Dancing with the Stars 20 begins TONIGHT on ABC! It’s also the 10th anniversary of the dance competition, so expect a ton of surprises this season.
Here’s what you can expect tonight:
The premiere episode will kick off with an opening number featuring the entire celebrity cast, choreographed by Emmy nominated, Mandy Moore. Each couple will then perform a Cha Cha, Foxtrot or Jive, vying for America’s vote. One couple will be eliminated on Monday, March 23.
Viewers will also have more access to the show than ever before with #DWTSAllAccess offering viewers a behind the scenes look with six live stream videos from key positions in the ballroom. #DWTSAllAccess allows fans to view livestreams from different angles of the ballroom including: the Red Room, Judges’ Table, Sky Box, make-up mirror, a wide shot of the dance floor and an exclusive behind the scenes series hosted by Gethin Jones that will feature exclusive interviews with celebrity couples. Additionally, viewers will have access to the DWTS rehearsal studio with live streaming videos available Tuesday – Saturday from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., ET on ABC.com.
The couples will be performing the following (in alphabetical order):
• Noah Galloway partnered with Sharna Burgess dancing a Cha Cha to “I Lived” by One Republic
• Robert Herjavec partnered with Kym Johnson dancing a Cha Cha to “Bills” by Lunch Money Lewis
• Patti LaBelle partnered with Artem Chigvintsev dancing a Foxtrot to “Lady Marmalade” by Patti LaBelle
• Nastia Liukin partnered with Derek Hough dancing a Foxtrot to “New York, New York” by Ray Quinn, featuring Ultra Love
• Riker Lynch partnered with Allison Holker dancing a Jive to “What I Like About You” by The Romantics
• Charlotte McKinney partnered with Keo Motsepe dancing a Jive to “Shake a Tail Feather” by The Blues Brothers
• Redfoo partnered with Emma Slater dancing a Cha Cha to “Juicy Wiggle” by Redfoo
• MICHAEL SAM partnered with Peta Murgatroyd dancing a Cha Cha to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson, featuring Bruno Mars
• Willow Shields partnered with Mark Ballas dancing a Cha Cha to “Lips Are Movin'” by Megan Trainor
• Suzanne Somers partnered with Tony Dovolani dancing a Cha Cha to “Physical” by Olivia Newton John
• Chris Soules and Witney Carson dancing a Jive to “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins
• Rumer Willis partnered with Valentin Chmerkovskiy dancing a Foxtrot to “Take Me To Church” by Hozier
A couple of things to watch out for this season. There will be no guest judges, as Len Goodman returns to the panel, which includes Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
Executive producer, Rob Wade, told TV Guide that the results show will likely make a comeback toward the end of the season. “With the audience voting and the judges voting on the dance, and then seeing the result on the next night, I think you need the satisfaction of that influence,” Wade says. “So I’m hoping that we’ll get a couple results shows towards the end of the run.” Watch for that at around the quarterfinal and semifinal stages.
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Get ready for a spring break week. “I think we want to do a Spring Break week,” Wade revealed to TV Guide. “This is a spring season. This is really a countdown to the summer for people. I think subconsciously, viewers kind of realize that when we get to the final it’ll be a couple of days from Memorial Day and we’ll be back into summer.”
Also, the judges may also take to the dance floor! “I wouldn’t rule anything out,” Wade told TV Guide when asked about the possibility of the panel taking part in routines. “I’d love to try to involve them as much as we can in the storytelling of the show.”
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