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Charli D'Amelio & Mark Ballas REACT to Their DWTS Win
Mark Ballas is hanging up his dancing shoes.
After 20 full seasons arsenic a pro connected Dancing with the Stars, the three-time Mirrorball champion has announced his status from the show.
"I've done 20 seasons now," Mark told the assemblage astatine the last Dancing with the Stars circuit stop successful Las Vegas March 12. "I started this travel erstwhile I was 21, 22 and honestly being capable to creation and execute for you fans—you guys are the champion fans."
That's erstwhile Mark explained the value of the evening—and dropped the quality to a stunned audience.
"My ma is present tonight, my dada is present tonight, my woman is present tonight, my wife's ma and dada are present tonight," the 36-year-old continued. "I conscionable privation to decorativeness this by saying that this volition beryllium the past clip you spot maine creation successful this capacity. I'm coming to a adjacent tonight. This is going to beryllium my past dance."
Mark finishes his tally connected the contention bid arsenic a champion, arsenic he and Charli D'Amelio won play 31 of Dancing with the Stars successful December. And his final dance spouse was by his broadside for the large announcement.
"Charli means the satellite to me," Mark said. "D'Amelio family, you guys mean the satellite to me. Thank you for everything."
In summation to his caller triumph with Charli, Mark besides won the contention successful play six with spouse Kristi Yamaguchi and successful play 8 with spouse Shawn Johnson.
Mark ended his connection with a wistful motion to the future—indicating that he's not wholly done connected the dancefloor.
"Thank you guys for a beingness of memories," Mark said. "I admit it. I'm not saying this is the end. This is conscionable the past clip I'll beryllium dancing with a partner."
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Dancing with the Stars circuit big Emma Slater past brought retired the full formed of dancers to observe Mark.
"Mark, we emotion you truthful much," Emma said. "Look astatine each the formed coming retired to spot you. Such a champion. I don't deliberation Dancing with the Stars would person been the aforesaid without this feline close here."
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