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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Reveals Season 35 Premiere Songs and Dances With a Surprising Twist
ABC has released the first teasers for the Season 35 ‘DWTS’ two-night premiere, including information on songs, dance styles, and eliminations.
ABC has just released the breakdown of what Dancing with the Stars viewers can expect from Week 1 of Season 35. DWTS fans already knew there would be a two-night premiere, but now the network has also revealed what songs and dance styles the 16 couples will be using. The network also confirmed a major twist that fans are not happy about, with two eliminations coming during Week 1.
According to ABC, all male contestants will hit the dance floor during the first night of the Dancing with the Stars premiere. On Tuesday, September 15, each male Season 35 contestant will dance with their partner to a song released in the year they were born.
The initial press release confirms that at the end of the first episode, one male celebrity will be eliminated.
During the second night of the two-night Dancing with the Stars Season 35 premiere, the ladies will have their turn to win over the viewers by dancing to a song released in the year they were born. As is the case with the men on the first night, one of the ladies will be eliminated at the end of the episode.
The songs and dance styles for the men performing on September 15 are:
- Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman dance a salsa to “Whoomp! There It Is” from Tag Team.
- Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold will perform a cha cha to Tim McGraw’s “I Like It, I Love It.”
- Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach are using “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson for their tango.
- Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson are dancing a cha cha to Jean Knight’s “Mr. Big Stuff.”
- Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson are also doing a cha cha, and they will use the Earth, Wind & Fire song “Let’s Groove.”
- Jackson Olson and Emma Slater will use the Spice Girls song “Wannabe” for their cha cha.
- Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart‘s quickstep will use the Billy Joel song “Tell Her About It.”
- Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess are dancing a tango to the Lenny Kravitz song “Are You Gonna Go My Way.”
For the ladies on September 16, Dancing with the Stars viewers will see:
- Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov chose “Smooth” by Santana, featuring Rob Thomas, for their cha cha.
- Ciara Miller and Brandon Armstrong are doing a foxtrot to Whitney Houston‘s “Exhale (Shoop Shoop).”
- Giada De Laurentiis and Alan Bersten have the song “Venue” by Shocking Blue for their tango.
- Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy will do a tango to Blondie‘s “Call Me.”
- Julia Styles and Ezra Sosa will perform a quickstep to Dolly Parton‘s “9 to 5.”
- Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas have the Alannah Myles song “Black Velvet” for their foxtrot.
- Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills picked “Sk8er” by Avril Lavigne for their jive.
- Tatyiana Ali and Jan Ravnik will perform the jive to the Amii Stewart song “Knock on Wood.”
Which celebrities will end their Dancing with the Stars journey after just one spin on the dance floor? Which ones will emerge as frontrunners for Season 35? It all begins on Tuesday, September 15 and fans cannot wait to get started.
