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Meet the four judges taking to the panel on Dancing With The Stars in 2024

Nothing will slip past these judges.
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A brand-new season of Dancing With The Stars commences on July 7, 2024, with a collection of fresh-faced celebrities prepared to don their finest dancing shoes and take to the floor.

Coordinated or not, twelve celebrities and their dancing partners all have their eye on one thing, the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. But only the celebrity with the most rhythm will take home the ultimate prize.

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Dancing With The Stars sees 2023 Gold Logie winner Sonia Kruger return as host alongside Channel Seven newcomer Dr Chris Brown who has replaced Hey Hey Its Saturday Darryl Lee Somers after revealing his departure in 2023.

But who are the dance experts critiquing and judging the DWTS celebrity contestants? The 2024 DWTS judging panel is comprised of Mark Wilson, Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess and lastly Helen Richey.

Craig and Sharna both originally served as judging when the reality competition series aired on Channel Ten and were re-introduced onto the Seven program for the 2023 season.

Continue scrolling to learn more about the four judges taking their seat on the panel for Dancing With The Stars 2024.

Craig (far left), Helen (left), Sharna (right), Mark (far right). (Image: Seven)

Sharna Burgess

Australian-born, Sharna has been dancing since the young age of five years old.

While she joined DWTS Australia in 2019, and has remained on the panel ever since, this isn’t her first time working on the series. Sharna originally worked as a professional dance on the US season.

Mark Wilson

Mark’s legacy runs deep on DWTS considering he was a judge on the very first season back in 2004 and remained on until 2010. After stepping away from the competition for seven years, Mark made a grand return in 2021.

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Craig Revel Horwood

The Australian-born has a very successful career in UK theatre and judged on Strictly Come Dancing, a UK dance show.

Prior to judging on the Australian iteration of DWTS, Craig judged in the NZ version for three seasons.

Helen Richey

Helen has one of the most lucrative careers in dancing out of all the judges. She joined DWTS Australia as a judge in season 18 and 19, before a break in 2023. However, she makes a grand return to the panel in 2024.

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