Your Pro Wish List: Which Pro Dancers Would You Like To See Dance In DWTS Season 18?
Hey Everyone! Time for another Dancing With The Stars Cast Wish List. Question: Which PRO DANCERS would you like to see dance with celebrities in the 18th season of Dancing With The Stars? Pick TWELVE pros with two runners-up (optional) if you like. Make your voice heard in comments and then in a couple of weeks or so, we’ll send your wishes to ABC. Special Note: This isn’t a pro cheering post. If anyone leaves one name in a fly-by type of way, etc., know your post will be deleted.
Ok, see you in comments with my Pro wish list!! Wanna guess who I might have listed for two of them? 🙂
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Ok, my choices are…
Male:
Derek Hough
Gleb Savchenko
Henry Byalikov
Tristan MacManus
Mark Ballas
Paul Kirkland
Female:
Sharna Burgess
Karina Smirnoff
Emma Slater
Cheryl Burke
Peta Murgatroyd
Allison Holker
Runners up: Anna Rosh, Sasha Farber
I think its long overdue and they need to make Henry a Pro because he is a dancing genius! I would for Mark to come back as pro as well as Tristan. I feel like Derek should be moving on to bigger things especially now that people call him the golden boy and such. But if he does come back would love to watch as always!
Females definitely Emma,Sharna, Karina,whitney, and peta.
Male:
Henry Byalikov
Gleb Savchenko
Tristan Mcmanus
Louis Van Amstel
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Val Chmerkovskiy
Female:
Sharna Burgess
Karina Smirnoff
Peta Murgatroyd
Lindsay Arnold
Witney Carson
Emma Slater
Male:
Derek
Tristan
Female:
Karina
Emma
Other than these, I don’t care. 🙂
Male:
Derek Hough
Henry Byalikov
Mark Ballas
Sasha Farber
Tristan MacManus
Julz Tocker
Female:
Karina Smirnoff
Emma Slater
Sharna Burgess
Cheryl Burke
Peta Murgatroyd
Lindsay Arnold
I’m officially over the “family”. I think Henry and Julz would make great Pro spots. I would love Peta and Cheryl if they came back as they were with their partners this season. I’d throw Lindsay in there as well as I think she could use a 2nd shot a pro, especially after doing some choreography in troupe this season, but I wouldn’t be upset if she were on the troupe again. I definitely want to see her over Witney as pro though. I can just see Witney doing the Peta route of sexy dancing around her partner.
Male:
Derek Hough <3
Mark Ballas
Tristan MacManus
Gleb S.
Henry B.
Sasha F.
Female
Emma Slater
Cheryl Burke
Karina Smirnoff
Sharna B.
Peta M.
…………
I would want to see for season 18
Male
Derek Hough
Julz Tocker
Gleb S
Sasha F
Henry B
Females
Katrina S
Cheryl B
Emma Slater
Pera M
Dudes:
Mark Tristan Derek Henry Tony Val
Ladies:
Sharna Cheryl Karina Lindsay Emma Peta
Subs:
Witney and Maks
Derek, Tristan, Henry, Sasha, Mark, Val
Karina, Emma, Kym, Sharna, Cheryl, Peta
Men:
Derek (but not really – love ya, move on already, you’re worth more)
Mark
Henry
Tristan
Sasha
Julz
Women:
Cheryl (the S17 version)
Karina
Emma
Sharna
Whitney
Allison Holker (if they can give Tyne a shot, then can give Allison one, especially since she’s been training in Latin and has been working with Derek)
Male pros
Derek
Val
Sasha
Henry
Tristan
Mark
Alt. Max
Female pros
Cheryl
Lacey
Emma
Sharna
Witney
Peta
Alt. Chelsie
Exactly on Allison, Heidi! That was my thinking too.
Males: Derek-need I say more,Mark-I like his choreography,Tony-as he doesn’t act the way he did this season,Tristan-he’s so cute, Henry-he’s overdue to become pro,and Val- only because other people like hkm and that gets the show ratings.
Females: Anna-she wants to come back after she has her baby,and I’ve missed her, Karina-the best female pro, Emma-great job last season, Sharna- who doesn’t like her, and Cheryl-loved her when she started,she lost her touch in the middle,but after last season,she’s won me back over!
I love the idea of seeing Allison and/or Witney and/or Lindsay on the show, as a biased SYTYCD fan. I have heard that Allison is busy and might not have a clear schedule to do the show, but that would be cool! Witney is one of my favorite dancers, so I’d love to see her as a pro. And I think Lindsay has a great maturity about her to be a pro.
I don’t care so much on the guys side. I think that they should maybe lose one longstanding pro and add in Henry. I’d love to see what he can do!
Also, remember that Fik-Shun said a few weeks ago that someone from SYTYCD season 10 will be on DWTS, so we’ll have to see how that plays out.
Same here. Sometimes I change my mind though and then I get called a hypocrite. It’s hopeless. lol
Didn’t they say someone from SYTYCD was going to be on this season,I believe they mentioned it in AfterBuzz,I wouldn’t be shocked to see Jenna Johnson or Paul Kirkland in next season either.
Love the idea of Allison though!
Male:
Derek
Henry
Gleb
Sasha
Tristan
Maks!
Female
Sharna!
Karina
Emma
Anna
Witney
Kym
Male Pro:
Derek
Mark
Gleb
Tristan
Sasha
Val
(I used to enjoy Tony when he was happy and fun, but he has become more and more sour. He should move on to something that makes him happy again.)
Female Pro:
Karina
Cheryl
Sharna
Anna
Allison
Emma
(I think Peta could be so much better, but usually she relies on sexy rather than good dancing. I did like the last half of her dances this season.)
@Kashti yes, they did! I think they were referring to a new person from the show coming in, and Jenna and Paul made it farthest. It could be Allison, however, as she’s been involved with DWTS and her Emmy nomination came from DWTS, not SYTYCD.
And by the way, it’s Paul Karminyan, not Kirkland. Unless you were actually referring to Paul Kirkland, who is not from SYTYCD (to my knowledge), in which case I apologize.
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Tristan McManus
Henry Byalikov
Gleb Savchenko
Sasha Farber
Sharna Burgess
Emma Slater
Cheryl Burke(S17 Version)
Karina Smirnoff
Allison Hollker(love for this to be true!!!)
