โDancing With the Starsโ Season 34 set a high bar โ and the Season 35 cast is delivering.
On Wednesday morning, the celebrity and pro partners were revealed for the Emmy-nominated reality competition, including multiple reality breakout stars, athletes and actors.
It also includes Jenna Dewan and Harry Shum Jr., both of whom have extensive dance backgrounds; Dewan began her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, has hosted โWorld of Danceโ and โFlirty Dancing,โ and served as a judge on โCome Dance with Me.โ Shum Jr. has performed as a backup dancer for Beyoncรฉ, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey.
On the pro side, last yearโs winner, Witney Carson, will return โ and dance while pregnant โ with Guillermo Rodriguez. This season marks a big return for another pro dancer, Sharna Burgess, who will re-join the cast for the first time since 2011. She competed for 14 seasons total and won once. This season, sheโs partnered with Tyler Cameron. Additionally, โDancing With the Stars: The Next Proโ winner Adele Zaikman joins the cast and will dance with Conner Leavitt.
New to the pros this year is Hailey Bills, who was a troupe member last year. She will be half of the second-ever same-sex partnership, dancing with Sarah Jane Nader.
All the pairings were announced on โGood Morning Americaโ on September 2. See the full list of the pairings below. The new season of โDancing with the Starsโ kicks off with a live two-night premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and Wednesday, Sept. 16 on ABC and Disney+.