Written by Jessica Shelburne
Tonya Harding, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Johnny Damon are just three of 10 noteworthy athletes constituting the new cast for the 26th season of Dancing with the Stars. Alongside the athletes are dancers Jenna Johnson, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater, among others, who will be returning to make an attempt at winning the famous mirror-ball trophy.
According to Variety News, this season will be the shortest to date for the series, lasting only four weeks with double eliminations every week.
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will again host the show with Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli returning to the judges’ table.
Season 26 of Dancing with the Stars will premiere on April 30 at 8 p.m. on ABC.