Shauna Tysor of the Houston Ballet agrees. She and her fellow twinkle toes will be tuning in to watch them some Hoff.
"I'm holding out for David Hasselhoff. All that choreographed running on 'Baywatch' had to give the man some rhythm," Tysor said.
Everyone's favorite drunk lifeguard aside, from a dance point of view, Tysor was a little disappointed in this season's lineup.
"After a stellar season last year, this year's line up looks a bit clunky. Let's see ... Audrina could be the next Kate Gosselin if Bristol Palin doesn't take the 'Iron Leg' award from her. I'm ashamed to say I've never watched the 'Jersey Shore,' but if Mike 'The Situation' is anything like Bill Hader's spoof on SNL, we may be in for some good TV. I'm envisioning plenty of shirtless, orange, Latin numbers," Tysor told us.
Since Tysor has never watched 'Jersey Shore,' then she has never seen The Situation fist pump his way into the ladies' hearts. Which leads us to our final question: Can a fist pump be seamlessly incorporated into the waltz?
"Oh, hell no!" Laflin exclaimed when we had the audacity to ask the question out loud. "Club dancing and professional ballroom dancing are two very different things! Thinking you are a dancer because you've had a lot to drink isn't dancing compared to what a trained dancer goes through."
There you have it. The experts are saying this cycle is the Hoff's to lose, The Situation doesn't stand a chance and we're all giving Audrina some pity votes.
This season would have no doubt been less clunky and a little more interesting had ABC been able to secure their dream team of contestants.
The Hollywood Reporter
got an exclusive list of who turned the show down this go around.
According to a source involved with casting, the network approached Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, but was unable to secure him. The network also lobbied unsuccessfully for Sylvester Stallone, political commentator Ann Coulter, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the real Erin Brockovich, billionaire Richard Branson, comic actor Tim Allen and former TV darling Suzanne Somers.