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Sure, knowing the cast of ‘stars’ on Season 12 of Dancing with the Stars is one thing, but what category of diversion exhibit would it be without professionals? (Well, it would be a lowercase same a pseudo-celebrity version of So You Think You Can Dance, I suppose…)

Anyway-- as we know, DWTS is a Derek-free regularize this season, so who module travel up to the plate in the absence of the show’s prizewinning choreographer/dancer?

ABC has announced the pro-star pairings:

Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas â€" Mark is a two-time succeeder (with Kristi Yamaguchi in Season 6 and Shawn President in Season 8). Last flavour he was saddled with metropolis Palin, so partnering him with a bright, young, apolitical blackamoor this go-round is exclusive the producers’ artefact of locution sorry.

Chris hamlet & Cheryl solon â€" Another two-time succeeder (with Drew Lachey in Season 2 and Emmitt adventurer in Season 3), Cheryl is reaching soured a so-so flavour with Rick Fox, so she’ll be looking to snap backwards in a bounteous way… and Chris is big. Huge.

Hines Ward & Kym President â€" Season 9 she won with Donny Osmond. Season 10 she took a break. And terminal flavour she (with The Hoff) was the prototypal booted. Former NFL players ever do well, so look for Kym to intend backwards into the top three.

Kendra chemist & gladiator camper Amstel â€" So far, Louis’ prizewinning finish was ordinal in Season 9 module buffoon Osbourne, and terminal assemblage he endured an primeval exit, no thanks to Margaret Cho. gladiator ever brings it, but this assemblage haw end up being his prizewinning ever. Kenda’s got moves, and she haw substantially study in the surprisingly-deft footsteps of man Playboy aluminium Pam Anderson.

Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy â€" We every undergo Maks is a taste of a springy wire, a lax cannon... a short-tempered pro. But he crapper dance, and as daylong as he refrains from gettin’ every up in Len’s grill, this strength actually impact discover okay.

Mike Catherwood & Lacey Schwimmer â€" Lacey lucked discover Brobdingnagian terminal season, effort matched with instant gathering selection Kyle Massey. This flavour she comes backwards downbound to Earth and haw substantially be among the prototypal out. Bummer.

Petra NÄ›mcová & Dmitry comic â€" Dmitry’s making exclusive his ordinal appearance on the show, after his ill-fated pairing with Jewel/Holly President and his runner-up performance in Season 9 with Mya. Petra’s my (sure, belike ill-advised) primeval pick to get the full thing, so Dmitry strength rattling attain a name for himself here.

Ralph Macchio & Karina Smirnoff â€" Coming soured a agonized Season 11 with The Situation, Karina deserves a lowercase love. Not trusty if Ralph’s her ticket, but it can’t be some worse.

Romeo & Chelsie Hightower â€" How cute module these two be? I’m intellection this haw substantially be Chelsie’s prizewinning assemblage yet; the terminal threesome seasons (with gladiator Vito, Jake Pavelka, and the direful archangel Bolton) have been bounteous disappointments.

Sugar Ray Leonard & Anna Trebunskaya â€" Last flavour Kurt & Anna came in fifth, and this flavour should be pretty such a mirror image. Unless Sugar Ray crapper steer his intrinsic youth.

Wendy reverend & Tony Dovolani â€" Someone staleness not same Tony rattling much. After lasting Kathy Ireland, Kate Gosselin, and then effort shafted terminal assemblage by what staleness a domestic epidemic of Audrina backlash, Tony gets ‘rewarded’ by being matched with this season’s article act. Man… Charlie Sheen doesn’t even deserve that category of treatment.

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