“Dancing with the Stars”: All-Stars pairings announced

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Posted by Melissa Hayer

Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars,” featuring the first competition between prior contestants, including former champions, fan favorites and a celebrity voted in by fans, has announced its professional pairings today, according to a news release.

“Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars” premieres at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, and is followed by the premiere of “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 on ABC.

The list of 12 celebrities and their professional dancing partners, as announced today on “Good Morning America” and provided by ABC, is as follows:

•    KIRSTIE ALLEY partners with MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY, who returns for his 13th season.

•     PAMELA ANDERSON teams with TRISTAN MACMANUS, who returns for his 3rd season as a professional partner.

•    HELIO CASTRONEVES joins CHELSIE HIGHTOWER, who is returning for her 7th season.

•    JOEY FATONE partners with two-time champ KYM JOHNSON, who returns for her 12th season.

•    SHAWN JOHNSON joins three-time champ DEREK HOUGH, who returns for his 10th season.

•    DREW LACHEY teams with ANNA TREBUNSKAYA, who returns for her 10th season.

•    GILLES MARINI partners with last season’s champ, PETA MURGATROYD, who is returning for her 3rd season as a professional partner.

•    KELLY MONACO joins VALENTIN CHMERKOVSKIY, who returns for his 3rd season.

•    APOLO ANTON OHNO teams with Season 13 champ KARINA SMIRNOFF, who returns for her 12th season.

•    BRISTOL PALIN teams up with two-time champ MARK BALLAS, who is returning for his 11th season.

•    MELISSA RYCROFT joins TONY DOVOLANI, who returns for a 14th season.

•    EMMITT SMITH partners with two-time champ CHERYL BURKE, who returns for her 14th season.

Also a first for “Dancing with the Stars,” fans get to decide who the final All-Star cast member will be by voting for Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley or Kyle Massey atwww.ABC.com/DancingwiththeStars until Friday, Aug. 24 at 12 p.m. PT.

The final cast member and his/her professional dance partner will be announced live on “Good Morning America” on Monday, Aug. 27.