Kamri Peterson, an alumna of "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors", has been announced as the first troupe dancer confirmed for the mothership show's Season 35, revealed on Sunday at DWTS Con in Palm Springs. The show described the news as a "full circle moment" for Peterson, who returns to the franchise in a professional capacity after her earlier appearance on the junior spin-off.

The celebrity cast so far includes Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s Guillermo Rodriguez, The Traitors and Love Island star Maura Higgins, Summer House's Ciara Miller, and Savannah Bananas player Jackson Olson, with the full line-up and pro partner pairings due to be revealed on Good Morning America on 2 September. Season 35 will air on ABC and stream on Disney+ this autumn, though an exact date has not been set; it follows a Season 34 that drew the show's biggest audience and highest-rated finale in almost a decade, with a record 72 million votes cast in the finale alone.