Mar. 16, 2025
Dancing with the Starsis back and PEOPLE has the first look at what’s to come!
In an exclusive promo trailer, a giant mirrorball rolls its way through the U.S.A., eventually finding the celebs that are vying for the trophy this upcoming season.
The cast for the show’s 28th season can be seen running towards, and eventually away from the giant mirrorball, including The Supremes’ Mary Wilson,The Bachelorette‘sHannah Brown, supermodelChristie Brinkley, country starLauren Alaina, actorJames Van Der Beek, NFL legend Ray Lewis,The Officestar Kate Flannery, pop starAlly Brooke,Lamar Odom,Kel Mitchelland President Donald Trump’s former press secretarySean Spicer.
Mar. 16, 2025
Dancing with the Starsis coming back to the ballroom.
During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Tuesday, ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke announced that the reality dance competition series will be returning for season 28.
“I can confirm that it will definitely be returning in the fall,” Burke told reporters.
AlthoughDWTShas occasionally aired two seasons annually — spring and fall —PEOPLE confirmedin December that the long-running ABC show would be taking a hiatus and skipping a spring cycle like 2018’sAthletesmini-season.
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Lindsay Arnold Lindsay Arnold and newborn daughter.Lindsay Arnold Cusick/Instagram
FormerDWTSpro Lindsay Arnold and her husband,Samuel Lightner Cusick, welcomed daughterSage Jillon Nov. 2, 2020.
In October 2022, she shared in a statement exclusive to PEOPLE that theirfamily of three was expanding.
The news came a month after Arnold revealed she’d be stepping away fromDWTSto focus on her family.
“I wanted to let you all know that I have decided not to be a part ofDancing with the Starsthis season,” she wrotealongside a photoof her, her husband and little Sage.
Mar. 16, 2025
Charity Lawson with partner Artem (left) and Ariana Madix with partner Pasha on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Photo:ABC
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The new season ofDancing with the Starsis officially underway — and the contestants are already setting a highbarre.
Tuesday night marked the premiere of season 32, whichaired as planned despite recent questions about strike rules, live on both ABC and Disney+.
JudgesDerek Hough,Bruno TonioliandCarrie Ann Inabawere also welcomed back with cheers, though noticeably missing was beloved head judgeLen Goodman, whoretired at the end of season 31last year before hisdeath from bone cancerat age 78 in April.
Mar. 16, 2025
Alan Bersten (left) and Kaitlyn Bristowe.Photo:getty (2)Alan Berstenis refutingKaitlyn Bristowe’s claims about his behavior onDancing with the Stars.Earlier this month, Bristowe — who wonseason 29ofDWTSwith her partnerArtem Chigvintsev— discussed the professional dancer on an episode of herOff the Vinepodcastwith fellowBachelorettealumCharity Lawson, who is set to compete with Chigvintsev this season.“He’s kind of a d—, but I can see it,” Bristowe, 38, told Lawson, 27. “Well, they’re all d—s, They’re all d—s, I’m telling you.