Jamie Lynn Spears is ready to move, groove and shake.
The “Zoey 101” alum, 32, will be joining season 32 of “Dancing With the Stars.”
Her partner is dancer Alan Bersten and their casting was unveiled on Tuesday’s episode of “Good Morning America.”
Spears is joining previously announced cast members “Bachelorette” star Charity Lawson and “Vanderpump Rules” personality Ariana Madix.
The full lineup will be revealed Wednesday on “GMA.”
Spears appeared on the morning show and revealed that she’s “ready to challenge” herself on the dance floor.
The “Sweet Magnolias” actress added: “I don’t know if one can ever be 100 percent ready to take on something this big. I didn’t realize what a commitment it is.”
Spears then noted that she will be donating her weekly salary to the SAG-AFTRA and the WGA as their strikes continue on.
The writers strike has been ongoing since May and the actors have been protesting since July.
“While everybody else in my community is on strike, I have this unique opportunity where I was offered a chance to work when my community cannot work,” the mother of two continued.
Bersten, 29, meanwhile, divulged how he and Spears have become pals during their “great” first rehearsal together.
“Jamie Lynn is so hardworking and so dedicated and it’s actually so much fun,” he said. “We get along so well.”
“He’s been wonderful,” she interjected regarding her dancing partner. “My family got to meet him and he’s been great. I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else.”
The “Zoey 102” star then discussed how her children, Maddie, 15, and Ivey Joan, 5, responded to their mom doing “DWTS.”
She revealed that Maddie was “very motivated for me to do this.”
“My 15-year-old was like, ‘You’re going to dance on TV? What are you doing mom?’ But she was like, ‘Mom, you have to do it.’ She’s an athlete so I think she wants to see me kind of push myself,” Spears pointed out.
“Typically I’d be working on different ventures but I think it’s just important that I have this opportunity,” she concluded. “And if I get up there and even if I embarrass myself, I’m doing it for a good reason and hopefully giving back to the community that’s literally given back to me since I was a little girl.”
Season 32 of “Dancing with the Stars” premieres on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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