Dancing With the Stars is able to discover its subsequent skilled dancer with just a little assist from actuality TV.
Us Weekly has realized a brand new spinoff present is within the works — tentatively titled Dancing With the Stars: The Subsequent Professional — and can characteristic up-and-coming skilled dancers competing for a spot on season 35 of ABC’s hit actuality present.
Contestants will dwell in a home collectively and compete in a grueling audition course of. Within the season finale, a winner will probably be topped and earn the dream gig of turning into a professional dancer on Dancing With the Stars.
In response to Selectionthe present is more likely to air this summer season on ABC and Hulu, and producers are laborious at work securing expertise for the venture.
Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwinwho received Season 34 of Dancing With the Stars in November 2025, is in talks to host.
In the meantime, Dancing With the Stars professional Mark Ballas — who was most lately paired up with Secret Lives of Mormon Wives forged member Whitney Leavitt — and his mom, Shirley Ballasmay function judges. (Shirley can also be an expert dancer and served as a head decide on BBC One’s actuality present Strictly Come Dancing.)
Producers additionally hope to have a rotating mentor or professional signal on to finish the judges’ panel.
Information of a doable spinoff for Dancing With the Stars comes after the present had a record-breaking season this previous fall. The season 34 finale, which featured Irwin, 22, and Witney Carson incomes the season’s mirrorball trophy, turned the most-watched finale in 9 years.

Robert Irwin and Witney Carson
Eric McCandless/DisneyIn response to ABC, 72 million votes got here by means of on finale evening alone, with almost half a billion votes forged all through your entire season.
The present’s success has additionally resulted within the launch of Dancing With the Stars Con.
Described as a “celebration of all issues Dancing With the Stars,” the occasion is scheduled for July 31 to August 2 on the Acrisure Area in Palm Springs, California. The three-day occasion will characteristic dwell dance performances, panels, interactive photograph experiences, displays and far more.
“I feel this weekend in Palm Springs goes to be so epic since you actually get extra hands-on time with all of us,” Jenna Johnson solely teased to Us after the announcement on Tuesday, February 10. “The professionals are going to be there. Fan-favorite celebrities are going to be there.”
“Dancing With the Stars Official Podcast” host and mirrorball champion Joey Graziadei mentioned he will probably be in attendance and may’t wait to work together with followers in a complete new approach.
“I really feel like the largest factor is that we get to now have this chance for a full weekend to have interaction with (followers) and allow them to ask all of the questions they need to know and get the unfiltered responses from the professionals and celebrities that will probably be there,” Graziadei, 30, teased. “It’s for the followers, and I feel what’s going to be a lot enjoyable is for them to have the ability to form that have nevertheless they see match.”

