Dancing with the Stars is set to air its 30th season this fall. Through those 30 seasons, the show has seen a number of professional dancers (pros), many of them dancing multiple seasons. Sure, the show is mostly about the star that is competing, but the pros have a big hand in that too.
Pros have come and gone, but it takes really special ones to make an impact on the show and with the fans. Some pros have gone on to do bigger and better things after leaving the ABC show, and some are still competing, trying to win the coveted Mirrorball trophy and the title of winner.
With all the pros in the show's history, there are a few who have stood out, and while they may not have won a bunch of times, they still are incredible dancers and choreographers that deserved to be recognized. Below, we rank them by number of wins.
10 Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 1 Mirrorball
The Houghs may be a popular DWTS family, but so were the Chmerkovskiys. Maksim was the first of the family to come around. He competed on 17 seasons, but only took home one Mirrorball with Olympic ice skater, Meryl Davis.
Despite landing in the finals a few times, Maksim hung up his DWTS shoes after season 25. Since then, he has toured with his brother, Val and wife, Peta, who he has one kid with. Chmerkovskiy has opened his own dance studios, stared in Burn the Floor and won many dancing championships.
9 Witney Carson - 1 Mirrorball
Witney Carson has danced for Dancing with the Stars for 11 seasons. After only her second season, she won her first and only Mirrorball with actor Alfonso Ribeiro. During that season, she received an Emmy nomination.
Witney has placed in the finals multiple times. Before DWTS, she placed second on the ninth season of So You Think You Can Dance. Now, Witney Carson is married to her high school sweetheart, and they just had their first child together.
8 Lindsay Arnold - 1 Mirrorball
After 9 seasons on the show as a pro (and three in the troupe), Lindsay Arnold finally won a Mirrorball on season 25 with actor/singer Jordan Fisher. She has never left the competition before placing eighth and has been in the finals numerous times.
Arnold has become a fan-favorite and is always praised for her choreography. Before DWTS, Lindsay started out on So You Think You Can Dance. Now, she is married to her high school sweetheart and just had a baby girl.
7 Sharna Burgess - 1 Mirrorball
Always the bridesmaid and never the bride, until she was. Sharna Burgess has danced on 13 seasons, and she came close so many times, but had never won. Finally, on season 27 after a shocking result, Burgess won with radio personality, Bobby Bones. Many fans love her on the show and were mad when she didn't win year after year. She had a spot in Burn The Floor and Australian DWTS before striking gold in America.
6 Peta Murgatroyd - 2 Mirrorballs
Peta Murgatroyd has competed in 13 seasons but has only one two Mirrorballs. Besides Dancing with the Stars, Murgatroyd has danced on stage for Burn the Floor and Sway: A Dance Trilogy and won many state and city dance championships. She is married to pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy and have on one kid together. Murgatroyd even started a blog to help mothers and fans.
5 Val Chmerkovskiy - 2 Mirrorballs
Having competed in 16 seasons, Val has only won twice with Rumer Willis and Laurie Hernandez, but has set and tied records on the show that deems him as one of the best. He has also placed in the finals numerous times. Chmerkovskiy is now married to pro, Jenna Johnson. He has performed in tours with his brother and sister-in-law and is a 14-time U.S. National Latin Dance champion.
4 Cheryl Burke - 2 Mirrorballs
Cheryl Burke has danced on 23 seasons (out of 29), more than any other pro in the show's history. She won the Mirrorball in her first two seasons with Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith, proving that she wasn't here to play. Burke has placed in the finals numerous times. Aside from Dancing with the Stars, she has released an autobiography, stared in a few TV shows and married actor, Matthew Lawrence.
3 Julianne Hough - 2 Mirrorballs
The Houghs dominated the dance floor and Dancing With The Stars. Julianne only danced on five seasons of the show, but proved she wasn't there to mess around when she won the Mirrorball on her first two seasons. Apolo Anton Ohno and Helio Castroneves were the two celebrities she won with. Since leaving the show as a pro, Hough has won one Emmy Award, judged for multiple seasons, sold out multiple tours and has acted and released music.
2 Mark Ballas - 2 Mirrorballs
Mark Ballas was known for his creativity, choreography, and amazing costumes on the show. He won two Mirrorballs, but placed in second and third numerous times, proving he is one of the best. Ballas won his Mirrorball trophies with Kristi Yamaguchi and Shawn Johnson.
He set and broke numerous records on the show, including highest premiere week score and pro to make the finals most times. Now, Ballas is married to BC Jean, with whom he formed the band Alexander Jean with.
1 Derek Hough - 6 Mirrorballs
The Gene Kelly of this generation, Derek Hough made history as the most winning pro on Dancing with the Stars. Competing in 17 seasons, he won six times with Brooke Burke, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey, Kellie Pickler, Amber Riley and Bindi Irwin.
Hough never left the competition before 6th place and is one of the best choreographers to ever be on the show. Now, he is a two-time Emmy Award winner, sold out numerous tours and is currently a judge on the show. He is dating troupe member, Hayley Erbert.