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Dancing With the Stars Season 18 Cast: Danica McKellar, NeNe Leakes Among Contestants

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See the full list of Dancing With the Stars' season 18 cast including Danica McKellar and NeNe Leakes.

DWTS is back with a new cast! The full season 18 cast of Dancing with the Stars was officially unveiled on Good Morning America on Tuesday, March 4.

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Season 18 will be getting a bit of a makeover. As previously reported, Brooke Burke-Charvet being replaced by Erin Andrews, and dancing pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy returning to the show. ABC's hit dance reality competition has also secured some tough competitors for this season including several Olympians.

Professional dancer Derek Hough also revealed on GMA Tuesday that there will be a new twist. "This season, America will be given the power to vote and change celebrities and professional dance pairings," he said. "This new rule will affect all couples as they will be required to switch partners at a point in the season. Never before have dance partnerships been split up during the course of competition."

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Check out the full list below — including celebs' professional partners!

Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes — dancing with Tony Dovolani

Olympic figure skater Meryl Davis — dancing with Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Olympic figure skater Charlie White — dancing with Sharna Burgess

Full House alum Candace Cameron Bure — dancing with Mark Ballas

Price Is Right host Drew Carey — dancing with Cheryl Burke

Former hockey player Sean Avery — dancing with Karina Smirnoff

Big Time Rush singer James Maslow — dancing with Peta Murgatroyd

World record long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad — dancing with Henry Byalikov

The Wonder Years alum Danica McKellar — dancing with Val Chmerkovskiy

Actor Billy Dee Williams — dancing with Emma Slater

Australian pop singer Cody Simpson — dancing with Witney Carson 

Double-amputee snowboarding champ Amy Purdy — dancing with Derek Hough

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Dancing with the Stars' 18th season debuts Monday, March 17 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

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