptional IMO. I think Alan and Keo did well too. I honestly think Henry would be fine to bring back on troupe, just kept away from celebs lol.
I think Brit Cherry and Hailey were excellent on troupe. I was rather unimpressed with Brit Stewart. I echo others saying Tanisha Belnap!
I don’t know what to think about Allison. She can certainly choreograph but I just don’t think she makes a good pro. When Babyface started bombing his tango, I felt like Cheryl, Emma or Sharna could have pulled him out of it. From the footage they showed, it didn’t seem like she tried to get him back on the count. I think to Emma counting Rock through his dances, Sharna resetting Nick in his S21 tango. Why didn’t Allison help him? Maybe she couldn’t?I would prefer to see Allison choreograph group numbers or something.
I’m actually happy with most of the pro’s and don’t decide to watch or not watch based on who the pro selection. However, I’m not a big fan of the CBros, and Jenna and Alan annoy me. I wish they would bring back some of the original pro’s from time to time – I enjoyed seeing Cheryl this season. It would be nice to see Anna and Edyta come back.
Males: Gleb, Mark, Sasha, Tony, Artem, Keo (because I think it’ll help him develop and grow and because I kinda need some diversity for my eyes and slowly getting over the Russian Invasion)
**NO VAL** (even though I know TPTB will def have him back till week 6 or 7 probable but he needs to take a season or 5 off Im sick of seeing him and Sharna in the finale repeatedly)
Females: Emma, Karina, Lindsey, Cheryl, Kym, Witney
Male Pros:
– Mark
– Sasha
– Jonathan Platero
– Artem
– Gleb
– Tristan
Female Pros
– Lindsay!
– Sharna!
– Cheryl
– Emma
– Karina
– Julianne (Almost impossible, but it’s a wish)
Alternatives:
Oskana Platero would be great, and Dwts would love the husband/wife thing. I don’t mind Witney, and if she’s on I hope they put her with an older celebrity (I think it would make her teacher/choreography stronger). I love Allison as a person, and think she would be a great Pro Dance Choreographer
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Male Pros:
1 – Mark
2 – Tristan
3 – Aljaz (from SCD)
4 – Val / Maks / Tony (one only)
5 – Gleb / Artem
6 – Keo / Sasha (depending on height needs)
Female Pros:
1 – Cheryl
2 – Sharna
3 – Lindsay
4 – Anna / Karina
5 – Emma / Peta / Witney
6 – Oksana (former troupe, now SCD)
Troupe:
Keo/Sasha, Alan, Kiril
Jenna, Brittany, Haley/Britt
Artem
Derek
Mark
Val
Keo
Gleb
Shasha
Alan
Cheryl
Jenna
Whitney
Lindsey
Sharna
Emma
Allison
I’ll be very interested to see what they do in terms of female pros next season. Only six spots available so if Cheryl and Peta wish to return, then someone if going to have to sit out. I have a horrible feeling that person will be Emma (again). Male pros I assume should be fairly straight forward. Derek and Maks out to be replaced by Mark and Tony. Two oldies out and two oldies in. I don’t like Tony at all, I think he’s completely past it and they have other pros like Artem and Sasha who can handle older celebs just fine and even get them further than Tony can.
Should Mark not wish to return next season then I think Alan will get his chance. Either way I think Alan will be a teaching pro either next season or the season after. He’s had four seasons in troupe now, Sasha had four seasons in troupe from S18 onwards before being promoted, Lindsay also four seasons and Jenna had five. I think he’d get a good young partner as well due to his seemingly immature ways. I don’t think TPTB would trust him with an older star and they’d more likely give him a Disney star or someone along those lines. Anyway enough rambling here’s the list (wish list tampered with realistic list).
Males
Mark
Artem (I’d be fascinated to see how he does with someone who can dance to a very high standard with a fanbase to get them through the early boots like Laurie last season).
Sasha
Val (inevitable)
Gleb (not a massive fan so far but he’ll be back. I hope he gets an older partner as it might give me more of an opportunity to warm to him more after last season).
Tony (I can deal with him if he’s given the biggest dud celeb so he’s out by week 3).
Females
Lindsay
Sharna
Peta (if she is not ready to come back then Witney instead)
Allison
Cheryl
Emma
But like I said above I’m expecting Jenna back and if one of Cheryl and/or Peta return then Emma to be bumped out. I’d much rather Witney or Allison go but I can’t see it happening.
I’m going to hope we get 13 contestants again, needing 6 male pros and 7 female pros.
