Dancing with the Starshas officially unveiled its newJuniorsjudging panel.The upcoming ABC spin-off,Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, has tapped Olympic figure skaterAdam Rippon, longtimeDWTSpro and two-time Mirror Ball champVal ChmerkovskiyandLa La Landchoreographer Mandy Moore as judges, the network announced Monday.Dave Kotinsky/Getty; David Livingston/Getty; JB Lacroix/ WireImageThe announcement was made onGood Morning America, where Rippon — the 28-year-oldreigningDWTSchamp— revealed his judge strategy after admitting that he used to be too shy to dance in public when he was younger.“You know what? As a child, it’s crazy that I was embarrassed at anything,” he said. “But I was! It’s shocking.”So how did he overcome his fears?“I was thrown into the fire [and] lived with the wolves,” he said. “And that’s what I’m going to do with these kids.”The new competition, which the network announced last fall, pairs celebrity kids with professional, pint-sized ballroom dancers.Dancing with the Stars: Juniorspremieres Oct. 7, and the new season of the originalDancing with the Starspremieres Sept. 24, both on ABC.
Dancing with the Starshas officially unveiled its newJuniorsjudging panel.
The upcoming ABC spin-off,Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, has tapped Olympic figure skaterAdam Rippon, longtimeDWTSpro and two-time Mirror Ball champVal ChmerkovskiyandLa La Landchoreographer Mandy Moore as judges, the network announced Monday.
Dave Kotinsky/Getty; David Livingston/Getty; JB Lacroix/ WireImage
The announcement was made onGood Morning America, where Rippon — the 28-year-oldreigningDWTSchamp— revealed his judge strategy after admitting that he used to be too shy to dance in public when he was younger.
“You know what? As a child, it’s crazy that I was embarrassed at anything,” he said. “But I was! It’s shocking.”
So how did he overcome his fears?
“I was thrown into the fire [and] lived with the wolves,” he said. “And that’s what I’m going to do with these kids.”
The new competition, which the network announced last fall, pairs celebrity kids with professional, pint-sized ballroom dancers.
Dancing with the Stars: Juniorspremieres Oct. 7, and the new season of the originalDancing with the Starspremieres Sept. 24, both on ABC.
source: people.com
