Young fans of Dancing with the Stars may not be familiar with Belinda Carlisle... but they soon will be!

The former lead singer of The Go-Gos is paired with Jonathon Roberts on the new season. She recently spoke to TV Guide about the show:

How are rehearsals going?
Belinda Carlisle: They're going really, really good. It's very exciting and it's quite the experience. I feel really good. My first dance is the waltz.

How hard was it learning choreography at first?
Carlisle: I think the hardest part was the mental aspect of it — concentrating too hard and burning myself out physically with that. Now I've kind of found a balance and try to let it go after rehearsals. I was bringing it back to my hotel room, waking up in the middle of the night and doing rehearsals in my head. It just got to be way too much.

You've performed in front of millions of people before. Does that help ease the nerves?
Carlisle: I'm musical and I've done 30 years of live performance, but choreography is a totally different thing, so we shall see.

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