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DWTS cast and pairings, plus Edyta Sliwinska says goodbye

By April MacIntyre Aug 31, 2010, 16:25 GMT

06/24/2010 - Edyta Sliwinska - 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival - "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals - Nokia Theatre - Los Angeles, CA, USA © Glenn Harris / PR Photos

Slinky pro dancer, Edyta Sliwinska, who Tom Bergeron made hay with for years on the lack of fabric on her teeny tiny costumes, is hanging up her dancing shoes for ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."

On Facebook, Edyta wrote:

A note for my friends

Dear Friends!   As you might already know I decided to move on with my life and therefore I will not be participating in DWTS anymore. I'm very grateful to you for all the support and I hope that we will be able to connect again through my future projects....

The season cast for DWTS is set, and the pairings are now being announced as well:

Margaret Cho (Louis Van Amstel)
Rick Fox
Jennifer Grey  (Derek Hough)
David Hasselhoff   (Kym Johnson)
Florence Henderson (Corky Ballas)
Kyle Massey
Brandy Norwood
Bristol Palin (Mark Ballas)
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino
Audrina Patridge
Kurt Warner  (Cheryl Burke)
Michael Bolton

more pairings coming - check back

M&C was hoping for Sig Hansen from the "Deadliest Catch," the reality series on Discovery that has weathered a tough year with the passing of Capt. Phil Harris. Hansen was game for the idea and even dressed up for Jay Leno and did some classic DWTS poses on the late night chatter.