What To Know
- Kamri Peterson, a former pro from DWTS: Juniors, will join Dancing With the Stars Season 35 as a troupe dancer.
- The full list of troupe dancers and remaining celebrity contestants for the new season will be announced closer to the premiere dates in September 2025.
- Dancing With the Stars Season 35 premieres with a two-night event on September 15 and 16 on ABC and Disney+.
Kamri Peterson is coming back to the Dancing With the Stars ballroom. Peterson, who was a pro dancer for the spinoff Dancing With the Stars: Juniors, will be a troupe dancer in Season 35.
The full roster of troupe dancers for the ABC reality show will be revealed at a later date, but the addition of Peterson was a headline of the DWTS Con event today in Palm Springs, California.
Peterson, now 18, is a Latin ballroom dancer who has become a World ProAm Champion, a three-time Latin National Vice Champion, and a 12-time Latin Finalist. She also represented the United States at the Open World Championships in Paris, according to a bio shared by ABC.
On Dancing With the Stars: Juniors, which aired in the fall of 2018, Peterson partnered with Scripps National Spelling Bee participant Akash Vukoti. The pair came in sixth place during that competition.
More recently, Peterson has continued her dance career in Los Angeles, and she assisted fellow DWTS: Juniors pro Rylee Arnold and DWTS pro dancer Ezra Sosa at the Press Play convention in October 2025, according to Us Weekly. She also attended several of DWTS Season 34’s live tapings, the magazine added.
Peterson loves teaching and mentoring the next generation of dancers, and she’s excited to bring that same energy to the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars, according to her bio.
Dancing with the Stars Season 35 will debut with a two-night premiere on Tuesday, September 15, and Wednesday, Sept 16, at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+, with episodes set for next-day streaming on Hulu.
So far, DWTS fans know that Love Island alum Maura Higgins, Summer House star Ciara Miller, Savannah Bananas baseball player Jackson Olson, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez will compete in Season 35. The rest of the season’s celeb competitors and their pro-dancer partners will be announced on Good Morning America on Wednesday, September 2.
Dancing With the Stars, Season 35 Premiere, Tuesday, September 15, 8/7c, ABC & Disney+, Streaming Next Day on Hulu