Vote for Niecy Nash on Dancing With the Stars Premieres Monday, March 22 on ABC

An all new lineup of stars – including a legendary astronaut, a Bachelor, an Olympic gold medalist, a Bengal, an ESPN Reporter, a pop singer, a “90210” alum, an actor, a comedienne and a reality television star who is the mother of eight — will strut their stuff on the dance floor in the highly anticipated two-hour season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars”.

All eleven couples will dance for the first time on live national television with couples either performing the Viennese Waltz or Cha Cha. In week two, all of the couples will return to dance their second routines in a two-hour show, Monday March 29 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET). The couple with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes for both performances will be sent home in the season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show.”

Each week this season, the celebrity and professional dance pairs will perform live choreographed Latin, traditional and contemporary ballroom dance routines to popular live music played by a 17-piece orchestra, led by musical director Harold Wheeler.

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 30 minutes after the “Dancing with the Stars” performance shows. AT&T customers may also text message their votes by texting the word “VOTE” and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support. Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com starting from the opening of each episode on the East Coast and until 12:00 Noon, ET the following day.

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