The “Dancing With the Stars” cast for Season 34 is among the best that judges, dancers and viewers have seen. This year's crew is filled with athletes, TV personalities, actors and more.

Fourteen celebrities and their professional dance partners kicked off the new season during the Sept. 16 premiere.

“I think this (season) is the most competitive it’s ever been because you have a mix of people with dance experience like Whitney (Leavitt) and Alix Earle, and even people like Elaine (Hendrix) who’ve been dancing before,” pro Daniella Karagach tells TODAY.com. “These are all people who have had prior dance experience.”

Adding, “And then you have people who have never danced before like Dylan (Efron), so it becomes a very mixed competition. But just because you’ve danced doesn’t mean you’v

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