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Going into tonight's (March 18) season premiere of "Dancing With the Stars," Kellie Pickler admits she's a little scared. It's not the fierce competition, possible spray tan streaks or wardrobe malfunctions that make her heart race, it's the early predictions that she and partner Derek Hough are the pair to watch!

"People are expecting me to be good, and I don't know if I am or not," the vivacious country singer tells The Boot with a laugh. "I hope people don't have too high of expectations for me, because I'm not a dancer. Derek is going to do the best that he can teaching me as much as he can in that short time period. So I'm not worried about him, I'm worried about me! I'm stepping outside my comfort zone."