Former 98 Degrees boy band member Drew Lachey, who recently emerged victorious in the second season of Dancing with the Stars, will be again appearing on stage, as he is now the host of a new Dancing with the Stars spin off. Entitled Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, the six-week-long series will be airing this winter on ABC. Open auditions for the new reality series started this month.



On the new show, Dancing with the Stars judges Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba will be pit against each other to show off their choreographic prowess. Right now, the two are on the hunt for talented amateur dancers and singers in the open auditions held in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.

After the contestants are chosen, they split into teams with Bruno or Carrie Ann to compete in song in dance to eventually form "the ultimate dance team." Audiences at home will be given the chance to choose which performers will stay and who will leave in the live, hour-long reality series.

Dancing with the Stars airs its new season on Monday, September 24, with celebrities such as billionaire Dallas Mavericks basketball team owner Mark Cuban, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Josie Maran and iconic Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton appearing on the show.

For the first time in the show's history, this season's Dancing with the Stars will features 12 celebrities competing for the title. Six men and six women comprise the largest cast on the show to date. The first week will feature a showdown between the men and women, as the women's performances will be aired on September 24, while the men will perform the following night, Tuesday, September 25.

Grammy Award-winning country music icon Dolly Parton will also appear on the show to perform on the results show on Wednesday, September 26, kicking off three straight nights of Dancing With the Stars' first week.