Derek Hough from ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" jumps backstage with his award for Outstanding Choreography at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 22, 2013. (Photo : Reuters )
Fans will have a feel of "Dancing with the Stars" season 21 premiere within a few days. The season will have celebrity-pro dancer tandems dance to the music for an opportunity to part away with the Mirror Ball Trophy.
In the 2-hour premiere along, each pair will handle one of the five renowned dances. In the new season, 13 celebrities and professional dancers have been chosen and paired. Among the thirteen contestants, seven are male and six are female.
The seven men that will show off their dances moves include singer and song writer Andy Grammer, one-time Academy Award Best Actor nominee Gary Busey, Oregon Army National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, former Nickelodeon star Carlos PenaVega, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, Internet sensation Hayes Grier, and jockey Victor Espinoza.
Among the six women in the dance competition is Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi Irwin. According to Entertainment Tonight, daughter of "Crocodile Hunter" is happy to have been paired with fan favorite, Derek Hough.
Bindi said, "I have the greatest teacher on planet Earth. I walked into this whole new adventure having no concept what I was going to do - I had the passion in my soul, but you really don't know what to expect. Derek was so good at putting my mind at ease and we've been taking it one piece at a time."
The other ladies in the competition include: actress and singer, Alexa PenaVega, "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak-Biermann, Grammy Award winner, Chaka Khan, R&B singer and song writer, Tamar Braxton, and celebrity chef, Paula Deen.
As listed on Access Hollywood, celebrity pairs and their episode 1 song include:
1. Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold: "Ten Feet Tall" by Afrojack feat. Wrabel
2. Alexa PenaVega and Mark Ballas: "Whistle (While You Work It)" by Katy Tiz
3. Andy Grammer and Allison Holker: "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth feat. Meghan Trainor
4. Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough: "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John
5. Carlos PenaVega and Witney Carson: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
6. Chaka Khan and Keo Motsepe: "I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan
7. Gary Busey and Anna Trebunskaya: "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger
8. Hayes Grier and Emma Slater: "Cheerleader" by Omi
9. Kim Zolciak Biermann and Tony Dovolani: "Hey Mama" by David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Afrojack, and Bebe Rexha
10. Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess: "I Don't Like It, I Love It" by FloRida feat. Robin Thicke
11. Paula Deen and Louis van Amstel: "Hey Good Lookin'" by Carol Welsman
12. Tamar Braxton and Valentin Chmerkovskiy: "Do Your Thing" by Basement Jaxx
13. Victor Espinoza and Karina Smirnoff: "G.D.F.R." by FloRida
Fans of the reality dancing competition from ABC should now smile as they watch the 13 pairs dance-off from Sept. 14.
