Selma Blair brings the dance floor to tears on the DWTS premiere

This is a whole new era Dancing with the stars.

After 30 seasons on ABC, the celebrity dance competition moved to Disney+ for its 31st season premiere — and it didn’t disappoint.

Tyra Banks and a new co-host Alfonso Ribeiro they were joined by a returning panel of judges Len Goodman, Derek Gough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli for a big premiere party that challenged a group of 16 new competitors to dance to a song that “makes them pop.”

First, some good news. TikTok star Charlie D’Amelio destroyed the dance floor among the competition, earning a whopping 32 points for her Cha Cha Megan You are a Stallion“Wild” with a partner Mark Ballas.

In second place, Wayne Brady and partner Whitney Carson received 28 points for their impressive cha-cha routine Carl Carlton‘s “She’s a bad mama Jam (She’s built, she’s built).”

The most emotional moment of the evening was saved Selma Blair and her partner Sasha Farberwho danced the Viennese waltz under David Cook “The Time of My Life”. Selma, who is competing after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, brought many in the ballroom to tears, including judge Carrie Ann and the other contestants. Jordin Sparks.

Selma herself broke down in tears while receiving the points, saying, “I’m so grateful, I’m so grateful.” He and Sashko ended up in third place Drag Race star Shangela and her partner Hleb Savchenkoboth teams scored 27 points.

When it was time for the first elimination of the season, Jersey Shore star Vinny Guadagnino and partner Coco Iwasaki had the lowest score from the judges with 16 points, but were saved by the fan vote.