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Dancing with the Stars Season 21: Official Cast Photos!

Dancing with the Stars Season 21: Official Cast Photos!

By Author Kay Rhodes

Published: Sep 08, 2015 at 4:55 PM • Updated: Apr 04, 2022 at 6:33 AM • Category Dancing with the Stars

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We know which celebrities will be featured on Dancing with the Stars Season 21.

And we know with which professional partners these celebrities will paired.

Now, courtesy of ABC, we also know what these celebrities and their partners will look like as partners. Ready for a look at the official cast photos?

Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough

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Derek Hough is jumping for joy in this official portrait. Think he has a chance to win alongside Bindi Irwin?

Tamar Braxton and Val Chmerkovskiy

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Tamar Braxton and Val Chmerkovskiy
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Tamar Braxton and Val Chmerkovskiy are ready for their close-up. They will be competing on Dancing with the Stars Season 21.

Victor Espinoza and Karina Smirnoff

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Victor Espinoza and Karina Smirnoff
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Victor Espinoza already has a Triple Crown on his resume. Can he and Karina Smirnoff add a Mirror Ball trophy?

Paula Deen and Louis van Amstel

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Paula Deen and Louis van Amstel
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Paula Deen will team up on DWTS Season 21 with Louis van Amstel. We hear she refused to partner with an African-America. Just kidding.

Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess

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Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess
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Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess are all business. They are basically saying: bring it on, Season 21 competitors!

Kim Zolciak and Tony Dovolani

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Kim Zolciak and Tony Dovolani
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Kim Zolciak is no stranger to posing on the Internet. She does so here alongside partner Tony Dovolani.

Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold

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Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold
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Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold have their sights set on the Mirror Ball trophy. Do you think they’ll be able to attain that goal?

Hayes Grier and Emma Slater

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Hayes Grier and Emma Slater
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Hayes Grier is a star on Vine. Emma Slater is a good looking young professional. We can see them receiving many online votes.

Gary Busey and Anna Trebunskaya

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Gary Busey and Anna Trebunskaya
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Gary Busey is sort of insane. Good luck teaming up with him, Anna Trebunskaya!

Chaka Khan and Keo Motsepe

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Chaka Khan and Keo Motsepe
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Chaka Khan and Keo Motsepe are visions in purple. They’ll be paired up on Dancing with the Stars Season 21.

Andy Grammer and Allison Holker

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Andy Grammer and Allison Holker will be teaming up for Dancing with the Stars Season 21. But they posed for separate publicity shots.

Carlos PenaVega and Witney Carson

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Carlos PenaVega and Witney Carson
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Carlos PenaVega poses here alongside Witney Carson. We don’t know if they can dance… but they can look good!

Alexa PendaVega and Mark Ballas

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Alexa PendaVega and Mark Ballas
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Alexa PendaVega will be competing against her husband on Dancing with the Stars. She’ll have Mark Ballas by her side.