Make Your Pro Wish List For Dancing With The Stars Season 25
It’s that time again! Dancing With The Stars Season 25 will come faster than we think, so, let’s make our new Pro Wish Lists. 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. See you there!
Adding: We plan to do a Celebrity Wish List very soon as well! So stay tuned! 😉
My picks:
Male Pros: Derek Hough (DWTS isn’t the same without him), Gleb Savchenko, Mark Ballas (how I miss this guy!), Sasha Farber, Alexey Balash (if they want someone with top notch choreo, this is your guy), Tristan MacManus (wouldn’t it be cool to see him return even though he said he wouldn’t. yes, I can dream?)
Female Pros: Peta Murgatroyd, Sharna Burgess, Allison Holker (I miss her), Lindsay Arnold, Emma Slater, and Kym Johnson
Alternatives: Artem Chigvintsev, Keo Motsepe, Witney Carson, Elena Samadonova, Edyta Sliwinksa (not sure Elena and Edyta could do DWTS since they will have new babies)
Male Pros Derek Mark Tristan Sasha Artem
Female Pros Cheryl Lacey Whitney Emma
No C bros my biggest wish also new judges
Males:
1) Derek
2) Mark (he needs to come back!!!)
3) Val
4) Maks
5) Sasha
6) Alan (let’s give him a try!)
Female:
1) Emma
2) Hayley
3) Peta
4) Lindsay
5) Jenna
6) Sharna
Male pros -Tony, Artem and Keo (give them decent celebs under age 70), Maks, Gleb (don’t go only sexy) and maybe a throw back pro like Tristen. NO Val as he needs to grow up.
Female pros – Emma, Lindsey, Allison, Kym, Hayley, Sharna. PETA is ok if she wants to come back but then no Maks or Val involved at all.
Female pros:
Sharna,Lindsay, Emma, Peta, Witney, and Kym (Allison if they have 7 for the females)
Male pros:
Mark, Derek, Alan, Artem, Gleb, and Sasha
Males: Sasha, Artem, Gleb, Derek, Mark, Tony
Females: Emma, Sharna, Lindsay, Witney, Peta, Kym
Total Dream Season…
Males: Derek, Mark, Sasha, Tristan, Artem, Gleb
Females: Emma, Lindsay, Karina, Kym, Sharna, Peta
I realize some of these have slim to no chance of happening, but a girl can dream.
Male Pros: Derek, Mark, Artem, Alan, Sasha, Gleb
Female Pros: Emma, Lindsay, Witney, Sharna, Brittney Cherry, Peta
Absolutely NO Maks and Val, but I have a terrible feeling they will be back. Both of these brothers have never met a camera that they haven’t liked. And my guess is that both of them will have ringers as partners. BARF!
Correction on female Pros: Instead of Peta, I would like to see Karina. To me Karina is a better dancer and choreographer than Peta.
Ladies; Lindsay, Cheryl, Chelsie, Lacey, Emma & Hayley. Gents; Mark, Derek, Dmitry, Val, Alan & Tristan. You know what I’d love?! An All-Pro season where 12 of our pros compete against each other! Now, that’d be some dancing and some real competition!!!
12 pairs of our pros, that is…
Ok so my list is not much of a surprise lol. The ladies: 1)witney 2)Lindsay 3)peta 4)Emma 5)kym 6)sharna for the guys: 1)mark 2)gleb 3)Sasha 4)artem 5)Alan 6)Val (only because we are stuck with him I assume)
And on the off chance it’s 14 since the kids are taking the spring: I would add Karina (assume that Cheryl is busy with dance moms) and tony or Derek.
Males: Mark (oh how I wish), Derek (another shot in the dark),Artem (i really enjoyed him this season), Keo (he showed progress with Charo), Alan (if it means no Val, I’ll take it), Sasha
Females: Sharna, Witney, Lindsay, Kym, Emma, Cheryl (i doubt it, but god I love her)
Males: Mark, Artem, Sasha, Alan, Keo, Tony
Females: Lindsay, Emma, Sharna, Witney, Karina, Kym
Derek is my all time fave but I highly doubt he will be back so I decided to choose pros that could possibly return if the producers wanted it to happen.
Male Pros…Artem,Shasha,Keo Mark(I know it won’t happen),and Alan
Female Pros…Emma,Whitney,Lindsay,Kym and either Karina or Cheryl.
Guys: Derek, Gleb, Artem, Val, Sasha, Maks
Girls: Lindsay, Emma, Peta, Witney, Sharna, Chelsie
Male pros Alan Mark Maks Artem Dimitri and Alec
Female Peta Sharna Kym Karina Cheryl and Lindsay
Female:
Emma, Lindsay, Sharna, Whitney, Karina, Hayley
Male:
Sasha, Alan, Artem, Keo, Derek, mark
MALES: Sasha, Artem, Gleb, Keo, Alan, Someone new
ALTERNATE Tony
FEMALES: Emma, Sharna, Lindsay, Witney, Allison, Karina
ALTERNATE: Peta
I’d love Derek and Mark but I’m assuming they have moved on and probably won’t be back.
