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Hope Solo, Nancy Grace among 2011 DWTS cast

LOS ANGELES - The new cast of "Dancing With the Stars" has been revealed.

ABC says the 13th season of the hit show will feature a mix of actors, athletes and TV personalities. Set to tango and quickstep with professional dance partners will be basketball star Ron Artest; World Cup soccer player Hope Solo; reality stars Robert Kardashian, Kristin Cavallari and Chaz Bono; TV personalities Nancy Grace, Carson Kressley and Ricki Lake; singer-actress Chynna Phillips; actors David Arquette and J.R. Martinez; and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis, who may be better known in the United States for being George Clooney's ex-girlfriend.

The new cast members will perform their first dance routines on the season premiere on Sept. 19. The first celebrity contestant will be eliminated on Sept. 20.

Hope Solo
Hope Solo answers questions after she and members of the U.S. soccer team arrive in New York's Times Square on Monday, July 18, 2011, the day after a Japan's win over the United States in the Women's World Cup soccer final in Germany. AP Photo
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