'Dancing with the Stars' Season 13 Dance Partners Revealed
Three new pros — Peta Murgatroyd, Tristan MacManus and Val Chmerkovskiy — join show veterans on the arms of the 12 competing celebrities when they take to the dance floor for the first time on Monday, September 19.
Peta Murgatroyd in "Dancing with the Stars 2011," Season 13
August 30, 2011
Tristan MacManus in "Dancing with the Stars 2011," Season 13
Val Chmerkovskiy in "Dancing with the Stars 2011," Season 13
The season 13 star-studded cast and their professional partners get ready to break in their dancing shoes on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" for the long awaited two-hour Season Premiere, Monday, September 19 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC.
In alphabetical order, with their professional partners, the 12 stars making their dancing debut are:
• Ron Artest, NBA champion, partners with last season's Troupe member Peta Murgatroyd, who makes her "Dancing with the Stars" debut as a professional partner this season.
• David Arquette, actor and producer, joins two-time champion Kym Johnson who returns for her 10th season.
• Chaz Bono, author and activist, teams up with Lacey Schwimmer who is back for her 5th season.
• Elisabetta Canalis, model and actress, partners with Val Chmerkovskiy, who makes his "Dancing with the Stars" debut as a professional partner this season.
• Kristin Cavallari, TV star, teams with two-time champ Mark Ballas who returns for his 9th season.
• Nancy Grace, TV host and journalist, joins last season's Troupe member Tristan MacManus, who makes his "Dancing with the Stars" debut as a professional partner this season.
• Rob Kardashian, reality star, partners with two-time champ Cheryl Burke who is back for her 12th season.
• Carson Kressley, television star and style guru, partners with Anna Trebunskaya who returns for her 8th season.
• Ricki Lake, talk show host and actress, joins three-time champ Derek Hough who returns for his 8th season.
• JR Martinez, veteran and actor, teams with Karina Smirnoff who returns for her 9th season.
• Chynna Phillips, singer, joins Tony Dovolani who is back for his 12th season.
• Hope Solo, World Cup star, teams with Maksim Chmerkovskiy who returns for his 11th season.
All 12 couples will dance for the first time on live national television on Monday, September 19 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), with couples either performing the Viennese Waltz or the Cha Cha. The couple with the lowest combined judges' scores and public votes for their performance will be sent home the following night, Tuesday, September 20 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars the Results."
Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Brooke Burke ("Dancing with the Stars" Season Seven Champion), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are co-executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs.
In alphabetical order, with their professional partners, the 12 stars making their dancing debut are:
• Ron Artest, NBA champion, partners with last season's Troupe member Peta Murgatroyd, who makes her "Dancing with the Stars" debut as a professional partner this season.
• David Arquette, actor and producer, joins two-time champion Kym Johnson who returns for her 10th season.
• Chaz Bono, author and activist, teams up with Lacey Schwimmer who is back for her 5th season.
• Elisabetta Canalis, model and actress, partners with Val Chmerkovskiy, who makes his "Dancing with the Stars" debut as a professional partner this season.
• Kristin Cavallari, TV star, teams with two-time champ Mark Ballas who returns for his 9th season.
• Nancy Grace, TV host and journalist, joins last season's Troupe member Tristan MacManus, who makes his "Dancing with the Stars" debut as a professional partner this season.
• Rob Kardashian, reality star, partners with two-time champ Cheryl Burke who is back for her 12th season.
• Carson Kressley, television star and style guru, partners with Anna Trebunskaya who returns for her 8th season.
• Ricki Lake, talk show host and actress, joins three-time champ Derek Hough who returns for his 8th season.
• JR Martinez, veteran and actor, teams with Karina Smirnoff who returns for her 9th season.
• Chynna Phillips, singer, joins Tony Dovolani who is back for his 12th season.
• Hope Solo, World Cup star, teams with Maksim Chmerkovskiy who returns for his 11th season.
All 12 couples will dance for the first time on live national television on Monday, September 19 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), with couples either performing the Viennese Waltz or the Cha Cha. The couple with the lowest combined judges' scores and public votes for their performance will be sent home the following night, Tuesday, September 20 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars the Results."
Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Brooke Burke ("Dancing with the Stars" Season Seven Champion), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are co-executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs.
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