The new season of "Dancing With The Stars," set to begin March 17, was unveiled Tuesday morning on "Good Morning America" with one of the most star-studded seasons in the show's history.
Headlining the new season and fresh off their Socci Olympic win to bring the first-ever ice dancing medal to America are Meryl Davis and Charlie White who will compete against each other for the first time in 17 years.
Others announced are:
- Danica McKellar, actress who played Winnie Cooper in "The Wonder Years"- paired with Val Chmerkovskiy
- Cody Simpson, 17-year-old Australian pop singer/song writer - paired with Witney Carson
- Billy Dee Williams, actor who as appeared in numerous movies including "Star Wars' - paired with Emma Slater
- Diana Nyad, world champion swimmer who recently swam 110 miles from Cuba to FL - paired with Henry Byalikov
- NeNe Leakes, clothing designer and one of the Housewives of Atlanta - paired with Tony Dovolani
- James Maslow, singer-actor and Nickelodeon star - paired with Peta Murgatroyd
- Sean Avery, former NHL player and first ice hockey player on DWTS - paired with Karina Smirnoff
- Drew Carey, comedian from "The Drew Carey Show" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" - paired with Cheryl Burke
- Candace Cameron Bure, actress who played DJ Tanner on "Full House" - paired with Mark Ballas
- Amy Purdy, champion Paralympian snowboarder who is a double amputee - paired with Derek Hough
- Meryl Davis will be paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- Charlie White will be paired with Sharna Burgess
It's a varied cast and does not include a football player for the first time in a while. The professional dancers have been paired up with the celebrities but there will be a mix-up at some point where partners can be swapped as decided by viewers.
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