'Dancing with the Stars' season 27 to premiere with a 2-episode special

The season premiere will also reveal the cast of the highly anticipated 'Dancing with the Stars: Juniors'.

Get ready to watch some of your favorite celebrities grooving and moving, because ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is returning with a brand-new season, and 13 new celebrities to ABC on Monday, September 24. The special two-episode elimination-free premiere, which will start from 8 pm (EDT), will be kicked off with the celebs and their choreographers dancing to the catchy Erin Boehe’s number ‘I Won’t Dance.’ The number, will, as usual, be choreographed by the show’s own Emmy®-winning Mandy Moore. 

The prestigious ballroom floor will see an impressive lineup which includes an ‘American Idol’ mentor, the first-ever blind contestant, an alumnus from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a Duke of Hazzard, an Olympic Gold medal-winning gymnast and a ‘Bachelor Nation’ favorite.  

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