Initially, it was just a TV sensation. Then it hit the road with a tour, followed by a spin-off series announcement. Now, it’s taking another leap with a convention!
“Dancing with the Stars” is broadening its horizons, making waves with its inaugural convention—an event unlike any before it.
This three-day extravaganza will feature “DWTS” professional dancers such as Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, and Rylee Arnold. Joining them will be Alan Bersten, Hailey Bills, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Jan Ravnik, Glel Savchenko, Emma Slater, Ezra Sosa, and Britt Stewart. Esteemed judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli are also set to appear.
The star-studded lineup doesn’t end there. Celebrity guests like Hannah Brown, Danielle Fishel, Xochitl Gomez, Joey Graziadei, Elaine Hendrix, Rashad Jennings, Whitney Leavitt, Amanda Kloots, Phaedra Parks, JoJo Siwa, Johnny Weir, Rumer Willis, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Ginger Zee will join the festivities. And more names might be added soon.
Recently, On The Red Carpet caught up with several “DWTS” pros at a unique Emmys For Your Consideration event dedicated to the show.
“I’m thrilled for the convention because three of my celebrity partners will be there,” Johnson shared excitedly. “I selfishly can’t wait to spend time with them and perform together.”
“You’re gonna see some of your favorite celebrities throughout the whole entirety of the show. Like, where else can you go to do that? It’s gonna be really cool,” said Sosa.
“Seriously! I’m excited to meet the people,” added Bills. “I think it’s gonna be really cool to show them kinda how our life works.”
The weekend will be packed with events, panels, signings, photo opps, performances and something very special for fans, as Carson explained.
“We’re actually going to pick random fans to come up, you’re going to do a whole thing with your pro, you’re gonna learn a dance, you’re getting judged, we’re going to do a kind of mock ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ but with the fans which is gonna be really cool,” she said.
For the pros, it’s all about connecting with the fans.
“I think that’s the reason the show is so successful right now is because of the fans. So the fact that we’re doing this and we get to connect with them on another level, not just the tour, not just a meet and greet but a whole weekend, I think that’s what’s so special,” said Bersten.
“They’ve seen us dance, and they will see us dance again. But I think what’s incredible and fun for fans is in real time they’ll see us as human beings and find out that we’re even more complex as they thought or even more silly and goofy,” added Chmerkovskiy.
“It’s, you know, the first of its kind and I think we’re all really looking forward to what it can bring for the ‘Dancing with the Stars fandom and family,” said Stewart.
“Dancing with the Stars” Con takes place July 31-August 2 in Palm Springs, CA. For tickets and all the latest Con news, click HERE.
Season 35 of the popular series premieres on ABC and Disney+ later this year.
If you want to brush up on some memorable performances before heading to the desert, watch “Dancing with the Stars” streaming on Disney+.
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