Curtains open for Dancing with the Stars: Live! at Bellco Theatre in Denver on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
On Sunday, Dancing with the Stars brought its live tour to Bellco Theatre in Denver. This past season, which aired last fall, celebrated the show’s 20th anniversary and ended with one of the closest finales in the show’s history. The finale alone drew in 72 million viewer votes, and the season reportedly received around 500 million votes overall.
The live tour, Dancing with the Stars: Live! brings that same excitement off the screen and into theaters, where fans can watch many of the show’s professional dancers perform live alongside select guest stars. On Sunday night, Danielle Fishel, an actress and television personality best known for her role as Topanga on Boy Meets World, appeared as a special guest co-host with Emma Slater.
Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov perform during the Dancing with the Stars: Live! opening number at Bellco Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Special guest co-star Danielle Fishel is announced by her partner Pasha Pashkov in the Dancing with the Stars: Live! tour opening number at Bellco Theatre. April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Jenna Johnson and her husband Val Chmerkovskiy perform in the Dancing with the Stars: Live! tour opening number at Bellco Theatre. April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Jenna Johnson and her husband Val Chmerkovskiy perform in the Dancing with the Stars: Live! tour opening number at Bellco Theatre. April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Special guest co-star Danielle Fishel is announced by her partner Pasha Pashkov in the Dancing with the Stars: Live! tour opening number at Bellco Theatre. April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Hailey Bills and her uncle Val Chmerkovskiy perform in the Dancing with the Stars: Live! tour opening number at Bellco Theatre. April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Dancers perform in Dancing with the Stars: Live! at Bellco Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Daniella Karagach dances in Dancing with the Stars: Live! at Bellco Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Britt Stewart performs in Dancing with the Stars: Live! at Bellco Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Dancers perform during the Dancing with the Stars: Live! opening number at Bellco Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Hailey Bills performs in the Dancing with the Stars: Live! opening number at Bellco Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Jenna Johnson performs in Dancing with the Stars: Live! at Bellco Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Rori Holland/CU Independent)
Contact CU Independent Staff Photographer Rori Holland at rori.holland@colorado.edu.
