Prior to the September 4 announcement of the list of celebrities who will join the dance reality show "Dancing with the Stars," fans already knew who will battle it out on the dance floor after casting details were leaked online.
While the list of the dance professionals who will be the celebrity contestants' partners were announced already, fans have been wondering who will be part of the cast and who will be paired with in "DWTS" Season 19.
A report published by PureDWTS online kept track of all the casting rumors that surfaced online for the past weeks. While the show did not deny nor confirm the rumors, many fans assumed that there is only a little information left before the show announces the official list of cast.
Among the pairs that were previously rumored to join "DWTS" include Olympic athlete Lolo Jones with newcomer Keo Motsepe, as well as "Cheech and Chong" star Tommy Chong who is partnered with Peta Murgatroyd.
"Duck Dynasty" star Sadie Robertson will dance with Mark Ballas. In an interview with US Weekly a few months ago, Sadie's mother, Korie, revealed that her daughter is interested in joining the show.
"I think that our kids are really natural in front of the camera and they have fun with it. Sadie I think wants to maybe be in a talk show and she wants to be on 'Dancing with the Stars!'"
Moreover, Cheryl Burke will be paired with actor Antonio Sabato Jr. Jonathan Bennett will be competing with another new professional, Allison Holker.
Season 19 will also see YouTube sensation Bethany Mota dancing with Derek Hough, while ex-MMA champion Randy Couture is reportedly joining the show with Karina Smirnoff. Meanwhile, Janel Parish of "Pretty Little Liars" is paired with Val Chmerkovskiy.
Alfonso Ribeiro from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is said to be competing together with Witney Carson.
Other pairs include race car driver Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater, Tony Dovolani and designer Betsey Johnson, as well as actress Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev.
"Dancing with the Stars" Season 19 will premiere on Sept. 15. on ABC.
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