ABC 'Dancing With the Stars' TV Show 2015 Cast & Partners: Season 20 DWTS Celebs Announced Include Olympic Gymnast, 'Hunger Games' Star, Diva Legend [Pics]
On Tuesday, ABC's "Good Morning America" announced the names of the celebrities confirmed to join the new season of "Dancing With the Stars."
"DWTS" Season 20 will feature music legend Patti LaBelle with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev, television icon Suzanne Somers with Tony Dovolani, football star Michael Sam with Peta Murgatroyd, and Olympian athlete Nastia Liukin with Derek Hough.
In addition to those celebrities, "Shark Tank" mogul Robert Herjavec is partnered with Kym Johnson, "Hunger Games" actress Willow Shields will dance with Mark Ballas, artist-actress Rumer Willis is teaming with Val Chmerkovskiy, "Party Rock Anthem" singer Redfoo will try to win with Emma Slater, and R5 singer-songwriter Riker Lynch will also be competing for the "DWTS" trophy this season with Allison Holker.
Season 20 of "DWTS" is especially significant because it marks the show's 10th anniversary being on air.
In honor of the show's tenth anniversary, "DWTS" will feature all-access filming in rehearsal studios that will be available to watch on live stream. The show also plans to bring back Disney and Latin theme nights and introduce a new Spring Break special night, ABC reports.
And while Season 20 will feature fresh new faces within its cast, a few veteran faces will be noticeably missing. So far "DWTS" veteran dancers, Cheryl Burke and most recently Karina Smirnoff announced their departure from the show.
Smirnoff took to Instagram to announce her departure from "Dancing With the Stars" after appearing on the show for 16 seasons. Smirnoff explained rather than continue on with the show for Season 20, she opted to focus on other career endeavors, specifically being an author with the recent release of her first book, "We're Just Not That Into You: Dating Disasters From the Trenches."
"I am thrilled that now you will be seeing more of me in new arenas in the days and weeks to come," Smirnoff wrote about her new endeavor. "I love all of you so very much and couldn't feel more grateful for your support in all that I do! #werejustnotthatintoyou."
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