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Country music hits the dance floor.

The popular dance contest voted by ABC fans "Dancing with the Stars" revealed the cast of its 27th season on Wednesday and the personality of the national radio and bestselling author. Bobby Bones and singer / actor John Schneider are in the line-up.

"And we leave. Dance with the stars. With my biggest partner, @sharnaburgess, Bones tweeted Wednesday morning with a picture of him and his professional dance partner Sharna Burgess.

A few minutes later, Bones shared a video of him and Burgess rehearsals.

Schneider, best known for playing Bo Duke in "The Dukes of Hazzard", is paired with professional dancer Emma Slater.

Other celebrities who are set to set the tone this season in "Dancing with the Stars" include: actor Milo Manheim with Witney Carson; Paralympic Danielle Umstead with Artem Chigvintsev; The "Bachelorette" Joe "Joe's Grocery" Amabile with Jenna Johnson; Nancy McKeon, actress of "Facts of Life" with Val Chmerkovskiy; Mary Lou Retton, retired gymnast gold medalist, with Sasha Farber; Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Tinashe with Brandon Armstrong; the actor Juan Pablo Di Pace with Cheryl Burke; model Alexis Ren with Alan Bersten; actress Nikki Glaser with Gleb Savchenko; Irish actress Evanna Lynch and Keo Motsepe.

Season 27 of "Dancing with the Stars" will debut with a two-hour live premiere at 7 pm September 24th on ABC.

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