JUST PLEASE NO C’ BROS
female pros
Lindsay
sharna
emma
witney
Alison or jenna
and peta
male pros
val
sasha
artem
keo
gleb
alan or mark or tony
troupe
haley
brittany
britt
Brandon
dennis or alan
shannon
Females – Allison, Sharna, Lindsay, Karina, Brittany C, Emma
Males – Artem, Gleb, Sasha, Keo, Mark, Derek
I would like to see the new Britt as a pro too
Assuming I can’t have Derek or Mark 😛 my males would be Sasha, Artem, Keo, Gleb, Maks, and Alan – I REALLY want Alan to have a shot as a pro. My female pros would be Lindsay, Witney, Emma, Peta, Sharna, and I’d bring back Jenna for another try.
males: mark,keo,alan,gleb,artem,sasha
female: lindsey,sharna,emma,witney,jenna,alison
I love this the wish list posts! Thank you!
I’m assuming Derek, my favorite pro, is OUT.
Because of the above, Mark Ballas is a MUST. And I’d go for Artem, Sasha, Gleb, Alan and Tristan.
On the ladies side, Emma, Lindsay, Sharna, Allison, Karina, and Jenna or a different new pro either from the troupe or outside of this show.
Alternates, Tony, Keo, Kym or another blast from the past pro since I don’t think Cheryl would be available to DWTS.
Ladies: Only really care about Lindsay (#SeasonOfLinsanity following #TheEmmasaince), Sharna, & Emma – would be nice to have Karina back (and have another season of Kym), but I’m not sure that the odds of that happening are good. Only want Peta back if she can put in 110% – her choreo was lacking this season.
Men: Artem impressed me the most out of the male pros this past season. Sasha did reasonably well, and could use another season to hone his skills. May as well give Alan a chance – he couldn’t possibly be a worse choreographer than Maks. Keo seems to be getting better with handling his partners wisely. I suppose Gleb can come back, but that choreo HAS to improve. I’d give the last spot to Mark, if I thought there was a hope and prayer of him returning – but I don’t think there is, so I say bring Tony back. He was never a jerk.
OOPS! I forgot Witney! I’d include her as an alternate.
Lindsey, Emma, Peta, and Sharna (with a partner who was not in a death defying accident or with substantial injuries.) The other 2 spots are up for grabs except I don’t really want Allison back. Not a fan of her on this show.
Would LOVE for Alan to get a chance. I thought his choreo for Heather was great the one week Maks was totally out of the picture. My only other male choice is Artem with another capable partner. Keo is not my favorite, but like Courtney said, he handled Charo pretty well so I would give him another chance. Sasha bored me or maybe it was just Simone. Val needs a break. Maks and Gleb also bored me to tears. Bring in some new fresh meat, I mean males.
I’d like to see Britt and Alan get promoted from troupe to pro.
I’d also like to see Kym return but it will probably only happen if she is given another guaranteed early-out Star.
Ladies: Emma, Sharna, Lindsay, Karina, Kym, Brittany Cherry (my favorite troupe girl – perpetually underrated in my book)
Males: Mark, Derek, Sasha, Artem, Alan, Keo
Fire the C-bros, do not let them anywhere near the judges table.
Allison can consult on contemporary routines but I don’t think it’s fair to the celebrities to have her be a pro when she’s not professional level at ballroom.
I have another thought and would like your opinion. – let Mandy go and have Allison as the coordinator of the pro dances and bumpers. She doesn’t go all Las Vegas showgirl in her contempory dances and has learned some ballroom. I think it would be an improvement – how about it, mods?
Mark
Val
Sasha
Glen
Artem
Keo
Tony
Peta
Lindsey
Allison
Sharna
Jenna
Emma
Whitney
I have someone huge in mind for Mark’s partner when you post the Season 25 cast wishlist…!!!…
Here is my Pro dream list….
Ladies:
>Lindsay
>Emma
>Sharna
>Karina
>Witney
>Peta
Gents:
>Alan (seems really talented & would love to see him give it shot as Pro teacher)
>Artem
>Sasha
>Gleb
>Keo
>Tony (If Derek or Mark aren’t coming on board for S-25)
I know Derek & Mark have moved on to better opportunities; but I can dream, though. 🙂
Troupe:
>Britt
>Brittney
>Shannon
>Haley
>Jenna
>Brandon
Doing this based on realism and likeliness of each returning. So SYTYCD I believe is a factor and is why I chose to exclude certain previous pros.
Females
I’m going to start off with those I don’t see returning
1. Cheryl- Dance Moms
2. Karina- Other projects
3. Kym- The Bod
4. Edyta- baby
5. Anna- baby
6. Jenna- SYTYCD
7. Allison- SYTYCD
1. Emma- I mean, who doesn’t love her? Sweetest and kindest human on this planet. She brings so much to the table regardless of who her partner is. Also one of the smartest choreographers who only gives her partner what they can handle. And after that season with Rashad, I would love to see her with another partner with potential.
2. Lindsay- Her choreography is absolutely stellar. The smartest current choreographer on the show (…along with Emma) who caters to her partner every single season and gives him what he can handle. Adore her outgoing personality as well.
3. Sharna- I would love to see Sharna’s choreography challenged again (…similar to Season 20 where she had Noah). I think her choreography shines with the people who have emotional stories behind them and I believe she absolutely excelled with Noah.
4. Peta- Probably one of my favorite latin dancers ever to be on the show (…of course, excluding the best in my opinion, Karina). She can deliver choreography to her partner that is strictly showcasing him and not her.
