Dancing with the Stars, season 11

Meet the new cast!


Michael Bolton has sold more than 53 million records, released 18 studio albums, won multiple Grammy awards for Best Male Vocalist and countless other honors, all while selling out arenas worldwide. In 2002, the singer-songwriter earned a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. (ABC)




Brandy is a platinum-selling R&B and pop singer, actress, songwriter, and record and television producer. In 1994, at the age of 15, Brandy released her eponymous debut album, selling more than 6 million copies. (ABC )

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One of the most successful stand-up comediennes of today, Margaret Cho's performances have been seen by millions around the world. Having first performed stand-up in her native San Francisco at the age of 16, Cho's best-selling tours include the off-Broadway hit and concert film "I'm the One That I Want," "Notorious C.H.O.," "Revolution" and "Beautiful." Cho is also a regular cast member of the hit Lifetime series "Drop Dead Diva." (ABC)


Actor and producer Rick Fox, also a three-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, has appeared in a number of film and television projects, sharing the screen with actors such as Whoopi Goldberg, Henry Winkler, Angela Bassett and Shia LeBeouf. (ABC )



A beloved actress of both film and television, Jennifer Grey is best known for her starring roles in the iconic movies "Dirty Dancing" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Grey starred as Frances "Baby" Houseman in the award-winning box office hit "Dirty Dancing," which is widely considered one of the best dance movies of all time. (ABC)


Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "The Most Watched TV Star in the World," David Hasselhoff is an international superstar across all genres of music, television and film. (ABC )


Florence Henderson is a multi-talented actress, talk show host, recording artist, author, Broadway veteran and philanthropist. She always will be best known as "America's favorite mom," Carol Brady, on the classic hit TV series "The Brady Bunch," which aired for five seasons (1969-1974), never has been off the air in America, and currently airs in 122 countries around the world. (ABC)




Kyle Orlando Massey stars as Cory Baxter in Disney Channel's No. 1 hit sitcom, "Cory in the House," the channel's first-ever spin-off. He originated the role of Cory in Disney's "That's So Raven," the first show in Disney's history to produce more than 100 episodes. For his work on "That's So Raven" and "Cory in the House," he received an NAACP Image Award nomination. In addition to appearing in numerous commercials, he starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie, "Life is Ruff." (ABC )


Bristol Palin first entered the national spotlight when her mother, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was selected to be John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election. Bristol Palin traveled the country alongside her mother, father and siblings on the campaign trail. After giving birth to a son, Tripp, and becoming a single teen mother in 2008, Palin became a spokeswoman for the prevention of teen pregnancy and other teen issues. (ABC )


After starring in six seasons of the hit series, "The Hills," Audrina Patridge is one of the most sought-after and talked-about young Hollywood talents on television. Patridge, who aspired to become an actress from a very early age, has been honing her skills with regarded coaches and private acting classes. She made her debut on the big screen last fall in the thriller "Sorority Row." Other film credits include the action-adventure film, "Into the Blue 2" and "Honey 2." (ABC )



Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is quickly becoming an emerging Hollywood talent. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., and raised in Manalapan, N.J., he is best known for starring on the hit show "The Jersey Shore," now in its second season on MTV. (ABC )


Kurt Warner is the first quarterback ever to participate in "Dancing with the Stars." In 1999, he emerged from obscurity to lead the St. Louis Rams to a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. In that same year, Warner was named the NFL and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player. As the ringleader of the "Greatest Show on Turf," he led the Rams to two additional playoff appearances -- including another Super Bowl -- and received Pro Bowl honors for three consecutive years (1999-2001). (ABC )

Bristol Palin? Lame.
I'm kinda excited about "The Situation"-lol

LOL!!! Me too! He is such a guilty pleasure of mine I cant stand it! I cant help it, he makes me laugh and I think he will be fun on the show! I havent followed DWTS for 2 seasons now but I WILL be watching this season...matter of fact, I am looking forward to it only because of "the situation" LOL!!!

