The sixth season of “Dancing With the Stars” was announced during the finale of “Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann.” The celebrity cast was announced by three former contestants of the second season of “Dancing with the Stars”:  tenth place finisher Kenny Mayne, fourth-place finisher Lisa Rinna, and runner-up Jerry Rice. The show will begin on March 17, with a 2-hour-episode, ABC announced Monday night.

Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin and magician Penn Jillette were among the dozen of stars participating at the famous dance contest. Radio Jockey Adam Carolla, will dance with Julianne Hough.

Other contenders are: Kristi Yamaguchi, the famous tennis player Monica Seles, R&B singer Mario, “3 Men and A Baby” actor Steve Guttenberg, Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor, actress Shannon Elizabeth, starring in “American Pie” and Priscilla Presley. 

Television actors Christian de la Fuente and Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur will also compete.

Eleven of the 12 professional dancers are known to the show viewers: two-time defending champ Julianne Hough, two-time champion Cheryl Burke; Derek Hough, Anna Trebunskaya, Karina Smirnoff, Kym Johnson, Louis van Amstel; Jonathan Roberts, Edyta Sliwinska, Tony Dovolani and Mark Ballas.

According to E! News, former second-place winner Maksim Chmerkovskiy will not attend this season of “Dancing with the Stars.” But he will compete the next season.

“It's one of those things I need to attend to. My domestic studios and my students-their competitive careers. They [the producers] were kind enough to give me a break, and let me do it,” Chmerkovskiy said.

He will be replaced by the newcomer Fabian Sanchez, who will join Marlee Matlin.

Here is the list of the dance teams: Christian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke, Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough, Steve Guttenberg and Trebunskaya, Priscilla Presley and Louis van Amstel, Monica Seles and Marie Osmond survivor Roberts, Penn Jillette and Kym Johnson, Jason Tyalor and Edyta Sliwinska, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani, and last but not least Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas.