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Mark Ballas: Biography

Mark Ballas
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  • Birth Name: Mark Ballas Jr.
  • Birth Place: Houston, TX
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/24/1986, Gemini
  • Profession: Professional dancer; reality cast member; musician
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Mark Ballas Fast Facts:
  • Parents, Corky and Shirley Ballas, were international Dancesport champions in England during the 1990s.
  • Moved to London, England, as a child.
  • Became British Juvenile Ballroom and Latin American Dance champion when he was 10 years old.
  • With best friend and Dancing With the Stars cast mate Derek Hough, formed a blues-rock band called Almost Amy.
  • Paired with DWTS cast mate Julianne Hough in 2003 for the Junior Olympics, at which they were both awarded gold medals.
  • Played lead character of Tony in the Barry Manilow-helmed musical Copacabana, and was the lead dancer in the UK's National Tour of the Spanish musical Maria de Buenos Aires. 
  • Joined Dancing With the Stars in the fall of 2007; won Season 6 with partner Kristi Yamaguchi.
  • Mark Ballas Relationships:
  • Sabrina Bryan - Ex-significant Other
  • Corky Ballas - Father
  • Shirley Ballas - Mother
  • Joanna Pacitti - Ex-significant Other
  • Pia Toscano - Ex-significant Other
  • Mark Ballas Awards:
  • 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Choreography - Nominee

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Dancing With The Stars - Season 16 - Alexandra Raisman, Mark Ballas Craig Sjodin/ABC
Dancing With The Stars, Shawn Johnson, Mark Ballas Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, Bristol Palin, Mark Ballas Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, Bristol Palin, Mark Ballas Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, Bristol Palin, Mark Ballas Adam Taylor/ABC
Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, Bristol Palin, Mark Ballas Adam Taylor/ABC
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