Michele Bachmann will not appear on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann will not be appear on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," she said Wednesday.

The former Republican presidential candidate blasted out a release to dispel any lingering rumors:

"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 statement. "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.'"

On Tuesday, Herman Cain denied reports that he might appear on the show as well.

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