5. Witney- Ever since Alfonso, I have seen her get lost in the crowd of female pros and troupe more than once. I think that spark is lost for her. But after the finale and seeing the “River” piece, it was absolutely stunning and hopefully the Season 19 Witney will come back soon. (Also, if anybody knows if what was stated on Twitter, that Hayley helped Witney choreograph that number is true? Anyone know?)
6. Hayley- I don’t know if she’d get promoted over Brittany C., but I would love to see her as a pro. She has really worked her way since SYTYCD and both MOVEs to excel in ballroom and latin. I think she’s the only troupe member currently who worked over the summer of 2016 to improve her skills (with training from Keo and Sasha). Also, she has training in jazz and contemporary, which most current pros have very minor training in. Would love to see some new, fresh stellar choreography.
Males
Again, starting off with those I don’t see returning
1. Derek- He has moved way beyond DWTS. DWTS doesn’t even deserve his greatness.
2. Mark- I think he is too busy with Jersey Boys in LA. I don’t know when it finishes, but he also has moved far beyond DWTS an DWTS treated him horribly.
3. Louis- I doubt all of his talk on his live streams about coming back were actually true. I don’t care for this dude and he has nothing nice to say. Arrogant.
1. Artem- Not only an amazing dancer, but he really is true to his roots and also gives his partners what the can handle, never pushing them over the roof. He did amazing work with Nancy and his choreography shined the whole journey’s way. I think out of all the male pros last season, his choreography was the best.
2. Sasha- Such a nice human being. He is a great choreographer, but I feel like with Simone, he took advantage of her gymnastics skills so much and didn’t give her choreography where he dancing would shine, not her gymnastics. But personality wise, he is my favorite pro. He has that flare that some just don’t have.
3. Keo- By far the best latin dancer the show has ever seen. He is a sweet guy, but unfortunately, he struggles choreographing. I think if he talked with Derek or even Mark more, they could give some tips to him. I loved his season with Jodie, but there was definitely some wasted potential there.
4. Val- Of course he is going to end up coming back. It is the only thing he has going for him. But let me just say, I think there was a change in him this season where he actually gave his partner semi-great choreography! But, maybe it was because of someone behind the dances- Jenna or Alan Salazar. Who knows. But he’ll come back for sure. would love to see his choreography challenged and see him with an older person for once. He has gotten SO many ringers, and people complain about how Derek always got ringers… (…smh)
5. Maks- And of course, the Chmerkovskiy that wasted the skyrocketing potential of a professional dancer last season. He’s coming back. I think for him, its more for the $$ than actually having fun and innovative on the show, which is sad. He has zero going for him too, besides his golfing ventures or whatever the heck he’s doing with that.
6. Alan- Would like to see him finally promoted to pro. I think after five seasons in troupe, he is ready to be partnered with someone. Despite the Twitter drama that circulated around him and an apparent “nude scandal,” he’d be great as a pro. He is young and trained in every style.
As for troupe…
1. Brittany- I don’t see the rave on her at all. I think she’s a good dancer, but her personality is just so bland, which is sad to me. And I think thats why they’d choose Hayley to get promoted over Brittany- due to personality. Eventually, I’d like to see her get promoted and would like to see what she could to with a partner and what choreography she’d give.
2. Brandon- I loved Brandon’s first season! Trained in all styles and is slowly crawling up to be one of my favorite troupe members ever. I would love to get to know him more, outside of DWTS. He seems like such a sweetheart.
3. Artur- What another stunning dancer! I haven’t heard much about him, but I do know from what I have seen is that he is trained in ballroom/latin. A great dancer. Also would like to get to know him outside of DWTS. (…Also, does anyone else see the absolutely striking resemblance between him and Ryan Gosling? They could pass as twins, if not, brothers. He is adorable).
4. Britt- Also don’t see the rave on her. Her style of dance has absolutely no flare. She makes very awkward facial expressions to the camera, that almost make me uncomfortable. She’s trained in only jazz and after last season, I didn’t see her improve or receive any further latin/ballroom training. There’s not much on her resume, besides the fact that she toured with Katy Perry and was a backup dancer on so many occasions. I don’t know why they keep bringing her back.
A bit long, but very excited for the next season! Love the ladies at PURE!
Also forgot to mention, I don’t know think Gleb will be back because of his baby. They’ll still be very tiny by the time the new season begins.
Derek
Mark
Tony
Val
Artem
Sasha
Emma
Sharna
Peta
Whitney
Lindsay
Kym
Male
If Derek and Mark available and producers keep their hands off manipulation button, they are my first 2 choices. Then, Artem, Sasha, Tristan, someone new. No C bro, Tony, Alan, or Keo. Gleb as back up.
Ladies
Emma, Lindsay, Kim, Julianne Hough, plus 2 new. No Cheryl, Anna, Katrina, or Witney.
Let Alison replace Mandy Moore.
Women: I am ready to see some more female pros shine this season!
Lindsay- I’m all about a season 25 win for this beauty!
Emma- Hopefully she gets another worthy partner to show us more of her stellar choreography
Sharna- And this time, no showmance, please and thank you
Alison- I like her a lot, she’s fun and brings out the best in her partners (or the producers make it seem that way)
Kym- I like her a fair amount and would love to see her with a capable partner as well, although she has won twice (?) already
Peta- I like Peta enough, but I agree with you guys on the point that she was very tired and almost out of it all season. I felt bad for her but it was also her decision to come back so she did it to herself I guess??
