Dancing With the Stars 2014 Season 18 Cast Line Up

The 2014, season 18 cast line up has a number of firsts like the first hockey player and the first Paralympian and the first former hockey player. Here is a list of  the season 18 DWTS cast line up.

Billy Dee Williams who was the heartthrob of many women in the height of his fame as an actor is paired  with Emma Slater

NeNe Leakes, the brash Housewives of Atlanta star  with partner Tony Dovolani.

James Maslow is paired with Peta Murgatroyd and is famous for his role as a singer in the band Big Time Rush.

Sean Avery is paired with   Karina Smirnoff and is the  former notorious enforcer with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars. He will be the first former hockey player in the history of DWTS.

Drew Carey, comedian and host of The Price is Right is paired with
Cheryl Burke

Candace Cameron Bure has  Mark Ballas as a partner . If you don't remember her by name, she played the role of  D.J. Tanner on Full House in the 90s

Meryl Davis is one half of the Olympic ice dancing duo. Her ice dancing partner Charlie White will also appear on this season's DWTS. Meryl Davis will be paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy 

Danica McKellar with partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy is another former child star appearing as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years. Today she is known as the author of the best selling series "Math Doesn't Suck"

Diana Nyad is paired with Henry Byalikov. She is famous for being the first person to finish 110 mile swim from Cuba to Key West in 2013

Cody Simpson is partnered with Witney Carson and is a 17 year old Australia pop singer

Amy Purdy  and Derek Hough will dance together. Amy Purdy  will be the first paralympian in DWTS history . She won a bronze medal in snowboarding at Sochi.

Charlie white is the other half if the ice dancing duo  and will be partnered with Sharna Burgess