Returning dancers are fan favorites, Derek Hough and Mark Ballas. Hough made it to the finals last season with paralympian Amy Purdy coming up short to Maxim Chmerkovskiy and Olympic ice dancer, Meryl Davis.

Along with Derek and Mark, veteran pro dancers Cheryl Burke, Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Peta Murgatroyd, Emma Slater and Karina Smirnoff will all return to the stage in hopes of winning the coveted mirrorball trophy.

Joining these 9 DWTS veteran pros will be 3 fresh faces making their debut in Season 19:

Artem Chigvintsev: A Russian native who was a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance. This year he joined the Dancing with the Stars troupe and now joins the staff as a first time pro.

Allison Holker: An All Star from Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance, she met fellow dancer and All Star "Twitch" Boss and the pair married at the end of last year. Holker is an Emmy nominated choreographer so we can expect great things this season from her.

Keoikantse Motsepe: "Keo" a native of South Africa and traveled the world on various professional dance tours. Keo made his television debut dancing last year on "Stricly Come Dancing" in South Africa.

The cast of celebrities who will be paired with these 12 professionals will be revealed exclusively on Good Morning America on September 4^th. Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars will premiere Monday, September 15^th at 8PM EST on ABC

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