FOX has announced the cast and premiere date for « The Real Dirty Dancing, » which includes a « Dancing With the Stars » runner-up and several other celebrities connected to the ABC show.
FOX FOX has announced the cast and premiere date for “The Real Dirty Dancing,” which includes a “Dancing With the Stars” runner-up and several other celebrities with connections to the show. A post shared by Corbin Bleu (@corbinbleu) In a January 19 press release, FOX announced the cast for “The Real Dirty Dancing.” The celebrities include Corbin Bleu, a Disney Channel star who finished in second place on “Dancing With the Stars” season 17 alongside his pro partner Karina Smirnoff. In an Instagram post, Corbin said that he is super excited about the show and it looks like his partner might be professional chef Cat Cora. Corbin wrote, “It’s about to get steamy in here ya’ll! So excited to finally announce that I’ll be competing alongside an incredible cast in #TheRealDirtyDancing on @foxtv! We’ll be celebrating one of the most iconic movies of all time and stepping into the roles ourselves as we get down into some real dirty dancing!” The cast also includes professional wrestler and reality TV star Brie Bella, whose twin sister Nikki Bella competed on “Dancing With the Stars” season 25; Nikki is now engaged to and has a son with her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev, and Tyler Cameron, who was the runner-up on Hannah Brown’s “Bachelorette” season; Hannah was the winner of “Dancing With the Stars” season 28. The cast bios from the press release are as follows: Brie Bella: Brie Bella is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive producer, New York Times best-selling author, motivational speaker and WWE Hall of Fame Inductee. Bella debuted on “SmackDown” in 2008, became Divas Champion in 2011 and was named Diva of the Year in 2013. Bella and her twin sister, Nikki, were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2020. Corbin Bleu: Corbin Bleu is an accomplished actor, singer/songwriter, dancer, voiceover/recording artist, host/television personality and producer. Bleu is perhaps best known for his role as “Chad Danforth” in the Emmy Award-winning “High School Musical” franchise. Bleu recently starred in TV movies “Love, For Real” and “A Christmas Dance Reunion.” Broadway credits include the Tony Award-nominated revival of “Kiss Me Kate,” “Godspell,” “In the Heights” and the Tony Award-nominated production of Irving Berlin’s “Holiday Inn,” which garnered Bleu the Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show.
