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