'Dancing with the Stars' Reveals Celebrity and Pro Pairings During Season 28 Premiere

Dancing with the Starsis back!The long-running reality dance competition series returned to ABC on Monday night, when the show revealed its celebrity and pro partner pairings.After theseason 28 castwas announced onGood Morning Morning Americain August, audiences had to wait until the show’s premiere to learn which professional dancers and celebrities would compete together.The 12 stars competing in the ballroom this season are: The Supremes’ Mary Wilson,Karamo Brown,The Bachelorette‘sHannah Brown, country starLauren Alaina, actorJames Van Der Beek, NFL legend Ray Lewis,The Officestar Kate Flannery, pop starAlly Brooke,Lamar Odom,Kel Mitchell,President Donald Trump’s former press secretarySean Spicer, and Sailor Brinkley-Cook (who replacedsupermodel momChristie Brinkleyafter she got injured during rehearsals).Justin Stephens/ABCHere’s the full list of pairings that will be dancing in the ballroom:Mary Wilson with Brandon ArmstrongKaramo Brown with Jenna JohnsonHannah Brown with Alan BerstenSailor Brinkley-Cook with Val ChmerkovskiyLauren Alaina with Gleb SavchenkoJames Van Der Beek with Emma SlaterRay Lewis with Cheryl BurkeKate Flannery with Pasha PashkovAlly Brooke with Sasha FarberRELATED VIDEO: Sean Spicer Ranks Democratic Candidates’ Dance Skills AfterDWTSAnnouncementLamar Odom with Peta MurgatroydKel Mitchell with Witney CarsonSean Spicer with Lindsay ArnoldDancing with the Starsairs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.

Dancing with the Starsis back!

The long-running reality dance competition series returned to ABC on Monday night, when the show revealed its celebrity and pro partner pairings.

After theseason 28 castwas announced onGood Morning Morning Americain August, audiences had to wait until the show’s premiere to learn which professional dancers and celebrities would compete together.

The 12 stars competing in the ballroom this season are: The Supremes’ Mary Wilson,Karamo Brown,The Bachelorette‘sHannah Brown, country starLauren Alaina, actorJames Van Der Beek, NFL legend Ray Lewis,The Officestar Kate Flannery, pop starAlly Brooke,Lamar Odom,Kel Mitchell,President Donald Trump’s former press secretarySean Spicer, and Sailor Brinkley-Cook (who replacedsupermodel momChristie Brinkleyafter she got injured during rehearsals).

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Here’s the full list of pairings that will be dancing in the ballroom:

Mary Wilson with Brandon Armstrong

Karamo Brown with Jenna Johnson

Hannah Brown with Alan Bersten

Sailor Brinkley-Cook with Val Chmerkovskiy

Lauren Alaina with Gleb Savchenko

James Van Der Beek with Emma Slater

Ray Lewis with Cheryl Burke

Kate Flannery with Pasha Pashkov

Ally Brooke with Sasha Farber

RELATED VIDEO: Sean Spicer Ranks Democratic Candidates’ Dance Skills AfterDWTSAnnouncement

Lamar Odom with Peta Murgatroyd

Kel Mitchell with Witney Carson

Sean Spicer with Lindsay Arnold

Dancing with the Starsairs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.

source: people.com