The cast of eleven and their professional partners was announced on February 26 , 2013 on '' Good Morning America '' , with Jacoby Jones ' participation confirmed two days earlier on February 24 during a network promo for the series airing during the 85th Oscars as a tease for the '' GMA '' announcement . This season saw its youngest contestant to date — 16-year-old Zendaya ( previously being Shawn Johnson from season 8 at 17 ) . Although in Season 20 , the record was taken from Zendaya by Willow Shields who competed when she was 14 . The following professionals who did not return for season 16 include Chelsie Hightower , Louis van Amstel , Anna Trebunskaya , and Maksim Chmerkovskiy ( he eventually returned for season 18 and won )
85th Oscars
85th Academy Awards
Dancing with the Stars (American season 16)