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Here are the celebrities with the pro partners.

Aiden Turner will dance with Edyta Sliwinksa. Edyta has appeared on every season of DWTS, the only pro with that distinction. She has danced with Evander Holyfield (Season 1), George Hamilton (Season 2), Joey Lawrence (Season 3), John Ratzenberger (Season 4), Cameron Mathison (Season 5), Jason Taylor (with whom she finished 2nd in Season 6), Jeffrey Ross (Season 7), Lawrence Taylor (Season 8), and Ashley Hamilton (Season 9).

Buzz Aldrin will dance with Ashly DelGrosso Costa. Ashly is an original pro dancer from Season 1 and this is her 4th season. She has previously danced with Joey McIntyre (with whom she finished 3rd in Season 1), Master P (Season 2), and Harry Hamlin (Season 3).

Chad Ochocinco will dance with Cheryl Burke. This is Cheryl's 9th season. She is a two time champion and is the only pro dancer who has appeared in 3 finals. She has previously danced with Drew Lachey (with whom she won Season 2), Emmitt Smith (with whom she won Season 3), Ian Ziering (Season 4), Wayne Newton (Season 5), Cristian de la Fuente (with whom she finished 3rd in Season 6), Maurice Green (Season 7), Gilles Marini (with whom she finished 2nd in Season 8), and Tom DeLay (Season 9).

Erin Andrews will dance with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. This is Maks' 8th season. He has previously danced with Tia Carrere (Season 2), Willa Ford (Season 3), Laila Ali (with whom he finished 3rd in Season 4), Mel B (with whom he finished 2nd in Season 5), Misty May-Treanor (Season 7), Denise Richards (Season 8), and Debi Mazar (Season 9).

Evan Lysacek will dance with Anna Trebunskaya. This is Anna's 5th season. She has previously danced with Jerry Rice (with whom she finished 2nd in Season 2), Albert Reed (Season 5), Steve Guttenberg (Season 6), and Chuck Liddell (Season 9).

Jake Pavelka will dance with Chelsie Hightower. This is Chelsie's 3rd season. She has previously danced with Ty Murray (Season 8) and Louie Vito (Season 9).

Kate Gosselin will dance with Tony Dovolani. This is Tony's 9th season. He has previously danced with Stacy Keibler (Season 2), Sara Evans (Season 3) Leeza Gibbons (Season 4), Jane Seymour (Season 5), Marissa Jaret Winokur (Season 6), Susan Lucci (Season 7), Melissa Rycroft (with whom he finished 3rd in Season 8), and Kathy Ireland (Season 9).

Nicole Scherzinger will dance with Derek Hough. Derek is a former champion. This is his 6th season. He has previously danced with Jennie Garth (Season 5), Shannon Elizabeth (Season 6), Brook Burke (with whom he won Season 7), Lil Kim (Season 8), and Joanna Krupa (Season 9).

Niecy Nash will dance with Louis van Amstel. Louis is an original pro from season 1, and this is his 6th season. He has previously danced with Trista Rehn Sutter (Season 1), Lisa Rinna (Season 2), Monique Coleman (Season 3), Priscilla Presley (Season 6), and Kelly Osbourne (with whom he finished 3rd in Season 9).

Pamela Anderson will dance with Damian Whitewood. This is Damian's first season. He has been an Australian champion in both Ballroom and Latin, a Washington state dance champion, and a semi-finalist at Blackpool International Championships in the UK.

Shannen Doherty will dance with Mark Ballas. Mark is a 2 time champion and this is his 6th season. He has previously danced with Sabrina Bryan (Season 5), Kristi Yamaguchi (with whom he won Season 6), Kim Kardashian (Season 7), Shawn Johnson (with whom he won Season 8), and Melissa Joan Hart (Season 9).

Tune in on 22 March for the Season 10 premier!