Witney
Tristan McManus
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Sasha Farber
Henry Byalikov
Gleb Savchenko
Emma Slater
Cheryl Burke
Whitney Carson
Sharna Burgess
Karina Smirnoff
Lindsay Arnold
Runners up Peta Murgatroyd, someone new for the male. I’m so done with Tony, Val and Maks. And just no to Louis.
No Aviva, I’m talking about “Paul KIRKLAND” (Sharna’s boyfriend) not the Paul you mentioned.
Oh, I’m sorry, Vogue. I thought Paul Kirkland was an actor.. :$
Tristan MacManus
Sasha Farber
Henry Byalikov (to replace Mark… who seemed a little off, this season)
Paul Kamiryan (to replace Tony)
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Derek Hough
Emma Slater (and I wanna see her with a really good dancer, see her potential)
Sharna Burgess
Witney Carson (to replace Tyne)
Karina Smirnoff
Peta Murgatroyd
Cheryl Burke
Same pros from this season but with Kym replacing Tyne 🙂
Males: Gleb Tristan Henry Julz Sasha Paul (from SYTYCD)
Females: Sharna Emma Anna T. Witney Lindsay season 17 Cheryl
Make Pros:
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Val C.
Henry B.
Sasha Farber
Tristan MacManus
Female Pros:
Karina S.
Witney Carson
Peta Murgatroyd
Cheryl Burke
Kym Johnson
Anna T.
Runner Ups: Lindsay Arnold and Gleb. S 🙂
No I’m stupid I meant Karimyan;)
Also, if there is any troupe promoted to pro, I would definitely like to see Jenna and Paul from SYTYCD moved into the troupe spots.
And I love the idea of Allison. She has more Latin background since the show (especially since working with Derek). I have a feeling that she’s always so busy with other projects that it wouldn’t be possible (I think at the next season she’ll still be away every weekend teaching at conventions). Side note- her wedding is tomorrow, so exciting for her.
Dmitry Chaplin
Mark Ballas
Tony Dovolani
Sasha Farber
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Tristan MacManus
Cheryl Burke
Peta Murgatroyd
Emma Slater
Karina Smirnoff
Kym Johnson
Sharna Burgess
I don’t think you’re a hypocrite Vogue for sometimes feeling different things about the C brothers. I think they have a lot about them to like and for me, also some things I don’t care for so much, especially the burnt out Maks, but now that he’s clearly stated that he’s not doing the show anymore, I think he in a way is acknowledging his burn out. When I watch him from early seasons, he’s infectious and attractive. And I find Val to be too earnest sometimes and says things I don’t agree with. But I was young and earnest too. He’s going to make mistakes as he grows up. I think he adds something to the show. I think he does feel competitive with Derek and has made comments in the past I didn’t like, but I also think he sincerely believes Derek is extremely talented. I think there’s an intensity he adds to the mix that makes the whole something interesting.
Thanks for understanding, Jess!!
Paul Kirkland. Forgot about him. But I’d like to see that. As well and Dmitry again. I enjoyed him. But please just don’t put Sharna with a “loser”
I’ll try to follow the rules..
MEN I DEFINITELY WANT TO HAVE PRO SPOTS
Tristan
Henry
Sasha
Gleb
ALTERNATES can be a mix or match of these.
Derek– would love for him to spread his wings and fly
Mark– But I’d love to know which Mark we would get this season first
Val– Great teacher, great choreographer. Probably better than Mark, but I still have some reservations about him. But he needs shirts WITH BUTTONS.
LADIES I WANT TO HAVE PRO SPOTS
Sharna
Emma
Karina
Cheryl as she was S17.
ALTERNATES TO FILL UP MY 6
PETA– when she is like the second half of S17
Lindsay– I think she could end up being a better teacher
Witney– I’ve got some reservations about her though.
Tyne???? I don’t know… She didn’t impress me.
Male:
Derek
Maks
Mark
Val
Tristan
Sasha
Female:
KARINA!
Emma
Cheryl
Lindsay
Sharna
Chelsie
Alternates:
Gleb!
Peta if they won’t take Chelsie back. Also Kym if she wants to come back.
Male:
Derek
Henry
Mark
Val
Sasha
Gleb
Female:
KARINA
Chelsie
Witney
Peta
Cheryl
Lacey
Male:
Tristan
Derek
Mark
Sasha
Henry
Maks
Female:
Chelsie (I REALLY want them to bring her back. They don’t have enough female pros like her.)
Sharna
Emma
Cheryl
Karina
Anna (been missing her so much, too!)
Alternates:
Lindsay (I was really impressed with her choreo on the Ariana Grande & Lady Antebellum performances & she has always danced great, so I think she’s ready for another shot as pro)
Val
Why wasn’t my list comment moderated? I didn’t say anything harsh… it was just a list of pros.
Male:
Derek – I feel like he won’t be back for S18
Mark Ballas – It’s a hit and miss with him
Tristan MacManus – This man can do no wrong in my eyes
Gleb S. – I want to see him with a partner capable of dancing
Henry B. – LOVE HIM
Sasha F. – I loved him S17. I hope S18 we can see that again.
Female
Karina Smirnoff – the best dancer on the show IMO
Emma Slater – loved her this past season!
Cheryl Burke – if she keeps up with s17 Cheryl
Sharna B. – LOVE HER
Whitney – I think they should give her a shot
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Alternatives
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Val – He is a great dancer but his attitude is sometimes a turn off. He wasn’t as bad S17 but S16 was just horrible.
Peta – She oversexualizes all of her dances. I mean if the song/choreography calls for it then do it but every dance? no thanks.
MB… I would love to see him win his 3rd Mirror Ball Trophy, especially after how people picked on him and started hating him after Christina Millian was eliminated…
This is a pro that does not deserve to be hated for his personality as a pro…!!!…
Yes… I mean Mark Ballas…!!!…!!!…
Male Pros:
-Val
-Tristan
-Mark
-Tony
It would be nice to see Maks back as well if possible. As for Derek, I like him as a pro, but I think he should take a break this season. Not only will it give someone else an opportunity to win a Mirror Ball, it will also allow him to focus on his projects. However, if he does come back, that’s fine too.