Men: Honestly, I don’t care for too many male pros on this show..
Sasha- He is improving season by season, I can tell. Another season as a pro couldn’t hurt. Plus he’s super fun to watch
Artem- I adored Artem this season on the show and I would love to see that same Artem again
Mark- Much like all of you, I think it’s probably a pipe dream, but God I miss him. One of my favorites. Would love to see him take home his third MBT and then be done for good.
Tony- He has always seemed nice enough. Seems to get the elderly/incapable partners a lot of the time, but he never gets too frustrated
Gleb- He has one more chance to prove himself to me. I am so tired for the sexy choreography for every dance. I want to see something with a little bit more depth from him. Maybe he just needs a different kind of partner?
As for the troupe, I could care less who is in it, although I enjoy seeing Haley dance. I hope that- if she is interested- they promote her to pro. I also hope that she doesn’t make the same (many) mistakes Jenna made when she got promoted. I also enjoyed seeing Britt and Brandon this season.
Men: Artem, Mark, Gleb (more great choreo, like he showed on SCD, less raunchiness), Alan, maybe bring back Tony and give him a good partner,the last one can be Val w/ a partner with no dance/performance background who’s not a frontrunner or Keo with a young partner who has a good attitude & wants to work hard, like Charo did. I’m ok with 7 males though.
Women: Lindsay for sure, Emma, Allison, Cheryl (she was never one of my favorites, but I miss more traditional ballroom choreo on the show), i miss Karina, Brittany Cherry. I also miss Anna, but she’s pregnant, right?
Male Pros: Derek, Mark, Tristan (long shots), Artem, Sasha, Alan, Tony
Alternate: Gleb
Female Pros: Lindsay, Emma, Sharna, Kym (with a partner who can go far), and then Karina, Chelsie, Cheryl (long shots)
Alternates: Witney & Peta
Female pros:
1. Sharna
2. Lindsay
3. Witney
4. Emma
5. Peta
6. Karina
Male pros:
1. Sasha
2. Mark
3. Artem
4. Alan
5. Keo
6. Derek
@Joan #10, I really like your idea and had the same hope for this special silver season 25. It maybe pure dreaming, but having the pros team up and go head to head would be awesome. It would be something fun and exciting for the pros also, they could throw it all out there and really stretch their creative and physical limits. Judging would have to be super strict as far as assigned dance and rules-these are pros after all so no free pass to dance 2 steps of required dance.
Since this is all in fun here are my 12 dream teams:
Male Pro Female Pro
1 Derek Haley
2 Mark Julianne-Total dream to see them dance together again!
3 Sasha Emma
4 Keo Karina
5 Tristan Lindsay
6 Maks Peta
7 Tony Kim
8 Artem Witney
9 Alan Brittany
10 Val Sharna
11 Gleb Allison
12 Corky Shirley Ballas
I know Shirley was not a pro on DWTS-but she is certainly a Pro! It might be fun to see if the older generation can give the younger a run for their money. It would be real fun to watch them dance together again too!
I would really love to know other’s dream pro match ups.
This is off topic, but I would love to have Tony Dovolani be a judge. He wants to spend time with his kids while they are growing up, so he probably wouldn’t want to commit to being a pro dancer right now, but he might be interested in being a judge.
After what Len said to Bonner, which was awful, I don’t think he should be a judge on DWTS anymore.
You might want to ask fans who they would like to have as judges for Season 25.
I would like Julianne to continue to be a judge.
I also think that the judges should be required to get to know the celebrities more in-depth, so they can better understand what each celebrity’s limitations are and how much they improve, or don’t improve, each week. For example, Carrie Ann was very helpful to Simone Biles when she spent time with her during rehearsals, but, before that, she wasn’t helpful.
Since we’re wishing, my biggest wish (other than NO C-bros!!) is for Derek & Mark to return! I know it won’t happen, but they’ll always be at the top of my list.
Other male pros I’d like to see in season 25 would be Sasha, Artem, Gleb and either Tony or Alan. I kind of like the idea of Tony as a judge.
Female pros on my wish list include Lindsay, Emma, Sharna, Kym, Witney, and Edyta.
I think it is time for Dancing with the stars to have two men dancing together,i think it would be great to see. There are a lot of male dancers and why not? Give the Gay Community a chance. we have many gay celebrities getting married and so why not give it a chance. If itdoesnt work then dont do it again, I also wish you would bring Johnathan Robert back again, he was great.
Female pros: Karina, Kym, Sharna, Emma, Witney and Chelsie. I especially miss Karina – definitely the best female choreographer ever.
Male pros: Mark, Derek, Sasha, Tony, Artem and Tristan.
After last (shudder) season I am not sure I’m going to bother watching. If VAL is not on the list I am reconsider.
