Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Cast: All 16 Couples, Who's Been Eliminated and Who's Left
Quick answer β 11 of the 16 Dancing with the Stars season 35 couples are still in. Conner Leavitt (Sept. 15), Sarah Jane Nader (Sept. 16), Giada De Laurentiis (Sept. 22), Taylor Hanson (Sept. 29) and Ciara Miller (Oct. 6) have gone home. The next episode is Super Bowl Night, Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+.
Who has been eliminated from DWTS season 35?
| Episode | Couple eliminated | Judges' score |
|---|---|---|
| Tue., Sept. 15 β premiere, night one | Conner Leavitt & Adele Zaikman | 12/30 |
| Wed., Sept. 16 β premiere, night two | Sarah Jane Nader & Hailey Bills | 14/30 |
| Tue., Sept. 22 β Viral Hits Night | Giada De Laurentiis & Alan Bersten | 12/30 |
| Tue., Sept. 29 β Yacht Rock Night | Taylor Hanson & Britt Stewart | 18/30 |
| Tue., Oct. 6 β Mariah Carey Night | Ciara Miller & Brandon Armstrong | 21/30 |
On Viral Hits Night the bottom three were Giada De Laurentiis, Tyler Cameron and Guillermo Rodriguez; the combined judges' and fan vote sent Giada home. Full scorecards: night one, night two, the Yacht Rock Night scoreboard on our time-and-streaming page, and running totals on the eliminations tracker.
What are the DWTS week 3 dances?
Week 3 was Yacht Rock Night on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The 13 couples then remaining each danced once, to soft-rock hits from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The song list came out on the show's official podcast on Sept. 24.
| Couple | Dance | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Glenn & Pasha Pashkov | Foxtrot | "Hold the Line" — Toto |
| Ciara Miller & Brandon Armstrong | Cha-cha | "Never Too Much" — Luther Vandross |
| Connor Wood & Rylee Arnold | Foxtrot | "Everywhere" — Fleetwood Mac |
| Ezra Frech & Daniella Karagach | Foxtrot | "Just the Two of Us" — Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers |
| Guillermo Rodriguez & Witney Carson | Foxtrot | "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" — Rupert Holmes |
| Harry Shum Jr. & Jenna Johnson | Jive | "You Make My Dreams" — Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| Jackson Olson & Emma Slater | Paso doble | "Easy Lover" — Philip Bailey and Phil Collins |
| Jenna Dewan & Val Chmerkovskiy | Samba | "Africa" — Toto |
| Julia Stiles & Ezra Sosa | Salsa | "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" — Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| Maura Higgins & Mark Ballas | Quickstep | "Turn Your Love Around" — George Benson |
| Tatyana Ali & Jan Ravnik | Quickstep | "Maneater" — Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| Taylor Hanson & Britt Stewart | Foxtrot | "What a Fool Believes" — The Doobie Brothers |
| Tyler Cameron & Sharna Burgess | Jive | "Still the One" — Orleans |
Five couples drew a foxtrot, and three of the 13 songs are Hall & Oates. Tyler Cameron and Guillermo Rodriguez, both in the week-two bottom three, had a jive and a foxtrot. Song list as reported by Entertainment Weekly.
All 16 couples, and who is still in
| Celebrity | Known for | Pro partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatyana Ali | Actress and singer | Jan Ravnik | Still dancing |
| Tyler Cameron | The Bachelorette Season 15 runner-up | Sharna Burgess | Still dancing |
| Giada De Laurentiis | Chef | Alan Bersten | Out β Sept. 22 (Viral Hits Night) |
| Jenna Dewan | Actress and dancer | Val Chmerkovskiy | Still dancing |
| Ezra Frech | Paralympic track and field athlete | Daniella Karagach | Still dancing |
| Amber Glenn | Olympic figure skater | Pasha Pashkov | Still dancing |
| Taylor Hanson | Hanson frontman | Britt Stewart | Out β Sept. 29 (Yacht Rock Night) |
| Maura Higgins | Television personality | Mark Ballas | Still dancing |
| Conner Leavitt | The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives | Adele Zaikman | Out β Sept. 15 (week 1, night one) |
| Ciara Miller | Summer House | Brandon Armstrong | Out β Oct. 6 (Mariah Carey Night) |
| Sarah Jane Nader | Love Thy Nader | Hailey Bills | Out β Sept. 16 (week 1, night two) |
| Jackson Olson | Savannah Bananas second baseman | Emma Slater | Still dancing |
| Guillermo Rodriguez | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Witney Carson | Still dancing |
| Harry Shum Jr. | Actor and dancer | Jenna Johnson | Still dancing |
| Julia Stiles | Actress and director | Ezra Sosa | Still dancing |
| Connor Wood | Comedian and podcaster | Rylee Arnold | Still dancing |
Two pairings drew the most attention at the reveal. Sharna Burgess returned for the first time since season 30 in 2021 β we covered what that meant for her partner in a Tyler Cameron update. Adele Zaikman, winner of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro, got her first celebrity partner and went out on the first night.
Two firsts this season
- Witney Carson is dancing with Guillermo Rodriguez while pregnant β the first pro to enter a season that way. They survived the week-two bottom three.
- Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills were the third same-sex partnership in show history. They were eliminated on the second premiere night.
How was the cast announced?
The full lineup was revealed on Good Morning America on Sept. 2, after ten names had been announced one at a time between April and the end of August. The season opened as a two-night premiere on Sept. 15 and 16 before settling into Tuesdays.
Judges and hosts
- Hosts β Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough
- Judges β Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli
FAQ
How many couples are left on DWTS?
Eleven, after the Oct. 6 elimination.
When is the next DWTS episode?
Tuesday, Oct. 13 (Super Bowl Night), 8 p.m. ET on ABC, live on Disney+ and on Hulu the next day. Times by zone are on our how-to-watch page.
What is the DWTS theme on Sept. 29?
Yacht Rock Night. Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy danced the samba to Toto's "Africa"; the full song list is in the table above. Mariah Carey Night followed on Oct. 6, and Super Bowl Night is Oct. 13.
Who was the first celebrity eliminated from DWTS season 35?
Conner Leavitt of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, with pro Adele Zaikman, on Sept. 15.
The week of the Viral Hits Night elimination is recorded in our Sept. 21β27 schedule.
Sources: Wikipedia's season 35 entry (cast, pairings, weekly scores); Deseret News on the Sept. 29 elimination; Entertainment Weekly on the Oct. 13 theme.
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