Corky Ballas

For many Dancing With the Stars fans, the pros are the real celebs. We look forward to seeing our favorites every season and miss them when they’re gone. So even though the Season 13 “stars” will be announced on Monday, August 29, we’re just as curious about which professional dancers will be returning for the fall season, which starts September 19.

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Every new season of Dancing With The Stars brings a new round of rumors about star casting. But the fans are equally eager to discover which of the pros will be back in action. There's only room for so many of our faves each season, and we always end up missing those that aren't there.

Which recently MIA pro is number one on your Season 13 wish list?

If the tight-knit ballroom community is like high school, Shirley Ballas is the prom queen. Actually, shes "The Queen of Latin, thanks to her prowess in Latin dances. Shes not only the mother of Dancing With the Stars pro Mark Ballas and the ex-wife of DWTS pro Corky Ballas, shes coached some of the best dancers in the world, including our beloved DWTS pros Derek and Julianne Hough.

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It looks like Jersey Shore star Angelina Pivarnick is going silver fox hunting. Perhaps. The guidette has her eyes on Dancing with the Stars professional Corky Ballas.

"He looks like he knows how to have a good time, and he is a very hot dancer with his moves, and def beats out all the guidos that I know, she said. I can tell he would treat a woman with a lot of respect and I'd love to go out...

Mark Ballasand his fatherCorkygot to perform onDancing with the Starstogether, but the father-son dynamic duo have even more partnerships up their sleeves. Like,Burn the Floor.

During the Houston run of the traveling Broadway show, Corky is making a cameo appearance alongside his son. Amazingly, Corky's cameo was not even spotted by everyone on opening night; Corky hoofed it up during the...