As Dancing with the Stars approaches its 34th season amid the 2025 TV schedule, the hype for new episodes is seemingly building. Following much speculation as to who will be competing in the ballroom this season, DWTS revealed the latest celebrity contestants. Additionally, the pros are mostly the same, with Gleb Savchenko even staying on after reportedly getting fired and then re-hired. One pro who is not returning is Sasha Farber and, now, Val Chmerkovskiy is speaking out about it.
Farber joined the dance competition show in 2012 as a member of Season 14's troupe. He became a pro for Season 17 but was bumped back down to troupe for the following four seasons. Farber returned as a pro for Season 22 and had been on the show since. With Eras Tour dancer Jan Ravnik joining the series for the upcoming season, it was likely that one pro would be stepping down. Of course, DWTS has seen pros come and go before, so this isn’t anything new. With that, three-time Mirrorball champ Chmerkovskiy told Us Weekly that it’s just the name of the game:
