Brief: Bachmann Responds to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Rumors

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann will not be a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, despite rumors to the contrary.

“In full disclosure, I did win a polka dancing competition when I was in the tenth grade at my alma mater, Anoka High School in Anoka, Minn.," Bachmann said in a release issued Wednesday morning. "But, despite my tenth grade polka success and my lifelong love of ballroom dancing, the recent rumors are false. I will not be joining 'Dancing with the Stars.’”

In the statement, Bachmann said she will continue to work on “creating more private sector jobs, and higher paying jobs, in the Sixth Congressional District”

“Serious issues face our nation,” she said. “I’m continuing to push for cutting wasteful government spending, a in my district, and repealing the government takeover of health care.”