Melissa Rycroft, Jordan Fisher, Heather Morris and more Dancing With the Stars contestants have sparked significant discourse over the years for seemingly having an unfair advantage on the ABC competition.
Former pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy made waves during season 8 when he told TVGuide that it was “unfair” that Rycroft, who has a background in ballet and as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, was on the show.
“Let me be that voice of everybody who thinks [it] but won’t say it,” Chmerkovskiy, who was paired with Denise Richards during the 2009 season, told Access at the time. “I mean, I can’t compete next to someone that’s had a lot of dance training.”
Fellow pro dancer and current DWTS cohost Julianne Hough added, “I’m not going to say anything about it being unfair, but compared to everybody else, there is a huge difference in ability.”
Rycroft and partner Tony Dovolani defended themselves at the time.
“I’m not the only person that has ever come in here with dance experience,” the former Bachelor contestant told Access Hollywood. “There have definitely been people that have more [experience] than me. But it’s not benefiting me at all, believe me. It’s not like we practice for a day and have six off!”
More recently, Jenna Dewan and Harry Shum Jr. returned to their dance roots for 2026’s season 35.
Scroll through for a list of past competitors who weren’t strangers to the dance floor:
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