The Dancing With the Stars ballroom is filling up fast for season 35.
While simultaneously confirming the reality competition’s renewal, Hulu shared during the Get Real House event in April that Summer House’s Ciara Miller and Love Island star Maura Higgins would be lacing up their dancing shoes. The following month, Savannah Bananas second baseman Jackson Olson joined the cast.
The milestone season comes after wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and pro Witney Carson took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in season 34.
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Which Celebrities Are Competing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35?
One month after Miller and Higgins were announced as the first cast members joining season 35, news broke at Disney’s Upfront presentation that internet personality and Savannah Bananas star Olson would be on the show. In June 2026, ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live! personality Guillermo Rodriguez will also be cha cha-ing in the ballroom.
In August, sources confirmed to Us that Sarah Jane Nader, Conner Leavitt, Jenna Dewan and Bachelor Nation’s Tyler Cameron would be hitting the dance floor as well.
The cast will be rounded out by Harry Shum Jr., Julie Stiles, Tatyana Ali, Giada De Laurentiis, Amber Glenn, Ezra Frech, Taylor Hanson and Connor Wood.
Which Pro Dancers Are Returning for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35?
On August 27, ABC announced that Witney Carson will be partnered with Rodriguez when the competition returns for a two-night premiere on September 15 and 16. (Carson is currently pregnant with her third baby.) One week later, ABC confirmed that Sharna Burgess will be returning to the ballroom. It will be her first time competing as a pro since season 30 in 2021.
Other pros include Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Emma Slater, Alan Bersten, Brandon Armstrong, Jan Ravnik, Rylee Arnold, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Britt Stewart, Mark Ballas, Brandon Armstrong and first-time pro Hailey Bills. Fresh off one year in troupe, Bills will foxtrot with alum Brooks Nader‘s sister.
Will There Be a New Pro Joining ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35?
Before season 35 kicks off, fans watched a brand-new spinoff series. ABC announced in April that Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro will air this summer to find the next pro dancer for the main broadcast. Adele Zaikman won, earning a coveted slot as a pro. She will pair up with Leavitt, the husband of season 34 contender Whitney Leavitt.
When Does ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Premiere?
The series is set to premiere Tuesday, September 15, on ABC and Disney Plus at 8 p.m. ET, for a two-night premiere
