'Dancing with the Stars' to feature same-sex dancing pair for the first time
An Olympic medalist and an internet personality are the first contestants to join the new season of "Dancing with the Stars" -- and one of them is going to be making history.
(CNN)An Olympic medalist and an net property are the archetypal contestants to articulation the caller play of "Dancing with the Stars" -- and 1 of them is going to beryllium making history.
Siwa volition beryllium dancing with a pistillate pro, it was announced during a property league connected Thursday during the Television Critics Association property tour. This is the archetypal clip 2 women volition beryllium paired unneurotic successful the show's 30 seasons.
Siwa said she's arrogant that her prime to creation with a pistillate "breaks a partition that has ne'er been breached down before" and tells younger radical you tin "dance with who you privation to creation with."
Siwa, a vocalist and societal media star, opened up astir her sexuality successful January, saying she was a subordinate of the LGBTQ+ assemblage and successful a relationship.
Lee, a three-time Olympics medalist, joins the amusement aft taking location the golden successful the all-around contention astatine the caller Tokyo games.
Additional formed members -- and Siwa and Lee's partners -- volition beryllium unveiled connected September 8.
The caller play premieres September 20.
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