Female Pros:
-Anna (I’d love to see her on the show again)
-Sharna
-Kym
-Karina
-Cheryl
-Lindsay
As much as i Like Derek, I hope he does not come back I think he has won quite enough winning 5x probably enough.
Derek Hough should persue other things like maybe choreographing maybe on results show or maybe choreograph somewhere or do some acting. He should do special things instead competing as pro dancer.
Derek should probably hang up his dancing shoes.
If the only way other pros can win is by Derek sitting out….how hollow for them. And unsatisfying. And sad.
But really, Derek has won five times out of 12 seasons – simple arithmetic tells you that other pros HAVE won and will win again.
For the 500th time….sometimes moderation just happens. And if a mod isn’t around to approve the post, then it could take a bit for it to show up. For example, when I signed on just now, I had to approve 4 comments.
Changing your mind on something doesn’t make you a hypocrite, it makes you an adult. Anyone calling you that, Vogue, doesn’t understand the meaning of the word. But…no surprise there. 😉
Ah, Allison’s wedding is tomorrow? I bet that’s why Derek came back to LA.
I kind of have a feeling, too, Jessica, that Derek won’t be back. I’ve said it before and have been wrong – thanks to him changing his mind – but it sure seems like he has a ton of stuff piling up.
One thing I would like would be for them to blend in some more brunettes among the female pros. All that blonde hair is more than a little ridiculous. Emma’s is fine – I just don’t like the seriously bleached blonde. When all the women are dancing together you can’t tell who’s who, unless they have dark hair.
CH, I haven’t seen anyone here hating on Mark in a while – if it ain’t happening here, please make it clear that it ain’t happening here.
Awww thanks Heidi.xxx
And John, uhhh…..whatever you might be good at, I think you should hang up your shoes too.
Be careful Voguerista!
It’s probably time for Derek to move on to other things, he has won it 5x and has won 1st Emmy for Outstanding Choreography.
guys:
Derek
Val
Tony
Mark
Sasha
Gleb
Girls:
Peta
Karina
Witney
Cheryl
Emma
Sharna
Males: Derek, Mark, Tristan, Tony, Henry, Sasha
Females, Karina, Sharna, Peta, Cheryl, Emma, Chelsie
Men:
Derek (actually think he should move on but I will always wish he was on the show too)
Henry
Mark
Tristan
Sasha
Julz
Alternates:
Val in non-jerk mode…..
Paul from SYTYCD. He’s kinda short….but so is Sasha
Women:
Karina
Emma
Sharna
Cheryl
Witney
Allison Holker (agreed with PH, if they can give Tyne a shot, then can give Allison one. She has more ballroom experience than Tyne. Tyne is a great dancer (non ballroom) but I think Allison would be a better partner to a celeb)
Don’t really have alternates for the women….
# Voguerista commented on December 6, 2013:
Ok, my choices are…
Male:
Mark Ballas
Derek Hough
Tristan MacManus
Henry Byalikov
Tony Dovolani
Valentin Chmerkovskiy (Even though I would prefer Maks, but don’t think that’s happening)
Female:
Emma Slater
Sharna Burgess
Cheryl Burke
Karina Smirnoff
Peta Murgatroyd
Lindsay Arnold
OK, I’m going to pick on Val a bit even though as I said above, I don’t dislike him usually, and really it’s probably some of his fans I have the problem with.
From what I can tell, 13 pros have placed higher than Derek, and Karina, Cheryl, Tony, and Mark have all done it multiple times. Of anyone who’s been around awhile, Tristan has not, but he’s never been given a Zen or Liz, not even close, and Val has not despite being given 2 very talented and trained stars and 3 other not so shabby partners.
I see places where people promote Val as being the best dancer as evidenced by some 12 or 14? US championships. I’m not sure what the exact title is, I don’t know much about the ballroom dance world other than what I’ve picked up from the show and from our esteemed moderators. 12 wins, why didn’t that man stand down and give someone else a chance to win??? Because it would be bullshit to do so!
John, maybe you should be careful. So, according to your logic, if a person wins awards at what they do (and what’s more, spent years and lots of money learning to do it and now makes a living at it), they should just hang it up and move on? Again, would you say the same for yourself (or a loved one) if you were in his shoes? This is a real pet peeve of mine. As any champion of their craft and if he wants to return to what he loves doing, he should be able to do it as long as he wants without being told he should hang it up. And asking a person to move on just so someone else can win is lame in my opinion. I mean…is it really a win for someone if another person quits just so they can win? No!
John, this is not pee wee baseball, and we shouldn’t treat it like it is. What you’re saying, is like someone saying that Gold Medal Olympians should just quit their sport after they won, so that someone else has a chance to win. It’s just fair that way.
And I don’t know much about sports, but I don’t hear anyone telling the NY Giants or the NY Yankees saying anything about ending their franchise teams, because they’ve won their respective championships too many times, so someone else needs to be able to win.
In sports, winning is expected, and something to strive for, and for teams or people who do win a lot, it gives them the challenge to improve themselves to make themselves better…. And, it gives everyone else something to strive for…. The spirit of competition. Take that away, and there’s not much for people to cheer for, or to keep people playing a sport that they’re good at, and love.
That’s how I see this show…..
Yes, Derek’s won 5 times, so what? Since we’ve had Ballas/Hough on the show, the level of competition as been raised. The level of dancing that the pros are able to get their students to learn has been raised. The quality of the dances has been raised. The choreography that all of the pros have given is challenging, but it’s been raised also. Each season, they give everything they can to try to Best everyone else.
I like to see that. I want to see the pros challenging each other, instead of seeing a show that ends up half-hearted, where the pros are simply “taking turns…” Why give your best to the show or your student, if you know you have no chance to win because “it’s not your turn yet”?
MEN
Henry Byalikov
Sasha Farber
Val Chmerkovskiy
Gleb Sevchenko
Tristan McManus
Dimitri Chaplain
WOMEN
Karina Snirnoff
Cheryl Burke
Emma Slater
Sharna Burgess
Peta Murgatroyd
Kym Johnson
Exactly! Said so well, Lori!!
