Trending News|October 20, 2014 10:33 EDT
"Dancing With the Stars" Season 19 News: Dancers Back to Original Pairings For “Pitbull Night”
Following a hiatus, the original pairs of the "Dancing with the Stars" Season 19 are once again back together to perform on the Week 6 "Pitbull Night," which will be aired on Monday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
This week, the "Dancing with the Stars" family will be welcoming the Latin Grammy winning artist Pitbull on their show.
At the same time, it has been reported that the American rapper from Miami, Florida, will not only be performing on the show on this occasion, but will also be one of the judges.
This will be the first time that Pitbull will be chairing the judge's seat along with Julianne Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli.
Meanwhile, E! News reported that Leah Remini will take up the job for co-host Erin Andrews, who is reported to be covering the World Series for FOX Sports. Following this, Leah will resume her part in the TV show
Latest reports suggest that Pitbull will be performing his song, "Fireball" on the upcoming show of "Dancing with the Stars" and this will be followed by the remaining nine celebrity aspirants dancing to a mix of his tracks.
Meanwhile, ABC has released the list of the performers and the dance forms they will be performing on Monday night:
- Antonio Sabato Jr. and Cheryl Burke - Salsa
- Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas - Rumba
- Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson - TBA
- Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev - Salsa
- Bethany Mota and Derek Hough - Tango
- Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy - Samba
- Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd - Foxtrot
- Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater - Argentine Tango
- Jonathan Bennett and Allison Holker - Jazz
Meanwhile, following 18 Seasons on "Dancing with the Stars," Cheryl Burke has said that she is probably ready to pack it in.
In an interview with TVGuide, she said, "As of now, it's still up in the air if I'm coming back or not. Contractually, my contract is over and there are other opportunities that have been out there for me." Burke, who has been on the show consecutively since Season 2, further said, "Will it most likely be my last season? I would have to say yes."
She went on to elaborate, "It's so hard for me to talk about this, because I owe my life to Dancing with the Stars. They've changed my life completely. They're my family and it's always hard to say goodbye ... to a bunch of people that really believed in me from the start, and continued to believe in me for the last 10 years."