ABC has revealed 10 of the 12 professional partners who will be competing on Dancing with the Stars' upcoming twentieth season.
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Ballas is returning for his sixteenth season and has two mirror-ball trophies of his own. He won Season 6 with Kristi Yamaguchi and Season 8 with Shawn Johnson. Last season, he finished in second place with Sadie Robertson.
Burgess made her debut on Dancing with the Stars' sixteenth season. Before that, she was a member of the show's Dance Troupe for three seasons. She made it to Season 18's semifinals with partner Charlie White.
Carson made her Dancing with the Stars debut as a pro for the show's eighteenth season. She won Season 19 with her celebrity partner Alfonso Ribeiro.
Chigvintsev served as a member of the Dancing with the Stars Troupe before appearing as a first-time pro last season during which he claimed sixth place with celebrity partner Lea Thompson. He'll be taking his second stab at the competition as a pro for the next edition.
Chmerkovskiy joined Dancing with the Stars seven seasons ago and will be participating in his eighth edition. He finished as Season 16's runner-up with Zendaya Coleman and also claimed third place last season with celebrity partner Janel Parrish.
Dovolani will be back for his nineteenth season and won Dancing with the Stars' fifteenth season, which was the show's first-ever all-stars edition, with Melissa Rycroft. He placed tenth with celebrity partner Betsey Johnson last season.
Holker performed as a pro on the Dancing with the Stars stage for the first time last season and had some trouble adjusting to judges' standards and expectations. She'll be returning for the next edition with energy and experience.
Johnson left the show in 2013 after winning twice with Donny Osmond and Hines Ward. She'll be competing on her fourteenth season.
Murgatroyd will be gracing the stage again for her eighth season. She made her debut as a pro on the series' thirteenth season and was the first pairing voted out, however, she went on to win DWTS' fourteenth season with celebrity partner Donald Driver.
Slater will be back for her fourth season on Dancing with the Stars. She appeared on Season 17, 18 and 19 as a pro. Last season, she landed in seventh place with celebrity partner Michael Waltrip.
Noticeably absent from the lineup of pros are Derek Hough, who is sitting next season out to make his Broadway debut; Cheryl Burke, who is leaving to star in a different television show; and Karina Smirnoff, who just recently announced her exit after 16 seasons on the reality dancing series.
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In addition to announcing the 10 pros, ABC also revealed a few of the themes that will be featured in the show's twentieth season -- which marks its big 10-year anniversary. Fans will see a Disney Night, Latin Night and brand new Spring Break Night.
Another new interactive element will also be introduced next season. Viewers will have the ability to watch a live stream that features material from all-access cameras in the rehearsal studios. Burgess said on Good Morning America Wednesday that the pros will not know where the cameras are or when they will be on.
"I think you're going to see a lot that you haven't seen before," Burgess explained. "It's quite scary for us."
Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Julianne Hough will all be returning as judges for Season 20, but it will be Goodman's last time on the panel.
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will also be reprising their roles as host and co-host respectively.
The two remaining pros that have yet to be disclosed will be revealed in the coming days. Dancing with the Stars' twentieth-season celebrity cast will be announced February 24 on Good Morning America.
Dancing with the Stars is set to premiere March 16 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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