Mark Ballas Announces ‘DWTS’ Exit After 20 Seasons: Details

His closing efficiency. After 20 seasons on Dancing With the Stars, Mark Ballas introduced his retirement from the present following his third mirrorball win.

“I’ve done 20 seasons now. I started this journey when I was 21, 22 and honestly being able to dance and perform for you fans — you guys are the best fans,” the choreographer, 36, stated over the last Dancing with the Stars tour cease in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 12, in accordance with footage shared by a fan by way of Twitter.

Ballas famous that his household — together with spouse BC Jean — had been within the viewers for his closing efficiency. “My mom is here tonight, my dad is here tonight, my wife is here tonight, my wife’s mom and dad are here tonight,” he shared. “I just want to finish this by saying that this will be the last time you see me dance in this capacity. I’m coming to a close tonight. This is going to be my last dance.”

The DWTS professional supplied a shout-out to his season 31 accomplice Charli D’Amelio as effectively. (The duo received the competitors collection in November 2022.)

“Charli means the world to me. D’Amelio family, you guys mean the world to me. Thank you for everything,” he concluded. “Thank you guys for a lifetime of memories. I appreciate it. I’m not saying this is the end. This is just the last time I’ll be dancing with a partner.”

After the announcement, fellow DWTS professional Emma Slater introduced out the entire solid to rejoice Ballas. “Mark, we love you so much,” she stated. “Look at all the cast coming out to see you. Such a champion. I don’t think Dancing with the Stars would have been the same without this guy right here.”

The Texas native beforehand hinted he wasn’t certain about his future on Dancing With the Stars.

“I don’t know [if I’m coming back],” he completely instructed Us Weekly in November 2022, shortly after profitable the mirrorball trophy for the third time. “You know the older I get, I try to stay very present in the moment, you know, and I think that was like a big part of creating these dances.”

Ballas continued: “Every week … I tried to put every aspect of creativity, care, musicality, nuance into each one. I think you can only do that by staying totally in the moment of each time. So, right now I’m in this moment with Charli and … my body couldn’t even fathom a thought of doing this [in] six months, so I’ll let you know down the line.”

The Broadway alum initially joined DWTS in 2007. He competed for 18 extra seasons with companions together with Kim Kardashian, Candace Cameron Bure and Kristin Cavallari. After profitable with Kristi Yamaguchi on season 6 and with Shawn Johnson two seasons later, Ballas confirmed he could be departing after season 25.

“I’ll miss competing and creating outside the box,” he wrote by way of Instagram in 2017. “However I am looking forward to this new chapter and venture that is beginning shortly. I will soon have news for you all on where you can find me, I hope to see many of you there.”

In September 2022, ABC broke the information that Ballas would return to the collection for the primary time in 5 seasons.

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At the time, the Emmy nominee gushed about getting to bounce in entrance of an viewers once more, telling Us, “It felt great. It felt the same but new, fresh [and] nostalgic. … It was a good time. It felt really good tonight.”