Get your dancing shoes ready, because season 35 of Dancing With the Stars is finally here! The reality dancing competition returned for a new season of live shows on September 15, and the show locked in some pretty major stars for the competition, from Olympian Amber Glenn to reality star Ciara Miller. As always, this season of DWTS is pitting pop stars, reality show alums, actors, and professional athletes against one another in a heated classic ballroom competition.
Each celeb is, of course, paired with a dance pro to guide them through their journey and help them get the biggest honor of all: the Mirrorball Trophy. The entire season 35 cast was announced on Good Morning America on September 2, along with their professional partners, and here’s everything you need to know about the cast...including who has already been eliminated. (Side note: We’ll be keeping this updated each week, so check back to see who’s still in the competition.) ABC always loves to throw an Olympian in the mix, and this season, it’s Blade Angel Amber, who revealed during an episode of House of Maher that “it’s been a dream of mine” to do DWTS “since I saw Meryl [Davis] do it in 2014.” Dance experience: If you’ve seen Amber on the ice, then you know she’s a dancer at heart. Last season, it was Alix Earle—but this season, the internet personality competing for the Mirrorball Trophy is Connor Wood, aka Fibula (who, btw, is good friends with DWTS alum Dylan Efron).
Known for: Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast and Fibs & Friends Dance experience: If he has any, it’s news to me! It wouldn’t be a season of DWTS without a few athletes, and in season 35, you can look forward to seeing two-time Paralympian Ezra Frech. Known for: Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and Paris 2024 Paralympics (where he won two gold medals!) Dance experience: He competes in track and field, but as far as I know, he’s new to the world of dance.
As Jimmy Kimmel joked when his onscreen sidekick was announced: “Guillermo will become the first-ever parking lot security guard to dance with the stars.” Known for: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (though he first rose to fame while working as a parking lot security guard at the Hollywood Boulevard Masonic Temple studio) Dance experience: None that I know of, but I’m excited to see him bust out some moves! You know him for a million TV shows and movies, but did you know Harry was a professional dancer at the beginning of his career? Something tells us he’s still got it...
Known for: Glee, Shadowhunters, Grey’s Anatomy, and Crazy Rich Asians, among others Dance experience: He served as a backup dancer for Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, and Madonna before transitioning to acting. Back in December 2025, Jackson replied to a fan who asked whether he would “go on Dancing With the Stars next season” with a video compilation of dance clips, which he captioned, “Long story short... yes, yes I would.” Dreams do come true! Known for: The Savannah Bananas baseball team and TikTok Dance experience: Though he’s done plenty of choreography since joining the Savannah Bananas in 2022, Jackson surprisingly has no formal dance background.
Jenna is stepping back into her dancing shoes! She started her career as a professional backup dancer before becoming an actor. But dancing has always been in her DNA, so we’re thrilled she’s back at it.
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