{"id":2023837,"date":"2025-09-15T15:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2023837"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:04:27","slug":"here-are-the-dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-premiere-songs-and-dances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/here-are-the-dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-premiere-songs-and-dances\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The \u2018Dancing With The Stars\u2019 Season 34 Premiere Songs And Dances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:66.67%;position:relative\" class=\"image-embed__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/68c814962c5947a49bab61b2\/AILX-EARLE--VALENTIN-CHMERKOVSKIY\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=1482&amp;cropY1=279&amp;cropY2=1267\" alt=\"AILX EARLE, VALENTIN CHMERKOVSKIY\" data-height=\"1977\" data-width=\"1482\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"bMqrj\">\n<p><span style=\"-webkit-line-clamp:2\" class=\"Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM\">DANCING WITH THE STARS &#8211; ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221; stars Alix Earle and Valentin Chmerkovskiy. (Disney\/Andrew Eccles)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><small class=\"pGGCM2aD\">Disney<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dancing With the Stars is back with a brand-new season, pairing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/monicamercuri\/2024\/09\/04\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-33-cast-meet-the-celebrities-and-pros-competing-this-fall\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/monicamercuri\/2024\/09\/04\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-33-cast-meet-the-celebrities-and-pros-competing-this-fall\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"celebrities and professional dancers\">celebrities and professional dancers<\/a> together as they compete for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. Here&#8217;s everything to know about the premiere, including the full lineup of songs and dances for Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Co-hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough return for Season 34, joined by judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. Fourteen celebrities are heading to the ballroom this season (the entire cast was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/monicamercuri\/2025\/09\/02\/when-is-the-dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-cast-reveal-on-good-morning-america\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/monicamercuri\/2025\/09\/02\/when-is-the-dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-cast-reveal-on-good-morning-america\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"announced on\">announced on<\/a> Good Morning America on September 4).<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s star-studded lineup features actresses, Olympians, reality TV stars, sports legends, comedians and more. Pro dancer Mark Ballas, who won Season 31 with Charli D&#8217;Amelio, has come out of retirement to compete in Season 34. The professional roster also welcomes newcomer Jan Ravnik, a former dancer from Taylor Swift&#8217;s Eras Tour.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-0 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/monicamercuri\/2024\/09\/04\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-33-cast-meet-the-celebrities-and-pros-competing-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Dancing With The Stars\u2019 Season 33 Cast Revealed\u2014Meet The Celebrities And Pros Competing This Fall\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/monicamercuri\/2024\/09\/04\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-33-cast-meet-the-celebrities-and-pros-competing-this-fall\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">\u2018Dancing With The Stars\u2019 Season 33 Cast Revealed\u2014Meet The Celebrities And Pros Competing This Fall<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Monica Mercuri<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/66c73a3908e335968fc43509\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=668&amp;cropY1=66&amp;cropY2=511)\"\/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DWTS Season 34 premiere, airing live on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, will feature an opening number to &#8220;Kill the Lights&#8221; by Whitney Myer, choreographed by Ray Leeper. There will also be a performance by the new troupe \u2014 Carter Williams, Hailey Bills, Onye Stevenson, and Jaxon Willard \u2014 dancing to Tate McRae&#8217;s &#8220;Just Keep Watching.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During Week 1, the celebrities and their professional partners will perform a diverse range of ballroom dance styles, including the Tango, Cha-Cha, Salsa and Jive.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">Is There A Theme For The Dancing With the Stars Season 34 Premiere?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"bMqrj\">\n<p><span style=\"-webkit-line-clamp:2\" class=\"Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM\">DANCING WITH THE STARS &#8211; ABC&#8217;s \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d stars Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough as hosts. (Disney\/Jai Lennard)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><small class=\"pGGCM2aD\">Disney<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The premiere of Dancing With the Stars Season 34 does not have an official theme. Themed weeks typically begin during the second week of the celebrity dance competition. In recent seasons, the first themes were Oscar Night (2024), Latin Night (2023) and Elvis Night (2022). ABC will likely announce this season&#8217;s first theme soon, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">What Are The Dancing With the Stars Songs And Dances For The Season 34 Premiere?