“Dancing with the Stars”: All-Stars pairings announced

2012 TCA SUMMER PRESS TOUR - "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" Session - Pamela Anderson, Drew Lachey, Kelly Monaco, Tom Bergeron, Brooke Burke-Charvet, Melissa Rycroft, Helio Castroneves, Bristol Palin and Gilles Marini at Disney/ABC Television Group's Summer Press Tour. (ABC/RICK ROWELL)

“Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars,” featuring the first competition between prior contestants, including former champions, fan favorites and a celebrity voted in by fans, has announced its professional pairings today, according to a news release.

“Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars” premieres at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, and is followed by the premiere of “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 on ABC.

The list of 12 celebrities and their professional dancing partners, as announced today on “Good Morning America” and provided by ABC, is as follows:

•    KIRSTIE ALLEY partners with MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY, who returns for his 13th season.

•     PAMELA ANDERSON teams with TRISTAN MACMANUS, who returns for his 3rd season as a professional partner.

•    HELIO CASTRONEVES joins CHELSIE HIGHTOWER, who is returning for her 7th season.

•    JOEY FATONE partners with two-time champ KYM JOHNSON, who returns for her 12th season.

•    SHAWN JOHNSON joins three-time champ DEREK HOUGH, who returns for his 10th season.

•    DREW LACHEY teams with ANNA TREBUNSKAYA, who returns for her 10th season.

•    GILLES MARINI partners with last season’s champ, PETA MURGATROYD, who is returning for her 3rd season as a professional partner.