‘Dancing With the Stars’ 2017 Cast: Meet the Season 24 DWTS Contestants

Heather Morris

Former Glee star Heather Morris is matched with pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy this season and she has received a lot of backlash because of her dancing past. Morris has even been a participant on the show So You Think You Can Dance and some see this as an unfair advantage. In addition, Morris was a backup dancer for Beyonce’s “I Am ... Sasha Fierce” world tour. In response to all the backlash about Morris' involvement on the show, her pro partner Chmerkovskiy has told E! News that: To say that we just have this massive advantage, I think so, but I don't think we're the only ones that could pull off beautiful, beautiful numbers. I'm ready for us to be scrutinized a little different and judged a little different and rightfully so, we'll do our best. Radar Online previously reported that an "on-set source" says: Heather is a professional dancer and a lot of people on the cast thinks that it is totally unfair because she has such a huge advantage. She is already acting like the Mirror Ball Trophy is her trophy! ABC, nor Morris, has confirmed these reports. For their first performance, Morris and Chmerkovskiy are rumored to be doing a Viennese Waltz. (ABC/Paul Hebert)