'Dancing With the Stars' 2016 Cast: Which Pros Made It Onto Season 23 Poster? [VIDEO]
The poster for season 23 of ABC's Dancing With the Stars has been revealed, possibly revealing two dancers who are returning to the show in the process.
As always, the new poster for Dancing With the Stars' upcoming 23rd season features two pros who have danced on the show before. This year it's Sharna Burgess and Artem Chigvintsev. Both are wearing blue as they pose seductively, while blue paint is splattered in midair.
This should mean that barring any dropouts, injuries or changes, Burgess and Chigvintsev are part of the new season. However, nothing has been confirmed by ABC, the show's producers or the dancers themselves. Burgess did upload a photo of the poster on Instagram, though:
Burgess and Chigvinstev competed on Dancing With the Stars last season but had very different results. Chigvintsev was paired with actress Mischa Barton but the couple never found their footing and were the second couple eliminated. Meanwhile, Burgess excelled with her partner, NFL star Antonio Brown, making it all the way to fourth place.
Burgess has had a strong streak of seasons lately. In addition to her most recent fourth place finish, she placed as the runner-up with singer Nick Carter in season 21 and came in third place with combat veteran Noah Galloway in season 20. Chigvintsev hasn't been as lucky, coming in sixth with actress Lea Thompson in season 19, eighth with Patti LaBelle in season 20 and 11th with Barton most recently.
No cast members or pro dancers have been officially confirmed by ABC or DWTS itself thus far. Typically, the show announces the cast a few weeks before the next premiere. In this case, we should probably expect an announcement in late August or even early September.
Dancing With the Stars season 23 premieres Monday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.