‘Dancing With the Stars’ Cast: Jenna Dewan, Julia Stiles, Taylor Hanson and More Join Season 35 — Plus, Which Pros Are Back?

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Cast: Jenna Dewan, Julia Stiles, Taylor Hanson and More Join Season 35 — Plus, Which Pros Are Back?

“Dancing With the Stars” Season 34 set a high bar — and the Season 35 cast is delivering. On Wednesday morning, the celebrity and pro partners were revealed for the Emmy-nominated reality competition, including multiple reality breakout stars, athletes and actors. It also includes Jenna Dewan and Harry Shum Jr., both of whom have extensive dance backgrounds; Dewan began her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, has hosted “World of Dance” and “Flirty Dancing,” and served as a judge on “Come Dance with Me.” Shum Jr. has performed as a backup dancer for Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey. On the pro side, last year’s winner, Witney Carson, will return — and dance while pregnant — with Guillermo Rodriguez. This season marks a big return for another pro dancer, Sharna Burgess, who will re-join the cast for the first time since 2011. She competed for 14 seasons total and won once. This season, she’s partnered with Tyler Cameron. Additionally, “Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro” winner Adele Zaikman joins the cast and will dance with Conner Leavitt. New to the pros this year is Hailey Bills, who was a troupe member last year. She will be half of the second-ever same-sex partnership, dancing with Sarah Jane Nader. All the pairings were announced on “Good Morning America” on September 2. See the full list of the pairings below. The new season of “Dancing with the Stars” kicks off with a live two-night premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and Wednesday, Sept. 16 on ABC and Disney+. Maura Higgins Image Credit: Christopher Polk Maura Higgins is partnered with Mark Ballas. Jackson Olson Image Credit: Getty Images Jackson Olson is partnered with Emma Slater. Julia Stiles Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Julia Stiles will dance with Ezra Sosa. Ciara Miller Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Ciara Miller will dance with Brandon Armstrong. Conner Leavitt Image Credit: Disney Conner Leavitt will dance with Adele Zaikman. Guillermo Rodriguez Image Credit: Alberto Rodriguez/Variety Guillermo Rodriguez will dance with Witney Carson. Jenna Dewan Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Jenna Dewan will dance with Val Chmerkovskiy. Taylor Hanson Image Credit: Getty Images for The Recording A Taylor Hanson will be paired with Britt Stewart. Harry Shum Jr. Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety Harry Shum Jr. will dance with Jenna Johnson. Tyler Cameron Image Credit: Brenton Ho/Dick Clark Productions Tyler Cameron will dance with Sharna Burgess. Connor Wood Image Credit: Getty Images Connor Wood will dance with Rylee Arnold. Amber Glenn Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety Amber Glenn is partnered with Pasha Pashkov. Sarah Jane Nader Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety Sarah Jane Nader is dancing with Hailey Bills. Ezra Frech Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety Ezra Frech will dance with Daniella Karagach. Giada De Laurentiis Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety Giada De Laurentiis will dance with Alan Bersten. Tatyana Ali Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety Tatyana Ali is partnered with Jan Ravnik.

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