| Corky Ballas | |
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| Dancer Profile | |
| Birth Date | 25 December 1960 |
| Hometown | Houston, Texas |
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| Partner(s) | 7: Cloris Leachman (7th) 11: Florence Henderson (8th) |
Mark Alexander "Corky" Ballas Sr. was a professional dancer from Dancing with the Stars.
Biography[]
The father of Mark Ballas, Corky and his ex-wife Shirley trained their son and many of the professional dancers on the show, including Karina Smirnoff, Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Tony Dovolani, Edyta Śliwińska, