Aly Raisman ‘Dancing with the Stars’ 2013 Performance VIDEO with Partner Mark Ballas
Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman and her partner Mark Ballas danced the in the season 16 premiere of Dancing with the Stars, which aired on ABC Monday.
They performed a Fox trot to the One Direction tune Live While We're Young and scored 21 out of 30.
The gold medalist might be new to reality television competitions but she was actually featured in last season of the show. She took to the stage in the All-Stars season of DWTS to perform alongside finalist Shawn Johnson and has now returned to fight for her own victory: the coveted Mirror Ball trophy. Her partner, Ballas, was also paired with Olympic medalist Johnson in a previous season of the show.
Athletes have done quite well in the history of DWTS with many of them winning (Johnson, Apollo Anton Ohno and Kristi Yamaguchi to name a few) so Raisman has a lot to live up to. Ballas is already a DWTS winner.
DWTS season 16's premiere episode aired from 8-10 p.m. ET. The season's first elimination episode airs Tuesday, March 26. The show is hosted by Tom Bergeron from America's Funniest Home Videos and Brooke Burke-Charvet, the show's season seven champion.
The contestants perform choreographed dance routines that will then be judged by renowned ballroom judge Len Goodman, and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. Each week one team will be eliminated.