April did u see where Tony did a spot at the Billy Joel concert with Leah Remini and Kevin James in April. Saw it on YouTube
Karina
Emma
Peta
Sharna
Allison
Cheryl
Britt
Derek
Mark
Tony
Maks
Alan
Louis
Pro males
Derek
Tristan
Tony
Mark
Louie
Sasha
Female pros
Cheryl
Lindsay
Anna
Peta
Alison
Whitney
Females:
Sharna
Peta
Lindsey
Witney
Emma
Julianne
Males:
Derek
Maks
Mark
Val
Tony
Artem
Females:
Sharna
Peta
Lindsay
Witney
Allison
Julianne
Males:
Derek
Maks
Mark
Val
Tony
Artem
Males: Sasha, Artem, Gleb, Derek, Mark, Tony
Females: Emma, Sharna, Lindsay, Witney, Peta, Kym
Please no Val. The producers pimp for him and it messes up the whole show, especially in the last 4 weeks when the dances are better and all the couples are competitive in their own way.
Female–Lyndsay Arnold, Sharna, Emma, Whitney, Peta
Male-Keo, Artem, Mark Ballas, Sasha, Glen
@CH
Val is an asshole he is currently facing a lawsuit for taking a picture of an overweight little girl with down syndrome and putting it online
On the show he hogs all the attention for himself and never lets his partners talk during interviews not to mention his choreography is not to creative anymore he has the ego the size of planet earth
Maks used to be just as arrogant but the baby has calmed him down a bit a few people also hate him because Peta was once in a relationship with someone named Damien and Maks stole her away or so the stories go
For my wishlist, I will pick ballroom/Latin professional dancers, because a pro on DWTS should be exactly that: a professional.
Female pros:
Lindsey – my favorite- a beautiful dancer, fantastic choreographer and of course teacher.
Emma
Karina
Kym
Sharna
Cheryl
Derek
Mark
Artem
Tristan
Alan
Sasha
I agree. Peta needs lots and lots of rest. I feel it was Maks that was pushing her to come back. Maks felt that she would among the top 3 because of Nick. However, it would keep him in the lime light. I’ve always loved and support Maks in every season. But, this season he was a bit arrogant and pushing for recognition to himself or Val.
I would just love to Tony or Cheryl come back as judges. That would add so much to the show.
For the males i would wish: Derek, Mark, Artem, Sasha, Dennis Jauch ( he never danced on the german version) and Val
For the ladies: Lindsay, Emma, Witney, Sharna, Karina an Otil Mabuse. Since she wasn’t on the german version and we just have a season pro year, I would really wish to see her dance on DWTS. Our version isn’t like yours. I think our Celebs take it easy with the training and the show. The American version is huge compared to ours.
Alternativ Allison and Keo 🙂
Lea, Mandy not only works on pro dances, but on staging and blocking. I don’t know if that’s in Allison’s skill set.
Females: Lindsay, Emma, Sharna, Allison, Lacey, Ashly Costa (I know that’s unlikely)
Males: Mark, Artem, Sasha, Gleb, Tristan, Alan
Alternatives: Peta, Kym, Haley, Bitt (Females) Keo, Val (Males)
Female
Lindsay
Sharna
Cheryl
Witney
Emma
Karina
Male
Mark (I miss him)
Artem
Tony
Sasha
Keo
Gleb
I do not want the Chmerkovskiys returning.
Female Pros
Cheryl
Lindsay
Sharna
Emma
Witney
Peta
Male Pros
Mark
Tony
Gleb
Sasha
Artem
Keo
Males:
1) Mark
2) Sasha
3) Artem
4) Keo
5) Gleb
6) Alan
Females:
1) Emma
2) Lindsay
3) Sharna
4) Peta
5) Witney
6) Kym
Male Pros Derek, Mark, Sasha, Val, Keo Alan
Female Pros Sharna, Lindsey, Whitney, Allison, Karina Peta
Males
Derek
Mark
Sasha
Gleb (with a younger partner or someone else he can’t be sexy with all the time)
Artem (with a younger partner)
Females
Kym
Emma
Lindsay
Karina
Cheryl
Oh, I forgot about Sharna, but with someone who’s married, so we don’t have showmance
MALE PROS
Derek (please come back Derek)
Val
Gleb
Alan (It’s time for this pro to shine on is own)
Sasha
Artem (with a younger partner)
Tony (please come back Tony and partnered with someone under the age of 50)
FEMALE PROS:
Emma ( my favorite )
Sharna
Lindsay
Peta
Karina ( please come back Karina)
Witney
TROUPE:
Keo
Britt
Kym
Allison
Maks
Cheryl
I don’t have six male or female pros.
Guys – Sasha, Artem, Alan, ?,?,?
Ladies – Sharna, Lindsay, Emma, ?,?,?
I like Keo but I don’t think he’s a good teacher. Peta is a package deal. The Chmerv’s have grown stale, same ole same ole. I’m not sure Hayley wants to be a pro and Jenna just can’t get over herself enough to let anyone else shine. I think the show needs some fresh talent.
Can’t think of 6 I’d like to see again but I’ll do 4
Emma
Sharna
Kym
Lindsay
Artem
Mark
Allan
Sasha
Male pros: (Under the impression Derek’s not coming back) Mark Ballas, Sasha Farber, Artem Chigvingtsev, Gleb Savchenko, Corky Ballas (better choreo than Val), Brandon Cole
Female Pros: Lindsay Arnold, Karina Smirnoff, Aliona Vilani, Peta Murgatroyd, Chelsie Hightower, Ashly Costa
Oh god how could I forget our reigning champion! Emma as well!!!!
