Following a strong run last fall, ABC has renewed the long-running competition show for a 34th season. DWTS has also named its first castmember for the coming season: conservationist and TV host Robert Irwin. The rest of the celebrity cast and their professional partners will be announced closer to the season premiere.

Robert Irwin is heading to the ballroom. At Hulu's first-ever Get Real! event on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California, it was announced that the wildlife conservationist and photographer would be joining season 34 of " Dancing with the Stars ." He is the first celebrity cast member announced for season 34 of "Dancing with the Stars."

Dancing With the Stars revealed Robert Irwin, whose sister Bindi Irwin won season 21 of the ABC dancing competition series, as the first star to join the season 34 cast.