Men:
Derek (he brings some if the best choreo to the show)
Val (because why not? lol)
Tristan (we all need some Tristan in our lives)
Henry (long overdue)
Gleb (he should get a second chance to show what he’s got)
Julz (think he could surprise people)
Women:
Kym (miss her)
Sharna (loved her on S16)
Peta (with a partner she can’t sex up preferably lol)
Karina (like Derek, she brings some fun choreo to the show)
Cheryl (as everyone said, S17 Cheryl)
Emma (loved her this past season)
Runner Ups: Sasha Farber and Witney Carson.
Yay Vogue and Lori…that is exactly what I was thinking, exactly. Okay my choices are:
Men
Derek Hough (I will always love to see him dance and what he can do with someone, however if HE chooses to move on…I will always wish him the very best.
Mark Ballas
Sasha I thought he did an awesome job this season.
Henry
Gleb (I think he had a tough partner first time through, not anything ugly about her, just I think she had difficulty picking things up and maybe didn’t realize how much time she would need to give.)
Tristan
****I know I have left off Val..but his arrogance bugs me no end. The sad thing is I think he is a good dancer, but I think he is so focused on figuring out the “formaula” for winning that he perceives Derek to know, that his dancing gets lost in his competitive spirit.
***Tony, well I used to really like him. He seemed so kind and like a gentleman. My opinion has just changed on this. I get tired of people who lose placing the blame on others instead of simply saying “I have to up my game.”
Women
Karina
Emma (Wow she was a breath of fresh air.)
Sharna (Love her)
Cheryl (I loved how she went back to having fun this season)
Chelsie (I kind of miss her. She had such a kind spirit about her and I thought she was much better than Witney or Lindsay.
Anna I kind of miss her too. I guess the new ones with the exception of Sharna and Emma did not impress me at all.
Oh well that is my list. It is interesting to read everybody’s thinking on this. It seems there are several pro’s that are similar on everybody’s list and then a smattering of different ones as well. It will be interesting to see what happens.
For the male pros :
Derek
Dmitry
Mark
Val
Henry
Tristan
Sasha(Alternate)
For the female
Chelsie
Sharna
Emma
Cheryl(S17)
Witney
Karina
Peta(Alternate)
Also I would love the idea of Allison Holker joining the pros since they gave Tyne a chance.
For male:
Derek
Dimitry
Mark
Sasha
Val
Tristan
For female.
Karina
Emma
Chelsea
Sharna
Kim
Tyne
Derek
Sasha
Tristan
Val
Mark
Gleb
Emma
Cheryl
Kym J.
Karina
Sharna
Chelsie
Male Pros:
Derek Hough
Tristan MacManus
Sasha Farber
Mark Ballas
Henry Byalikov
Dmitri Chaplain
Female Pros:
Emma Slater
Alison Holker
Cheryl Burke
Kym Johnson
Tyne S.
Karina Smirnoff
Men:
Derek Hough
Tristan MacManus
Tony Dovolani
Mark Ballas
Val Chmerkovskiy
Gleb Sevchenko
Back up: Dmitry Chaplain
Ladies:
Karina Smirnoff
Anna Trebunskaya
Tyne Stecklein
Cheryl Burke
Kym Johnson
Chelsie Hightower
Back up: Edyta Sliwinksa
Have to ditto Faylyn
Male Pros:
Derek Hough <— A must see !
Tristan MacManus
Sasha Farber
Mark Ballas
Henry Byalikov
Dmitri Chaplain
Female Pros:
Emma Slater <— A must see !
Alison Holker
Cheryl Burke
Kym Johnson
Tyne S.
Karina Smirnoff
For the male pros I want:
Derek
Mark
Val
Tony
Tristian
Henry
Female pros:
Lindsay (missed her a lot)
Karinia (love her energy)
Cheryl
Sharna
Wintey
peta
Subs:
Male:
Shasha
Female:
Kym(hope she comes back) if not
Emma
Male Pros:
Tristan
Sasha
Gleb
Val
Mark
Paul Kirkland
Female Pros:
Sharna
Cheryl
Karina
Kym
Emma
Chelsie
Alternate: Dmitry and Peta
Male Pros:
Tristin
Mark
Val
Henry
Dmitri
Tony
(I love Derek, but I think he would be great on Broadway)
Female Pros:
Chelsie ( I really like her and was disappointed not to see her dance this season)
Cheryl
Kym
Lacey ( I miss her too!)
Emma
Karina
Here Goes
MALE
Derek
Val
Dmitry
Tristan
Mark
Henry
FEMALE
Cheryl
Kym
Karina
Chelsie
Emma
Sharna
My pro wishlist:
Male: Derek, Tristan, Mark, Sasha, Henry, Val
Runner-up: Julz
Female: Karina, Emma, Sharna, Cheryl, Allison H., Kym
Runner-up: Witney
Derek
Mark
Tristan
Gleb
Sasha
Maks
Karina
Lindsey
Chelsie
Emma
Sharna
What should Vogue be careful of, John?? Big bad you?? How about I ban your ass for that sort of threatening language? You have an hour or so to apologize or clarify and then you are gone. I won’t tolerate that sort of crap around here.
Based purely on who I think could add a new dimension to the show…
Gleb Savchenko
Val Chmerekovskiy
Henry Byalikov
Tristan MacManus
Mark Ballas
Jonathan Platero (Salsa specialist)
Elena Samonadova
Whitney Carson
Karina Smirnoff
Peta Murgatroyd
Cheryl Burke
Sharna Burgess
Should add, I love Emma but haven’t included her here as I’d like to see Strictly Come Dancing poach her 😉
Val is only the best dancer of the bunch if he actually competed against and beat all the other pros for those US championships (did he win any world ones?). Even then – doubtful. Otherwise, it’s apples to oranges.
Thanks so much Miss!!!xxx
@PH- wrong info on my part! I said that Allisons wedding was this today, but I think it’s actually Monday. Odd day for a wedding, but I guess it makes sense being that all their friends are dancers and are away pretty much every weekend. (sorry for the wrong place to post this, know you mentioned it here so didn’t know where else to respond!)
Males:
Tristan
Val
Henry
Julz
Derek
Gleb/Sasha as 6th/alt. depending on celeb heights
Females:
Karina
Sharna
Emma
Cheryl (in “big sister” mode like with Rob and Jack)
Anna
Chelsie or alt. Witney
Derek is my fav pro of all time but I want him to go on to bigger things! I feel like he gets too much hate that is undeserved and deserves better.