Ladies: Sharna, Emma, Lindsay, Witney, Allison, Brittany Cherry, and either Kristina Rihanoff or Ashly Costa
Men: Val, Artem, Sasha, Tony, Keo… The sixth spot can go to either Maks, Mark, Trent Whiddon, or Paulo Victor Souza (easily the best among the pros from Dancing Brasil; I know it’s way unlikely but that’s not gonna stop me from dreaming). I’m indifferent about the possibility of Alan being promoted, but he has proven himself this season so I wouldn’t mind it as much as when Jenna got promoted.
Troupe: Keep the troupe as is, unless either Alan or Brittany is promoted. If it’s Alan who’s promoted, bring in Paul Karmiryan to replace him; if it’s Brittany, bring in Tracy Shibata.
Males: Mark, Derek, Alan, Sasha, Gleb and Kevin Clifton (from strictly).
Alts: Artem, Tony and Keo (cause lets face it Mark and Derek went coming back)
Females: Emma, Sharna, Peta, Lindsay, Kim and Oti (from strictly)
Alts: Whitney, Gleb’s wife (sorry forgotten her name), Karen Clifton (but only if Kevin is also in), and Hayley
Think its safe to say that Derek & Mark have moved on, as have Anna & Edyta. Probably Kym,too; unless Robert buys it for her so she can run the whole thing. From what I understand, Tristan has even moved on from Strictly Come Dancing, so he’s a total pipedream.
Male pros:
Derek, Mark, Artem, Gleb, Sasha, someone new
Female pros:
Emma, Lindsay, Peta, Sharna, Witney, Kym
Male pros:
Mark
Derek
Alan
Gleb
Artem
Sasha
Female pros:
Emma
Lindsay
Allison
Sharna
Karina
Peta
Male pros:
Alan
Artem
Gleb
Keo
Mark
Sasha
Female Pros:
Allison
Hayley
Jenna
Lindsay
Sharna
Witney
It would not surprise me to see Derek give it one more go if he was bored and had the time. But he did say the other day in a Meet and Greet that he has “no plans to go back right now” – which is the most definitive I’ve ever heard him on the subject.
So I thought it would be fun to find out who those of us who has written a wishlist infact wished for. And YES, I probably have better things to do…..
Looking forward to season 25, that is what it is! ?
Hopefully I haven’t missed any “votes”…
Ok.
Mark: 46
Derek: 32
Sasha 51
Artem 50
Gleb: 33
Alan:42
Keo:24
Val: 13
Maks:9
Tristan: 11
Dmitry:2
Alexey Balash:1
Tony: 21
Alec:1
Louis:2
Dennis:1
Corky:1
Brendan:1
Trent Whidden:1
Paulo Victor Souza:1
Kevin Clifton:1
Peta: 32
Sharna: 48
Lindsey: 56
Emma: 50
Whitney: 34
Allison: 18
Hayley: 6
Jenna: 7
Britt C: 7
Karina: 25
Kym: 25
Cheryl:25
Chelsie: 5
Lacey: 3
Julianne: 2
Edyta:1
Anna:1
Otil Mabese:2
Ashley Costa: 3
Aliona:1
Kristina Rhinoff :1
So I assume some of you haven’t written the ones you wish for because you might think it is unlikely that the pro will return to DWTS.
Anyway ; here’s puredwts wishlist:
Male pros:
Sasha
Artem
Mark
Alan
Gleb
Derek
(Keo as a pro number 7)
Female pros:
Lindsey
Emma
Sharna
Whitney
Peta
Karina and Kym – same number of “votes” – so on is in and one is pro number 7
I get that this is not at all representative for what America wish for. However I found it quite amusing and surprising that the C- brothers is out…
Anyways, thanx Mods for all that you do. Although I don’t always write, I have read the posts for years, and you all do a fab job!
Please forgive me for spelling mistakes… it’s in the middle of the night here I Scandinavia.
Females: Emma, Lindsay, Sharna, Peta, Karina, Kym. Assuming Karina and Kym are long shots, I’d actually like to see what Jenna could do with more than one week. I love Oti on Strictly, so if they could snag her that would be awesome, especially since it looks like she helped Keo with some choreo this season.
Males: Mark, Artem (he was a revelation this season),Sasha, Keo…then I don’t care. I’d like to see them take someone from another version of the show.
I’m wondering what the reason for Mum coming back last season was?
@Rachel – You mean Kym? Apparently she said in an interview that she only came back because she was offered Mr. T as a partner.
@Chayse – I suggested one of the pros from Dancing Brasil, Paulo Victor. He’s got some great choreography and is super charismatic and sweet. I highly recommend you check out his choreography for Maytê Piragibe’s Argentine Tango and Rumba, as well as the Lyrical Jazz he choreographed for Jade Barbosa during the Switch-Up week.
It would be honestly hard to fathom the male pro lineup devoid of both C bros, Mark, and Derek. If it happens, I’m thinking it means Artem, Sasha, Gleb, Keo, maybe a Tony return and an elevation of Alan from the troupe. I could really do without Gleb and Keo though. DWTS needs an injection of new energy. Maybe Paul K….maybe poach someone else from SCD…
On the female pro side….Emma, Lindsay for sure. I guess Sharma and Witney too. If Witney wanted take a season off that wouldn’t be the worst thing either. Then I’d like to see Hayley get a shot…and I’d love it if out of the blue they brought back Chelsie H. for a season….
