Dancing With the Stars fans, get ready to see some familiar faces in the ballroom for season 35.
Judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli were on hand to usher in the new season during the Tuesday, September 1, episode of Good Morning America, along with cohosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro, all of whom will be back when DWTS returns this fall.
“You can expect what you know and love about Dancing With the Stars, but also an energized show … It’s going to be an incredible season,” Derek teased. “I cannot wait.”
As for themes throughout the competition, Julianne hinted there will be one night in particular with “really fun” fashion — but didn’t spill any other details.
GMA will also reveal the full cast of celebs and pros on Wednesday, September 2.
Summer House star Ciara Miller and Traitors alum Maura Higgins were previously announced as two members of the sure-to-be star-studded season 35 cast, along with Savannah Bananas athlete Jackson Olson and Jimmy Kimmel Live! sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez.
Rodriguez, 55, will compete alongside pro Witney Carson, who took home the season 34 mirrorball trophy with Robert Irwin last fall.
While confirming her return to the ballroom earlier this month, Carson, 32, also revealed that she is pregnant with her third baby. (The choreographer shares two sons with husband Carson McAllister.)
Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Disney/Eric McCandless
“I was telling Guillermo, like, I feel exactly the same physically,” Carson exclusively told Us while reflecting on her early days in rehearsal with Rodriguez. “I’m just more out of breath … but I really feel physically, like, I don’t feel like I’m pregnant at all. I feel like I can do all the same things, which is such a blessing.”
Carson added that she’s “starting to have a little bit more energy” now that her nausea is subsiding.
Dancing With the Stars’ Sharna Burgess is making her pro cast comeback. Burgess, 41, is officially joining season 35 of the reality TV dancing competition, her first time competing as a pro since season 30 in 2021. “A little birdie told us an absolute firecracker is back in the ballroom 💥 Please give @sharnaburgess a warm […]
“I know [it will] start to get a little bit harder once I get a little bit bigger, but you know, I can still lift Guillermo. I can still toss him up in the air,” she quipped. “No, but I suspect that it should go pretty smoothly, and obviously, the health of the baby is the most important thing. And Guillermo understands that, as well. But we’re just gonna try and have fun.”
Also bringing her signature style back to the ballroom is Sharna Burgess, who will compete as a pro for the first time in five years.
“I’m back!” she gushed on GMA earlier this month. “Some of you guys guessed it … I’m back on Dancing With the Stars, baby. I’m gonna be competing for that Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. I can’t wait to be back in the ballroom with my dancing family. And mostly, it feels so good to be coming home. I’ll see you all soon.”
Ahead of the official cast reveal, Us reported that Bachelor Nation’s Tyler Cameron and Step Up star Jenna Dewan are expected to appear on season 35. Whitney Leavitt‘s husband, Connor Leavitt, and Brooks Nader‘s sister Sarah Jane Nader are also in the mix.
Dancing With the Stars premieres with a two-night event on ABC and Disney+ starting Tuesday, September 15, at 8 p.m. ET.
