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Reasons to Be Excited About ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 23

Ryan Lochte believes the false robbery scandal he was involved with at Rio 2016 has been blown out of proportion and the swimmer is eager to move on from the episode.

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As previously reported, Lochte too will join the dancing stage this time.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy left after winning the show’s mirror ball trophy with Olympic gold medal ice dancer Meryl Davis in 2014, but has also opted to compete again.

But then? Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry? Retired NFL wide receiver Calvin Johnson will be dancing with pro dancer Lindsay Arnold.

Calvin Johnson and Lindsay Arnold: Megatron of Detroit Lions fame, and holder of one of the richest National Football League contracts in history.

Terra Jole and Sasha Farber: Of “Little Women: LA”, “Little Women: NY”, “Little Women: Atlanta” and “Little Women: Terra’s Little Family”.

What’s rapper Vanilla Ice been doing since the 90s? He’ll dance with pro Witney Carson, who is just adorable. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, the former majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, was a contestant during the ninth season, though he left the competition early due to foot injuries. Race auto driver James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess – Hinchcliffe survived a horrifying crash on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2015, which the show is sure to address. Paired with Sharna Burgess. While he achieved most of his success more than three decades ago, Ice has re-emerged on the scene of late, including as a star in his own series, The Vanilla Ice Project, on the DIY Network, which has a successful six seasons under its belt.

Maureen McCormick and Artem Chigvintsev: Marcia Brady, and instantly the sentimental favorite. Henner is known for her role as Elaine O’Connor Nardo on Taxi, the sitcom that aired for four seasons on ABC and for a final season on NBC.

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds – Singer. Holker appeared in seasons 19 through 21 and is returning to the show for the 23rd season.

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To us, the most interesting thing about this cast is the concentrated effort to move away from casting as many reality stars. It’s an interesting group, and we’ll see what happens when they hit the ballroom.

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