My only problem with Artem is that he kinda checked out in previous seasons when he had a partner he knew wouldn’t win. Mark used to do the same sort of thing. In order to be a great pro, you have to do your damnedest even when you know you won’t win. Emma. Derek. Sharna. Lindsay. I think those four in particular can honestly say that.
Make no mistake about it, every pro will be desperate to return next season. A year long wait for next season means all pros need that paycheck. I think Mark will be back as well. The brothers will both be back and I’m sure Tony will want to come back as well. No doubt Jenna will be desperate to wrestle her spot back in the girls lineup as for Allison, I think she’s been dropped for good. Hopefully they don’t get someone else of Strictly descent unless it’s Aliona. I don’t really think Gleb has worked out and almost all the choreography over there is done by outside choreographers now. Although it would be hilarious to see the meltdown on social media if Kristina Rihanoff strolled in and took someone’s pro spot.
@M8 Hahahaha Kristina already has a boyfriend, why would she do the show again? Joking (mostly.) Besides, her best result ever was 3rd and the only pro who actually did Strictly first and was “poached” by DWTS was Artem, who really was a wunderkind. That said I agree with Princess Heidi that Artem does not handle non-competitors very well. On Strictly, he was amazing with Kara Tointon (who won one of the tightest seasons ever) and Natalie Gumede (who I believe still holds the average score record) but really pretty terrible with Fern Britton, who despite possessing zero dance talent is a national treasure with a sizeable fanbase. I don’t know what to think about the “physical abuse” scandal (which I believe was covered here) but he didn’t teach her well and the choreography he delivered was substandard. I don’t watch DWTS much any more, sounds like it’s not really worth my time, but still follow this site, and I’m glad it sounds like you got to see what he can do with a skilled partner. No he can’t really make lemonade out of lemon partners, but it’s telling that only female pros were mentioned as being good at that. In the absence of Mark and Derek that’s not a skill any of the male pros seem to have any more. I wish Artem had befriended them when he had the chance rather than joining the DWM clique.
@Maren Otlile Mabuse has been on the British version (which is the single biggest most popular show on British TV but is not as big as DWTS for obvious reasons) for the last 2 years (they also only have 1 season a year, from September to December.) She made top 3 in 2016. She’s a freaking goddess, gorgeous, charming, great teacher and fantastic choreographer. Easily my favourite pro Strictly’s ever had and in my top 5 worldwide. Not saying she wouldn’t do DWTS, they’d be wise to go after her, just saying if you’re looking for her she’s been in the UK
Male Pros:
1. Derek Hough
2. Mark Ballas
3. Sasha Farber
4. Alan Bersten
5. Tristan MacManus
6. Paul Barris
Female Pros:
1. Emma Slater
2. Lindsay Arnold
3. Sharna Burgess
4. Kym Hervajec
5. Allison Holker
6. Chelsie Hightower
Females:
– Lindsay (very versatile and smart in making her celebrities shine)
– Emma (after winning Season 24 she should get to be on as long as she wants lol)
– Sharna (I know some were unhappy with her this season but I didn’t have many issues)
– Kym (I know this is unlikely but I want to see her w/a potential frontrunner)
– Karina (though probably unlikely)
– Ashly (kinda random lol but she seems game to return and I’ve always liked her)
Males:
– Derek (unlikely but this is my IDEAL list lol)
– Mark (I can see him returning for certain celebrities)
– Sasha (always enjoy him)
– Tristan (he said he wasn’t going to do any more dance shows but again, it’s my list :P)
– Gleb (please give him someone he can;t go the overly sexual route with)
– Artem (my opinion on him improved DRASTICALLY this season)
Backups/more realistic choices:
– Keo (he’s improving a lot and I like his attitude)
– Alan (I think he’s ready)
– Lacey (I think she’d be a good fit for modern DWTS)
– Allison (if she’s been working on her ballroom skills I’d like to see her return)
– Witney (seems like she’s been learning some new skills and I’d love to see them on the show)
– Jenna (I think she’d do well if she got a spot again)
– Anna (I know she’s pregnant so this is more of a shout-out to her awesomeness and my desire to see her again at SOME point lol)
Oh, and if we’re including people who haven’t been pros/troupe before I’d like to see Paul Karmiryan.
Updated my dream pro list, which may include a few pipe dreams…
Male Pros:
– Val Chmerkovskiy
– Artem Chigvintsev
– Sasha Farber
– Maks Chmerkovskiy
– Keo Motsepe
– Paulo Victor Souza (I’ll say this a million times if I have to: ABC NEEDS to get him on the show ASAP. With each passing week of Dancing Brasil I’ve become more and more sure that I want him on the American version, and ever since the semifinals this Monday, I’ve been obsessed with the perfect-scored Paso to Livin’ on a Prayer he choreographed for Maytê. EVERYONE GO WATCH IT, I’M STILL SO HYPE OVER IT. OOOH-OOH, LIVIN’ ON A PRAY-YER~)
Female Pros:
– Sharna Burgess
– Emma Slater
– Witney Carson
– Lindsay Arnold
– Peta Murgatroyd
– Oksana Platero (It has been confirmed she’s not returning to Strictly, and she turned out to be a great pro there, so I wouldn’t be surprised to find out the DWTS producers wanted her back in some capacity.)
