{"id":3821,"date":"2026-09-02T23:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T23:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=3821"},"modified":"2026-09-02T23:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T23:28:03","slug":"dwts-cast-reflects-on-the-inspiring-dolly-parton-after-memorable-appearance-on-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=3821","title":{"rendered":"\u2018DWTS\u2019 Cast Reflects On The \u201cInspiring\u201d Dolly Parton After Memorable Appearance On The Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you remember when Dolly Parton made a special appearance on <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hit competition series, <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> (<em>DWTS<\/em>), is getting ready for its milestone 35th season. The new season premieres on September 15 and will once again pair celebrities with professional dancers as they compete in weekly performances for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full celebrity cast was officially revealed on September 2. Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro are returning, along with judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While appearing on <em>Good Morning America<\/em> to celebrate the upcoming season, the hosts and judges looked back on one of the show&#8217;s most unforgettable moments\u2014Dolly Parton\u2019s visit to the <em>DWTS<\/em> ballroom. They fondly remembered the country music legend, calling her an inspiration and reflecting on the joy she brought to the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parton appeared during season 20, where she delivered a lively performance of her classic hit, <strong>&#8220;9 to 5,&#8221;<\/strong> while Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, and Cheryl Burke danced alongside her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch the unforgettable performance below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pro Dance to Dolly Parton\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQ3UAvgZmsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Do you remember when Dolly Parton made a special appearance on Dancing with the Stars? The hit competition series, Dancing with the Stars (DWTS), is <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=3821\" title=\"\u2018DWTS\u2019 Cast Reflects On The \u201cInspiring\u201d Dolly Parton After Memorable Appearance On The Show\">[&#8230;]<\/a> <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/?p=3821\">CONTINUE READING >>><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3821"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3822,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3821\/revisions\/3822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxtonhegmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}