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'Dancing With the Stars'

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About.com's Dancing With the Stars Central is all about ABC's hit dance competition that pairs professional ballroom dancers with celebrities, who must learn the dances in order to compete. Here's your guide to the Dancing With the Stars show, the celebrities and the professional dancers they dance with. Dancing With the Stars airs Monday and Tuesday nights on ABC.
  1. What You Should Know
  2. The Current (16th) Season
  3. Meet the Judges
  4. Meet the Professional Dancers
  1. The All Star (15th) Season
  2. Previous Contestants
  3. 'Dancing With the Stars' Photos

What You Should Know

Don't know what Dancing With the Stars is about? Learn more about the dance competition, host Tom Bergeron, the current season's celebrity dancers, and winners from season past.

The Current (16th) Season

Cast of 'Dancing With the Stars' 16

Dancing With the Stars Season 16 features three new professional dancers: Sharna Burgess, Gleb Savchenko and Lindsay Arnold (of So You Think You Can Dance Season 9) and the usual mix of athletes, singers and actors. But the biggest question is whether controversial comedian Andy Dick can get through his performances without a)groping or b)offending someone.

Meet the Judges

Meet the outspoken dance professionals who judge Dancing with the Stars: Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman.

Meet the Professional Dancers

Learn about Dancing With the Stars' professional dancers who must transform simple celebrities (who often have no athletic backgrounds) into graceful partners who can glide across the stage, performing various ballroom dances.

The All Star (15th) Season

Joey Fatone of Dancing With the Stars All Stars Season 15

The fifteenth season of Dancing With the Stars featured returning All Stars, including a number of previous winners and the first competitor chosen by fans. Check out the celebrities and professional dancers of Season 15.

Previous Contestants

Each season, a new crop of celebrities is recruited to Dancing with the Stars, where they must learn ballroom dance moves in order to compete in the reality competition.

'Dancing With the Stars' Photos

Find photos of Dancing With the Stars celebrity contestants and their professional dancer partners.

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