– Ashly Costa (She’s the only one of the big-name OG pros to not have returned yet, and as Julia pointed out, it seems she wouldn’t mind returning; I’m curious as to how she’d handle the show in its current state.)
The troupe can remain the exact same as last season (Brittany, Alan, Hayley, Brandon, Britt and Artur).
Oksana was on DWTS years ago and they let her go. Ashly Costa is very unlikely to ever be back as they let her go a very long time ago – likely for a good reason (for them anyway).
As for DWTS Brazil – isn’t that the show that stole Derek’s Ameksa choreography step for step? If they can’t even choreograph a pro dance, how can any of their pros survive on DWTS??
So Natalie, oksana, and Joanne aren’t going to Be on strictly Next season…..and all I kept thinking when I read that was “please please please get Natalie on dwts”.
I was curious about Oksana too. As far as I recall DWTS never gave her a partner, did they? She was always troupe. Maybe they saw her do pretty well on Strictly (I loved her with our gay Judge Judy) and decided to give her a try? After all Gleb left, did one season in the UK and came back. I’m curious especially because we know why Natalie (who would be great on DWTS but is not going to happen) and Joanne (who I just can’t like as a pro much as I love her as a dancer) are leaving. They have other projects. Oksana doesn’t seem to, and after a great first season I don’t see then firing her. I just think it’s worth considering.
And who, exactly, from the DWTS US version should be replaced so Oksana can have a shot? They won’t do it unless they have too many male celebs, and probably not even then.
Gleb was obvious – he was doing very well on strictly AND they needed another hot guy as Derek was halfway out the door and had been for some time.
I would rather see Alan from DWTS Troupe get a shot at being a Pro Teacher. He did great with Heather while filling in for Maks. I’d like to see more of his choreography.
@Heidi
Yeah, Dancing Brasil does do some step-by-step routine copying, but it tends to happen mainly during the pro numbers — not just the Ameksa dance but also the Bad Man number from the S22 finale. Even then, I think the blame can mostly be pinned on the main choreographer (the Mandy Moore equivalent).
As far as I’m concerned, none of the dances Paulo has choreographed, as a pro, have been flatout ripoffs of existing dances from DWTS; even when an aspect of it is reminiscent of one used on DWTS, the dance itself is totally different (Maytê’s Paso, which I mentioned above, had a construction site set reminiscent of the one used in Normani’s Salsa, but it was a completely different dance).
I’m sure you’re right, just thought it was worth considering. I wonder why Oksana only did one season on Strictly though?
I’d like to see a new head choreographer replace Mandy Moore. The Busby Berkley wannabe bump and grinds are getting super old.
I want her replaced by Kathryn Burns, who most recently did the Carl Flossy/Michael Sheen routine in the Michael Bolton Netflix valentine’s special.
@Nukegrrrl….I am also tired of Mandy’s choreographing of bump and grind routines. Time for something new and fresh.
Girls:
Lindsay( by far the best female on the show at this time IMO)
Allison( always my favorite I missed her this season )
Emma ( how can you not love her but please don’t go back to giving her flops)
Sharna ( but give her a different type of partner not the sob story)
Hayley ( if we have a fresh female I’d love to see her move up)
Kym or Cheryl ( out of the older females I like them the best )
I left of Whitney because she just bores me. PETA is the same. Karina also not my fave. Left Jenna off because I’m sorry but I just don’t get the hype. I could also see them brining up Britt for the diversity card and I’m okay with that I like her. Also Anna
I’ve enjoyed she could come back.
Guys
Alan ( let’s make him a pro. I think he’s have a great time with his partner and I think his choreograph would surprise us)
Artem ( favorite from last season but let’s keep him with someone that’s not grandmother age)
Keo ( because I think he is an amazing dancer and kind person but let’s give him a good partner please)
Sasha ( because I think he’s so fun )
Gleb ( but let’s actually give him an old lady so he can stop with the sexy business)
Derek ( I know it’s unlikely but Derek grew on me and I’d take him over the c bros any day)
Alright now here’s my opinion on the rest. I was not a huge mark fan but I’d take him back over the c bros. I know the c bros will probably come back but I’m sick of their lackluster choreography, easy dance styles and pimping of their partners. I’d be fine with tony coming back too if that’s a thing.
Guys
Alan
Val
Gleb
Artem
Derek
Mark
Jonathan Platero from SYTYCD
Girls
Sharna
Allison
Lindsey
Witney
Haley
Jenna
Oksana Platero from Strictly and SYTYCD and troupe member on Dwts
Troupe
Keo, Britt, Britney, Robert from SYTYCD, Fik shun from SYTYCD, Brooklyn from SYTYCD, Shannon, Nick Baga, KC monnie, Natalie Lowe from Strictly, Gaby from SYTYCD
Males:
1. Alan Bersten
2. Gleb
3. Artem
4. Sasha
5. Keo
6. Val
Females:
1. Emma
2. Sharna
3. Lindsay
4. Hayley
5. Peta
6. Allison
LOVE LOVE LOVE Mandy Moore’s choreography. Not a fan of Derek and Jules lates work. Too many gimmicks. Derek is by far my favorite DWTS choreographer. His routines with celebs has no competition except for Marilu she was not a good match.