However I Would like to see
Men–> Mark/Sasha/Henry/Tristan/Gleb/Julz
Women–> Sharna/S17 Cheryl/Kym/Karina/Emma/Anna
I also over the “family” as well- too much negative energy that is not needed
My Pro Wish List for DWTS Season 18 –
MALE:
Derek Hough
Tristan MacManus
Mark Ballas
Henry Byalikav
Gleb Savchenko
Julz Tocker
FEMALE:
Sharna Burgess
Emma Slater
Chelsea Hightower
Allison Holker
Cheryl Burke
Karina Smirnoff
Males:
Tristan MacMans
Maksim Chermerkovsky
Sasha Farber
Val Chermerkovsky
Tony Dovolani
Henry Byalikov
Females:
Sharna Burgess
Tyne Stecklein
Whitney Carson
Emma Slater
Cheryl Burke
Karina Smirnoff
Runners up: Lindsey Arnold, Vincent Simone
my pro wishlist for dwts season 18
Derek
mark
henry
sasha
tony
tristan
female
sharna
emma
Cheryl
karina
peta
lidsay
runner ups whitney and gleb and val and chelsie
In my opinion, I think with this foruma we will have a more enjoyable show
Male:
Derek (innovative choreography, FAN FAVORITE, has interesting relationships with partnerships)
Tristan (fan favorite pro because of his patience, love, and gracious heart for celeb who is inspiring, his journey
with his celeb is always great to watch)
Henry (the new pro that people will want to root for and see how he does, he’s also a fan favorite within hand core dwts fans)
Tony (I know he’s a hit or miss for some people, but I think he’s needed when paired with an adult)
Val (I think I’d give him a shot because he has a lot of drive and competiveness about him, and when paired with zendaya they were a fan favorite couple. I say put him with a likable celeb who has a big personality, IMO Elizabeth had more of a quiet personality)
Mark/Gleb (I actually prefer Gleb more, but mark has been a staple for many seasons and his absence might anger fans..)
Women:
Karina (most popular pro I think, and usually has really entertaining relationships with couples and GOOD choreo)
Emma/Chelsie (they are the lovable, sweet, kind pros who do great when paired with a likable older man with lots of heart like Ty Murray and Bill Engvall. I think they are like the younger daughter in the relationship and it’s so cute to watch)
Peta (for the good television she makes with he partners lol)
Cheryl (but as the big sister vibe of S17)
Sharna (motherly vibe that worked well with Andy)
Kym (staple for many seasons)
Haha this is all my opinion for a formula that works
Reason why I stuck to a lot of regular pros is cuz sometimes if there’s too many new pro spots, views get upset, so I think one or two new spots is good.
Yes for allison!
But she might be busy with the engagement to twitch and she does a lot of sytycd stuff which starts up right after dwts ends
My pick:
Male pro
Derek Hough – very creative
Dimitry Chaplin- long missed
Sasha Farber- done very good job as a newcomer. Want to see more.
Val Chmerkovsky- real pro dancer in the dance world.
Mark Ballas- still joy to watch.
Tristan- adorable. Need good looking young partner.
Female pro
Karina- real pro dancer in the dance world
Cheryl- goo transformation.
Emma- did amazing job with Bill. Nobody expected.
Kim- missed.
Chelsea- creative and fun to watch
Alternate male- Damian.
Female – Tyne.
It’s been very interesting to read the comments this year, because I just read the comments on the post from last year, and they were so different!
Okay!
Guys:
Derek Hough
Gleb Savchenko
Sasha Farber
Paul Karmiryan (SYTYCD)
Henry Byalikov
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Girls:
Witney Carson
Emma Slater
Karina Smirnoff
Peta Murgatroyd
Jenna Johnson (SYTYCD)
Brittany Cherry (SYTYCD)
RUNNERS UP: Sharna Burgess and Mark Ballas
It would also be good if they could switch up with some of the Pros from Strictly Come Dancing like:
Janette Manrara
Brendan Cole
Iveta Lukosiute
Aljaz Skorjanec
Anya Garnis
Kevin Clifton
I’d kind of like to see some more freshmeat/pros we haven’t seen in awhile as pros this season. With all the new ones thrown at us over the last 2 seasons, I expected to not be impressed, but I’m actually really enjoying getting to know a new pro.
Males:
Henry
Sasha
Mark
Dmitry
Julz
Tristan
Females:
Karina
Emma
Sharna
Witney
Lacey
Allison
Alternates: Cheryl (if she’s going to be season 17 Cheryl, then her as a pro..if not I could do without her), Lindsay– I love to watch her dance…in the troupe, Derek, & Maks
Sadly, I hope they don’t bring Tyne back at all. She seemed to be a sweet girl, but I just don’t enjoy watching her dance, even in the pro numbers. She just appears to be sloppier than the rest & it’s quite clear this isn’t her typical style.
But for the love of god NO JAYMZ, not as a pro & not in the troupe. If he gets any kind of spot over Julz I won’t be happy.
my picks for dwts season 18
male pros
Derek
mark
sasha
henry
tony
trisan
female pros
sharna
emma
Cheryl
peta
karina
Lindsay
runner ups- whitney and val- and chelsie and gleb
For Season 18 My Pros are
Males:
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Tristan MacManus
Henry Byalikav
Gleb Savchenko
Sasha Farber
Females:
Emma Slater
Peta Murgatroyd
Tyne Stecklein
Sharna Burgess
Kym Johnson
Alison Holker
Wasn’t impressed by what I saw from Henry on Australia dwts but feel since he even working with Derek he has learned a lot about how to teach pros, worth giving him a shot.
I do not want Witney as a pro. She is not generous at all and makes PETA look shy. I would not mind Paul from sytycd as he is versatile and great in several styles and he was a good partner. No Jenna. Her Latin skills were not impressive.
If there is any pro who should go it is Tony. He is dull, has an attitude now.
Derek should come back to do his unique choreograph performances. But move on from the show,
I would prefer seeing pros like Lacey, Dmitry ( he is also Emmy nominated) and Chelsie back over Lindsay or Witney or promoting more troupe members. They are versatile and can choreograph.
I’ll be surprised…no SHOCKED…if Dmitry ever gets another shot. He’s been gone too long and I think the producers have moved on.
