‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro Cheryl Burke to Exit Show (Exclusive)

ABC dance competition’s executive producer also tells TheWrap judges Len Goodman and Julianne Hough will return for Season 20

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ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” will celebrate its 10th anniversary next season in the spring, but one of its veterans won’t be there for the festivities.

After teasing her departure for weeks, dance pro Cheryl Burke has decided to leave the ABC dance competition when her contract expires with Tuesday’s finale.

“Cheryl has been on the show for close to 10 years,” “DWTS” executive producer Rob Wade told TheWrap exclusively. “She has done a great service to the show and I think she feels that it’s time for her to move on.”

Burke, 30, who has been with the show since its second season, was eliminated along with her partner, soap opera actor and model Antonio Sabato Jr.,

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