Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro Premieres

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Durham News Today, driven by AI. ABC just dropped big news on Dancing with the Stars with a fresh finoff called Dancing with the Stars, the Next Pro. It kicks off this summer to scout the next pro dancer for season 35 of the main show. Twelve up and coming dancers will live together in one house and battle through tough auditions for that prime spot. Hosted by season 34 champ Robert Irwin, the 22-year-old wildlife star who won with partner Whitney Carson. Judges include Mayor Ball Winner, Mark Ballis, 39, and his mom Shirley Ballis, the 65-year-old queen of Latin Dancing, whose head judge. On strictly come Dancing in England, they'll have rotating guest-pros jumping in too. Irwin's hyped it up as the fiercest dance battle yet in DWTS history. He and Carson celebrated their freestyle win last year, even though it left him with a surprise injury from all the adrenaline-fueled fun. For Carson, her second Mayor Ball at 32 felt extra special sharing it with her kids and

1:03husband. The spin-off shakes things up by pitting top dancers against each other for a real pro contract. Meanwhile, ABC confirmed season 35 is coming back with celebs like CR Miller and Mora Higgins already on board. Catch! The Next Pro premiering Monday, July 13 at APM Eastern on ABC, streaming on Hulu the next day. This summer's lineup is set to light up the dance floor like never before.