Dancing with the Stars Premiere Week: Part 1 (Season 27, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 86 min | Family, Music, Reality-TV

Dancing with the Stars

Premiere Week: Part 1 (Season 27, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 86 min | Family, Music, Reality-TV

Season 27 opens with thirteen contestants from the worlds of entertainment, sports and social media, variously performing the cha cha, foxtrot, jive, salsa and quickstep.

Director

Phil Heyes

Producers

Dominic Chaiduang | Quinn Lipton

Cinematographers

Chris Furukawa-Burgon (Field Director of Photography) | Rick Rojas (cinematography)

Editors

Sujit Agrawal | Lane Baker | Matt Cluett | Jasen Frisby (edited by) | James Ralph

Production Designer

James Yarnell

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 24, 2018

Release date

Sep 24, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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43 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Bergeron Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Erin Andrews Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	That's My Boy (2012)
Alexis Ren Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Enforcer (2022)
Alan Bersten Self - Partner: Alexis Ren Self - Partner: Alexis Ren See fewer	Sanders Shorts (2013)
Bobby Bones Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Bandslam (2009)
Sharna Burgess Self - Partner: Bobby Bones Self - Partner: Bobby Bones See fewer	Strictly Come Dancing (2004)
Danelle Umstead Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Beijing 2022: XIII Paralympic Winter Games (2022)
Artem Chigvintsev Self - Partner: Danelle Umstead Self - Partner: Danelle Umstead See fewer	La La Land (2016)
DeMarcus Ware Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The NFL on CBS (1956)
Lindsay Arnold Self - Partner: DeMarcus Ware Self - Partner: DeMarcus Ware See fewer	Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (2018)
Evanna Lynch Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Keoikantse Motsepe Self - Partner: Evanna Lynch Self - Partner: Evanna Lynch See fewer	The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Joe Amabile Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Bachelor in Paradise (2011)
Jenna Johnson Self - Partner: Joe Amabile Self - Partner: Joe Amabile See fewer	Being the Ricardos (2021)
John Schneider Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
Emma Slater Self - Partner: John Schneider Self - Partner: John Schneider See fewer	Mamma Mia! (2008)
Juan Pablo Di Pace Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Mamma Mia! (2008)
Cheryl Burke Self - Partner: Juan Pablo di Pace Self - Partner: Juan Pablo di Pace See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Mary Lou Retton Self Self See fewer	Scrooged (1988)
Sasha Farber Self - Partner: Mary Lou Retton Self - Partner: Mary Lou Retton See fewer	Frankenstein from the Royal Ballet (2016)
Milo Manheim Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Thanksgiving (I) (2023)
Witney Carson Self - Partner: Milo Manheim Self - Partner: Milo Manheim See fewer	Dancin': It's on! (2015)
Nancy McKeon Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Facts of Life (1979)
Val Chmerkovskiy Self - Partner: Nancy McKeon Self - Partner: Nancy McKeon See fewer	Being the Ricardos (2021)
Nikki Glaser Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Trainwreck (2015)
Gleb Savchenko Self - Partner: Nikki Glaser Self - Partner: Nikki Glaser See fewer	Swing Into Romance (2023)
Tinashe Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Masked and Anonymous (2003)
Brandon Armstrong Self - Partner: Tinashe Self - Partner: Tinashe See fewer	WTF, Baron Davis (2019)
Len Goodman Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Bruno Tonioli Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	What a Girl Wants (2003)
Carrie Ann Inaba Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (2007)
Hayley Erbert Self - Troupe (as Hayley) Self - Troupe (as Hayley) See fewer	Rob Cantor: Shia LaBeouf Live (2014)
Britt Stewart Self - Ensemble (as Britt) Self - Ensemble (as Britt) See fewer	La La Land (2016)
Morgan Larson Self - Troupe (as Morgan) Self - Troupe (as Morgan) See fewer	La La Land (2016)
Artur Adamski Self - Troupe (as Artur) Self - Troupe (as Artur) See fewer	Private Eyes (2016)
Vlad Kvartin Self - Troupe (as Vlad) Self - Troupe (as Vlad) See fewer	The Oscars (2022)
Robert Roldan Self - Troupe (as Robert) Self - Troupe (as Robert) See fewer	La La Land (2016)
Rob Umstead Self - Danelle's Husband Self - Danelle's Husband See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Jodie Sweetin Self - Rehearsal Visitor Self - Rehearsal Visitor See fewer	Full House (1987)
Candace Cameron Bure Self - Rehearsal Visitor (as Candace Cameron) Self - Rehearsal Visitor (as Candace Cameron) See fewer	Full House (1987)
Rashad Jennings Self - Featured Audience Self - Featured Audience See fewer	Power (2014)
Ray Chew Self - Musical Director Self - Musical Director See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Scarlett Hefner Self - Audience (as Scarlett Byrne) Self - Audience (as Scarlett Byrne) See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)