And I”m starting to think the same about Chelsie and Louis as well – but I think there’s still hope for both of them, less so Louis, since they now have Sasha to fill the “really short guy” role.
This is sooo far fetched, but a guy can only dream:
Male:
Riccardo Cocchi( My faborite male dancer of all time!)
Val Chmerkovskiy
Henry Byalikov
Paul Karmiryan ( Great freinds with him and he is amazing)
Mark Ballas
Derek Hough
I think that’s a dynamic male line up!
Female:
Yulia Zagoruychenko (In my opinon the best female latin dancer in the world!)
Karina Smirnoff
Peta Murgatroyd
Sharna Burgess
Jenna Johnson ( Superstar latin dancer and also great friends with her! )
Witney/Emma (either one i’d be happy to see!)
I doubt Dmitry will ever be back but think he is better than some. I do find dwts producers pulling from the wrong sytycd alum pool where the better Latin dancers are on scd instead. It is strange to see the potential pro list and especially on female side, do not really care for most of them. Don’t mind them taking from Burn the Floor group which is pretty much what dwts pros have become. But the gap from Anna’s and Karinas to Witney to possibly Jenna is too big. Not to mention Witney, Lindsay or Jenna do not kill the other genres either. Paul from sytycd did impress in the other genres too.
For males
Tristan M.
Gleb S.
Sasha F.
Louis A.
Alec M.
Henry B.
For females
Emma S.
Karina S.
Cheryl B.
Peta M.
Lindsay A.
Anna T.
Men:
Derek
Tristan
Henry
Pasha Kovalev
(I’ve really stopped enjoying anything from Maks, Val, or Tony)
Women:
Karina
Emma
Cheryl
Whitney
Anya Garnis
Sharna.
I wouldn’t mind seeing Kathryn McCormick as a pro. She always handled ballroom brilliantly.
Men:
Derek Hough
Tristan MacManus
Maks Chmerkovskiy
Henry Byalikov
Val Chmerkovskiy
Sasha Farber
Alternate: Gleb Sevchenko
Women:
Allison Holker
Emma Slater
Sharna Burgess
Karina Smirnoff
Chelsie Hightower
Lacey Schwimmer
Alternate: Cheryl Burke
Hopefully, some of these wishes come true.
Men:
Derek Hough
Val Chmerkovskiy
Tristan MacManus
Henry Byalikov
Mark Ballas
Gleb Savchenko
Women:
Peta Murgatroyd
Karina Smirnoff
Kym Johnson
Witney Carson
Anna Trebunskaya
Sharna Burgess
Runner-Ups:
Sasha Farber
Cheryl Burke
Karina
Cheryl
Emma
Sharna
La La Lacey! (sorry, I just saw a Chia Pet commercial)
Flavia from SCD- I’ve always enjoyed watching her dance
Henry
Tristan
Sasha
Gleb
Pasha from SCD
Paul Karmiryan
The Derek Hough (he’s like the Thor of choreographers) shoes are just too big for any of the other existing male pro’s to fill, which is why I have so many newer guys on the list, and I just think it’s time for Mark to try and fulfill his music dreams and for Tony to go get a personality transplant.
I agree with Melissa, that Derek should come back and choreograph for Perfomance shows and of course Macy’s Stars of Dance.
But really Derek should move on from the show.
Men:
Tristan
Val
Derek
Gleb
Mark
Maks
Women:
KYM! (so missed last season!)
Emma (I feel she is the new Kym!)
Cheryl
Karina
Sharna
Peta
I know its probably a long shot to have Maks back but I would love to see him complete one more time! Also after watching his and Kym’s judging this past season I would LOVE to see them replace Carrie Ann and Len! That would be sooo wonderful!
Men: Tristan (with a partner he can be competitive with), Val, Louie, Maks, Sasha. Of course, I always like Derek, but it’d be nice to see one of the other guys have a shot at the MBT.
Women: Karina, Kym, Emma, Chelsie, Sharna, Anna
Men:
Tristan (with a great partner)
Sasha
Henry
Tony
Mark or Gleb
I am over Maks and Val.
Female:
Emma
Sharna
Anna (if she has the baby and is ready)
Chelsie
Kym or “new” Cheryl
Don’t care for Peta or Witney or Tyne, Didn’t really miss Kym either.
Heard you the first 500 times, John. Really, get a new tune.
+1 Miss. He’s getting more trollish by the day.
Man, I disappear for a week or so and we already have a new Derek troll? 😛
I think I’m at the point now that I’m not necessarily invested in which pros are on each season – it’s become more about the partnerships for me. That said – I’m a little surprised at some of you that are throwing out names of contemporary dancers on SYTYCD as potential pros for the coming season. I think if Tyne taught us anything this season, it’s that a contemporary dancer can’t just wake up and say “I think I’ll do ballroom now” and expect to be as good as the pros who have done ballroom their entire lives. Sorry, but her technique was pretty bad – and if she can’t even do the steps with the right technique, she has no business teaching a ballroom newcomer how to do them. I don’t care how much Kathryn McCormick “killed all her ballroom routines” on SYTYCD (they’re not really real ballroom, anyway), or that Allison Holker is Derek’s “muse” – they’re not ballroom dancers. They’re contemporary dancers, and I think it’s a bit insulting that some feel like it’s a cinch for someone to just waltz in (no pun intended) and learn in a few days what some of our existing pros have dedicated their entire lives to learning. I want a pro who has AT LEAST 10 years of experience under their belt, and has actually competed in ballroom – not someone who has had a crash course in ballroom, and is really just a contemporary dancer masquerading as a ballroom pro that isn’t battle-tested.
Other than that – give Tony his walking papers, and for the love of all things holy, please resist the urge to bring Jaymz “my name & atrocious technique make Court Jay-mzerable” on as a pro. 😛
Good to see you again Court and couldn’t agree more about Tony!! His walking papers are long overdue!
Hi All! Been checking in. Love everyones input.
Men:
Sasha (absolutely)
Tristan
Gleb
Henry
Val (cause I don’t think he is going anywhere anytime soon)
Mark
Females:
Emma
Sharna
Cheryl (she has redeemed herself in my eyes)
Karina
Peta
Tyne (I guess she deserves another chance)
I deliberately excluded Derek it’s time to move on to bigger and better opportunities.
