Dancing With the Stars Season 34 is shaking issues up with new professionals, troupe dancers and celeb contestants hitting the ballroom for the premiere on September 16. Right here’s the whole lot followers must know earlier than the primary twirl.
Change in Professionals
One thrilling new professional is Jan Ravnik, becoming a member of the present after acting on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. And whereas some followers had been frightened Sasha Farber is perhaps stepping away fully after not being solid with a celeb this season—following his temporary romance with Jenn Tran final season—ABC has confirmed that Sasha will nonetheless have a serious position.
“Prepared for extra behind the scenes?” the Dancing With the Stars Instagram caption learn on Sept. 15. “We’re going LIVE on TikTok with @sashafarber1 TOMORROW to rejoice the #DWTS Premiere!” Sasha himself added, alongside heart-eyed emojis, “Can’t wait to showwwwww you guys across the ballroom and take you backstage !!!!!!!!!”
Season 34 New Troupe Dancers
Season 34 additionally welcomes 4 new troupe members: Hailey Payments, Onye Stevenson, Carter Williams and Jaxon Willard. Troupe dancers carry out in group numbers and as background dancers however aren’t paired with celeb contestants.
Payments, niece of two-time DWTS champion Jenna Johnson, beforehand competed as a professional on DWTS: Juniors in 2018. A two-time nationwide champion at The Dance Awards, she has toured with Derek Hough’s Vacation Tour and lately accomplished her freshman yr at Brigham Younger College.
Stevenson, a graduate of USC’s Glorya Kaufman Faculty of Dance, educated in up to date, jazz, fashionable, hip-hop, faucet, ballet and Latin ballroom. She’s labored with choreographers together with Kyle Abraham and Jiří Kylián and has additionally toured with Hough.
Williams, additionally from Utah, was a top-six finalist on So You Assume You Can Dance Season 17 and has appeared on World of Dance and America’s Obtained Expertise. A four-time World Latin Finalist and two-time Nationwide Latin Champion, he’s additionally a member of the Weber State College dance group.
Willard debuted on NBC’s World of Dance in 2018, ending third within the Junior Divisional Closing. He’s carried out with Madonna, Rihanna, Girl Gaga and FKA Twigs and appeared in Disney’s Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Sequence. In 2023, he carried out in Rihanna’s Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present and Savage X Fenty present.
Season 34 Movie star Forged
Season 34’s celeb contestants embrace:
Hilaria Baldwin with professional Gleb Savchenko
Corey Feldman with Jenna Johnson
Jordan Chiles with Ezra Sosa
Danielle Fishel with Pasha Pashkov
Alix Earle with Val Chmerkovskiy
Robert Irwin with Witney Carson
Andy Richter with Emma Slater
Baron Davis with Britt Stewart
Dylan Efron with Daniella Karagach
Elaine Hendrix with Alan Bersten
Jen Affleckwith Jan Ravnik
Lauren Jauregui with Brandon Armstrong
Scott Hoying with Rylee Arnold
Whitney Leavitt with Mark Ballas
Dancing With the Stars Season 34 premieres Tuesday, September 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.
