“Dancing With The Stars” Announces Season 34 Cast

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Dancing With The Stars Season 34 Premieres On September 16

In August, Dancing With The Stars released their first promo for Season 34 featuring hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough dancing to the song “Pump Up The Jam” by Felly and Technotronic. The teaser revealed the show’s premiere date: September 16!

Robert Irwin Was The First Celebrity Announced

At the Disney Entertainment Television’s Get Real event in April, Dancing With The Stars announced their first celebrity contestant for Season 29: Robert Irwin!

Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro introduced Irwin to the audience, saying, “Are you guys ready to get wild? Because this is an irresistible animal lover…who also happened to do something in boxers recently,” Julianne said in reference to Robert’s campaign with Bonds underwear that went completely viral.

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The announcement came ten years after his sister, Bindi Irwin, took home the mirror ball trophy with Derek Hough.

Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough won Season 21 of Dancing With The Stars
Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough won Season 21 of Dancing With The Stars. (Photo by Adam Taylor/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

Not long after Robert’s announcement, influencer Alix Earle was revealed to be joining the cast.

On July 1st, two more contestants were revealed during the reality show Secret Lives of Mormon Wives‘ reunion special: Jennifer Affleck and Whitney Leavitt!

Who Is Competing on Season 34 Of Dancing With The Stars?

A new dance pro, Jan Ravnik, was previously announced as a new addition to Season 34, but we didn’t know who else would be on the season until the big Good Morning America announcement on Wednesday, September 3.

See the full list of celebrities and their professional partners below.

  • Conservationist, wildlife photographer, and TV presenter Robert Irwin and Witney Carson
  • Influencer Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy
  • Secret Lives of Mormon WivesJennifer Affleck and Jan Ravnik
  • Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas
  • Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold
  • Traitors winner and Down to Earth with Zac Efron star Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach
  • Entrepreneur, podcaster, and wife of Alec Baldwin, Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko
  • Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa
  • Boy Meets World star Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov
  • NBA star Baron Davis and Britt Stewart
  • Actor Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson
  • Comedian Andy Richter and Emma Slater
  • Fifth Harmony singer Lauren Jauregui and Brandon Armstrong
  • Actress Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten

Season 34 of Dancing With The Stars premieres on Tuesday, September 16!

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