'Dancing with the Stars:' The most 'underwhelming' cast yet?

While the show has never pulled in A-listers, some say the new season's group of hoofers feels particularly short on star power

The new Dancing with the Stars cast includes reality show fame (Kendra Wilkinson bottom, right) and sports stars (boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, top right)
(Image credit: ABC)

The new crop of contestants for the 12th season of "Dancing with the Stars" — announced last night on ABC — seems more like "Dancing with the Never-heard-ofs," notwithstanding the presence of a few familiar names such as actress Kirstie Alley, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, and Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio. (Despite ABC's best efforts, failed Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell resisted the opportunity.) Fans have reacted to the line-up sourly; 57 percent of voters in a CBS online poll pronounced the cast "totally boring." Is it really so bad?

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