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Reported story · September 30, 2026

Sharna Burgess brings back the red—and the ballroom notices

A familiar colour returns before Yacht Rock Night.

A fictional red-haired ballroom dancer turning in a rehearsal studio
AI illustration · Oh My Ginger

PEOPLE reported on September 30, 2026 that Dancing with the Stars professional Sharna Burgess returned to her signature red hair before the show’s September 29 episode. The report describes the change as a return from blonde during her first season back after a five-year hiatus.

The relevant story is not that one colour is more authentic than another. It is that hair can work like a visual bookmark: a way to revisit an era, alter a stage silhouette or decide that tonight’s foxtrot requires considerably more copper.

OMGinger includes natural colour, dye, wigs and red-haired eras. Burgess’s change belongs here as a documented style decision, not as evidence about genetics or an obligation to keep any signature look forever.

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