Overview
- ABC set the summer spinoff with Irwin as host, with a July 13 premiere on the network.
- Mark Ballas features on air and says the series tests chemistry, choreography and teaching to mirror a pro’s real job.
- Twelve dancers will compete for a professional slot on the main Dancing with the Stars show.
- Production took place at Australia Zoo near Brisbane, with Irwin hinting at an episode that features his animals.
- Irwin said he will return to field research in northern Australia and speak at a London climate summit before rolling out the show in the United States.