Witney Carson Reveals Her Dream DWTS Partner Is This Movie Star with Dance Skills That Made Him Go Viral (Exclusive)

Witney Carson at The Lawn Club in 2026.Credit : Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty

Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Witney Carson revealed that her dream partner is a movie star with dance skills

Last season, Carson won DWTS with Robert Irwin as her partner

Outside of DWTS, Carson celebrated her 10th wedding anniversary with husband Carson McAllister in December

Witney Carson has “no idea” what the Dancing with the Stars season 35 full cast will look like, but she knows which movie star is her dream partner.

Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE at Vulture‘s Inaugural Reality Masterminds Celebration in New York City on May 7, the 32-year-old dance pro revealed that Tom Holland is her dream partner for DWTS.

“I mean, just putting that out there. Have you seen him dance? He’s good. He’s really good. I think he’s a little busy, but you know,” Carson said.

She added, “If I had a dream partner, honestly, I’m gonna stick with Tom Holland because he seems really sweet. He seems like he’s in a good solid relationship [with Zendaya], which is very important to do a show like this. He would just be really fun and a really cool guy. So that would actually be great. Let’s manifest it. Why not? Tom, if you’re bored, come on over.”

Holland, 29, went viral in 2017 for his dramatic dance routine to “Umbrella” on Lip Sync Battle, as his now-partner and Spider-Man costar, Zendaya, 29, looked stunned and impressed from the side of the stage.

For her next potential partner, she shared that she “heard Rob Rausch maybe is able to do it” and said that the Love Island USA alum “would be fun.” Rausch, 27, recently won the latest season of The Traitors.

Rob Rausch; Tom Holland.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty (2)DWTS has already announced three celebrity contestants for season 35.

“I’m excited to see who they have lined up. I think it’s gonna be a really good roster. Deena Katz is the casting director. She does an amazing job,” Carson added. “The two so far I’m really excited for, Ciara [Miller] and Maura [Higgins]. I think they’re gonna kill it. I think they can dance, so that’ll be fun to watch them.”

Most recently, on May 12, Savannah Bananas baseball star and influencer Jackson Olson was the third cast member to be announced for season 35.

Before Carson and Irwin, 22, were announced as the winners in season 34, the dancing duo had performed a quickstep to “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet, a cha-cha to “Cake By The Ocean” by DNCE and a freestyle to “Black & Gold” by Sam Sparro and “The Nights” by Avicii.

Robert Irwin and Witney Carson on ‘DWTS’ season 34 in 2025.Eric McCandless/Disney via GettyOutside of Dancing with the Stars, Carson celebrated her 10th wedding anniversary with her high school sweetheart, Carson McAllister, in December.

“Celebrating a decade with you @carson.mcallister and ringing in the new year with our two beautiful boys 🥹🤍,” she shared on Instagram at the time. The couple got married in Salt Lake City on New Year’s Day in 2016, and shares sons, Kevin Leo, 5, and Jet, 3.

She added, “I truly don’t know how life could get better than this, but I’m excited to see what’s next for our little family. Here’s to 2026! ✨.”

Witney Carson and Carson McAllister in 2025.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicMcAllister, 33, shared in his own post, “10 years and my love for you keeps growing @witneycarson. Marrying you started the journey of a lifetime. So much has happened and you’ve been by my side through it all making me smile, laugh, and be a better person. 2025 will be one to remember.”

“I can’t wait for all our adventures in 2026 and I need you by my side through all of it!” he said. “I love you Witney Carson!”