Get to know the 12 stars and their professional partners competing on Dancing with the Stars season 24, which premieres Monday, March 20 at 8/7c on ABC.
#24 Bonner Bolton
Bonner is a 29-year-old professional bull rider and model who suffered a serious neck injury last year after falling off a bull.
#23 Bonner and Sharna Burgess
This is Sharna’s ninth season and even though she’s reached the finale in three out of the last four seasons, she’s never won.
#22 Charo
Charo is a soon to be 66-year-old Spanish entertainer from the 70s known for her thick accent and “coochie coochie” catchphrase.
#21 Charo and Keo Motsepe
This is Keo’s fifth season. He was eliminated either first or second in his first three appearances, but reached sixth place last time.
#20 Chris Kattan
Chris is a 46-year-old comedian best known for his work on Saturday Night Live where he played memorable recurring characters like Mango and one of the Roxbury guys.
#19 Chris and Witney Carson
This is Witney’s seventh season. She won back in season 19 with Alfonso Ribeiro.
#18 David Ross
He is a soon to be 40-year-old retired baseball player who won the World Series with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. He is the first Major League Baseball player in the history of DWTS.
#17 David and Lindsay Arnold
This is Lindsay’s fifth season and she has reached the Final 4 in each of the last three seasons.
#16 Erika Jayne
Erika is a 46-year-old singer who appears on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
#15 Erika and Gleb Savchenko
This is Gleb’s third season. He made it to the finals last season with Jana Kramer and in his first season with the show he danced with another Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, Lisa Vanderpump.
#14 Heather Morris
Heather is a 30-year-old professional dancer who spent two years as a back-up dancer for Beyonce. She may be best known for playing Brittany on FOX’s Glee.
#13 Heather and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
This is Maks’ 16th season, more than any other pro competing this year. He was one win and five total appearances in the finale.
#12 Mr. T
Mr. T is an actor known for his work in The A-Team and Rock III, as well as his gold chains, Mohawk and “I pity the fool” catchphrase.
#11 Mr. T and Kym Johnson
Kym is a two-time Mirror Ball champion who has only competed on one of the last seven seasons, with partner Robert Herjavec who is now her husband. This is her 15th season as a pro.
#10 Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy is a 47-year-old Olympic figure skater best known for winning the Silver medal in 1994 after she was attacked in a conspiracy that involved her competitor, Tonya Harding.
#9 Nancy and Artem Chigvintsev
This is Artem’s fifth season, though he has never done better than sixth place.
#8 Nick Viall
Nick is 36-years-old and stars as The Bachelor on the 21st season of the ABC reality dating show.
#7 Nick and Peta Murgatroyd
This is Peta’s 10th season and she is a two-time winner, though this is her first season back after giving birth less than three months ago.
#6 Normani Kordei
Normani is a 20-year-old singer who is a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which was formed on The X Factor.
#5 Normani and Val Chmerkovskiy
This is Val’s 12th season as he is the reigning champion. He’s won two Mirror Balls, been to the finale six times (more than any other pro this season) and has reached the Top 6 for the past nine seasons in a row.
#4 Rashad Jennings
Rashad is a 31-year-old running back in the NFL who most recently played for the New York Giants, though he is now a free agent.
#3 Rashad and Emma Slater
This is Emma’s seventh season, but her first time being partnered with an NFL player. She finished in fourth place her first season, but hasn’t done better than seventh place since then.
#2 Simone Biles
Simone is a soon to be 20-year-old Olympic gymnast who won four Gold medals and one Bronze at the 2016 games.
#1 Simone and Sasha Farber
This is Sasha’s fourth season as a pro. In his first two seasons he finished in eighth place and last season he made it to fifth with Terra Jole.
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