{"id":1526657,"date":"2026-07-21T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=15ae98e77c661f4e499e5721d5f4657f"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:54:39","slug":"derek-hough-opens-up-on-new-season-of-dancing-with-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1526657","title":{"rendered":"Derek Hough opens up on new season of &#8216;Dancing with the Stars&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/07\/a7d305222328ec89055960a3feb02f03.png\" alt\/><figcaption>Derek Hough joined 'Good Morning America' to talk 'Dancing with the Stars,' a new tour and more on July 21, 2026, in New York City. (ABC News)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Six-time Mirrorball champion and current <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> judge Derek Hough joined <em>Good Morning America<\/em> on Tuesday to give a sneak peek of the show's upcoming season, including his thoughts on the new celebrity dancers.<\/p><p>The four celebrity dancers who have already been announced for season 35 include Ciara Miller of <em>Summer House<\/em> fame, Maura Higgins of <em>Love Island<\/em> fame, Savannah Bananas baseball player Jackson Olsen, and comedian and talk show personality Guillermo from <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em><\/p><p>\"It's going to be a good,\" Hough said. \"Actually, I know some people that are waiting in the wings to be announced, and it's even going to get better and better and better. It's gonna be a fantastic season.\"<\/p><p>Hough also weighed in on the difference between his judging style on <em>DWTS<\/em> versus <em>Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro<\/em>, where aspiring professional dancers compete for a pro spot on <em>DWTS<\/em>.<\/p><p>\"It's different,\" Hough said. \"With a celebrity, you're just trying to encourage them. They're out there trying something new.\"<\/p><p>Of the dancers on <em>The Next Pro<\/em>, he added, \"These are, you know, dancers that are essentially professional. And they're the ones leading the way. So, you know, you got to be kind of tough on them.\"<\/p><p>Hough and his wife, Hayley Erbert Hough, are currently on tour and have brought along their 7-month-old baby, Everley.<\/p><p>\"It's the best thing,\" Hough said of touring with his newborn.<\/p><p>Hough also announced his next tour, <em>Derek Hough Dance For The Holidays<\/em>, which will kick off Nov. 4 and continue through Dec. 30, spanning both coasts.<\/p><p>\"It's a great show. It's festive. We have snow falling down, dancers,\" he said.<\/p><p><em>Disney is the parent company of ABC News.<\/em><\/p><p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derek Hough joined &#8216;Good Morning America&#8217; to talk &#8216;Dancing with the Stars,&#8217; a new tour and more on July 21, 2026, in New York City. (ABC News)Six-time Mirrorball champion and current Dancing with the Stars judge Derek Hough joined Good Morning America &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5204,"featured_media":1526663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2026-07-21\/E_DerekHough_072126.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1451],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1526657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abc-entertainment-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-23 16:40:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2026-07-21\/E_DerekHough_072126.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5204"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1526657"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1526662,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526657\/revisions\/1526662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1526657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1526657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1526657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}