ABC unveiled the full season 35 lineup on Good Morning America, pairing 16 celebrities with their pro partners. The two-night premiere runs September 15 and 16 on ABC and Disney+, followed by the show’s first-ever After Party hosted by Robert Irwin.
Dancing with the Stars revealed its full season 35 cast Wednesday morning on Good Morning America, and the lineup runs from a Paralympic gold medalist to a Savannah Banana.
Sixteen celebrities are competing for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, with the two-night premiere airing Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday, September 16 at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC and Disney+.
The full season 35 cast and partners
Here’s every pairing, alphabetically:
Tatyana Ali, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, with Jan Ravnik
Tyler Cameron, TV personality and host, with Sharna Burgess
Giada De Laurentiis, celebrity chef, with Alan Bersten
Jenna Dewan, The Rookie, with Val Chmerkovskiy
Ezra Frech, Paralympic gold medalist, with Daniella Karagach
Amber Glenn, Olympic gold medalist, with Pasha Pashkov
Taylor Hanson, of Hanson, with Britt Stewart
Maura Higgins, reality star and model, with Mark Ballas
Conner Leavitt, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, with Adele Zaikman
Ciara Miller, reality star and host, with Brandon Armstrong
Sarah Jane Nader, Love Thy Nader, with Hailey Bills
Jackson Olson, Savannah Bananas, with Emma Slater
Guillermo Rodriguez, Jimmy Kimmel Live, with Witney Carson
Harry Shum Jr., Grey’s Anatomy, with Jenna Johnson
Julia Stiles, film and TV star, with Ezra Sosa
Connor Wood, comedian and podcaster, with Rylee Arnold
Two of them already starred in dance movies
Jenna Dewan is a trained dancer. Before The Rookie, she worked as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and starred in Step Up, and she later hosted World of Dance. Whatever the show does with her, she is not learning to dance in September.
Julia Stiles headlined Save the Last Dance in 2001, playing a ballet dancer who takes up hip-hop after moving to Chicago. That was twenty-five years ago.
Booking two dance-movie leads in the same season is not subtle. Fans who complain about DWTS stacking the deck will have plenty to talk about.
Robert Irwin is hosting a new After Party
Season 35 adds a format piece the show has never had.
The first-ever DWTS After Party airs immediately following Wednesday’s premiere at 10 p.m. on ABC and Disney+, hosted by Robert Irwin, who won the mirrorball last season.
Irwin will check in with eliminated contestants and break down the night’s best moments alongside DWTS alumni. That gives the show a live post-episode companion of the kind reality competitions have used for years, and it hands last season’s champion a job on the network.
Elsewhere behind the scenes, Andy Richter, a season 34 contestant, takes over the Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast.
Same hosts, same judges
The panel is unchanged.
Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough return as co-hosts. Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough remain at the judges’ table.
How to watch
The two-night premiere runs September 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Central, on ABC and Disney+. Episodes stream the following day on Hulu.
Sixteen couples, one trophy, and at least two people who have done this professionally before. September 15 is when everyone finds out whether that matters.
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Hat Tips:
ABC7 Chicago and On The Red Carpet (September 2, 2026), Gina Sirico’s report on the full cast reveal, the pro partner pairings, the premiere dates, the After Party details, and the early announcements. ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company