Fourteen professional dancers shall be competing for the mirrorball trophy when “Dancing with the Stars” returns for Sept. 14 for Season 29, — a season not like another, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The lineup, introduced Tuesday, will come with sequence veterans and beginners together with:
Brandon Armstrong
Alan Bersten
Sharna Burgess
Cheryl Burke
Val Chmerkovskiy
Sasha Farber
Jenna Johnson
Daniella Karagach
Keo Motsepe
Peta Murgatroyd
Pasha Pashkov
Gleb Savchenko
Emma Slater
Britt Stewart
The lineup of celebrities and partnerships shall be introduced down the street, except “Bachelorette” Kaitlyn Bristowe, whose participation within the sequence used to be showed in June.
While few main points of the manufacturing had been printed in Tuesday’s announcement, ABC stories that on account of protection protocols because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the professionals won’t taking part or rehearsing in combination, and married {couples}, equivalent to Emma Slater and Sasha Farber, will want to reside aside for the run of the season.
“DWTS” shall be hosted by means of Tyra Banks, changing Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, who departed the sequence in July. ABC on the time mentioned in a commentary that the display used to be taking a look to “embark on a new creative direction” and host Bergeron “departs the show with our sincerest thanks and gratitude for his trademark wit and charm that helped make this show a success.”
The season debuts at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 on ABC, with episodes to be had on call for and on Hulu the next day to come.