On September 15, “Dancing with the Stars” kicks off their 35th season with the usual judges and a whole new crop of “celebrity” dancers.
Alfonso Rubiero and Julieanne Hough return to host the show with Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough behind the judge’s table.
The 16 couples will open season 35 with a two night that will see the return of Sharna Burgess and two new pro dancers.
Meet the DWTS 35 couples:
Actress, director, producer, and writer Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa
Actor and dancer Harry Shum Jr and Jenna Johnson
Comedian and social media personality Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold
Actor and dancer Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy
Gol medal Paralympian Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach
Gold medal ice skater Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov
Savannah Banana Jackson Olson and Emma Slater
Actress Tatyanna Ali and Jan Ravnik
Former “Bachelorette” contestant Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess
Jimmy Kimmel side-kick Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson
Emmy winning chef Giada DeLaurentiis and Alan Bersten
Musician Taylor Hanson and Brit Stewart
TV personality Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas
Actor (and husband of Whitney Leavitt) Connor Leavitt and DWTS: The Next Pro winner Adele Zaikman
Reality TV personality Ciara Miller and Brandon Armstrong
Reality tv personality Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills will be a same sex couple for only the second time in the show’s history. Hailey was a part of the DWTS troupe last season and will make her debut as a new pro this season.