Yesterday we gave you the news that season 13 of “Dancing with the Stars” is back with a diverse celebrity cast. And oday, we have the knowledge of who is going to be paired with who during each week’s dance-off!
During today’s episode of Good Morning America, it was announced that two-time champion Cheryl Burke will get to dance with reality royalty Rob Kardashian, while former talk show host and actress Ricki Lake has been paired with three time champ Derek Hough.
Chaz Bono is partnered with Lacey Schwimmer, Hope Solo is partnered with DWTS favorite Maksim Chmerkovskiy, J.R. Martinez has been paired with Karina Smirnoff, and Nancy Grace is partnered with new to the show Irish dance pro Tristan MacManus.
NBA star Ron Artest has been paired with Peta Murgatroyd, Elisabetta Canalis has been paired with Maksim’s brother Val Chmerkovskiy, actor David Arquette will dance with Kym Johnson, Chynna Phillips will strut her stuff with Tony Dovolani, and reality star Kristin Cavallari will dance with Mark Ballas.
And Anna Trebunskaya (former dance partner to boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard) will partner with Carson Kressley.
Carson said of his partner when asked if he’d met her “We did, like five minutes ago. … You have to know how to dance so she’s going to teach me and I’m going to be amazing.”
The 13th Season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” premieres September 19th!