Dancing with the Stars celebrity lineup announced

Television New Zealand has announced its lineup of celebrities for Dancing with the Stars due to return to TV One in early May.

The eight celebrities who will be partnered by some of New Zealand's slickest professional dancers to raise money for their chosen charity are: Christine Rankin, Angela Bloomfield, Beatrice Faumuina, Lorraine Downes, Rodney Hide, Danyon Loader, Steve Gurney and David Wikaira-Paul.

They are being put through their paces during daily rehearsals, as they learn how to waltz, tango, rumba, and jive.

- NZPA