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Dancing with the Stars is back with a new surprise twist in this season and no its not Erin Andrews. The new slew of celebrities will have to swap partners at some point in the season, voted by the viewers…ohh no! And yes NeNe Leakes and Candice Cameron Bure made the cut as expected! Season 18 will premiere on March 17 .
And here they are….the new cast and their professional dance partners.
Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years), dancing with Val Chmerkovskiy
Cody Simpson (Australian pop star), dancing with Witney Carson
Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars), dancing with Emma Slater
Diana Nyad (Long-distance swimmer), dancing with Henry Byalikov
NeNe Leakes (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), dancing with Tony Dovolani
James Maslow (Big Time Rush), dancing with Peta Murgatroyd
Sean Avery (Former NHL player), dancing with Karina Smirnoff
Drew Carey (The Price is Right), dancing with Cheryl Burke
Candace Cameron Bure (Full House), dancing with Mark Ballas
Charlie White (Olympic gold medalist, ice dancing), dancing with Sharna Burgess
Meryl Davis (Olympic gold medalist, ice dancing), dancing with Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Amy Purdy (US Paralympic Team Snowboarder), dancing with Derek Hough
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