Dancing with the Stars' next tour will kick off this winter with a star-studded lineup of fan-favorite pros.
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The debut show of "Dancing with the Stars: Live! -- We Came to Dance" will take place on December 16 in Reno, NV. The tour will stop in 43 cities before concluding on February 14, 2017, in Costa Mesa, CA, ABC News reported.
The cast will include Val Chmerkovskiy, Lindsay Arnold, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Jenna Johnson, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Alan Bersten, and Hayley Erbert. The pro dancers will be joined by undisclosed special guests.
This marks Chmerkovskiy's fifth DWTS tour in a row.
"I get to perform all the time, but I just never get over it. For as long as my body allows for it, I want to keep going," Chmerkovskiy told ABC News, adding that fans can expect "more character driven performances rather than... a bunch of dances" on the tour.
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Chmerkovskiy, 30, went on to compliment the female dancers in the show.
"Our female professionals have definitely stolen the spotlight in the past couple of seasons," he said.
"They're incredible. Each one brings something different. Each one has a different flavor, a different style and I love kind of fusing my own style [with theirs]. I'm only as good as my partner."
As much as he loves the DWTS cast, Chmerkovskiy admitted some alone time is necessary when on the road.
"When you're on tour and you're more or less attached to the hip with people, you're sharing a bus, you're next to one another at all times, for me it's important to find my own space even it's for an hour of the day just to reset," he told ABC News.
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Chmerkovskiy is currently competing on Season 23 of Dancing with the Stars with Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez.
"She's improved so much already. She has so much talent going into the competition, but I believe that talent is not a profession," Chmerkovskiy explained. "Without the hard work and the focus and the drive, you're not going to accomplish much."
Chmerkovskiy believes the pair has a great shot to win Dancing with the Stars, which doesn't come as a surprise since they've managed to top the judges' leaderboard each week since the show premiered three weeks ago.
"I believe in my partner always; whether that translates into winning or not... that's irrelevant but I believe I'm going to win every season," the pro dancer told ABC News.
"I have a really good partner, not just because she has a range of motion that I could work with, but also because she has a personality to match. She lights up the room."
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Tickets went on sale for "Dancing with the Stars: Live! -- We Came to Dance" on Monday at 10AM ET/PT on DWTSTour.com.
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