DWTS Junior Season 1 Pro Auditions Currently Underway!!!
Just when I had convinced myself the DWTSJ had gotten put on the back burner for the foreseeable future, we get our first glimmer of hope that this show is actually going to happen at some point 😎 Sasha’s Instagram story today indicated that he and Emma were on-hand in L.A. for the DWTS Junior pro auditions – producer Adam was also on-hand. The video is pretty brief, and there are literally TONS of kids crammed into the audition space, so I was having a hard time picking out familiar faces – but apparently Rylee Arnold (Lindsay’s younger sis) is there, and I think I might have seen Manny Castro (Ruby & D’Angelo’s dad, owner of Dancetown studio in Miami)…also wondering if the little boy to Emma’s left at the beginning might be Artyon from this past season of America’s Got Talent…has anyone else clocked any familiar faces? I’ll keep a running list towards the bottom of the post as we get confirmations of who was at auditions…
Confirmed as auditioning:
Rylee Arnold (Lindsay’s younger sister, VIBE-er)
Brighton Brems (friend of Rylee’s, also from VIBE)
Artyon Celestine (AGT season 12, IMMABEAST)
Hailey Bills (Jenna’s niece)
J.T. Church (SYTYCD: The Next Generation runner-up)
Bryten Belka (Center Stage Performing Arts)
Kamri Peterson (Center Stage)
Victoria Podakova (one of Karina’s students)
Elijiah Geolina (one of Karina’s students)
Marcelo Fitzgerald (Center Stage, Kamri’s Latin partner)
Anthony Tatoosi
Emily Tatoosi
Ceilidh McSeveny (Center Stage)
Easton Brotherson (another VIBE kid)
Makeila Lawrence
Emily Dobson
Daniel Novikov
Kirill Vassilenko
ETA: Here’s a longer version of Sasha’s instastory ~Heidi
So glad to see that DWTSJR is back on track! I have compiled a pretty good list of the kids who were at the auditions, all thanks to dwtsdreams and karolinaajay on Twitter.
Brightyn Brems
Bryten Belka
Kamri Peterson
Hailey Bills (Jennas niece)
JT church
Victoria Podakova
Elijah Geolina
Marcelo Fitzgerald
Anthony Tatoosi
Emily Tatoosi
Ceilidh McSeveny
Easton Brotherson
Makeila Lawrence
Emily Dobson
Artyon Celestine
Daniel Novikov
Kirill Vassilenko
WOW lot of familiar kids auditioning!!???????????????? For me, I’m glad it’s back on the table and they’re actually showing signs of moving forwards with the show:) Question is: When do they plan on airing it? 2018? 2019? ????
I think Brightyn is from Center Stage also.
The kids look great!
Based on the timing alone, my guess is they are possibly doing a summer version of DWTS Jr? They could change the format and tape at least half the show using Pro & guest judges so it wouldn’t consume the entire summer for the kids. We would only vote for the final few couples chosen.
Happy to see Sasha & Emma involved.
SYTYCD had a well done “next generation” summer show. But would there be enough of an audience for another dance show with SYT and WOD?
Did not see a post yet on this topic, so wondering if you knew that Dana From DWTS has been asked to do the March 24th #NeverAgain march in Washington ,DC?
Those teens are remarkable! So articulate, and with such grace.
And America is responding. They have received a few large donations (George & Amal gave $500K, Oprah & Spielberg also donated) so they have a real event budget.
I will be looking forward to the DWTSjr show. I love kids and love watching them dance. Will be interesting to see who are the judges and who are the Pro dance partners, when that time comes.
Thank you all who contributed the above info, videos, and audition list.
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