The T.V. Guru

With the season premiere for “Dancing with the Stars” only 17 days away, audiences are itching to know who will be paired with who. Well, the celebrity/professional dance partnerships have been released, and all we can say is, it’s going to be another interesting competition.As far as the television and film stars go, they have the largest group. Celebrity parings include Audrina Patridge with ballroom dancer Tony Dovolani, Florence Henderson and Latin sensation Corky Ballas, Kyle Massey swinging with Lacey Schwimmer, and Mike “the situation” Sorrentino with ballroom star Karina Smirnoff. Yet, one star gets special notice: Jennifer Grey, star of Dirty Dancing will be performing with Derek Hough. During the press conference, Grey was asked whether audiences should remember her Dirty Dancing background. Grey started laughing and said, “I cannot stress to you how unfair that would be. I’m fifty; it’s been a lot of years since then” (“Dancing with the Stars” website).The musical stars Brandy Norwood, Michael Bolton, and David Hasselhoff have also been paired. Bolton is working with working with Chelsie Hightower, whose previous partners have included The Bachelor’s Jake Pavelka and snowboarder Louie Vito. As for Brandy, she’s paired with the talented Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who has worked with his far share of musicians (Mel B and Willa Ford). And Hasselhoff, known for his songs “I Believe” and “Lonely is the Night,” will be partnered with Kym Johnson.Other celebrities this season include comedian Margaret Cho, Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol, and athletes Kurt Warner and Rick Fox. Will Anna Trebunskaya (Warner’s partner) and Cheryl Burke (Fox’s partner) get these athletes from the sports stage to the dancing stage? And who will impress us the most: Mark Ballas and Bristol Palin or Louis Van Amstel and Margaret?To find out, tune into season eleven on September 20th. If you’ve never seen the show before, there’s never been a better time to start.