Males: Sasha, Val, Artem, Alan, Keo, Aljaz (SCD)
Females: Sharna, Lindsay, Emma, Karina, Kym, Anna, Janette Manrara (SCD)
Realizing Kym and Anna are unlikely, I’d say Witney and Allison. Or of course Peta if she’s ready.
My wish list:
Females:
Lindsay
Emma
Karina (she probably won’t be coming back because of that singles reality show, but I miss her choreo, her amazing dancing & her energy)
Anna
Jenna (Keo got 3 chances before he got Jodie and was finally able to get past week 2, so there’s no reason why Jenna shoudn’t be given a second chance) Allison.
I like Witney, but I’d like for her to be in troupe for one season. I didn’t write Sharna bc of that video with James where it seemed like she wouldn’t be returning next season.
Males:
Gleb
Artem
Sasha
Mark
Paul Karmiryan (If Simone Biles does next season, I think he’d be a great partner for her! She said she’d be open to dancing with someone new so… they’d make the cutest couple on the show!)
Tony.
Louis Van Amstel is also an option for me. I think he’s a great teacher, I love his choreography and he keeps his choreo traditional, which the show needs more of… Or at least let him choreograph some opening numbers! But I feel like most viewers (women) prefer to vote for the hot, young guys who take their shirts off all the time, so I don’t see him going very far, unless he gets a very charismatic partner who can dance…
I think Val needs a break, I don’t think he’ll take one though. He is a fantastic dancer, one of the most popular pros and used to be one of my favorite pros, but his choreo, to me, has been a bit uninspired since season 19… I think, because of that immigrant mentality – work hard, take advantage of every opportunity, etc – he maybe feels guilty to take a break… But it would be the perfect moment – he just won, he’d get to spend time with his nephew…
Val needs more than a break, he needs to take classes or do something outside of his family that is creative. Do SOMETHING!! I swear, if you stick inside that family too long, it does nothing for a career as an artist. He needs outside influences. The most successful – truly successful, in that their choreography is often great – pros don’t have this “family only” mentality, and get plenty of exposure to other artists.
Hell, Hayley isn’t a pro and she’s at outside dance workshops etc. ALL THE TIME. There’s a video out there of her and two other girls dancing in this studio surrounded by other dancers and it’s awesome – Val needs to get more involved in stuff like that. I would bet that Lindsay and Sharna also have exposure to other dancers/choregraphers outside the show that stimulate them creatively. And we sure as hell know that Derek and Mark do. Sasha? Spent a shit ton of time with Derek and his friends, as does Emma.
Femals: Sharna, Lindsay, Whitney, Emma, Jenna, Allison
Male: Keo, Gleb, Artem, Sasha, Mark, Val
This is hoping Mark will be avalible if not Alan
Lets have a All Star Season in the fall so we can bring James back!
Sharna and James both are interested in an All Stars season, they brought it up more than once. If that ever were to happen, I HOPE it wouldn’t be the horrible planning of Season 15. I would like to see a favorite partners season. Leave the winners as winner, it would be good to others who had huge potential but fell short compete. How fun would a season post Season 15 of Paige and Mark, Amy and Derek, Corbin and Karina, Hinch and Sharna, Calvin and Lindsay, Zendaya and Val, Riker and Allison, James Maslow and Peta, Jack Osbourne and Cheryl.
Male Pros:
Val
Gleb
Artem
Alan
Mark
Rudy Abreu
Jeremy Hudson
Alternates: Sasha, Dennis,and Keo
Females:
Sharna
Cheryl
Emma
Jenna
Oksana Platero
Hayley
Lindsay
Alternates: Allison, Whitney, and Britney
Troupe: Britney, Sasha, Dennis, Britt, Keo, Natalie Lowe, Serge Onik, Shannon, Brooklyn Fullmer, Robert Roldan, Allison, and Henry Byalikov, Witney, and Jonathan Platero
and Paul karmiryan as troupe
Females:
Lindsay Arnold
Sharna Burgess
Cheryl Burke
Witney Carson
Emma Slater
Karina Smirnoff
Males:
Mark Ballas
Val Chmerkovskiy
Artem Chigvintsev
Sasha Farber
Keo Motsepe
Gleb Savchenko
Alternates:
Alan Bersten
Allison Holker — While I don’t necessarily think Allison nor Witney are good fits for DWTS, she seems to be the best choice for an alternate.
Agree with Cassanova above regarding the All Stars season. Can we make a separate thread to dream about that?