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"bMqrj\">\n<p><span style=\"-webkit-line-clamp:2\" class=\"Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM\">DANCING WITH THE STARS &#8211; ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221; stars Baron Davis and Britt Stewart. (Disney\/Andrew Eccles)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><small class=\"pGGCM2aD\">Disney<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Keep reading for the full list of songs and dances the couples will perform during the Dancing With the Stars Week 1 premiere, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detpress.com\/abc\/pressrelease\/lights-camera-cha-cha-its-the-season-34-premiere-of-dancing-with-the-stars-on-abc-and-disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.detpress.com\/abc\/pressrelease\/lights-camera-cha-cha-its-the-season-34-premiere-of-dancing-with-the-stars-on-abc-and-disney\/\" aria-label=\"ABC\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u2019 <strong>Jen Affleck<\/strong> and pro <strong>Jan Ravnik<\/strong> will perform a Salsa to \u201cNUEVAYoL\u201d by Bad Bunny.<\/li>\n<li>Author and wellness influencer <strong>Hilaria Baldwin<\/strong> and pro <strong>Gleb Savchenko<\/strong> will perform a Cha Cha to \u201cLet\u2019s Get Loud\u201d by Jennifer Lopez.<\/li>\n<li>Olympic gold medalist <strong>Jordan Chiles<\/strong> and pro <strong>Ezra Sosa<\/strong> will perform a Salsa.<\/li>\n<li>NBA All-Star <strong>Baron Davis<\/strong> and pro <strong>Britt Stewart<\/strong> will perform a Cha Cha to \u201cU Can\u2019t Touch This\u201d by MC Hammer.<\/li>\n<li>Social media personality <strong>Alix Earle<\/strong> and pro <strong>Val Chmerkovskiy<\/strong> will perform a Cha Cha to \u201cCircus\u201d by Britney Spears.<\/li>\n<li>Social media and reality TV star <strong>Dylan Efron<\/strong> and pro <strong>Daniella Karagach<\/strong> will perform a Cha Cha to \u201cMilkshake\u201d by Kelis.<\/li>\n<li>Actor and musician <strong>Corey Feldman<\/strong> and pro Jenna Johnson will perform a Tango to \u201cIt\u2019s Still Rock &amp; Roll To Me\u201d by Billy Joel.<\/li>\n<li>Boy Meets World star <strong>Danielle Fishel<\/strong> and pro <strong>Pasha Pashkov<\/strong> will perform a Tango to \u201cStronger (What Doesn\u2019t Kill You)\u201d by Kelly Clarkson.<\/li>\n<li>Film and TV actress <strong>Elaine Hendrix<\/strong> and pro <strong>Alan Bersten<\/strong> will perform a Cha Cha to \u201cWoman\u201d by Kesha featuring The Dap-Kings Horns.<\/li>\n<li>Pentatonix singer <strong>Scott Hoying<\/strong> and pro <strong>Rylee Arnold<\/strong> will perform a Tango to \u201cAbracadabra\u201d by Lady Gaga.<\/li>\n<li>Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and pro Witney Carson will perform a Jive to \u201cBorn To Be Wild\u201d by Steppenwolf.<\/li>\n<li>Former Fifth Harmony tar <strong>Lauren Jauregui<\/strong> and pro <strong>Brandon Armstrong<\/strong> will perform a Tango to \u201cyes, and?\u201d by Ariana Grande.<\/li>\n<li>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u2019 <strong>Whitney Leavitt<\/strong> and pro <strong>Mark Ballas<\/strong> will perform a Tango to \u201cGolden\u201d by HUNTR\/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI &amp; KPop Demon Hunters Cast.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Comedian <strong>Andy Richter<\/strong> and pro <strong>Emma Slater<\/strong> will perform a Cha Cha to \u201cHold On, I\u2019m Coming\u201d by Sam &amp; Dave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"subhead3-embed\">How To Watch Dancing With the Stars<\/h3>\n<p>The Dancing with the Stars Season 34 premiere will air on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/series\/dancing-with-the-stars\/6NjZlDrEDlBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/series\/dancing-with-the-stars\/6NjZlDrEDlBw\" aria-label=\"Disney+\">Disney+<\/a>. New episodes are available to stream on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/show\/f66d60e7-29f2-49cf-85dd-44a11bce42e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/abc.com\/show\/f66d60e7-29f2-49cf-85dd-44a11bce42e4\" aria-label=\"ABC.com\">ABC.com<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/7d918be0-4130-4551-aab8-c7dcae85d35f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/7d918be0-4130-4551-aab8-c7dcae85d35f\" aria-label=\"Hulu\">Hulu<\/a> the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the official trailer for Season 32 of DWTS below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.forbes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DANCING WITH THE STARS &#8211; ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221; stars Alix Earle and Valentin Chmerkovskiy. (Disney\/Andrew Eccles) Disney Dancing With the Stars is back with a brand-new season, pairing celebrities and professional dancers together as they compete for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. Here&#8217;s everything to know about the premiere, including the full lineup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2023838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[349720,368359,372397],"class_list":["post-2023837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-dancing-with-the-stars-season-34","tag-dwts-premiere","tag-is-there-a-theme-for-dancing-with-the-stars-week-1"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Here-Are-The-\u2018Dancing-With-The-Stars-Season-34-Premiere.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}