'Dancing with the Stars' Cast Revealed! Karina Smirnoff, Derek Hough, Cheryl Burke Not Returning – Who Else is Sitting Season 20 Out?

It's almost that time of the year when we head out to the ballroom to shake our groove thing. That's right Dancing With the Stars is headed back to the airwaves and it is bring with it some of our favorite professional dancers. The list of pros that will be making their way back to the dance floor has been heavily speculated over the last couple of months, especially with exits of veterans Derek Hough, Cheryl Burke, and Karina Smirnoff. However, today the list was revealed and it looks like most of our favorites will be shimming once again.

While the celebrities won't be announced till Tuesday, February 24, the following is the list of the 10 returning dancing pros, according to E! News.

Mark Ballas
Sharna Burgess
Witney Carson
Artem Chigvintsev
Valentine Chmerkovskiy
Tony Dovolani
Allison Holker
Kym Johnson
Peta Murgatroyd
Emma Slater

Notable absent from the list include Derek Hough, Cheryl Burke, and Karina Smirnoff. Hough will be busy at work on the New York Spring Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, whereas Burke is working on a project with NBC. Smirnoff on the other hand took to her Facebook page yesterday to let fans know about her exit from the series.

"After a lot of thought and prayer, I've decided to focus my energies on some other exciting endeavors including adding author to my resume. I have absolutely loved dancing for all of you for all these years and feel blessed to have been given a platform to put my passion for dance, choreography and creativity on display. DWTS has been a huge part of my life for the last 10 years and I will always have a special place in my heart for it."

Along with the list of celebrities, USA Today is reporting that two remaining dancing pros will also be announced in the next couple of weeks.

[Image courtesy of DWTS/Facebook]