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The Situation: I Don't Mind Being Dancing's Underdog!

Jersey Shore guy meets one of his competitors for the first time and dishes on how he'll overcome his late rehearsal start

By Cristina Gibson Sep 13, 2010 7:54 PMTags

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino missed a few weeks of rehearsals for Dancing With the Stars due to his Jersey Shore schedule, but he isn't sweating his late start.

"I don't mind being the underdog," he told me at InTouch Weekly's Idols and Icons party at Bar Marmont last night, "If I get my steps down, I'm a very athletic kid and everyone knows I bring it wherever I go."

But one of his MTV costars doesn't seem so confident in his moves...

"Dancing is no joke," Vinny Guadagnino told me, "I wish him the best of luck, but I don't know."

The Situation even got to meet one of his costars for the first time at last night's bash.

He and Audrina Patridge hugged it out inside the bash and chatted for awhile. But don't expect to see any sparks flying between these two reality stars. Her boyfriend Corey Bohan was standing right by her side.

So which competitor does Mike think will be the one to watch on the show?

"There's competition everywhere, but at this point, I'd have to say myself," he told me.

Way to bring the conversation back to yourself. Apparently, it's a Situation nation, and we're just living in it.

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