'Dancing with the Stars' Season 35 cast:  Jenna Dewan, Julia Stiles, more
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'Dancing with the Stars' Season 35 cast: Jenna Dewan, Julia Stiles, more

UPI Staff | September 2, 2026

Ciara Miller, Tatyana Ali, Jenna Dewan, Julia Stiles, Guillermo Rodriguez, Amber Glenn, Tyler Cameron and more to compete on "DWTS" Season 35.

Jenna Dewan, seen here in 2025, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI UPI Ciara Miller, seen here in 2025, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." Photo by Peter Foley/UPI UPI Julia Stiles, seen here in 2022, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI UPI Tatyana Ali, seen here in 2018, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI UPI Harry Shum Jr., seen here in 2023, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI UPI Guillermo Rodriguez, seen here in 2023, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by Greg Nash/UPI UPI Amber Glenn, seen here in 2026, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI UPI Ezra Frech, seen here in 2024, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by Alex Gallardo/UPI UPI Maura Higgins, seen here in 2026, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI UPI Giada De Laurentiis, seen here in 2019, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI UPI Tyler Cameron, seen here in 2026, will compete on Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." File Photo by James Atoa/UPI UPI

Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Dancing with the Stars has announced the celebrity cast and professional pairings for Season 35.

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The ABC competition series returns with a two-night premiere Sept. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC and Disney+. New episodes will then air Tuesdays, with episodes available the following day on Hulu.

Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will return as co-hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli will once again serve as judges. Adele Zaikman, who won the inaugural season of Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, joins the professional lineup this season, while Sharna Burgess returns as a pro for the first time since 2021.

Here's a look at the Season 35 contestants and their partners:

Tatyana Ali - Actress best known for playing Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Partner: Jan Ravnik.

Tyler Cameron - Best known as the runner-up on Hannah Brown's season of The Bachelorette. Partner: Sharna Burgess.

Giada De Laurentiis - Chef, cookbook author and longtime Food Network personality. Partner: Alan Bersten.

Jenna Dewan - Actress and dancer known for Step Up, The Rookie, hosting World of Dance and her work as a former Janet Jackson backup dancer. Partner: Val Chmerkovskiy.

Ezra Frech - Paralympic track-and-field athlete and two-time gold medalist. Partner: Daniella Karagach.

Amber Glenn - Olympic figure skater and U.S. champion. Partner: Pasha Pashkov.

Taylor Hanson - Singer and member of Hanson, the group behind the 1997 hit "MMMBop." Partner: Britt Stewart.

Maura Higgins - Love Island UK alum and recent The Traitors contestant. Partner: Mark Ballas.

Conner Leavitt - The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives personality and husband of former DWTS contestant Whitney Leavitt. Partner: Adele Zaikman.

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Ciara Miller - Known for Bravo's Summer House and The Traitors. Partner: Brandon Armstrong.

Sarah Jane Nader - Star of reality series Love Thy Nader and sister of former contestant Brooks Nader. Partner: Hailey Bills. The pairing is the show's third same-sex celebrity/pro partnership.

Jackson Olson - Baseball player and entertainer with the Savannah Bananas. Partner: Emma Slater.

Guillermo Rodriguez - Jimmy Kimmel Live! personality and Kimmel's longtime on-air sidekick. Partner: Witney Carson.

Harry Shum Jr. - Actor and dancer known for Glee, Shadowhunters and the "Step Up" films. Partner: Jenna Johnson.

Julia Stiles - Actress known for 10 Things I Hate About You, Save the Last Dance, Dexter and the Bourne films. Partner: Ezra Sosa.

Connor Wood - Comedian, social media personality and podcast host also known as Fibula. Partner: Rylee Arnold.

Robert Irwin and Witney Carson won Season 34 in November.

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