'Dancing With the Stars' Readies for Season 11

"Dancing With The Stars" is ready to begin its eleventh season. ABC released the names of its professional and celebrity contestants.

This season will see the return of the show's professional dancers: Corky Ballas, Mark Ballas,Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Derek Hough, Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, and Louis van Amstel.

10-year veteran Edyta Sliwinska will not return to the show so she can pursue other projects. Julianne Hough also dismissed rumors about returning to the show.

The celebrity dancers are David Hasselhoff, Florence Henderson, "Jersey Shore" star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Audrina Patridge, crooner Michael Bolton, actress Margaret Cho, former NBA player Rick Fox, actress Jennifer Grey, rapper and Disney Channel star Kyle Massey, singer Brandy Norwood, NFL quarterback Kurt Warner, and Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Season 11 begins September 20 with a two-hour special.