DWTS 35 Cast
Hey guys! I am so excited because it is officially DWTS season! If you know me, you know that one of my favorite shows of all time is Dancing with the Stars. If you've read any of blog posts in past years, you would also probably know that every year, I post DWTS recaps every week where I go through all of the dances & give my own scores & comments. Obviously, I'm not a judge or a pro but it's just something I like to do for fun. So, of course, I will be doing my weekly recaps again this year. The cast for DWTS this year was announced on Wednesday, September 2nd, so, this week, I will be going through the celebs & their partners & I will also be doing my preseason rankings based on how excited I am for each couple. I will also list all of the dances & songs for the premiere.
So, let's get into it.
There were four celebs already announced prior to the cast reveal. Ciara Miller was one of them. Ciara & Maura Higgins were the first people announced back in April.
Ciara Miller is best known for her time on Summer House & season 3 of the Traitors.
Her partner is Brandon Armstrong.
Maura Higgins is best known for Love Island (2019), Love Island USA: Aftersun, & being the runner up in season 4 of the Traitors.
Her partner is Mark Ballas (season 6, 8, 31 champion).
Jackson Olson was the third person announced for DWTS back in May. He was also the first celebrity to get the call for DWTS this year.
He is a baseball player for the Savannah Bananas & he is a social media influencer. He is also in a relationship with Maggie Sajak, the daughter of former Wheel of Fortune host, Pat Sajak.
His partner is Emma Slater (season 24 champion).
Guillermo Rodriguez was the fourth & final person announced for DWTS prior to the cast reveal.
He is best known as Jimmy Kimmel's right-hand man & comedy partner.
His partner is Witney Carson (seasons 19, 34 champion)
Jenna Dewan is an actress & dancer. She is best known for her roles in the Rookie & Step Up.
Her partner is Val Chmerkovskiy (seasons 20, 23, 32 champion).
Ezra Frech is a paralympian gold medalist in track & field.
His partner is Daniella Karagach (season 30 champion).
Julia Stiles is best known for her roles in Save the Last Dance & 10 Things I Hate About You.
Her partner is Ezra Sosa.
Harry Shum Jr. is best known for his roles in Glee & Grey's Anatomy.
He will be dancing with Jenna Johnson (seasons 26, 33 champion).
Giada De Laurentiis is a celebrity chef. She had her own Food Network show titled Everyday Italian which ran for 12 seasons.
She will be dancing with Alan Bersten (season 28 champion).
Connor Wood is a comedian. He also hosts a podcast with Brooke Averick titled Brooke & Connor Make A Podcast.
He will be dancing with Rylee Arnold.
Conner Leavitt is best known for appearing on the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives & he was also in the cast of off-broadway show 11 to Midnight. His wife Whitney Leavitt was on DWTS last year & she made it to the semifinals.
He will be dancing with new pro, Adele Zaikman (DWTS: the Next Pro winner).
Tyler Cameron is best known for appearing on the Bachelorette & he also has his own Prime Video series Going Home with Tyler Cameron.
He will be dancing with Sharna Burgess (season 27 champion) who is returning after 5 seasons off.
Amber Glenn is an olympic figure skater.
She will be dancing with Pasha Pashkov.
Sarah Jane Nader is best known for appearing in Love Thy Nader alongside her sisters Brooks & Grace Ann Nader. Her sister, Brooks also competed on DWTS in season 33.
She will be dancing with new pro Hailey Bills.
Taylor Hanson is best known for being the musician of the band, Hanson.
He will be dancing with Britt Stewart.
Tatyana Ali is best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
She will be dancing with Jan Ravnik.
That's the entire cast. After watching a bunch of tiktoks & interviews, here are my preseason rankings based on how excited I am for each couple (16 being least excited, 1 being super pumped):
Sarah Jane & Hailey
Conner & Adele
Ciara & Brandon
Harry & Jenna
Tatyana & Jan
Ezra & Daniella
Jenna & Val
Jackson & Emma
Julia & Ezra
Connor & Rylee
Amber & Pasha
Taylor & Britt
Maura & Mark
Guillermo & Witney
Tyler & Sharna
Giada & Alan
For the last part of this week's blog post, the songs/dances were revealed yesterday so I will be listing the dances each couple are doing & the songs they are dancing to. The premiere is going to be a two-night premiere - Tuesday, September 15 & Wednesday, September 16th (at 8pm et (9:30pm NL) on ABC & Disney+). This week, the celebs will dance to a song from the year they were born. The men will perform with their partners on Tuesday & the women & their partners will perform on Wednesday. Here are the dances:
Tuesday:
Ezra & Daniella - Tango to "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
Harry & Jenna - Cha Cha to "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind, & Fire
Jackson & Emma - Cha Cha to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls
Taylor & Britt - Quickstep to "Tell Her About It" by Billy Joel
Conner & Adele - Salsa to "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team
Guillermo & Witney - Cha Cha to "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight
Tyler & Sharna - Tango to "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz
Connor & Rylee - Cha Cha to "I Like It, I Love it" by Tim McGraw
Wednesday:
Julia & Ezra - Quickstep to "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton
Tatyana & Jan - Jive to "Knock on Wood" by Amii Stewart
Amber & Pasha - Cha Cha to "Smooth" by Santana
Sarah Jane & Hailey - Jive to "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne
Maura & Mark - Foxtrot to "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles
Jenna & Val - Tango to "Call Me" by Blondie
Ciara & Brandon - Foxtrot to "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston
Giada & Alan - Tango to "Venus" by Shocking Blues
That's it for this week's blog post.
Until next time,
~Brianna.
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