Thanks everyone I love your thoughts.
My picks:
Male:
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Val Chmerkovskiy
Tristan Mcmanus
Louis Van Amstel
Henry Byalikov
Fabian Sanchez – because I thought he did a fabulous job with Marlee Matlin and have always wondered why he didn’t get asked to come back (maybe he did and said no)
Alternate: Sasha, I guess.
Female:
KYM! – I miss her.
Karina Smirnoff
Cheryl (S17 version)
Anna Trebunskaya
Chelsie
And someone else, but frankly, the new female pros/troupe members all blur together for me. I guess, based on this season, I’d choose Emma.
I want Derek to stay far away from the show, because I want to hear that he’s choreographing amazing pieces for dancers who can do everything his fertile imagination dreams up.
Hmmm…Actually, I would like to have Julianne back, though it’ll never happen.
I will always support Derek if he CHOOSES to come back to DWTS, but I also want him to do other things to expand his career… so I will exclude him on my list eventhough he’s always been my favorite.
Male:
Henry – I really want to see what Henry can bring as a pro!
Val
Mark
Gleb
Tristan
Julz/Sasha
For the men, I’d like Tristan to finally get a more capable partner so we can really see him go all out. I also want to see some new blood, but I think Val & Mark have such strong personalities that make the show interesting. I could do without Julz/Sasha if DWTS wants to cast a new *bad boy* since it looks like Maks is not coming back.
Female:
Emma – my FAVORITE!
Sharna
Karina
Cheryl
Sigh…. I feel like the show needs a shot of adrenaline that could be exciting new pros. I can’t even finish my female list. I am not a huge fan of seeing Witney and Lindsay as pros.. i think they are perfect for the troupe. I would be interested in seeing more of Tyne & the Allison Holker suggestion is definitely intriguing… but I personally think the DWTS pros should have a majority of ballroom/latin background. I would like to see maybe Aliona Vilani give it a go on DWTS… and it might be interesting to see Aneta Piotrowska (Derek’s competitive partner) bc she was trained by the Shirley & Corky and she was part of that Ballas brat pack for a while.. lol.
Idk.. hoping the show can give us some exciting surprises in the spring season!
Ok!!. My pick
Male.
Derek- his choreography is outstanding
Sasha- a must see.Terrific job with Snooki.
Val- strong competitor.
Mark-still powerful with his dances.
Tristan- he has a charm.
Tony-still going strong
Runners-up
Julz, Gleb
Female.
Karina- strong personality
Cheryl – she has changed
Kim- I miss her
Emma-did amazing job bringing Bill to the finale
Sharna- I like her.
Anna- Just want her back
Runners-up
Chelsea. Peta.
I would love to see more of Derek on the show but I think he’ll take at least a season off like he did the last time he won two seasons back to back. Plus he’s got a lot of projects happening soon – like that dance/song show with Julianne.
So this is my list…
Male:
Tristan
Henry (it’s long overdue that he gets a shot at a celebrity partner)
Mark
Gleb
Val
Jonathan (I know this will never happen – but I still would love to see him back)
backup:
Derek
Sasha
Female:
Emma
Sharna
Karina
Cheryl (the S17 version)
Peta (just please don’t give her the hot single guy – I’ve had enough of the “showmance” strategy from her)
Kym
Aneta = “Derek’s competitive partner”?? LOL – that’s a kind way of putting it, Elmari. She was a lot more than that. 😀 I think she was also the first to break his heart – of course, that was a while ago but it could still be interesting.
Here are my picks!
MEN
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Tristan McManus
Louis Van Amstel
Sasha Farber
Dmitry Chaplin
alt.: Henry Byalikov
WOMEN
Karina Smirnoff
Anna Trebunskaya
Emma Slater
Cheryl Burke (S17 Version)
Allison Hollker
Kym Johnson
alt.: Chelsie Hightower
JUDGE
Bring in Julianne Hough for Len Goodman
p.s. I should add, bring in Julianne ONLY IF the rumors are true and Len is leaving the show! I actually really like Len as a judge!
Yeah on second thought, I definitely agree with you Courtney. I think before I was thinking more in the lines of, “who do I like watching” and “if they are willing to bring on contemporary dancers like Tyne, who do I think could be better than her at ballroom?”
It would be best to have a real ballroom pro or at least someone with plenty of experience and training in ballroom teach a celeb how to do it. It also gives more ballroom dancers a chance at a great job in the entertainment world and doesn’t increase the amount of competition for getting the jobs on the show by widening the field to ‘all dancers’.
For those who read my last comment, I also wanted to say that who ever MB is paied with I will be voting for them by phone and computer…
You’re a broken record, John – you just posted the same damn thing on 3 different posts. Lock it up or you’re going on comment moderation. MOVE ON.
We’ve gotten your message John. And to others wishing Derek won’t compete next season.
But do you ever consider another side of the issue? The producers of DWTS are making a TV show. They are interested in entertainment, buzz and audience share. Derek has proven that he provides all 3. If I were a DWTS producer, I’d definitely want the 5 time MBT winner and Emmy winning choreographer to return as many seasons as he would agree to! And while they might agree with you that it’s safe to provide a challenging partner to Derek, they would also never put him with someone expected to drop out early. Just as having Derek Hough on DWTS is good for business, you’d also want he and his partner to stay quite a few weeks to keep providing creative routines, judges controversy and buzz, even if it’s haters!
John, I’ve had enough too and you never apologized either. Ditto to Court and your post is going into the trash.
Too late. John’s been warned too many times.
Emmy’s are GREAT for DWTS, regardless of who gets them. And if Derek can get one, then I would bet that Derek has a job there as long as he wants it.
I love Derek as a partner, but is also would like to see Derek as more of a choreographer for troupe and group numbers and such. I think he could be a Mandy Moore, or a Stacey Tookey, and I feel like being a partner limits him.
But by the same token, he has said that DWTS is where he is most creative, so that makes me think that he needs the show as much as the show needs him.
