The new season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” kicks off at 7 p.m. Monday with the celebrity women and their partners dancing first. On Tuesday, the male stars take to the floor, and the first unlucky pair will be eliminated Wednesday. Here’s a look at the pairs. [ redeye, houston chronicle ]
Melanie Brown
Claim to fame: Scary Spice of Spice Girls
Partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who last season was paired with Laila Ali
Sabrina Bryan
Disney Channel’s “The Cheetah Girls”
Partner: newcomer Mark Ballas, who was Julianne Hough’s pro partner for eight years
Helio Castroneves
Brazilian racecar driver
Partner: Julianne Hough, last season’s champ with Apolo Anton Ohno
Jennie Garth
“Beverly Hills 90210”
Partner: Newcomer Derek Hough, Julianne’s brother
Mark Cuban
Owner of the Dallas Mavericks
Partner: Kym Johnson, who last was paired with Joey Fatone
Josie Maran
Model and actress
Partner: Alec Mazo, last paired with Paulina Porizkova
Cameron Mathison
“All My Children”
Partner: Edyta Sliwinska, last paired with John Ratzenberger
‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd Mayweather
Six-time world-champion boxer
Partner: Karina Smirnoff, last paired with Billy Ray Cyrus
Wayne Newton
Las Vegas legend
Partner: Two-time “Dancing” champ Cheryl Burke
Marie Osmond
“The Donny & Marie Show”
Partner: Jonathan Roberts, last paired with Heather Mills
Albert Reed
Model for Abercrombie & Fitch
Partner: Anna Trebunskaya, last paired with Jerry Rice
Jane Seymour
“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”
Partner: Tony Dovolani, last paired with Leeza Gibbons