Is this the year of borings casts? ..I will be watching to see "the Situation" yo...lol.
Wonder if they can incorporate the fist pump into ballroom?

Quote :

Wonder if they can incorporate the fist pump into ballroom?

ok, that was funny!

The Situation's DWTS Partner Revealed!


Dancing With the Stars season 11 celebrity and pro pairings were announced Wednesday on ABC's Good Morning America.

They are:
Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower; Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy; Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel; Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke; Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough; David Hasselhoff and Kym Johnson; Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas; Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas; Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani; Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and Karina Smirnoff; Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya

Sorrentino's Jersey Shore costar, Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola, told UsMagazine.com Tuesday that she had one tip for the MTV reality star's partner: "I just hope his partner knows how to fist pump!"

Jersey Shore: 'The Situation' admits DWTS is 'a challenge'; Pro Karina Smirnoff has change of heart

Jersey Shore-star-turned-Dancing With the Stars celebrity Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is speaking out after his first day of dance practice. "Just got home from a long but great day of practice and press," The Situation tweeted in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. "DWTS is going to be a challenge but I know I have #situationnation behind me."

Monday was The Situation's first day of DWTS rehearsal, but before he even hit the dance floor his professional partner Karina Smirnoff expressed her concern over their short practice schedule. Following their first rehearsal, though, Karina seems to have had a change of heart. "First rehearsal went great! We are working our butts off!" Smirnoff tweeted. "(The Situation) is super cool and a hard worker too! I'm excited!"

The Situation and Karina will only have four days to practice due to the Jersey Shore star's previous obligations to MTV. That gives them a major disadvantage when Dancing With the Stars Season 11 premieres live on Monday, September 20. The rest of the celebrity dancers have been practicing for at least a week already.

We're betting The Situation and Karina Smirnoff will tackle the DWTS situation and make it past the first round of cuts.



The Sitch FTW!

Ok, I didn't know his fans were called the "situationnation", which is frickin' hilarious! I think him & Karina will be a hot little couple. Definitely sexual chemistry, I'm sure. That sucks that they only have 4 days of practice, but they should still get through the first round. I've heard from so many people that they are excited to watch, BECAUSE of The Situation.
Can't wait!

I totally see him making it through the first round even if he didn't have enough practice in and sucked.

Instead of 'GTL' it needs to be GTD! (GYM, TAN and DANCE!) haha

Erika wrote:

I totally see him making it through the first round even if he didn't have enough practice in and sucked.

Instead of 'GTL' it needs to be GTD! (GYM, TAN and DANCE!) haha

Carol Brady!! <333 haha.

According to TMZ, here are the dances that the contestants will perform tonight......I cant believe I am looking forward to this show tonight because of "THE SITUATION!" lol...too funny but I know I am not alone!


September 20 DWTS Performances According to TMZ:

-- Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani -- Cha Cha Cha -- "California Gurls"

-- Bristol [url=http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/100751/sarah_palin.html]Palin[/url] and Mark Ballas -- Cha Cha Cha -- "Mama Told Me Not to Come"

-- Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel -- Viennese Waltz -- "We are the Champions"

-- Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough -- Viennese Waltz -- "These Arms of Mine"

-- Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas -- Cha Cha Cha -- "Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me"

-- Brandy and Maks Chmerkovskiy -- Viennese Waltz -- "Cry Me Out"

-- Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya -- Viennese Waltz -- "This Ain't a Love Song"

--Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer -- Cha Cha Cha -- "My First Kiss"

-- Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke -- Viennese Waltz -- "Crazy"

-- David Hasselhoff and Kym Johnson -- Cha Cha Cha -- "Sex Bomb"

-- Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower -- Viennese Waltz -- "Life After You"

-- The Situation and Karina Smirnoff -- Cha Cha Cha -- "Break Your Heart"

Don't worry Lorraine, you are not alone-lol
I'm right there too!

