{
  "id": 64140,
  "title": "‘Dancing with the Stars’: ‘DWTS: Juniors’ Alum Kamri Peterson Joins The Season 35 Troupe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-juniors-alum-kamri-peterson-joins-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T23:41:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/dancing-with-the-stars-kamri-peterson-pro-1237015588/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kamri Peterson, a former Dancing with the Stars: Juniors pro, is joining the troupe for Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars. According to Deadline, the announcement was made at DWTS Con in Palm Springs.\n\nPeterson, now 18, was a 10-year-old pro on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, which aired in 2018, under mentor Witney Carson. She finished sixth place with her partner Akash Vukoti. TVLine reports that Peterson is an accomplished Latin ballroom dancer, with honors including World ProAm Champion and three-time Latin National Vice Champion.\n\nAs a troupe dancer, Peterson will perform in opening and large group numbers, serve as a stand-in during rehearsals, and step in if one of the pro dancers is injured. Dancing with the Stars Season 35 premieres with a two-night event on September 15 and 16.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Dancing With The Stars Enlists Former DWTS: Juniors Pro For Season 35 — See What She Looks Like Now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/dancing-with-the-stars-enlists-former-dwts-juniors-pro-for-season-35",
        "published": "2026-08-02T20:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}