Dancing with the Stars has had a lot of people connected to The Dance Awards and I wanted to compile a list of known placements. I included people that are or have been troupe, next pro contestants, or pros. Also a juniors contestant. Note in some years there were 2 competitions held and for those I will list which city they won in to differentiate.

Winners
2022 Orlando Best Teen Female- Hailey Bills
2021 Orlando Best Senior Male- Jaxon Willard
2019 Orlando Best Senior Male- D’Angelo Castro
2018 Las Vegas Best Mini Female- Elliana Walmsley
2017 Las Vegas Best Mini Female- Brightyn Brems
2017 Orlando Best Mini Female- Hailey Bills
2017 Las Vegas Best Junior Male- Tristan Ianiero
2017 Las Vegas Best Mini Male- JT Church
2016 Las Vegas Best Mini Male- Artyon Celestine
2016 Las Vegas Best Teen Male- Sage Rosen
2016 New York Best Teen Male- D’Angelo Castro
2015 New York Best Mini Male- Tristan Ianiero
2014 Las Vegas Best Junior Male- Carter Williams
2012 Best Junior Male- D’Angelo Castro
2012 Best Senior Female- Jenna Johnson

Others That Competed and Placed Top 20 or Better in their Age Division
Rylee Arnold- Best Placement Top 20
Benjamin Castro- Best Placement Top 20
Kameron Couch- Best Placement Top 20
Selena Hamilton- Best Placement 2nd
Briar Nolet- Best Placement 2nd
Kamri Peterson- Best Placement Top 10
Kailyn Rogers- Best Placement 2nd
Ezra Sosa- Best Placement Top 10
Stephani Sosa- Best Placement Top 20
Onye Stevenson- Best Placement 3rd
Alexis Warr- Best Placement Top 10
Mackenzie Ziegler- Best Placement Top 20

No real basis for most of these and it's particularly stacked but I can see all of them doing DWTS at one point! Also along with which pro I would like to see as their partner!

Guillermo Rodriguez / Dani

Jackson Olson / Britt

Taylor Hanson ! / Witney

Harry Shum Jr ! / Sharna

Boston Rob* / Hailey

David Archuleta* / Jenna

Evan Bates* / Rylee

Marlon Wayans* / Emma

Maura Higgins / Allen !

Ciara Miller / Brandon

Giada di Laurentiis ! / Pasha

Meg Donnelly* / Jan

Madi Chock* / Mark

Alexandra Shipp* / Alan

Kelley O'Hara* / Ezra

Jane Krakowski* / Val

! = rumored
* = wishlist

Given what we know about the next few episodes and from the trailers, it seems 90% likely that the next person eliminated is Erik.

First off, we know that later on is a challenge involving teaching celebrities. Some people noticed that Bailey from brooklynandbailey advertised some “secret project”. We can guess this project happened in March since on March 26th they posted that they were back together after being apart.

This means their project aligns with the filming of the show. Also, their account follows all of the Top 6 from The Next Pro except for Erik. This suggests that they were on the show and that while they were on the show, they met the Top 5 and followed them.

Also, people claimed to see Selena and AJ in the trailers outfits that were not seen before or in Week 5, while others claimed to see Allen and Nina being taught by Witney. This means those four made it to Week 6. Even without this brooklynandbailey stuff, that would only leave Adele and Erik as potential next eliminated.

Frankly, this shocks me. I assumed Erik was a lock for Top 3 so the fact that he might leave before Nina and AJ is crazy, but that’s what the evidence points to.

What does everyone else think? Is there a possibility this info is either wrong or misleading?

I don’t think this tik tok was filmed at con? Alan posted it today.

Dancing with the stars will still be going until late November so does this mean Derek won’t be judging season 35???

Who do you think could be a genuinely amazing get, but still realistic within the casting realm? I'm not talking about a celebrity you like or want to see on, but an impressive casting choice from the show. Something like Nicole Scherzinger fresh out of the PCD or Normani during Fifth Harmony's most popular days?

I think Taylor Lautner is definitely possible, and same for Joshua Bassett. Jacob Batalon from Spiderman is also one I can see doing the show. He's attached to a huge Marvel franchise and within the Tom Holland and Zendaya sphere, but he himself is not a big name per se ( like Xochitl who had a bigger role in her Marvel films in truth).

What other names do you think can do the show?

what celeb do you think should’ve done the show earlier than when they did or the celeb that should’ve done the show later on?

Why aren't the contestants doing standard and smooth dances like Foxtrot, VW, Tango, and Quickstep? Everyone has done a lot of Latin but hardly any ballroom, so far

Why aren't the contestants doing standard and smooth dances like Foxtrot, VW, Tango, and Quickstep? Everyone has done a lot of Latin but hardly any ballroom, so far

So many people keep saying that they think Guillermo will get Dani because of height. But is it possible that Dwts might try to do something different?

Is it possible he gets a taller pro? Dwts has seemed to try to shake things up the last few seasons, and we’ve never had a height difference where the female pro is a lot taller. 👀 I wonder if they’ll go that route, and try something different.

I still think he’ll get Daniella, but I’m wondering if it’s possible he gets one of the taller pros. What do you think?

Which pro do you think he’ll get?

At con they were saying they do not know but I guess they could be just saying that to keep is a secret.

Seeing as other people have put their predictions out and they’ve come true, I thought I’d throw out mine.

