Dancing With the Stars decide Carrie Ann Inaba is weighing in on the solid of season 34 after her absence from the official announcement on Good Morning America.
Inaba, 57, didn’t seem on the Wednesday, September 3, episode of GMA as her fellow judges Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough — in addition to hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough — helped unveil the brand new crop of stars to take to the ballroom ground subsequent season.
Nonetheless, the veteran dancer and choreographer did share her enthusiasm in an Instagram Story, reposting a information article in regards to the new solid. “Right here we goooooo!!!!” she wrote over the publish, happening to repost a number of photos of the brand new celebrities posing with their professional dance companions.
This yr’s contestants embody Robert Irwin, the son of the late Steve Irwin, influencer Alix Earle, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Jennifer Affleck and Whitney Leavitt, The Traitors alum Dylan Efron, Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, NBA legend Baron Davis, Boy Meets World star Danielle Fishel, The Mum or dad Entice’s Elaine Hendrix, Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying, Fifth Concord star Lauren Jauregui, comic Andy Richter, former little one star Corey Feldman and actuality star Hilaria Baldwin.
Returning dancers embody Mark Ballas, Alan Bersten, Brandon Armstrong, Britt Stewart, Daniella Karagach, Emma Slater, Ezra Sosa, Gleb Savchenko, Pasha Pashkov, Rylee Arnold, Val Chmerkovskiy and Witney Carson. Jan Ravnik, a dancer on Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour, can be set to affix the solid as a professional this season.
Forward of the premiere of season 34, Inaba just lately mirrored on Dancing With the Stars’ modest beginnings by sharing a season 1 solid picture of her and fellow judges Tonioli, 69, and the late Len Goodman by way of her Instagram on Friday, August 29.
“Look what I discovered. 👀 Len Goodman, @brunotonioliofficial and I, in our very first press pictures for @dancingwiththestars. We had been simply infants. ( And I nonetheless love a great v neck and a hoop earring.) lol,” she wrote alongside the picture. “It’s unimaginable to assume that 20 years have passed by. Thanks a lot to ALL OF YOU – our #DWTSFAMILY. We love you. And we’re grateful for you. And I hope we make you smile this season and provide you with pleasure and encourage you this Season 34.”
She added, “A lot has modified through the years, however the coronary heart of this present has stayed the identical. Youngsters have grown up watching us, and we’ve misplaced family and friends members alongside the best way. However we’re nonetheless going sturdy. And that’s as a result of we’re one massive dancing household. ❤️Comfortable Friday everybody! #dwts #DWTS34 #memorylane #Dancing #Judges #20thanniversary”
Dancing With the Stars season 34 premieres on ABC and Disney+ Tuesday, September 16, at 8 p.m. ET. Episodes shall be accessible to stream the following day on Hulu.
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