“Dancing with the Stars” is back with an all-new celebrity cast ready to hit the ballroom floor. The competition begins with the two-hour season premiere, LIVE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The premiere episode will kick off with the biggest number in DWTS history shot on Hollywood Boulevard. The night continues with each couple dancing a Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Salsa, Quickstep or Jive, vying for America’s vote for the first time. No couples will be eliminated on week 1, and they will all advance to week 2 of the competition.
Each Couple Will Dance to the Following Songs:
Alek Skarlatos & Lindsay Arnold – “Ten Feet Tall” by Afrojack ft. Wrabel
Alexa PenaVega & Mark Ballas – “Whistle (While You Work It)” by Katy Tiz
Andy Grammer & Allison Holker – “Marvin Gaye” by Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor
Bindi Irwin & Derek Hough – “Crocodile Rock” by Elton John
Carlos PenaVega & Witney Carson – “I Got You (I Feel Good)” by James Brown
Chaka Khan & Keo Motsepe – “I Feel For You” by Chaka Khan
Gary Busey & Anna Trebunskaya – “Dancing in the Street” by David Bowie & Mick Jagger
Hayes Grier & Emma Slater – “Cheerleader” by Omi
Kim Zolciak Biermann & Tony Dovolani – “Hey Mama” by David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Afrojack & Bebe Rexha
Nick Carter & Sharna Burgess – “I Don’t Like It, I Love It” by Flo. Rida ft. Robin Thicke
Paula Deen & Louis van Amstel – “Hey Good Lookin’ by Carol Welsman
Tamar Braxton & Valentin Chmerkovskiy – “Do Your Thing” by Basement Jaxx
Victor Espinoza & Karina Smirnoff – “G.D.F.R.” by Flo Rida
“Episode 2101A” — “Dancing with the Stars” two-night premiere continues on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (9:00-11:00 P.M., ET) with “DANCING WITH THE STARS: FIRST DANCES,” where viewers have a chance to see the couples’ dances from the previous night one more time. The show will be packed with never before seen footage from the night before, extended training packages, exclusive interviews with the couples, and a glimpse of what’s to come on week 2 of “Dancing with the Stars,” where there will be two LIVE shows with couples dancing new routines for each night.
Hosted by Emmy(R) Award-winning host Tom Bergeron (“America’s Funniest Home Videos”) and Erin Andrews (sports host & “Dancing with the Stars” Season 10 finalist), “Dancing with the Stars” is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts including dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and ballroom dancer and Emmy(R)-nominated choreographer Julianne Hough.