Dancing with the Stars Announces Talent Roster

BURBANK: Dancing with the Stars is returning to ABC on March 22, when all 11 couples will take to the dance floor for the first time in the new season.

The show returns on March 22 at 8 p.m. with a special two-hour premiere, with couples either performing the Viennese Waltz or Ch Cha. Two weeks later, on March 29, all couples will dance a second routine. The couple with the lowest combine judges’ scores and public votes for both performances will be eliminated on March 30.

Among the celebrities competing this season are astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Baywatch alumna Pamela Anderson, ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and Olympic gold medalist and world figure skating champion Evan Lysacek. Also competing are Shannen Doherty of Beverly Hills, 90210 fame; Kate Gosselin, moth of eight and star of TLC’s Jon and Kate Plus 8; Niecy Nash, host and producer of The Style Network’s Clean House; and NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco. Rounding out the roster are Jake Pavelka of ABC’s The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love, pop singer Nicole Scherzinger and Aiden Turner, best known for his role on the daytime soap All My Children.