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

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, 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. 

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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. 

AGE 27

FROM Los Angeles 

SPECIALITY Commercial dance.

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

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.

AGE 24

FROM Los Angeles

SPECIALITY Latin

AGE 31

FROM London

SPECIALITY Ballroom/Latin

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

AGE 36

FROM San Jose, California 

SPECIALITY Latin

AGE 25

FROM Miami

SPECIALITY Latin/Commercial Dance

AGE 26

FROM Tampa, Florida 

SPECIALITY Latin

AGE 20

FROM New York, New York

SPECIALITY Ballroom

AGE 28

FROM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

SPECIALITY Latin

AGE 21

FROM Los Angeles

SPECIALITY Commercial

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.

AGE 28

FROM Atlanta, Georgia

SPECIALITY Ballroom/Hip-hop

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

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