<p id=”par-1_35″>Ballroom pro Mark Ballas’ <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/dancing-with-the-stars/”>Dancing with the Stars</a></em> return is special for longtime viewers, who watched him dance for 20 seasons. From 2005, Ballas was a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/dancing-with-the-stars-five-most-emotional-dances-series-history.html/?swcfpc=1″>ballroom favorite</a>. But how many mirrorballs did he win?</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-mark-ballas-is-a-three-time-mirrorball-winner”>Mark Ballas is a three-time mirrorball winner</h2>
<p id=”par-2_28″>Mark Ballas won three mirrorball trophies during his 20 seasons as a <em>Dancing with the Stars </em>pro. These were spaced throughout a journey that lasted over 17 years.</p>
<p id=”par-3_32″>The dance pro took home the show’s most coveted prize during seasons 6, 8, and 31. His celebrity partners were Olympians Kristi Yamaguchi and Shawn Johnson, and social media star Charli D’Amelio.</p>
<p id=”par-4_45″>Ballas’ first win came a season after a surprise elimination still hotly debated among longtime fans. He danced with Sabrina Bryan during season 5 and their week-one Cha-Cha scored 26, an early series record for the highest score in the first week of competition. </p>
<p id=”par-5_58″>In week four Ballas and Bryan received a perfect score of 30 for their Paso Doble, making her the first contestant to receive a perfect score so early in the competition. However, the couple was eliminated in week six, as voters may have assumed Bryan was safe based on past episodes and decided not to vote for her. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-mark-ballas-retired-as-a-dancing-with-the-stars-pro-in-2022″>Mark Ballas retired as a ‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro in 2022</h2>
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<p id=”par-6_50″>After winning a mirrorball with Charli D’Amelio in season 31, Mark Ballas announced he would be retiring from <em>Dancing with the Stars</em>. <a href=”https://deadline.com/2023/03/mark-ballas-retires-dancing-with-the-stars-1235298621/”>Deadline</a> reported that during the show’s 2023 live tour, he told an audience during the tour’s final stop that he was <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/iconic-dancing-with-the-stars-pro-goodbye-last-dance.html/”>ending his run on the ABC series</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-7_33″>“I’ve done 20 seasons now,” Ballas said. “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.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_37″>He continued, “I just want to finish by saying, 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.” </p>
<p id=”par-9_42″>“I had the best time ever this season. And this dance is a great way to finish it off,” he added. “I’m not saying this is the end. I’m just saying this is the last time I’ll be dancing with a partner.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-does-mark-ballas-do-now”>What does Mark Ballas do now?</h2>
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<p id=”par-10_30″>Mark Ballas is a husband, father, and musician. He married singer and songwriter BC Jean in November 2016. They first met at a singer-songwriter night at a mutual friend’s house.</p>
<p id=”par-11_20″>Ballas and Jean started dating in 2012. The couple announced their engagement in January 2016 and tied the knot later that year.</p>
<p id=”par-12_24″>In late 2023, the couple <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/dancing-with-the-stars-mark-ballas-and-wife-bc-jean-expecting-first-child-coming-soon.html/”>welcomed their first child</a>, a son, named Banksi Wylde Ballas. “Welcome to Earth my son,” Ballas wrote on <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/C0fPa-ZPcGw/”>Instagram</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-13_18″>Together, they form the band Alexander Jean, a combination of their middle names. The group originated in 2015.</p>
<p id=”par-14_31″>Their debut single was “Roses and Violets”, which reached the Top 20 on Billboard’s Hot 100 “Bubbling Under” chart. They also had success with “Waiting for You” and “Whiskey and Morphine.”</p>
<p id=”par-15_42″>The couple performed “Roses and Violets” on <em>Dancing with the Stars </em>in 2015. Alexander Jean also accompanied Derek Hough, who, with wife Hayley Hough, danced to the couple’s version of “Another One Bites the Dust” for the ABC special, <em>Queen Family Singalong</em>.</p>
<p id=”par-16_36″>Mark Ballas will appear as a guest judge during <em>Dancing with the Stars</em>‘ “Dedication Night.” The episode airs tonight beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney Plus. It airs the next day on Hulu.</p>
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