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Val Chmerkovskiy<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> is getting ready to hit the ballroom dance floor with partner Alix Earle<\/strong> on Dancing With the Stars<\/a>.<\/p>\n The pro dancer, 39, who is partnered with the social media personality for the 34th season of the reality dance competition show, exclusively caught up with Parade on the red carpet at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>. <\/p>\n When asked how Earle, 24, is doing in rehearsals, Chmerkovskiy said at the VMAs, \u201cShe\u2019s killing it. I\u2019m proud of her already. I\u2019m excited for us this season. I\u2019m excited for all of her fans that I\u2019m already feeling a lot of love from. I\u2019m excited to take them on this journey with her. I think she\u2019ll surprise a lot of her fans.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83e\udea9\u00a0SIGN UP for our Dancing with the Stars newsletter to get access to exclusive news, interviews, songs, recaps & more<\/a>\u00a0\ud83e\udea9<\/strong><\/p>\n The new season of\u00a0ABC<\/a>\u2019s dance competition will once again be co-hosted by\u00a0Alfonso Ribeiro<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Julianne Hough<\/strong>, and judged by\u00a0Carrie Ann Inaba<\/strong>,\u00a0Bruno Tonioli<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Derek Hough<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Also in this season\u2019s cast are\u00a0Jen Affleck<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Jan Ravnik<\/strong>,\u00a0Hilaria Baldwin<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Gleb Savchenko<\/strong>,\u00a0Jordan Chiles<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Ezra Sosa<\/strong>,\u00a0Baron Davis<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Britt Stewart<\/strong>, Earle\u00a0with partnerChmerkovskiy,\u00a0Dylan Efron<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Daniella Karagach<\/strong>,\u00a0Corey Feldman<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Jenna Johnson<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Elaine Hendrix<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Alan Bersten<\/strong>,\u00a0Scott Hoying<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Rylee Arnold<\/strong>,\u00a0Robert Irwin<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Witney Carson<\/strong>,\u00a0Lauren Jauregui<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Brandon Armstrong<\/strong>,\u00a0Whitney Leavitt<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Mark Ballas\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Andy Richter<\/strong>\u00a0with partner\u00a0Emma Slater<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Although the\u00a0Dancing With the Stars\u00a0cast\u00a0for Season 34<\/a>\u00a0was finally confirmed last week on Sept. 3, a source exclusively told Parade there was some drama leading up until the long-anticipated announcement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe final cast was being put together up until the 11th hour,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe network seems to be doing things very differently this year, and were in discussions with a lot of different people going back and forth between which direction they wanted to go casting-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n The source added, \u201cThere were several names for the show who were asked to put their schedules on hold for filming, leading up to very close before the announcement. They were kept in the dark, even the day before the big reveal.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong>Robert Irwin Was Attacked By a Crocodile Right Before \u2018DWTS\u2019 Cast Announcement (Exclusive)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dancing With the Stars\u00a0Season 34 premieres Tuesday, Sept. 16, live\u00a0on\u00a0ABC<\/a>\u00a0and Disney+, and streams\u00a0next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 8, 2025, where it first appeared in the TV<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Val Chmerkovskiy is getting ready to hit the ballroom dance floor with partner Alix Earle on Dancing With the Stars. 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