The cast of season 11 of Dancing With the Stars was announced on Monday, August 30, 2010. The hosts of the ABC reality dancing competition, Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke, announced the new cast members live during Bachelor Pad.http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/press-conference/ The first episode of Dancing With the Stars season 11 will premiere on September 20, 2010.http://www.okmagazine.com/2010/08/dancing-with-the-stars-season-11-cast-revealed/

Dancing With the Stars will feature 12 celebrity contestants, six men and six women, all competing to win the coveted mirror ball trophy. The season 11 cast lineup includes singers, actors and actresses and athletes. The women competing in season 11 of Dancing With the Stars include singer Brandy, reality TV star Audrina Patridge, comedian Margaret Cho, actresses Florence Henderson and Jennifer Grey. Bristol Palin, daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has also joined the cast.http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/08/30/dancing-stars-season-11-bristol-situation-audrina/

Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and retired NBA star Rick Fox are among the men who'll compete on season 11 of Dancing with the Stars. Other men who joined the season 11 cast include singer Michael Bolton, actors David Hasselhoff and Kyle Massey and Jersey Shore cast member Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino.http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/08/30/dancing-stars-season-11-bristol-situation-audrina/

Pairings of celebrities with their professional dance partners were expected to be announced on Wednesday, September 1, 2010.http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/08/30/dancing-stars-season-11-bristol-situation-audrina/ One longtime Dancing With the Stars dancer, Edyta Sliwinska, has reportedly left the show.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/08/31/2010-08-31_dancing_with_the_stars_pro_edyta_silwinska_quits_before_season_11_premieres.html?r=entertainment Sliwinska said via her Twitter account that she "decided it's time to move on with my life, pursue other projects and finish school."http://twitter.com/Edyta_Sliwinska/status/22573127250

The cast of season 11 of the Dancing With the Stars ABC reality dancing competition was announced on August 30, 2010.