Males:
Henry Byalikov
Mark Ballas
Val Chmerkovskiy
Sasha Farber
Gleb Savchenko
Tristan MacManus
alt: Paul Karmiryan, Slavik Kryklyvyy (very doubtful though lol)
OF course I want Derek, but only if it’s his choice to return. Either way, he has a bright future after DWTS
Females:
Anna Trebunskaya
Karina Smirnoff
Kym Johnson
Emma Slater
Sharna Burgess
Cheryl Burke (I’ve grown to like her a lot this year)
Alt: Flavia Cacace, Iveta Lukosuite, maybe even Aliona Vilani
Random, but was Anna originally supposed to partner Bill Engvall but dropped out due to her pregnancy and that’s why Emma was poached from SCD last minute? Not to be rude, but I also prefer pros with more experience, the young ones seem to struggle. (Lindsay, Tyne, and even Chelsie struggled with some partners) I also would be hesitant with Witney, because she does take command the stage, but I feel like her technique is not up to par and it’s her stage presence that covers her technique.
He already IS Mandy Moore or Stacey Tookey. He has an Emmy and their respect. 🙂 His goal now should be much higher than them.
I also love Derek. His choreography is outstanding and he is a big asset
to DWTS, but I think he overgrow this show and need to move to a more challenging role.I definitely will miss him if he decide to sit out or move. To be honest I’ll miss him more than Maks. But for season 18 he is still my favorite together with Val Chemerkovski and Sasha Farber.
Just a thought… who is more controversial, Tyne or Derek?
Steve, I would love to see Slavik as a pro on DWTS, however his compulsive need for perfection would probably drive his celebrity partner to shank him with her shoe heel. I do love watching him dance though!
Tristan
Derek
Gleb
Henry
Val
Karina
Kym
Chelsie
Lacey
Sharna
Male:
Sasha Farber
Gleb Savchenko
Tristan Mcmanus
Louis Van Amstel
Mark Ballas
Val Chmerkovskiy
Female:
Sharna Burgess
Karina Smirnoff
Peta Murgatroyd
Emma Slater
Anna Trebunskaya
Tyne Stecklein
Voguerista, ok find I am sorry and I will shut up.
I was wrong, completely wrong.
Male:
Sasha
Tristan
Val
Henry
Pasha Kovalev (SCD)
Artem Chigvintsev (SCD and ex-CAI)
Female:
Karina
Witney
Sharna
Emma
Anya Garnis (SCD)
Flavia Cacace (SCD)
Someone cited Yulia… I like her. Love her vids.
Slavik – the guy is fantastic. Plus the drama with Karina… ahahahahah love it.
I know this is a Derekfan space, but I could pass him. The guy is great, but it’s time to do other things. I consider myself his fan, want him on show to special numbers, but wanna see new pros and Derek with new projects – he’s too cool for DwtS =p.
I could pass Tony, Mark, even Karina (my favourite pro), just to breath a little.
Male Pro’s
Derek…(Awesome)
Gleb…..(He will be incredible…needs the right partner)
Tristan….(Time for him to have a good partner)
Val…..(Not my favorite personality but really can dance)
Henry….(Great dancer)
Mark….(Needs to get back into the spirit)
Alternate….Sasha
Female Pro’s
Karina….(She is awesome)
Sharna….(Love her personality)
Anna T…( Miss her)
Emma….(Breath of fresh air)
Kym….(If she returns, if not Chelsie)
Whitney….(She could show alot of potential)
Alt….Peta….( Peta needs to adjust her attitude…great dancer…but very predictable.)
It’s not a “Derekfan space” Carlos, it’s a DWTS Fan space with lots of people who actually respect Derek and/or like him. I know that is a shocking thing to find on the web these days, but I find it to be refreshing.
I’m the biggest Derek fan around and I’ve wanted him off the show for, what? Four seasons now??
Derek? Controvertial?? Only to the lunatic fringe.
My choice for season 18 pros:
Males:
Tristan
Henry
Mark
Derek
Sasha
Alternate: Val
Female picks;
Chelsie
Karina
Kym
Lindsay
Cheryl
Anna
Alternate: Peta
I was so disgusted when Shawn and Derek didn’t win All Stars that I started feeling very strongly that Derek should leave the show, that the whole thing is simply beneath him. I’ve come to understand that his perspective on it all is entirely different. While I am sure his brilliance would shine through no matter what, the show has without question catapulted his career more quickly than I think ever could have happened without it. It’s the forum which created the Emmy opportunity (& win!!!!!). And to listen to him, it’s his experience with his partners which means so much to him. So I’ve stopped second guessing him, and just sit back and be awed by his talent. That having been said, I do think he will take season 18 off, for both personal and professional reasons.
Males: Derek Hough, Mark Balla, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Tristan Mcmanus.
Female: Karina Smirnoff, Cheryl Burke, Peta Murgatroyd, Emma Slater, and i wish Julianne Hough would come back.
MALE: SASHA, TRISTAN, DEREK, MAKS
FEMALE: EMMA, CHELSEA, KARINA, PETA
The rest I dont care
I’m a big fan, but Derek has outgrown the show and needs to move on.
Males:
Tristan (with somebody good please)
Maks
Val
Sasha
Mark
Jonathan (he was gentleman and great with older contestants)
Females:
Karina (because no one dances like she does)
Sharna (Love her spunk)
Emma
Anna T (I miss her too)
Witney
Kym or Peta
CH, your last two comments are going into the trash. You don’t need to keep repeating yourself. We saw what you wrote the first two times. Your posts are coming off as campaigning posts too now which we asked everyone not to do.
Oh Yeah, by the way I thought that the first one did not go though so I posted again…. Sorry about that…!!!…
But CH, you wrote two replies when the post first began that pretty much said the same thing too. Anyway, let’s drop it.
Males Derek
Males:
Val (awesome dancer)
Gleb (needs to be in the finals)
Henry
Mark
Tristan
Sasha
Runner Ups:
Zendaya
Corbin
Females:
Karina (amazing dancer)
PETA
Sharan
Tyne
Emma
Lindsay
I would love to see Anna Trebunskaya and Julian Tocker back on DWTS.
Male:
Gleb Savchenko
Dmitry Chaplin
Sasha Farber
Henry Bialykov
Alt James Tualieva
Female:
Emma (my fave)
Anna?
Chelsie Hightower
Lindsay Arnold
Peta Murgatroyd
Karina Smirnoff
Cheryl Burke
Henry B and Witney Carson ….love them both they make me fell 60 again!