Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Cast; Disney Comedy Vampirina: Teenage Vampire Returns October 6

Thursday, September 03, 2026

Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Cast; Disney Comedy Vampirina: Teenage Vampire Returns October 6

The Dancing with the Stars Season 35 celebrity cast and their professional dancing partners were announced on ABC's Good Morning America. Co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the series returns for a two-night premiere, Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), simulcast LIVE on ABC and Disney+, and streams next day on Hulu.

This season's celebrities and professional dancers are as follows (in alphabetical order): 

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali with partner Jan Ravnik
TV personality and host Tyler Cameron with partner Sharna Burgess
Celebrity chef and host Giada De Laurentiis with partner Alan Bersten
Star of The Rookie Jenna Dewan with partner Val Chmerkovskiy
Paralympian gold medalist Ezra Frech with partner Daniella Karagach
Olympian gold medalist Amber Glenn with partner Pasha Pashkov
From "Hanson" Taylor Hanson with partner Britt Stewart
Reality star and model Maura Higgins with partner Mark Ballas
From The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Conner Leavitt with partner Adele Zaikman
Reality star and host Ciara Miller with partner Brandon Armstrong
From Love Thy Nader Sarah Jane Nader with partner Hailey Bills
Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson with partner Emma Slater
From Jimmy Kimmel Live Guillermo Rodriguez with partner Witney Carson
From Grey's Anatomy Harry Shum Jr. with partner Jenna Johnson
Film and TV star Julia Stiles with partner Ezra Sosa
Comedian and podcaster Connor Wood with partner Rylee Arnold

The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

The Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast returns for a second season with a new host, Season 34 contestant Andy Richter, sharing cast interviews, special guests, behind-the-scenes insights and expert breakdowns of the performances, Thursday, Sept. 10. New episodes air every Thursday on Disney+ and Hulu, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Hosted by Season 34 Mirrorball Champion Robert Irwin, the DWTS After Party finds viewers immediately following “Premiere: Night Two,” checking in with eliminated contestants and breaking down the best moments with DWTS alumni with never-before-seen footage and special teases. The aftershow airs LIVE Wednesday Sept. 16, at 10:00 p.m. on ABC and Disney+ and streams next day on Hulu.

Vampirina: Teenage Vampire

A second season of the music-driven, live-action adaptation Vampirina: Teenage Vampire returns Oct. 6 on Disney Channel, and the full season will stream the next day on Disney+.

Jodie Sweetin (Full House) and Ava Jean (Camp Rock 3) join as recurring guest stars for the sophomore season, with Hollywood Records artist Hudson Stone (Camp Rock 3, The Mickey Mouse Club pilot) set to guest star, alongside Kim Coles (Living Single) returning as Dean Merriweather.

Vampirina: Teenage Vampire stars Kenzi Richardson (Aquamarine TV pilot) as the edgy and adorable Vee; Jiwon Lee as Sophie, Vee's kind and girly-girl roommate; Shaun Dixon as the intriguing and laid-back Elijah; Milo Maharlika as the 600-year-old ghost Demi; and Faith Hedley as Britney, a super-talented legacy student.

Beloved by fans of the popular book saga and record-breaking Disney Jr. series Vampirina, Vampirina: Teenage Vampire tells the story of a tween vampire girl who leaves the safety of Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school. Living among humans for the first time, she pursues her passion for music while keeping her vampire identity a secret. This season, after successfully performing for the entire school in front of her idol, Millie Eyelash - and inadvertently releasing a horde of monsters previously imprisoned in the mirror realm - Vee and her gang return to Wilson Hall with new musical dreams, while trying to make sense of a prophecy that dictates Vee and Elijah can never be together.