DWTS All-Star Season 15

Sep 8, 2012

"Dancing With The Stars" Season 15 is an all-star season full of past winners, fan favorites and controversial contestants to debut Monday, September 24 on ABC.

The DWTS All-Star season will garner huge ratings amid stunning victories, humiliating defeats, cat fights, injuries, wardrobe malfunctions and surprise dramas on ABC's #1 TV show LIVE from Hollywood, California.

Here is the "Dancing With The Stars" contestant line-up for Season 15, including the dance partner pairings:

List of DWTS All-Star Contestants


Apolo Anton Ohno, 30
Season 4 champion
Olympic speed-skater
TV advertising personality
Dance partner: Karina Smirnoff

Bristol Palin, 21
Political activist and author
Reality TV star
Most controversial star to appear on DWTS
Dance partner: Mark Ballas (from Season 11)

Drew Lachey, 36
Season 2 Champion
Pop singer from the band, 98 Degrees
Performer of most popular routine ever on DWTS
Dance partner: Anna Trebunskaya

Emmitt Smith, 43
Season 3 Champion
Retired NFL running back
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Dance partner: Cheryl Burke (from Season 3)

Gilles Marini, 36
French movie actor and TV star
Star of the first Sex and the City movie
Star of TV show, Brothers & Sisters
Dance Partner: Peta Murgatroyd

Helio Castroneves, 37
Season 5 Champion
Brazilian auto racing driver
Indianapolis 500 winner
Dance Partner: Chelsie Hightower

Joey Fatone, 35
Pop singer from the band,*NSYNC
Actor and television host
Star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Dance Partner: Kym Johnson (from Season 4)

Kelly Monaco, 36
Season 1 Champion
Actress and model
Star of TV show "General Hospital"
Dance partner: Val Chmerkovskiy

Kirstie Alley, 61
Television and movie actress
Comedian and TV ad personality
Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner
Dance partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy (from Season 12)

Melissa Rycroft, 29
Model, actress and reality TV star
Contestant on "The Bachelor"
Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader
Dance partner: Tony Dovolani (from Season 8)

Pamela Anderson, 45
Actress, model, producer and activist
Star of "Home Improvement," "Baywatch"
Former Playboy Playmate
Dance partner: Tristan MacManus 

Sabrina Bryan, 28
Singer-songwriter, actress and author
Fashion designer and choreographer
Member of the girl group, The Cheetah Girls
Dance partner: Louis van Amstel

Shawn Johnson, 20
Season 8 Champion
Olympic gymnastics gold medalist
Author and television spokeswoman
Dance partner: Derek Hough  


Judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tolioni will all take their seats for the first-ever "Dancing With The Stars" all-star season, premiering September 24 on ABC.

Dancing With The All-Stars