There are a handful of stars on Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars who have very notable dance experience. One of them is Harry Shum Jr., who famously played Mike Chang on Glee, worked on the Step Up movies and toured with major artists as a background dancer. With his dance experience in mind, he’s an obvious frontrunner for this season of DWTS. However, he has also faced some criticism over his casting on the dance competition. Now, he’s defending his place on the show.
Literally, right after Shum was announced as part of the Dancing with the Stars cast, criticism started rolling in. This happens every season when there are stars on the show who have a history with dance, because they’re competing alongside others who have little to no dance experience. However, while he may have an advantage, the Grey’s Anatomy actor told People why this experience he’s about to go through on the 2026 TV schedule won’t be a walk in the park for him:
