Dancing With The Stars announces season 29 premiere date and the pros who will be battling it out for the Mirrorball Trophy
Dancing With The Stars has announced the pros who will be battling it out for the Mirrorball Trophy on season 29 of the competition series.
The show unveiled the list of names on Good Morning America on Tuesday, where it was also revealed season 29 will be premiering on ABC on September 14, 2020.
Among the new and returning names is Britt Stewart, the show's first-ever Black female pro dancer.
Dancing With The Stars has announced the pros who will be battling it out for the Mirrorball Trophy on season 29 of the competition series
Sharna Burgess, Keo Motsepe, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Emma Slater, Pasha Pashkov, Cheryl Burke, Peta Murgatroyd, Alan Bersten, Brandon Armstrong, Gleb Savchenko, and Sasha Farber are the returning pros appearing this season.
Britt and Pasha's wife Daniella Karagach will be the first-time pros hitting the ballroom floor.
In addition to the big names, the show also revealed the safety guidelines it will be implementing in order to keep the cast safe from COVID-19.
The show is having all pros - including those married to a fellow DWTS dancer - live apart in order to prevent an elimination of dancers and their celebrity partners in the event someone become sick.
Safety first: In addition to the big names, the show also revealed the safety guidelines it will be implementing in order to keep the cast safe from COVID-19
Breaking down barriers: Among the new and returning names is Britt Stewart, the show's first-ever Black female pro dancer
DWTS vets: Sharna Burgess and Valentin Chmerkovskiy are among the stars returning to the ballroom floor
Returning champion! Alan Bersten, who won last season of DWTS with Hannah Brown, is also back
Back on the ballroom floor: Peta Murgatroyd and Gleb Savchenko are among the big names who will be back
Emma, who is married to Sasha, joked about the new rule to GMA: 'It's going to be bliss - I mean it's going to be terrible.'
'It's going to be so different because we can't actually interact and even prep with each other, which is something completely different, but we're doing everything we can to keep safe. There's going to be a lot of FaceTiming.'
As for the celebrities who will be hitting the ballroom floor, a list of names will be announced at a later time.
Let's dance: Keo Motsepe is among one of the DWTS vets returning to the show
Light on their feet: Jenna Johnson, who will be headed for season 29, competing with Adam Rippon
Looking good! Cheryl Burke will also be competing for the Mirrorball Trophy
Shall we dance? DWTS vet Brandon Armstrong has been announced as one of the season 29 dancers
Dancing partner: Sasha Farber and his wife Emma Slater will have to live separately as part of the COVID-19 guidelines (Farber pictured with Ally Brooke)
You spin me right round! Pasha Pashkov competed with Kate Flannery in 2019
So far, The Bachelorette vet Kaitlyn Bristowe is the only celebrity known to be competing at this time, however DailyMail.com has also exclusively learned Cheer star Jerry Harris is in talks to join the line-up.
While judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli will all be returning, hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will not, with Tyra Banks recently announced as their replacement.
Tyra, who will be the show's first solo Black female host, previously told GMA of her new gig: 'I like breaking those doors down, so that we don't have any more firsts.
'But it's nice to be first, so that you can open that door and let so many other people in after you - so I'm excited.'
Are you ready? Jenna Johnson will also be back for season 29
New face: Pasha's wife Daniella Karagach is among one of the fresh faces joining the pro league
She's in! Tyra Banks will be the show's first solo Black female host
TBD: The celebrities who will be hitting the ballroom floor will be announced at a later time
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