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It's No Sochi: Meryl Davis and Charlie White Join 'Dancing With the Stars'

After twizzling their way to a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White will now compete against each other on Dancing With the Stars.
ABC revealed the cast for season 18 of the dancing competition on Tuesday, and it includes an eclectic bunch of celebrities from the worlds of sports, television and music.
See also: Oscars 2014: Complete List of Winners
Aside from infusing DWTS with Davis and White, the new season will also incorporate a twist called "The Switch Up," which will allow viewers to vote to mix up the dance partners.
Hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews unveiled the contenders on Good Morning America. Season 18 debuts March 17 with a two-hour premiere.
Sean Avery: Former NFL player
Candace Cameron Bure: Full House actress and New York Times bestselling author
Drew Carey: Host of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and The Price Is Right
Meryl Davis: Winter Olympics gold medalist in ice dancing with Charlie White
NeNe Leakes: Star of Bravo's Real Housewives of Atlanta
James Maslow: Pop star in the group Big Time Rush
Danica McKellar: Actress in The Wonder Years and The West Wing
Diana Nyad: Swimmer who completed a 110-mile swim from Cuba to Key West
Amy Purdy: Double amputee snowboarding champion
Cody Simpson: Australian pop singer
Charlie White: Winter Olympics gold medalist in ice dancing with Meryl Davis
Billy Dee Williams: Actor in The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi
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BONUS: 8 Odd and Inspiring Oscars Quotes We Overheard Backstage

"Does anybody want to try [the Oscar statuette] out for size? You can. If anybody wants to fondle. Here. Pass it around, but if you have swine flu, please don't touch. I think this is the first, the first person to ever give their Oscar away for an orgy in the press room. My God. Anyway. So, sorry." ~ Jared Leto, winner Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club
"I feel like Willy Wonka in the chocolate factory." ~ Lupita Nyong’o, winner of Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave
"Don't you f_cking forget it." Cate Blanchett, winner of Best Actress winner for Blue Jasmine, after a reporter told her she's the first Australian actor or actress ever to win two Oscars.
"I had to clean up dog poop today ... in my bedroom." ~ Brad Pitt, producer of 12 Years a Slave, when asked how he calmed his nerves and prepared for the Oscars.
"But every single day on my Facebook or on my Twitter, I get some kind of testimonial from somebody who says this song kept me from committing suicide, or this song got me through the cancer treatment for my kids, and that is just so meaningful to us that our song can go and give hugs to people like that." ~ songwriter Kristen Anderson-Lopez of Frozen's "Let It Go"
"I'm as cool as a cucumber right now. Absolutely. You saw the jump, of course. I mean everyone's talking about the jump, but it's just really truly ‑‑ I was just so ecstatic, so happy for us all. And, you know, it's one of those moments in life where, you know, is he ‑‑ it might not ever happen again, and you're living it, and you're there. It's not a dream. It's a reality. So emotions, physicality just takes over. So, you know, Van Halen: Jump." ~ Steve McQueen, director of 12 Years a Slave
"Just like everybody else, we watched all the YouTubes. We still do. And then to watch the songs, it was sort of a slow climb up, especially with the soundtrack, and it just took over. And that song, 'Let It Go, became sort of anthem for people. So for us it's ‑‑ you know, we love the song, but the fact that the world suddenly could take it and make it their own, it's unbelievable." Peter Del Vecho, producer of Frozen
"And I'm standing here now. It's something that I got to ‑‑ I got a prize for excellence for the work I do in something that's not my job, it's not my hobby and it's not my fad; it's my career. That feels wonderful. And I didn't say it to my ‑‑ it's a very special thing that happened. 1992 I was one week into working on my first job, Dazed and Confused, my father moved on six days into working on my job. Now in hindsight I've looked back, he got to be alive for me doing the one thing that was not my fad, hobby or job, we didn't know it then, but it turned out to be my career, and that's why I was actually ‑‑ he came to my mind tonight in speaking about him. It feels wonderful. Yeah. It feels wonderful."

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