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Are you as excited as we are for the opening night of Dancing With the Stars<\/em> Season 34 next week? The cast list<\/a> is set, the stars have been matched with the pros, and everyone is in rehearsals for next Tuesday, September 16.<\/p>\n Including Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/a><\/em> star Whitney Leavitt<\/strong> and her partner Mark Ballas<\/strong><\/a>, who hasn’t competed on the show since Season 31, when he won the mirrorball trophy with Charli D\u2019Amelio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Both Whitney and Mark have been posting fun TikTok videos from their rehearsals, but Whit’s latest includes a hint of what’s to come next Tuesday! She’s posted a video of them dancing along to “Soda Pop” from the Netflix megahit movie K-Pop Demon Hunter<\/em>s. On the video, she overlayed the text, “here’s a little Easter egg for DWTS<\/em> opening night” along with eyeball and giggling emojis.<\/p>\n Fans immediately jumped on Whitney\u2019s TikTok, showing just how excited they are for her debut on the ballroom floor. Swig, Whitney’s dirty soda chain store of choice wrote, \u201cWait. Is this freakin\u2019 play about us?\u201d while Whitney\u2019s husband Conner added, \u201cPeople aren’t ready for what y\u2019all are about to bring!\u201d<\/p>\n Many viewers admitted they were tuning in for the first time because of Whitney. One fan posted, \u201cThis may have to be the first time I ever watch DWTS,\u201d while another wrote, \u201cNever watched DWTS in my life but BEST BELIEVE I\u2019m going to be LOCKED IN this season.\u201d Confidence in Whitney\u2019s skills ran high too, with fans declaring, \u201cFully convinced she\u2019s gonna win it all!!! Haven\u2019t watched the show in years but this season fully invested!\u201d and \u201cFuture mirror ball winners!\u201d<\/p>\n The comments were also full of playful references to her video, with fans shouting, \u201cGIRL KPOP DEMON HUNTERS ABSOLUTE SLAY,\u201d \u201cA little tribute to SWIG! More like a swig pop!\u201d and even joking, \u201cWhitney told me to buy a soda pop so I bought a soda pop.\u201d And of course, Mark\u2019s return didn\u2019t go unnoticed, with one excited fan declaring, \u201cMark coming back on DWTS is what we needed to turn this year around.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans are loving Whitney\u2019s transformation from reality TV villain to Dancing With the Stars <\/em>fan favorite.<\/p>\n One viewer wrote, \u201cCan we have DWTS Whitney in SLOMW cause I swear the producers just hate her \u2026 because this Whitney seems so fun.\u201d Another admitted, \u201cI was convinced I didn\u2019t like you after season one and here I am now cheering for you to get that mirror ball.\u201d Even skeptics are coming around, with one adding, \u201cI don\u2019t like Whitney on SLOMW but I FEAR she is going to slay and I have no choice but to be a fan.\u201d<\/p>\n Clearly, her charm and energy on the ballroom floor are winning over hearts.<\/p>\n Related: ‘Secret Lives’ Stars Share Playful Jabs Ahead of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Debut<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 9, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/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":" Are you as excited as we are for the opening night of Dancing With the Stars Season 34 next week? The cast list is set, the stars have been matched with the pros, and everyone is in rehearsals for next Tuesday, September 16. 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Whitney’s Gone From ‘Villain’ to Fan Favorite<\/h2>\n