You may have seen the Nae-Nae celebration dances on the commercials announcing season 21 of Dancing With the Stars kicking off on Monday, September 14th 8 – 10 p.m. ET on ABC. This season, Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will host the series. Two-time Mirrorball champ and actress Julianne Hough, and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba will be the judges on the panel.
After 21 seasons, there is a huge following by everyday people and of course celebrities. Many celebs, like Candace Cameron Bure and Rumor Willis, acknowledge their appearance on DWTS as life-changing and have even publicly discussed how big of an influence dancing has had on their lives.
Getting excited? Here is the official line-up for the upcoming season:
Grammy nominated singler, talk show host and reality TV personality Tamar Braxton paired with Pro Dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy.
Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter paired with Pro Dancer Anna Trebunskaya.
Cooking personality Paula Deen is paired with Pro Dancer Louis Van Amstel.
Triple Crown jockey Victor Espinoza is paired with Pro Dancer Karina Smirnoff.
Popstar Andy Grammer is paired with Pro Dancer Allison Holker.
Rising social media sensation Hayes Grier is paired with Pro Dancer Emma Slater.
Australian wildlife conservationist and actress Bindi Irwin is paired with Pro Dancer Derek Hough.
International music icon Chaka Khan is paired with Pro Dancer Keo Motsepe.
Actress and Broadway sensation Alexa Penavega is paired with Pro Dancer Witney Carson.
Actor and singer Carlos Penavega is paired with Pro Dancer Witney Carson.
Army National Guard Specialist Alek Skarlatos is paired with Pro Dancer Lindsay Arnold.
Kim Zolciak Birmann, known for her socialite status on Real Housewives of Atlanta, is paired with Pro Dancer Tony Dovolani.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4FrjAZcoUsAnd last but not least Gary Busey will also join the celeb dancing cast and dancing with Pro Dancer Ana Trebunskaya.
Be sure to tune in Monday, September 14th 8 p.m. -10 p.m. ET on ABC.