The ballroom is back: 3 things to watch in the 2-night ‘Dancing with the Stars' premiere
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Key Points:
- Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars" premieres with a two-night live event on Sept. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and streaming on Disney+, featuring celebrity contestants dancing to No. 1 songs from their birth years.
- Male celebrity contestants will perform on night one and female contestants on night two, with each couple competing in only one episode; notable performers include Paralympian Ezra French and actress Julia Stiles.
- For the first time in years, the premiere will feature a double elimination, with one male and one female celebrity contestant leaving the competition after each night’s performances.
- New professional dancers Adele Zaikman, winner of "Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro," and Hailey Bills, formerly of the troupe and "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors," make their season 35 debut alongside returning pro Sharna Burgess.
- Viewers can watch live on ABC and Disney+, stream on Hulu the next day, and vote online or via SMS during live shows to influence eliminations; co-hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough return, with Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough as judges.
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