Dancing With the Stars' Switch-Up Is Here: Find Out the Surprising New Couples!

Find out who Bindi Irwin, Nick Carter and more will be dancing with on Monday's episode of the ABC reality hit

It's time for the most polarizing theme of the season!

Dancing With the Stars' Switch-Up week is finally here, which finds all of the celebs performing with a new professional dancer. As we've seen in seasons past, many stars and dancer struggle with this theme after establishing a connection with their original partner. And in addition to the ballroom drama that we'll see as a result of the switch-a-roo, fans can also look forward to the return of fan-favorite pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who will be serving a guest judge in the episode. Maks is finally back, people!

So who's dancing with who? Here are the new pairings for the ABC hit's Oct. 12 episode: 

Bindi Irwin will be performing with Val Chmerkovskiy
Nick Carter will be performing with Witney Carson
Hayes Grier will be performing with Allison Holker
Paula Deen will be performing with Mark Ballas
Carlos PenaVega will be performing with Lindsay Arnold
Alek Skarlatos will be performing with Emma Slater
Alexa PenaVega will be performing with Derek Hough
Tamar Braxton will be performing with Louis Van Amstel
Andy Grammer will be performing with Sharna Burgess

DWTS airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.