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Season 12 Dancing with the Stars Cast Announced

Renee Bagley
The new "Dancing With The Stars" season 12 cast has officially been announced. This season expect plenty of excitement with some of the best star powered names ever to hit a 'DWTS' roster. Fans are excited to hear about the diverse cast including the likes of Kirstie Alley, Ralph Macchio, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Chris Jericho. This could be one of the best season ever.

Find more about the season 12 cast below, including who they are partnered with.

Ralph Macchio will be dancing with Karina Smirnoff. He'll always be known as "The Karate Kid." Fans are very excited to see him do well. I hope he has the moves because he already has the fanfare to stay in the competition.

Kirstie Alley has been matched up with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. The top actress is a Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actress. While she is most famous for playing Rebecca Howe on Cheers, her success goes way beyond that. She's also good friends with John Travolta, and the two starred together in Look Who's Talking and two hit sequels. One of her funniest roles ever played was in For Richer or Poorer.

Sugar Ray Leonard will be dancing with Anna Trebunsakaya. The legendary sports icon needs no introductions, everyone knows who he is the champ of boxing.

Wendy Williams is partnered with Tony Dovolani. The talk show host is also a National Radio Hall of Fame inductee and best selling author.

Chelsea Kane is partnered up with Mark Ballas. Many have probably not heard of Kane, but she's a Disney star that is slowly emerging from her work as an actress. She currently stars in "The Homes on Lockerz.com." Others have seen her in "Jonas," where she is credited as Chelsea Staub. She also does voice overs for "Fish Hooks."

Hines Ward will dance with professional partner Kym Johnson. Ward is a two-time Super Bowl champ and was named Super Bowl XL MVP. Besides playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers he also founded his own charity. But will he bring the heat?

Chris Jericho is matched up with Cheryl Burke. Jericho has a big following from his wrestling career. He is a 6-time WWE world champion.

Kendra Wilkinson will hit the dance floor with Louis van Amstel. Fresh off her 3rd season reality show, "Kendra," this will be a big change of pace for "The Bunny Next Door."

Mike Catherwood is partnered with Lacey Schwimmer. Catherwood is currently co-host of Loveline Radio with Dr. Drew Pinksy.

Petra Nemcova has been matched with Dmitry Chaplin. She is known world wide for her magazine covers where she reigns as a "Super Model Survivor."

Romeo is partnered up with Chelsie Hightower. His father Percy Miller is a music mogul. Romeo is an actor and artist who has sold over 10 million records. He has youth on his side, but will be know all the moves? Only time will tell.

The 2-Hour "Dancing With The Stars" premiere begins on Monday, March 21 on ABC.

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Published by Renee Bagley

Renee is a 34-year-old freelance writer from Texas, who enjoys the entire learning and creating process. She writes arts and entertainment features often covering shows like DWTS, ANTM, Platinum Hit, Celebri...  View profile

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  • Sheri Fresonke Harper3/12/2011

    How exciting, Kristie Alley is always fun:)

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