On Tuesday, the official "Dancing With The Stars" cast was announced on "Good Morning America." All 12 celebs and their pro partners appeared on the morning talk show to reveal the exciting news, but each pair then took to social media to really let their fans know how pumped up they are to be competing on Season 22.
With less than two weeks to go before the live premiere on Monday, March 21, the stars have already started practicing their moves. Most of the pairs shared their official "DWTS" photo, while others gave us a sneak peak at the early stages of rehearsals.
"Fun, fierce and full of talent," the official "DWTS" Instagram wrote. "Help us welcome these 12 Mirrorball Trophy hopefuls to Season 22 of #DWTS."
Here's what the stars and their partners had to say about the upcoming season!
Jodie Sweetin and Keo Motsepe
The 34-year-old "Fuller House" star took to Instagram to share a few photos of her and her partner getting acquainted. "Here's to #TeamMoSweet!!" she captioned one of the photos. "Me and @keo_motsepe are killing it!!!"
"Introducing #TeamMoSweet!!!" Motsepe captioned a selfie of the two. "This girl is incredible, so lucky to be paired with her this season."
Ginger Zee and Val Chmerkovskiy
The 35-year-old "GMA" meteorologist posted a shot of her and Chmerkovskiy on "GMA" last week writing, "I'm a lucky lady!" She then also shared a hilarious face-swap of the two saying, "Look out for this duo."
Chmerkovskiy then posted their official "DWTS" photo to his Instagram writing, "alright alright alright, here's the promo pick and we need a team name...please HELP!! Super excited to start this beautiful journey that is @dancingabc with the incredible @ginger_zee meteorologist, storm chaser extraordinaire, mommy, writer and soon to be dancer."
Antonio Brown and Sharna Burgess
The 27-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers star had nothing but nice things to say about his partner as he captioned their official promo pic, "Beautiful partner."
Burgess then returned the compliment writing, "Everyone, all my lovers, this is my amazing partner for season 22 of @dancingabc!! I'm sure you know him already, but make sure you follow him on @antoniobrown84 and show some love for #teamboomin."
Doug Flutie and Karina Smirnoff
The 53-year-old former NFL player took to Instagram to share his and Smirnoff's promo pic writing, "IT'S OFFICIAL! I'm hitting the dance floor on @DancingABC alongside the incredibly talented @Karina_Smirnoff." He then shared another photo of the two enjoying some NYC pizza after the cast announcement.
Smirnoff shared the same two photos along with another of her holding a football, revealing how "excited" she is to be partnered with Flutie.
Wanya Morris and Lindsay Arnold
The 42-year-old Boyz II Men singer reposted "DWTS's" group shot writing, "Excited to be a part of this years #DWTS with the incredible @lindsarnold."
Arnold then shared a photo of the two with the caption, "HERE WE GO!!!!! I cannot express how exicted I am to announce that I will be dancing this season of @dancingabc with @wanyamorris1 from @boyziimenofficial we are so excited to get started its about to go down!!!"
Von Miller and Witney Carson
The 26-year-old Super Bowl MVP posted a few photos of the two, and then even shared one of just Arnold herself. "@witneycarson super excited to work with Witney!!!" he wrote. "She's the toughest Middle Linebacker I've ever dancned with! Hahaha lol." Imagine he won a Super Bowl and "DWTS" all in the same year?!
Carson then shared the photo of the pair writing, "SO FREAKING STOKED @vonmiller it's about to go down." She also posted a photo of just Miller with the caption, "Can't wait to start this journey with the incredibly sweet, super dope, MVP football beast @vonmiller!"
Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd
The 26-year-old model is the second deaf contestant to ever compete on "DWTS" and he could not be more excited. "I AM ON DANCING WITH THE STARS!!!!!! YES!!!!!" he captioned a photo of him and Murgatroyd. "My stunning pro dancer."
She then shared a selfie of the two writing, "So it's official. My new partner is this hunk @NyleDimarco...How lucky am I?" She then posted another photo with some touching words for DiMarco. "To say that season 22 will be 'different' for me is an understatement," she wrote. "I have someone who will challenge me in the best way imaginable, and I'm ready...I'm ready for this journey. I'm all yours @nyledimarco...you have my word that I will make you into a dancer. I'm lucky to have you."
Mischa Barton and Artem Chigvinstev
The 30-year-old former "O.C." star and her partner kept things quick and simple. Barton posted a selfie of the two writing, "@artemchigvintse - here we go....@dwts!!!!" while he shared their promo photo writing, "Meet my partner for season 22 @mischamazing."
Marla Maples and Tony Dovolani
Maples, 52, was married to Donald Trump for six years, so she's used to the publicity. She posted a selfie of her and Dovolani writing, "It's true! Breaking the fears and getting ready to dance! Thx #DWTS & my star @tonydovolani let's shine!"
He then posted a different selfie of the two simply writing, "yes my peoples...we got a good one."
Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas
The 21-year-old UFC fighter kept it short and simple on Instagram posting a photo of her and Ballas writing, @dancingabc I'm COMING for you!!!!"and then a photo of herself writing, "Oh hey stud. Watch me on season 22 of @dancingabc."
Ballas, on the other hand, had a lot more to say while expressing his joy over being partnered with VanZant. "Seriously couldn't be happier to have you as my partner @paigevanzantufc. Let's do this," he captioned one of her UFC photos. He then posted the same photo of the two with a lengthy caption reading, "I couldn't be more enthusiastic for this season. I have been a fan of this girl in the cage for a while & am thrilled to be her partner for this next chapter of her life. I'm a firm believer in everything that she stands for, which is to never be put in a box...in this life you have to be bold enough to go out of your comfort zone & try something new...her energy is infectious and she is incredibly lovely. She will be an excellent role model for young girls that want to expand their horizons & do more than one thing. I'm stoked for this adventure."
Kim Fields and Sasha Farber
The 46-year-old "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star posted a few photos, including one of herself, one of just Farber and one of the two of them. "So exicted to be a cast member on #DancingWithTheStars!" she captioned the solo shot.
Farber then also posted a few photos writing, "It's official I'm so exciteddddddddd to be dancing with @kimfieldsofficial on @dancingabc I'm so excited."
Geraldo Rivera and Edyta Sliwinska
The 72-year-old talk show host and reporter took to Twitter to share the exciting news alongside some photos. "It's official: with my glamorous partner Edyta Sliwinska I'm doing #DancingWithTheStars," he tweeted. "Way out of my confort zone!"
