Dancing with the Stars!

Season Premiere Monday, Sept. 19 at 7c on ABC. The contestants:

	J.R. Martinez -  "Soap's Real-Life Hero"  (Bio)  Pro Partner: Karina Smirnoff Contestant:  AM
	Hope Solo - "The Soccer Superstar" (Bio) Pro Partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy Contestant:  BD
	Nancy Grace -  "The Courtroom Queen" (Bio) Pro Partner: Tristan MacManus Contestants:  BH, KW
	Chynna Phillips - "The Pop Princess" (Bio)  Pro Partner: Tony Dovolani Contestants:  CS, SCan
	Carson Kressley -  "The Fashion Guru" (Bio) Pro Partner: Anna Trebunskaya Contestants: DS, MR
	Rob Kardashian -  "Reality's Royalty" (Bio) Pro Partner: Cheryl Burke Contestants:  GB, MO
	Kristin Cavallari -"The Reality Sweetheart" (Bio) Pro Partner: Mark Ballas Contestants:  JJ, KA
	David Arquette -  "King of the Big Scream" (Bio) Pro Partner: Kym Johnson Contestant:  JM/SCoo
	Chaz Bono - "The Most Unexpected" (Bio) Pro Partner: Lacey Schwimmer Contestant:  KCar
	Ron Artest -  "The NBA Champion" (Bio) Pro Partner: Peta Murgatroyd Contestant:  KCoo
	Elisabetta Canalis -  "The Italian Beauty" (Bio) Pro Partner: Val Chmerkovskiy Contestant:  LF
	Ricki Lake -  "Daytime's Darling" (Bio) Pro Partner: Derek Hough Contestant:  SL

Season 13 Info:

For 12 seasons, fans have flocked to Dancing With The Stars making it one of the hottest shows on TV. Season 13 is shaping up to be hotter than ever with a few new twists to go with all those tangos.

New this season is a feature called the “Ballroom Battle.” We’ve seen how well the pros dance and teach, but this season we’ll watch a couple trained by a pro go head-to-head with another pro’s couple. All in all, six couples will battle it out in this competition beginning in Week 5.

The look of the ballroom is also changing with a triple-tiered balcony-styled arrangement featuring the staircase in the middle of the stage having the ability to split in two to reveal the orchestra pit. Sure hope nobody’s Quickstep become a Pit Step!

Look for three new pros to join in on the fun this season. Also new this season is our Discuss Page. You'll be able to post comments as well as share and read Tweets and Facebook updates from the show, celebrities and fellow fans. It all happens in real time, so you'll be able to keep your finger on the pulse of Dancing With The Stars!

Even though there are lots of new goodies, some things never change. Tom and Brooke are back, as are Bruno, Carrie Ann, and Len as you help determine which teams make the cut each and every week.

Who will be eliminated in Week One? Who will suffer the first injury? The first insult? (Len, we’re counting on you here.) Will politics enter the fray or just the politics of dancing? Will a backstage romance brew? How about a bromance? Will there be in-fighting? Cat fighting? Bruno fighting?!

Get ready for all the joy, pain, passion and drama that is Dancing With The Stars! The biggest dance party on the planet returns Monday, September 19 at 8/7c on ABC!