So Lorraine, what'd ya think?
It was pretty bad. I'm actually glad they knocked him down a few notches. I think he could do ok, if he takes it seriously. I'm guessing it's a LOT harder than he thought it would be.
OH, and how painful was it to watch The Hoff?????

The Hoff was painful to watch..yes.
Margaret Cho did NOT need to make it a comedy routine. Bristol Palin=NEXT! LOVED the atheletes (of course) I thought Kurt Warner and Rick Fox were great. Audrina and Brandy are going to be contenders, I only see them getting better. I loved that young kid from the Disney show. Florence Henderson is a hoot and even though I know she wont make it to the end, she shows a lot of guts and God bless her 76 year old body. She cracked me up when she lifted up her shirt and called out the situation. I'm indifferent to Michael Bolton and of course the bright spot for me was watching the situation. I hope the fact that he had a lot less time to practice is a factor and he gets much better. I didnt think he was THAT bad last night...lol. Ok now for my sickening moment. I have nothing against Jennifer Gray but that whole Patrick Swayze, playing the music from Dirty Dancing, Carrie Ann and Jennifer crying made me sick. If she dances to I had the time of my life, I can only root for her to lose. Sorry, I'm not heartless, but it was just overly maudlin and screamed VOTE FOR ME!!

I can see Margaret Cho going home tonight...we'll see though.

I completely agree (with pretty much everything-lol), but I was really disappointed in Margaret Cho because, like the judges said, it started out ok & she didn't have to take it to the "comedic level" at all. It wouldn't have been the best, but it certainly wouldn't have been the worst, if she'd just done a normal routine. I think she ruined it for herself.
I actually think Jennifer Grey was the best, but I agree that she didn't need the pity party. Especially on her first dance.
Audrina looked HOT! Damn that girl has a body! I definitely see potential in her. Bristol actually surprised me. I didn't think she was very good, but much better than I anticipated. AND, I was SHOCKED that she shook her hips! When they showed the rehearsals I though "Oh, this is going to be terrible!". I was glad for her. I don't really see her being one who will improve a whole lot.
Mama Brady was hilarious when she lifted her shirt up! Florence Henderson is a funny lady & I think she will be very entertaining each week.
The rag mags (websites) are dogging The Situation. US Weekly's headline is something like "Watch The Situation Bomb On DWTS". I don't think that's necessary, personally. He wasn't the best, but BY FAR he wasn't the worst!
I missed Rick Fox and the Disney kid, who I heard were both good. I was pleasantly surprised by Kurt Warner. I thought he'd probably have 2 left feet.
I don't know why, but I'm annoyed already by Brandy. Hopefully I warm up to her, because I'm sure she'll at least make F3.

The HOFF was extremely painful to watch ... gave me the heebeegeebees!

Situation wasn't that bad, especially considering the short amount of time he had to practice. I still enjoyed him.

Florence Henderson just amazes me with her body at that age. God bless her!

Margaret Cho was full of bafoonery. I was kind of rooting for her until she started acting like a clown. I've never found her to be funny and still don't

Don't be dissin' on Baby, Lorraine! Nobody puts Baby in the corner! haha
Oh c'mon how was that sickening? it was touching especially if you are like me and grew up watching Dirty Dancing over and over again.

I thought Bristol was good considering she's out of her comfort zone.

Brandy and Audrina also did really good.

I am a "Baby" fan now!!!! and PLEASE GET THE HOFF OUT TONIGHT PLEASE. I'm sick right now and seeing that made me even more sick.

Unfortunately, my guess is that The Hoff will be around for a while. Personally, I'm not sure why, but he has a lot of fans.
Just like Bristol Palin, I'm afraid that she'll stick around longer than she should, because of the people that'll vote for her b/c of her Mom.

I have never liked Margaret Cho hoping for her departure tonight.

I love listening to the announcer introduce "The Situation" he sounds so awkward saying it..lol

HOFF needs to go tonight, I really can't endure another week of his creepy dancing

I'd be ok if Margaret Cho left if it can't be HOFF

Tom Bergeron posted this on his twitter today!!!! "DWTS producers seem rattled by who is going tonight. Guess they had high hopes for this star (aka thought they'd be ratings draw). Hmm..."

