The brand new season of Dancing with the Stars 2014 will be airing tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. A live stream of the dancing show premiere can be seen here.
Season 18 brings an all new star-studded cast, which will include reality stars, Olympic champions, footballers.
The lineup of stars and pro partners of DWTS 2014 will be making their premiere tonight.
The 12 dancing couples will be taking on difference dance styles, including the Cha Cha Cha, the foxtrot and a Contemporary dance style.
Dancing to the Cha Cha Cha are Meryl Davis, Nene Leakes, Billy Dee Williams, Amy Purdy and Cody Simpson.
Diana Nyad, James Maslow, Drew Carey and Danica McKellar will be doing the foxtrot.
Candace Cameron Bure, Charlie White and Sean Avery will make their debut with the Contemporary style dance.
This season, the ABC show will feature a new game twist "The Switch Up" which will allow the audience to change the celebrity and professional dance pairings. This will be the first time contestants on the show will get to switch their pro-dancers during the competition.
This season's hosts are veteran host Tom Bergeron and Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews, who will be replacing host Brooke Burke-Charvet.
See the full list of celebrities and pro-partners below:
Candace Cameron Bure – The actress and best-selling New York Times author and inspirational speaker who is passionate about her Christian faith will be pairing with pro dancer Mark Ballas. Bure starred as D.J. Tanner in the hit family show "Full House" in the '90s.
Danica McKellar – The former "The Wonder Years" actress will be partnering with Valentin Chmerkovskiy. McKellar, who starred as "Winnie Cooper" in the hit show, is also a New York Times bestselling author.
Diana Nyad – The ambitious swimmer will be paired with Henry Byalikov. Nyad achieved her 35-year-old dream of becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida last year. She achieved her goal after five attempts.
Nene Leakes – The reality star of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" will be pairing with Tony Dovolani. Leakes has her own spin-off show from the reality show called "I Dream of Nene: The Wedding." She was also cast for an episode in "Glee" and landed a starring role in NBC's "The New Normal."
Cody Simpson – The 17-year-old pop-star will be partnering with Witney Carson. Simpson previously toured with Justin Bieber in his Believe Tour and recently released "The Acoustic Sessions" EP.
Drew Carey – The stand up comedian and actor who starred in "The Drew Carey Show" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway" will be pairing with Cheryl Burke.
Meryl Davis – The Olympic ice-dancing gold medalist will be pairing with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who will be returning to the show after a brief hiatus. DWTS will be the first time that Davis will be competing against dance partner Charlie White, who will also be competing this year. Davis and White won the 2014 Olympic gold, 2010 Olympic Silver and are 2011 & 2013 World Champions in ice-dancing.
Charlie White – The Olympic ice-dancing gold medalist will be pairing with Sharna Burgess. White, who started dancing on ice since the age of 3, partnered with Meryl Davis for 17 years and finally achieved their Olympic dream when they won the ice-dancing gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Amy Purdy – The 2014 Paralympic Games Olympian snow-boarder will partner with Derek Hough. Purdy lost her legs at the age of 19 as a result of meningitis but continued to achieve her dreams. She is a three-time World Cup Para-snowboard winner and co-founded Adaptive Action Sports, a non- profit organization which helps disabled youth, adults and wounded veterans.
Sean Avery – The former pro hockey player will be partnering with Karina Smirnoff. Avery played left wing for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars and the New York Rangers.
James Maslow –The "Big Time Rush" star will be dancing with partner Peta Murgatroyd. Maslow starred in the hit television series and is a member of the band of the same name.
Billy Dee Williams – The legendary actor will be dancing with partner Emma Slater. Williams starred alongside Diana Ross in "The Lady Sings the Blues" and appeared in numerous movies including "The Return of the Jedi," "The Empire Strikes Back" and more. He won the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.