Yeah Lucy! Back when it happened in Season 15 I was so disappointed in how they brought people back, some with original partners, some with new partners, a bunch of mirrorball winners, and then oddly Bristol Palin and Pam Anderson. Anyway, if they do something like it they need to really think about casting, and not piss people off. A lot of Apolo fans were pissed off, not because Karina isnt awesome, but because what made Apolo special was his partnership with Julianne. Gilles became downright douchie and unpleasant because Cheryl wanted to dance with Emmitt. Just recalling all this now, it is remarkable how well James did dancing two weeks and possibly the rest of the season with another partner. Great partnerships make the season. So that is why I think it should be a favorite partners season, not of mirrorball winners but of also rans that had the potential for the mirrorball and at least scored one perfect score throughout the season, so that there is some credibility with respect to potential.
LADIES:
Karina
Lindsay
Emma
Cheryl
Kym
Anna
MEN:
Mark
Sasha
Tristan
Gleb
Artem
Sorry mods – maybe this could be moved to the new thread later. I love what Cassanova is saying about favorite partners/favorite couples season, though there could be some issues with selecting those couples. Aside from both pro and star availability and willingness, some pros could have more than one possible pairing. Page & Mark were great fun, but it was Sadie who made him melt. Both were second. Lindsay was awesome with Wanya as well. And Sharna had more than one great partner, though none with S23 chemistry. Still, what if Charlie and/or Nick were interested in coming back? There might need to be some flexibility if we want some of the favorites dance at all.
I would not object to having a couple of contestants who were just fun regardless of their dancing, like Vanilla or Rick Perry. 🙂
Also, I would not want anyone to be the first one to go without having more than one dance and more than one vote. Four dances – strict ballroom, (perhaps one fast and one slow), strict latin, and something more showy and frestyle-ish… maybe memories/iconic dances week. Then a double elimination. Overall – fewer couples, more dancing, fewer eliminations. Fraction scoring, and separate technique and artistry scoring.
I agree that champions should not be included in the “All Stars/favorite couples”. There could be a separate abbreviated (2-3 weeks) Mirror Ball Dance-off with Meryl & Max, Shawn & Derek, Laurie & Val, Alfonso & Witney, etc. taking on each other – with significant portion of strict ballroom mixed in with something challenging & unexpected.
Female
Cheryl
Karina
Witney
Lindsay
Edyta
Sharna
Male
Mark
Tony
Gleb
Artem
Dmitry
Sasha
Female Pros
I would love Chelsie H. to get another season, but that ship seems to have permanently replaced by fellow SYTYCD Utah alums Lindsay and Witney 🙁
So I’ll say: 1.) Sharna 2.) Lindsay 3.) Emma 4.) Edyta 5.) Witney 6.) Allison…but I’d gladly trade in Hayley who always catches my eye in troupe bumpers or Katya Jones who did yeoman’s work in her first SCD season for Witney/Allison/Jenna.
Male Pros
1.) Mark (please come back) 2.) Artem….and then blow the rest off the lineup up. Sub in Paul, maybe Aljaz from Strictly, Alan…give Keo or Henry another try. I’m open to just about anything happening on the guy’s side of pro equation.
Female
1. Lindsay
2. Allison
3. Witney
4. Jenna
5. Sharna
6. Hayley
….7.Emma
Male
1. Sasha
2. Mark
3. Val
4. Artem
5. Alan
6. Tristan
….7.Dimitry
Women: Karina if she’s available, my favorite fave!
and Emma, Lindsay, Kym, Anna, Allison, Sharna
Men: Mark if he’s not too busy and Sasha, Artem,Gleb,Keo
Here is my wish list.
Male:
Mark, Sasha, Aljaz (from SCD), Val, Gelb and just because it would be fun to see a German pro – Dennis
Female: Emma, Sharna, Peta, Lindsay, Natalie (from SCD) and Edyta.
Troupe: Hayley, Alan, Jenna, Dennis (as my pro wish is pretty unrealistic) and Keo.
What I really need now that Derek is gone is Mark back. Please!!!!
Karina definitely! Sharna, Lindsay, Allison, Emma, Edita, Cheryl and Kim!
Gleb, Val, Max, Artem, Sasha, shinny teeth Tony, Mark and Tristan and Keo, Dimitrey too
Female pros: Lindsay, Sharna, Peta, Emma, Witney, Hayley
Male pros: MARK, Artem, Gleb, Sasha, Paul Karmiryan, Tristan
I hope that rumor I saw about Val not being on the show next season was true. The show really needs Mark back, since Derek won’t be on.
I might be able to find time to watch if Val leaves and Mark returns!
I need Mark to come back! He was so happy overall the last few seasons, his creativity is one of a kind on DWTS and I’d love to see him as a happily married man for a season!
