Touted as one of the most competitive seasons ever, Dancing With the Stars – Athletes 2018 season on ABC brings together some of the most determined athletes vying to win the coveted Mirrorball Trophy. This season’s lineup of athletes includes Olympic figure skaters, a former Los Angeles Lakers superstar, an NFL cornerback and a former World Series-winning Major League Baseball player, among others. Find out more about the performance, judges, voting and episodes inside.
Dancing With the Stars – Athletes 2018 Cast
Dancing with the Stars – Athletes Season 26 fire up the scoreboard with 10 determined athletes who will take to the ballroom floor for their first dance, on the 26th season premiere on April 30.
Dancing With the Stars – Athletes (2108)
developed By: Andrew Llinares and Ashley Edens-Shaffer
Host: Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews
Judges: Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba
Network: ABC
Air-Date: April 30, 2018
Timings: Mondays, 8 PM
Dancing With the Stars – Athlestes 2018 Format
During their journey on the show, each one of them will reveal aspects of their lives and personalities off of their respective playing fields to uncover their true selves, their passions and what drives them to compete.
Each couple will perform a cha cha, salsa, foxtrot or Viennese Waltz. At the end of the night, there will be eliminations based on judges’ scores and live viewer votes cast during the show’s live broadcast in the EDT/CDT time zones.
Dancing With the Stars – Athletes 2018 Voting
The votes for Dancing With the Stars – Athletes 2018 episodes will be online only via ABC.com, will open at the top of the live show and end shortly after the last couple dances.
At the end of the episode, overnight voting will open for phone, ABC.com and Facebook, which will factor into the week two eliminations. Toll-free phone voting will be open nationwide from the end of the live show until 5:00 a.m. EDT/2:00 a.m. PDT on Tuesday. viewers can reallocate their votes until the voting window closes.
Dancing With the Stars – Athletes 2018 Preview
Watch this preview of Dancing With the Stars – Athletes 2018 and get inspired to shake a leg.
Dancing With the Stars – Athletes 2018 Episode Guide
Here’s the line up of athletes and dances on the premiere episode of Dancing With the Stars – Athletes 2018 edition.
Season 26 Episode 1
- Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson – Cha Cha – “Sissy That Walk” by RuPaul
- Arike Ogunbowale and Gleb Savchenko – Salsa – “Them Girls” by Whitney Myer
- Chris Mazdzer and Witney Carson – Salsa – “Mr. Put It Down” by Ricky Martin featuring Pitbull
- Jamie Anderson and Artem Chigvintsev – Viennese Waltz – “Feeling Good” by Avicii
- Jennie Finch Daigle and Keo Motsepe – Foxtrot – “All-American Girl” by Carrie Underwood
- Johnny Damon and Emma Slater – Foxtrot – “Centerfield” by John Fogerty
- Josh Norman and Sharna Burgess – Cha Cha – “Finesse” by Bruno Mars
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lindsay Arnold – Cha Cha – “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” by Stevie Wonder
- Mirai Nagasu and Alan Bersten – Salsa – “No Excuses” by Meghan Trainor
- Tonya Harding and Sasha Farber – Foxtrot – “When You Believe” by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey
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