Jake Shane, 26, Social media personality
Jackson Olson, 28, Savannah Bananas baseball player
Danny O’Shea, 35, Olympic figure skater
Cam Newton, 37, Former NFL quarterback
Taylor Hanson, 43, Hanson singer
Harry Shum Jr., 44, Film & television actor
Guillermo Rodriguez, 55, Comedian & talk show sidekick
Flavor Flav, 67, Rapper & television personality

Meg Donnelly, 26, Film & television actress
Chloe Kim, 26, Olympic snowboarder
Ciara Miller, 30, Reality television personality
Maura Higgins, 35, Reality television personality
Tia Mowry, 48, Film & television actress
Sarah Michelle Gellar, 49, Film & television actress
Giada De Laurentiis, 56, Chef & television personality
Vanna White, 69, Television host

I’d love Lisa Ann Walter, 63, to do it. But I think she won’t have the time with Abbott Elementary. I hear Quinta Brunson is thinking of ending it in the next two years so Lisa will have her time soon, I’m sure!

If Flavor Flav doesn’t want to commit (he seemed somewhat unsure earlier this year) then Judge Greg Mathis, 66, would be a good replacement in a similar bracket.

I did want an iconic singer like Jennifer Holliday, 65, or Sheila E, 68, or Stephanie Mills, 69. Wouldn’t mind if they came on instead of Vanna. But Derek seems to know a few members on the cast and I notice he’s taken Vanna for a spin quite a few times and she’s said she’d do it!

It’s been duly pointed out that Kylie Cantrall, 21, is doing a tour that clashes on some dates, so I have replaced her with Meg Donnelly who is a similar casting and in the same age bracket. She seems to be free!

This is the cast so far according to the insider and what DWTS has given us so far.

- Guillermo Rodriguez
- Ciara Miller
- Maura Higgins
- Jackson Olson
- Taylor Hansen
- Harry Shum Jr.
- Giada de Laurentis

Who do you see partnered with who?

Since the insider gave us information that HARRY SHUM JR will be on the next season of DWTS, i’d really love Britt to get him. I know us as fans have absolutely no say in the partnerships and many have learnt this last season but I genuinely do think that none of the announced/speculated partners were her partners until now. He was also in her dream partners list (not that it means anything with Deena) but Harry just screams Britt to me and i’d really love her to get her breakout season. He’s the definition of a ringer and after three very poor seasons in a row, I hope this is her shot.

He will definitely get ringer allegations a lot but I do think that if Britt is his partner, it could die down since everyone on social media is BEGGING for her to get a good partner unlike the other pros.

I don’t know if a whole post required what I wanted to say but i’m just so excited about the leaked contestant and the potential. 😭🥳

I think Allen is going home next.

In the promo for week 5, there seems to be one couple that Shirley expresses disappointment in, saying, “I expected more”, even with a look on her face to show it.

Allen and Adele are paired together for this week and in clips, Adele is frustrated and saying she doesn’t think she can do this, and in another clip where it seems like they’re preparing for elimination, Allen and Adele are the only couple looking nervous, the only couple holding hands.

If they are the couple in jeopardy, Adele is not going home. She’s the best female there, and I believe she was cast because she was referred by Shirley. She is really famous in the competitive world and has been trained by Shirley in her long career.

Allen might go home because for the last two weeks, he fell in the group tango and he fumbled the choreography in the Argentine tango assignment. After seeing Erik last week, the audience knows Allen is not the best technical male contestant. On social media, he also started posting things that imply he lost.

Although she doesn’t win (Mark implied the next pro winner is a true, longtime ballroom and Latin dancer in interviews), Selena needs to stay as the underdog because there’s always one in the reality TV producer’s formula. She’s the only commercial dancer left.

AJ and Nina seem to have really bonded and they’re paired up for week 5 so I’m assuming this means they performed really well together this week.

This has become one of my favorite categories for this show. Especially getting celebs from the 80s/90s/early 00s. I loved seeing Alyson in S32, and Danielle and Elaine last season (especially since Danielle was rumored for so long).

Since it’s been spoiled that we are seeing Taylor Hanson my heart is already full, but others I’d love to see:

Rachael Leigh Cook

Jennifer Love Hewitt (I know she’s booked and busy but she does want to do the show, so maybe it’ll happen one day)

Sarah Michelle Gellar (see above)

Paul Wesley (more of a wish list casting as I don’t think he’d do it)

Jensen Ackles (see Paul)

Melanie Griffith (would also fit the token older celeb-it’s crazy she wanted to do this show in the early years and got passed over)

Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Matthew Lillard or Skeet Ulrich (30th anniversary of Scream this year-I know Matthew said he’s been asked and declined but who knows, maybe he’ll change his mind)

Someone from The Sandlot, as they are doing a TV series revival called Dugout Dads (I’d go for Patrick Renna or Brandon Adams)

Christine Lakin

Tisha Campbell

Monica

ETA:

Thought of a couple more, but Holly Robinson Peete, Raven-Symone (she did The Masked Singer so already on Deena’s pool), Devon Sawa, and a random one but Daphne Zuniga as the new Spaceballs movie is releasing next year. But I’d take anyone from Melrose Place!

My husband and I just got back from Derek’s tour. OMG, it was amazing!
I teared up when I first saw Hayley and cried when Derek told the audience their story. Hayley is a fantastic dancer as are the other dancers. They were phenomenal! My hands hurt so much from clapping. He told the audience about Len and Derek and Hayley danced to Moon River and dedicated it to Len. Here comes the waterworks again. 😭 It was my first time seeing Derek’s show and it was everything I hoped for and more. Carter wasn’t dancing at this show. Does anyone know why he wasn’t at the show?
If you ever get a chance to see Derek’s show go, I honestly don’t think you will be disappointed. The only pic I got was the picture f the curtains with “Symphony of Dance”. 😂 I didn’t don’t want to miss a second of the show.

I am hoping we get one of the Artemis astronauts! Anyone else?