By Zach Johnson
The time has come to lace up their dancing shoes…
Dancing with the Stars will return for its milestone 30th season in less than two weeks… and we just learned who else will be joining previously announced celebrity contestants Suni Lee and JoJo Siwa on the dance floor! The rest of all-star cast was just announced live on ABC’s Good Morning America. Take a look at the legendary lineup below, and be sure to tune in for the two-hour season premiere on Monday, September 20, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
The celebrity cast of Dancing with the Stars includes:
- Country singer Jimmie Allen
- Spice Girl Melanie C
- Christine Chiu (Bling Empire)
- Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills, 90210)
- Melora Hardin (The Office)
- Social media star Olivia Jade
- Matt James (The Bachelor)
- Amanda Kloots (The Talk)
- Martin Kove (Cobra Kai)
- Gold medal Olympian Suni Lee
- WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin
- Kenya Moore (The Real Housewives of Atlanta)
- Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby
- NBA player Iman Shumpert
- Pop star JoJo Siwa
The cast appeared live from Disney California Adventure Park to announce the exciting news. “This is a great opportunity,” Moore told Disney Legend Robin Roberts and Lara Spencer on Good Morning America. “It’s live, you know? You can’t mess up. You’re on the dance floor. You have to remember your moves and give it all you got. You have one shot.” Like Moore, Green said he is “all in” this season. “I’m just trying to keep the bar as low as possible so there’s no expectations,” the TV star joked. “Then I have nowhere to go but up.”
Rigsby, who was previously a professional dancer for recording artists such as Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry, said he’s “using muscles I haven’t used in a while” in rehearsals. Luckily, Rigsby added, “I’ve built up the endurance on Peloton in my cycling classes—so I’m ready!”
To find out how the entire cast is preparing, watch their Good Morning America interviews:
Host and executive producer Tyra Banks will be back in the ballroom this season, as will judges Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. The landmark season will also feature Dancing with the Stars’ first same-sex couple. “JoJo is going to be paired with a female pro dancer, who will be revealed on the premiere on September 20,” executive producer Andrew Llinares announced during the show’s recent TCA panel. “We are so, so excited that JoJo is doing this and for everyone to experience this on the show.”
Speaking of pro dancers, the following fan-favorites will return in season 30:
- Brandon Armstrong
- Lindsay Arnold
- Alan Bersten
- Sharna Burgess
- Cheryl Burke
- Witney Carson
- Artem Chigvintsev
- Val Chmerkovskiy
- Sasha Farber
- Jenna Johnson
- Daniella Karagach
- Pasha Pashkov
- Gleb Savchenko
- Emma Slater
- Britt Stewart
Curious about the pairings? Us, too! Tune in for the season premiere, when all will be revealed. Big things are in store for that episode… and beyond! “Behind the scenes, we’ve been putting so much of our energy into making sure this entire season is so special,” Llinares promised. “Our attitude is that every week should be an event in its own right.”
Last fall, ABC’s Dancing with the Stars ranked as the No. 1 entertainment series in its two-hour time slot among Adults 18-49. The series, produced by BBC Studios’ L.A. production arm, finished among last season’s Top 5 most-watched unscripted series with Total Viewers.
