Disney has announced some details of what dances will be performed on the upcoming premiere of “Dancing With The Stars”, which returns later today on Tuesday 26th September 2023 at 8:00-10:31 p.m. EDT/PDT, 7:00-9:31 p.m. CDT on ABC and Disney+ in the US and Canada.  Dancing with the Stars” makes history as the first series to simulcast LIVE across both ABC and Disney+ in local time zones and the next day on Hulu.

The new series is co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the series returns to ABC with an expanded season 32, featuring 14 new celebrities who are ready to hit the ballroom floor for their first live performances.

The season premiere will feature a stunning opening number to “Levitating” by Dua Lipa, choreographed by Luam. For their first performance, the celebrity and pro duos are set to perform dances, including the cha cha, foxtrot, jive, salsa or tango. One couple will be eliminated LIVE at the end of the premiere episode.

Fans will be able to vote during the live simulcast of the show in the EDT/CDT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com, and fans with a participating U.S. wireless carrier can also vote via SMS/text (fans in Canada cannot vote via SMS/text). Live viewer votes will be combined with the judges’ scores each episode to determine which couples may be in jeopardy of elimination.

The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:

• Supermodel Tyson Beckford and pro Jenna Johnson will perform a cha cha to “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross.
• Marvel star Xochitl Gomez and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a cha cha to “Peanut Butter Jelly” by Galantis.
• TV and film star Alyson Hannigan and pro Sasha Farber will perform a salsa to “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” by P!nk.
• Social media and reality TV star Harry Jowsey and pro Rylee Arnold will perform a cha cha to “Rock Your Body” by Justin Timberlake.
• Former Bachelorette Charity Lawson and pro Artem Chigvintsev will perform a tango to “Only Girl (In The World)” by Rihanna.
• Ariana Madix (“Vanderpump Rules”) and pro Pasha Pashkov will perform a tango to “Love Myself” (Riddler Remix) by Hailee Steinfeld.
• GRAMMY(R)-winning singer Jason Mraz and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a cha cha to “I Feel Like Dancing” by Jason Mraz.
• NFL All-Star Adrian Peterson and pro Britt Stewart will perform a salsa to “Yeah!” by Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris.
• Singer and social media star Lele Pons and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a tango to “El tango de Roxanne” from Moulin Rouge.
• Oscar(R)-winning actress Mira Sorvino and pro Gleb Savchenko will perform a cha cha to “Kiss” by Prince & The Revolution.
• Actress Jamie Lynn Spears and pro Alan Bersten will perform a tango to “Don’t Call Me Up” (Zac Samuel Remix) by Mabel.
• Real estate mogul and TV star Mauricio Umansky and pro Emma Slater will perform a jive to “I Ain’t Worried” by OneRepublic.
• Comedian and actor Matt Walsh and pro Koko Iwasaki will perform a cha cha to “Poison” by Bell Biv DeVoe.
• “The Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams and pro Peta Murgatroyd will perform a foxtrot to “It’s A Sunshine Day” by The Brady Bunch.

“Dancing with the Stars” is the hit series co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough in which celebrities are paired with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

The show is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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