Dancing with the Stars Round 1 (Season 4, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | Family, Music, Reality-TV

Dancing with the Stars

Round 1 (Season 4, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Family, Music, Reality-TV

Special two-hour premiere episode introduces viewers to the celebrity contestants and their level of dancing skills before they face next week's elimination round.

Director

Alex Rudzinski

Writer

Dave Boone

Producers

Josh Firosz | Deena Katz | Katy Mullan | Paul Telegdy | Natalee Watts

Composers

Vanessa Brown | Harold Wheeler

Editors

Michael Auerbach | Pamela Malouf | Tom Muschamp | David Timoner | Hans van Riet

Production Designer

James Yarnell

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 19, 2007

Release date

Mar 19, 2007 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 21 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 27 wins & 191 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
31 cast members

Name	Known for
Laila Ali Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Falcon Rising (2014)
Tom Bergeron Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Cheryl Burke Self - Partner: Ian Ziering Self - Partner: Ian Ziering See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Self - Partner: Laila Ali Self - Partner: Laila Ali See fewer	Byrd and the Bees
Billy Ray Cyrus Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
Alan Dedicoat Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer	Titanic: Adventure Out of Time (1996)
Driton 'Tony' Dovolani Self - Partner: Leeza Gibbons (as Tony Dovolani) Self - Partner: Leeza Gibbons (as Tony Dovolani) See fewer	Shall We Dance? (2004)
Clyde Drexler Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Sentinel (1996)
Joey Fatone Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Shandi Finnessey Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Sharktopus (2010)
Brian Fortuna Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Arrangement (2014)
Leeza Gibbons Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
Len Goodman Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Elena Grinenko Self - Partner: Clyde Drexler Self - Partner: Clyde Drexler See fewer	616: Paranormal Incident (2013)
Samantha Harris Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Baywatch (2017)
Julianne Hough Self - Partner: Apolo Anton Ohno Self - Partner: Apolo Anton Ohno See fewer	Rock of Ages (2012)
Carrie Ann Inaba Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (2007)
Kym Johnson Herjavec Self - Partner: Joey Fatone (as Kym Johnson) Self - Partner: Joey Fatone (as Kym Johnson) See fewer	Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Alec Mazo Self - Partner: Paulina Porizkova Self - Partner: Paulina Porizkova See fewer	Dance Your Ass Off (2009)
Apolo Ohno Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Paulina Porizkova Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Thursday (1998)
John Ratzenberger Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Edyta Sliwinska Self - Partner: John Ratzenberger Self - Partner: John Ratzenberger See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
Karina Smirnoff Self - Partner: Billy Ray Cyrus Self - Partner: Billy Ray Cyrus See fewer	Dark Feathers (2024)
Bruno Tonioli Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	What a Girl Wants (2003)
Harold Wheeler Self - Musical Director Self - Musical Director See fewer	Hairspray (2007)
Ian Ziering Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Miley Cyrus Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Hannah Montana (2006)
Heather Mills Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Comic Relief 2005: Is This the Way to Amarillo (2005)
Candy Richardz Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	The Holiday Premonition (2022)
Jonathan Roberts Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	A picture of me (2005)