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March 16, 2008

Dancing with the Stars, Season Six Video Preview

Dancing with the Stars returns for a sixth season on Monday, March 17 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. TV personalities Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris return as hosts; the returning judges are choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba; Len Goodman, dance school founder and judge of the original U.K. Dancing with the Stars; and choreographer Bruno Tonioli.

This season features the following contestants.

  • Adam Carolla, TV and radio personality (partner: Julianne Hough)
  • Cristián de la Fuente, actor (partner: Cheryl Burke)
  • Shannon Elizabeth, actress (partner: Derek Hough)
  • Steve Guttenberg, actor (partner: Anna Trebunskaya)
  • Mario, singer (partner: Karina Smirnoff)
  • Marlee Matlin, actress (partner: Fabian Sanchez)
  • Penn Jillette, magician (partner: Kym Johnson)
  • Priscilla Presley, actress and producer (partner: Louis van Amstel) 
  • Monica Seles, former tennis player (partner: Jonathan Roberts)
  • Jason Taylor, NFL player (partner: Edyta Sliwinska)
  • Marissa Jaret Winokur, actress (partner: Tony Dovolani) 
  • Kristi Yamaguchi, former figure skater (partner: Mark Ballas)

Six of the couples will dance on March 17, while the other six will dance on Tuesday, March 18 at 9 p.m. All 12 couples will perform on Monday, March 24 at 8 p.m. and the first elimination round will take place on Tuesday, March 25 at 9 p.m.—the series’ first double elimination.

Click below for a preview, the latest show news from ABC, and photos.