Also, Sasha please! Give Gleb another try. I expect Val is inevitable. Derek won’t be available nor Maks. I’m okay with Artem and Tony but if they have someone else in mind, I’d be down with changes in the male line up. Keo in troop because I think he could use more seasoning.
For the women, Lindsay, Sharna and Emma are musts for me. I love Allison for her personality and for a different take on familiar dances. However, I’d love to see Allison working with the pros for opening numbers and the like instead of Mandy Moore! They could handle Allison’s choreo and she would bring fresh takes.
I’m open to Witney again. I think she’s inevitable like Val and I like her more. Cheryl please! If Karina doesn’t want to return next season, Peta, Jenna or a surprise.
Females:
Sharna
Lindsay
Allison
Peta
Emma
Cheryl or Karina
Males:
Mark
Sasha
Val
Keo
Gleb
Artem
Just found out that Derek won’t compete next season. So I hope Shannon completes as a pro…
Instead of Val as pro I will put Shannon as pro and put Val on troupe
I know it’s probably not happening but Oti Mabuse from Strictly has me under a spell all the time! She is fabulous! One can dream…
Males:
Mark Ballas
Gleb Savchenko
Trent Whiddon (SCD series 12, paired up with Pixie Lott)
Maks Chmerkovskiy
Henry Byalikov
Artem Chigvintsev
Females:
Anna Trebunskaya
Karina Smirnoff
Cheryl Burke
Emma Slater
Peta Murgatroyd
Sharna Burgess
My dream team:
Males:
Mark
Derek
Sasha
Artem
Pasha Kovalev
Tristan
No Maks,Val need a break. Gleb will be in anyway. Didn’t impressed me much in s.23
Females:
Lindsay
Cheryl
Emma
Karina
Alison
Anya Garnis.
@PH Maybe some of Lindsay’s exposure comes from the success of that group of dancers from both her SYTYCD season and the girls from her mom’s studio/that area of Utah that she grew up dancing with and ended up on SYTYCD.
I’ve noticed that a lot of the ballroom dancers from season 10 and 11 of SYTYCD (plus Hayley) keep popping up on various shows where any semblance of ballroom technique is used in a group number, especially Brittany Cherry and Brooklyn, and all grew up with Lindsay and I think trained at her mom’s studio.
Instead of Jermey I would like Giovanni Pernice from Strictly Come Dancing on the Pros since strictly would not be back in the spring. He is such a fabulous dancer and he deserves to be on dwts.
Female:
Sharna, Lindsay, Witney, Karina, Emma, Cheryl
Male:
Artem, Mark, Sasha, Gleb, Tristan, Val
Males
Mark Ballas
Val Chmerkovskiy
Sasha Farber
Artem Chigvinstev
Glen Savchenko
Alan Bersten
Females
Lindsay Arnold
Sharna Burgess
Emma slater
Allison holker
Witney Carson
Jenna Johnson
Males: Val, Gleb, Alan (i hope he becomes a pro), Artem, Mark, Sasha
Females: Lindsay, Witney, Hayley (i hope she becomes a pro), Sharna, Emma
I know Julianne will probably be judging, Derek isn’t dancing this year, and Maks and Peta both will be home with Shai! Taking all that into consideration…
MALE
Mark Ballas
Val Chmerkovskiy
Artem Chigvintsev
Gleb Savchenko
Sasha Farber
Alan Bersten
FEMALE
Sharna Burgess
Lindsay Arnold
Witney Carson
Jenna Johnson
Cheryl Burke
Emma Slater
And I really want Hayley as a pro if they have an extra spot! And Allison? How about 6 girl stars and 8 guy stars this season? I already know we are going to have Simone Biles!
Female Pro list
-sharna
-jenna
-lindsay
-whitney
-allison
-emma
Male pro list
-val
-keo
-sasha
-mark
-artem
-alan
Jonathan Platero should be pro instead of troupe.
Male Pros
Alan Bersten
Sasha Farber
Mark Ballas
Val Chmerkovskiy
Keo Motsepe
Gleb Savchenko
Artem Chigvintsev
Female Pros
Jenna Johnson
Lindsay Arnold
Allison Holker
Witney Carson
Hayley Erbert
Sharna Burgess
New Members that Would Be Cool
Paul Karmiryan
Jonathan Platero
Ryan Di Lello
Ashleigh Di Lello
Pasha Kovalev
Anya Garnis
Iveta Lucosiute
Karen Hauer
Janette Manrara
And Tanisha Belnap