Dancing With the Stars' professional dancer Mark Ballas does not believe that Paula Abdul should be added to that show's already full judging panel, but would like to see her on the show as a dancing celebrity competitor.
Of course, Abdul is meeting with several potential new employers -- and, while Dancing With the Stars executives have said that they would love to add Paula to the show, it remains unclear where she will eventually go or whether she will judge, choreograph, sing and/or dance. And So You Think You Can Dance producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe has been vocal in saying that he would love to have Paula join SYTYCD, probably as a guest judge and choreographer.
At this point, though, it does appear that Abdul will not return to American Idol and is looking at her new options."I think we are good with our judges," Dancing With the Stars' Ballas told eonline. "I think she should be on the show as a competitor.
"She would be great as a competitor," he said. "She's a great personality. Everybody loves her, and she makes great TV."
It is unlikely, though, that Abdul will be offered a spot on the Dancing With the Stars judging panel since show executive producer Conrad Green has opined that the judges table is "already full." But he, too, said that he would love to see Paula as a guest judge or as a competitor."
As to whether Abdul would even qualify to be a celebrity dancer instead of considered a professional dancer, Ballas explained, "She can't be a professional because she's not a ballroom or a Latin dancer."
Ballas also said that he does not yet know who he will be paired with this season, but that training will begin with his new partner in two weeks.
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