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Back on your feet! The Dancing with the stars The pros of season 33 include a long-awaited return – but who else will make it back to the dance floor in the new season?

Over the past two decades, more than 50 professional ballroom dancers have competed as professionals. Dancing with the starsincluding current host Julianne Hough and judge Derek Hough. The longest-serving pros include Tony Dovolani, who competed for 20 seasons; Cheryl Burke, who competed for 24 seasons; and Mark Ballas, who competed for 18 seasons.

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Who are the Dancing with the stars Professionals of the 33rd season?

Many professionals came and went in the last 32 seasons of Dancing with the starsbut every season, fans hope their favorite will come back for another round. Season 33 is no exception. So who’s coming back to the dance floor and who’s had their last dance? Read on to find out which pros are confirmed to be returning – and which aren’t. Dancing with the stars for season 33.

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Whitney Carson

Status: Return confirmed

After months of rumors, Witney confirmed that she would return as a professional Dancing with the stars in a video for Good morning America on August 29, 2024. “Hi guys, it’s Witney Carson. I’m so excited to announce that I’m returning to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ for season 33,” she said. “Just wait until you hear who my partner is. He’s going to blow your mind. We’re so ready to get the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.” Witney was previously a pro from seasons 18 to 31. She took a two-year break from the show – skipping season 32 – before returning for season 33. She won once in season 19 with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Star (and current Dancing with the stars Host: Alfonso Ribeiro.

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Lindsay Arnold

Status: Not coming back

Lindsay announced in a TikTok video in August 2024 that she would not return as a professional for Dancing with the stars Season 33. “As many of you know, I was on Dancing with the stars for almost 10 years. I left the show two seasons ago. And when I left, I didn’t think, ‘I’m done forever.’ It was just like, ‘This is what works for my life, and let’s take it one season at a time,'” she said.

Lindsay further explained that the decision whether to Dancing with the stars didn’t quite relate to her, as she had to tell producers she was interested in returning and then wait to see if there was a candidate who was a good fit for her as a partner. She explained that the process is even more difficult now that Lindsay lives in Utah with her husband, Samuel Lightner Cusick, and their children, Sage and June.

“This question – ‘Are you going back to Dancing With the Stars?’ – is so much more complex than me just deciding whether or not I want to do it,” she said, before describing the “logistics” of the audition. “I think some of you may know this, some of you may not, but when it comes to the pros of Dancing With the Stars, there is never a guarantee that you’re going to be on the show. Ever.”

Lindsay further noted that she competed “every single season” at Dancing with the starsshe had to “wait” to hear back about whether she would return to work as a professional. “Even though I had a contract, the contract doesn’t guarantee you a job every season,” she said. “But you have to be available when you have a contract and can’t do other shows.”

She continued, “There have been many times on the show where a very long-time professional who has been on for a long time has not been included… so you really never know.” Lindsay ended her TikTok video by confirming that she would not be coming back for Dancing with the stars Season 33. “There were no real conversations,” she said. “It’s not really in the cards for me at this point in my life.”

Still, she hinted that she’s not done with the show for good. “Never say never,” she said. “But I have to say, it’s been so much fun watching and supporting my sister Rylee. It feels like this is just meant to be… I just love the way things are going.”

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