Who do you think it is?

I didn't watch tonight's episode but I am thrilled the HOFF is outta here!

Host Tom Bergeron wasn’t kidding when he teased how the first elimination on this season’s Dancing with the Stars would be a shocker. For more about the celebrity who got the surprise boot on Tuesday’s episode - and how it caught the producers by surprise - go to the jump.

After earning only 15 out of 30 points for dancing the cha cha cha to the band’s version of “Sex Bomb,” David Hasselhoff got the ol’ heave-ho during Tuesday’s episode of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. Most of his fellow dancers were practically speechless afterwards (“It proves that anything can happen,” said a shellshocked Michael Bolton) while executive producer Conrad Green was downright bummed.

“I’m really sad to see David go,” Green told EW. “Of all of the people in the cast, it’s a real surprise for us because he is such a brilliant character. I thought his routine was really entertaining. I understand from the judges’ purist dance point-of-view, it might not have been technically the best dance. But it’s the one that made me laugh the most and I enjoyed it. Personally, I watch more for the entertainment than anything else. I like good old-fashioned entertainment shows because you never know what’s coming. From that point of view, David had one of the best dances of the night.”

Afterwards, Hasselhoff seemed to take the elimination in stride and even talked about himself in the third person when trying to explain the reason for his quick ouster. “I knew going into this that when you are David Hasselhoff and you live this larger-than-life persona, then everyone is kind of gunning for you,” he told EW. “I knew that I had to kind of get past the judges, and I did every thing I could to go on technique. Two days before (premiere night), I had it down. I was so happy because my body came around. But premiere night, it just wouldn’t work like it hoped.”

And how. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba called him the offspring of “Donny Osmond and Jerry Springer” while Len Goodman said “it’s never too early to panic.” Even Bruno Tonioli wrote off his performance as “madness.” But it was Hasselhoff’s family who seemed to indicate that all was not well with their dad; one of his daughters who was sitting in the audience on Tuesday said that Hasselhoff’s knees were aching, so their pop and his partner Kym Johnson had some fessing up to do after the show.

“He was trying not to talk about it …” Johnson began to EW.

“I got a cortisone shot, had a few liters of fluid drained and some electrical shocks this morning,” Hasselhoff conceded about his knees. “So I said, if we went to the next round, I’d be good. Now I’ll just be walking good for my live show in Loughlin.” The actor-singer is performing at a casino in the Nevada resort town Sept. 22 through Sept. 26.

Though he admitted to feeling bad for Johnson, Hasselhoff is hoping that his short-term dance partner will join him on the road during one of his concerts. ”Maybe she’ll jump on stage and do Sex Bomb, which is going to be my new single in my live show. Life is a journey. I said to her tonight, `whatever happens, we breath in God, we breathe out smiles. There’s a reason for everything.’ And you know what? We had a blast. As long as you give everything you’ve got in life, there are no regrets.”

Most importantly, he doesn’t think viewers were trying to get back at him for the way he judged on America’s Got Talent, even though he made a crack about it during the show. ”You know what? I was compassionate to those kids,” he said. “The psychiatrist who they usually have backstage for those kids came up to me and said how I saved them a lot of money because I would give them encouragement and tell them to learn from this moment, use it as a springboard to move forward. If I give that message out to them, I take it for myself.”

This isn’t the last we’ll see of The Hoff. He said A&E is about to debut his reality show called The Hasselhoffs, but he’s not ready to reveal the debut date just yet. ”It’s really based on my life in Hollywood and the perception of me. Who I am is not what people know. It’s really about me and my daughters and their quest to become pop stars and how hard they have worked. It might be too soft for reality TV because it has the good and the bad, but it’s not ugly. It’s based on positive reinforcement about life and all the things that we learn. I’m very, very proud of it. It’s coming out very soon.”

YES!!!!!!