Mark Ballas to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Ballas fans. Speculation had been rife that the American dancer best known as cast member of Dancing with the Stars, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 38, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 08/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a dancer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a dancer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouMark
For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouMark was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Mark Ballas was unlike any other dancer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouMark”
— @universalObserver, 7 May 2025
“I thought Mark Ballas retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 7 May 2025
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