ABC will announce the official Season 34 Dancing with the Stars cast on September 3. Ahead of the reveal, DWTS fans are watching for clues regarding who will hit the dance floor this fall.
Although ABC has yet to confirm any of the pros competing on Dancing with the Stars Season 34, insider Kristyn Burtt has given fans some juicy spoilers. In addition, some of the pros have now been spotted, in disguise, heading to the studio.
The show has tried to keep the details under wraps by having the pros conceal their identities. When it comes to Dancing with the Stars fans, however, it takes more than a robe and face shield to achieve that goal.
Just Jared shared photos snapped as Season 34 Dancing with the Stars pros arrived at and departed the studio, and Melanie Miller has shared some videos via her TikTok page. While Just Jared suggested it was contestants who were photographed, Reddit fans immediately recognized most of the disguised people as pros.
“I’m just here cackling at the face shields and how dramatic this is but I am LIVING for it LOL,” one fan on Reddit wrote.
“These always crack me up [because] they’re so obvious. Especially Val is so obvious,” another Redditor commented.
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Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Alan Bersten, and Mark Ballas were quickly identified by Dancing with the Stars fans.
“Wow Mark is so funny he covered up everything but his leg tattoos that gave it away,” noticed a fan.
Regarding Bersten, another Reddit user joked, “LOL it’s harder to disguise him. He’s tall, didn’t cover his hair, plus he’s shown that bag before.”
One blonde female was carrying a purple bag that seemed rather distinctive. A Reddit user wrote, “Ok detectives, get to work and see whether Witney, Rylee or Peta have used that purple bag before!”
According to Burtt, the female roster of pros is set. She shared via TikTok that Rylee Arnold, Emma Slater, Witney Carson, Daniella Karagach, Johnson, and Britt Stewart will be on Season 34. Peta Murgatroyd is not on the upcoming season, Burtt noted.
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Burtt has also shared details on the male pros competing, but she has yet to give a full list. She has noted that there is still some uncertainty with this group.
However, Burtt has told fans that Chmerkovskiy, Bersten, Brandon Armstrong, and Ezra Sosa will be back. She revealed that formerly retired pro Mark Ballas has returned, and Jan Ravnik will be joining the series as a new pro.
In addition, Burtt said that there will probably be either 13 or 14 pairs competing this fall, and four troupe members. She added that three of the four troupe members are “new” faces to viewers.
Fans feel quite certain that one mystery man photographed is Pasha Pashkov, which would likely fill out the remainder of the pro cast.
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