Swimmer Natalie Coughlin is shown here in this photo with Alec Mazo, Season 1's DWTS Champ. Alec is married to Edyta Swilinska and has previously partnered on the show with Toni Braxton, Josie Maran, Paulina Porizkova, and Kelly Monaco (His Co-Champion in Season 1).
Michael Irvin will with newcomer Anna Demidova, the toothy blonde who won the Season 8 Professional Dancer Competition.
Singer Mya is paired up with Dmitry Chaplin. Dmitry is also a former competitor from So You Think You Can Dance and made his DWTS debut last year with Holly Madison.
Melissa Joan Hart is dancing with 2-Time and Defending DWTS Champ Mark Ballas this season. Mark won his 1st Mirror Ball Trophy in Season 6 when he was paired up with Kristi Yamaguchi and his 2nd just last season when he danced with Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson. In Season 7 he partnered Kim Kardashian. TEAM MJH!!!
Iron Chef Host Marc Decascos is dancing with Lacey Schwimmer - OMG how excited and I about THIS zany match!!!??? LOVES IT! - Lacey is another So You Think You Can Dance alumni, and is the sister of Season 2 SYTYCD Champion and Choreographer, Benji Schwimmer. This is her 3rd season on DWTS, having previously danced with Lance Bass, and Steve-O.
Debi Mazar will be paired up with Maksim Chmerkovskiy who has appeared in the finals twice. The 1st time was in Season 4 with Laila Ali and the 2nd time was in Season 6 when he finished 2nd with Spice Girl Mel B. He's back this season competing against his fiance Karina Smirnov.
Kelly Osbourne is paired up with Louis Van Amstel. This is an interesting partnership in my opinion. Kelly strikes me as the rebelious type who marches to the beat of her own drum and finds trouble rather easily. Louis' past appearances on the show have made him out to seem like he doesn't necessarily stand for any nonsense. I'm interested to see where this match leads! His list of past partners are Priscilla Presley, Monique Coleman, Lisa Rinna, and Bachelorette, Trista Rehn Sutter.
Aaron Carter is dancing with Karina Smirnov. Karina's fiance Maksim Chmerkovsky have been touring with Broadway's Burn The Floor show. She's back this season with what will hopefully be a strong partnership with pop-star Aaron. She's previously been paired up with Mario Lopez, with whom she finished 2nd in Season 3, her DWTS debut, Billy Ray Cyrus, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Rocco DiSpirito, Mario, and Steve Wozniak.
MMA Chuck Liddell will be dancing with Anna Trebunskaya. Anna is married to fellow DWTS Pro, Jonathan Roberts and previously partnered Jerry Rice with whom she danced her way to a 2nd place finish in Season 2, Albert Reed, and Steve Gutenberg.
Kathy Ireland will be taking the floor paired up with Tony Dovolani this season. Tony's past partners include The Bachelor ex-fiance Melissa Rycroft, Susan Lucci, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Jane Seymour, Leeza Gibbons, and Stacy Keibler.
And Official Jazzercise Spokes-celebrity Cheryl Burke is pictured here practicing with Tom DeLay. Ohhh... Cheryl... Poor, sweet Cheryl... Well, unless Tom is a closeted twinkletoes, I predict a swift exit for him and his awesome partner this season. But that'll be ok, it'll give her more time to devote to spreading the Jazzercise love all over the world! Cheryl has made it to the finals 3 times and has partnered with Gilles Marini, Maurice Greene, Cristián de la Fuente, Wayne Newton, Ian Ziering, Emmitt Smith, and Drew Lachey.
Singer Macy Gray will be paired with pro Jonathen Roberts. His wife and fellow DWTS Pro, Anna Trebunskaya have been dancing together for over 6 years. His past partners on the show were Belinda Carlisle, Monica Seles, Marie Osmond, Heather Mills, Giselle Fernandez, and Rachel Hunter.
Louie Vito is paired up with So You Think You Can Dance alum, Chelsie Hightower who made it to the Top 3 in her DWTS debut last year with Rodeo Champion Ty Murray.
Looks like pretty-boy Ashley Hamilton will be paired up with pretty-girl Edyta Swilinska, who has appeared on every single season of DWTS thus far. Her past partners were Lawrence Taylor, Jeff Ross, Jason Taylor, Cameron Mathison, John Ratzenberger, Vincent Pastore, Joey Lawrence, George Hamilton, and Evander Holyfield.
Model Joanna Krupa is dancing with Derek Hough. Derek is the brother of Julianne Hough, a fellow DWTS Pro. Derek has previously partnered with Lil Kim, Brooke Burke, Shannon Elizabeth, and Jennie Garth. Fellow DWTS Pro, Marc Ballas (son of fellow DWTS Pro Corky Ballas) and Derek headline the Ballas Hough Band, a sort of southern rock/bluegrass/pop-country style group. I'm definitely going to miss watching Julianne this season, as big of a fan of Derek's that I am.
Donny Osmond will be dancing with Kym Johnson who formerly partnered with Jerry Springer,
Joey Fatone whom she placed 2nd with in Season 4, Mark Cuban, Warren Sapp, and David Alan Grier.
Joey Fatone whom she placed 2nd with in Season 4, Mark Cuban, Warren Sapp, and David Alan Grier.
The 3 Night Season Premier is set for Monday, September 21st so set your DVR's fans!
Pics courtesy of the DWTS Facebook Season 9 Album
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