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Dancing With the Stars is getting ready to welcome the addition of a new professional dancer at the end of Next Pro. 

The spinoff stars a group of 12 dancers who must compete in weekly challenges for a shot at becoming the next pro dancer on season 35 of Dancing With the Stars. Only time will tell who will win the series, securing a spot in the main series’ recurring cast. 

With new episodes airing Mondays, The Hollywood Reporter is breaking down all the details on the cast of dancers, who was eliminated each week, the judges and mentors.

• Robert Irwin

  

  Season 34 champion Robert Irwin serves as the host of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro. 

• Mark Ballas

  

  Three-time Mirrorball Champion Mark Ballas is one of two permanent judges on Next Pro. He joined Dancing With the Stars’ season five cast as a pro, and has become a mainstay on the recurring pro cast. 

• Shirley Ballas

  

  Shirley Ballas, mother to Mark, is the second recurring Next Pro judge. She is a staple in the ballroom dance world, and also serves as the head judge of Strictly Come Dancing. 

• Derek Hough

  

  Dancing With the Stars judge and six-time Mirrorball Champion Derek Hough was the first Next Pro guest judge. He taught the dancers jive and samba numbers, where judging technique was at the forefront of the premiere week. 

• Briar Nolet

  

  AGE 27

  FROM Los Angeles 

  SPECIALITY Commercial dance.

  Briar Nolet was eliminated during the first episode of Next Pro.

• Jake Monreal

  

  AGE 22

  FROM Miami

  SPECIALITY Latin

  Jake Monreal was eliminated during the first episode of Next Pro. Before appearing on the show, Jake joined the Dancing With the Stars family as a junior pro dancer on the Juniors spinoff, where he was mentored by Sasha Farber.

• Adele Zaikman

  

  AGE 24

  FROM Los Angeles

  SPECIALITY Latin

• AJ Pritchard

  

  AGE 31

  FROM London

  SPECIALITY Ballroom/Latin

  AJ Pritchard is the brother to Love Island alum Curtis Pritchard.

• Allen Genkin

  

  AGE 36

  FROM San Jose, California 

  SPECIALITY Latin

• Benjamin Castro

  

  AGE 25

  FROM Miami

  SPECIALITY Latin/Commercial Dance

• Erik Linder

  

  AGE 26

  FROM Tampa, Florida 

  SPECIALITY Latin

• Natalie Jolley

  

  AGE 20

  FROM New York, New York

  SPECIALITY Ballroom

• Nina Mayster

  

  AGE 28

  FROM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

  SPECIALITY Latin

• Selena Hamilton

  

  AGE 21

  FROM Los Angeles

  SPECIALITY Commercial

• Stephani Sosa

  

  AGE 26

  FROM Los Angeles

  SPECIALITY Ballroom/Latin

  Stephani Sosa was part of Dancing With the Stars’ season 33 troupe. She is also the sister to pro dancer Ezra Sosa.

• Tristen Sanders

  

  AGE 28

  FROM Atlanta, Georgia

  SPECIALITY Ballroom/Hip-hop

  Dancing With the Stars: The Next Proairs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC, with episodes available to stream Tuesdays on Disney+ and Hulu.

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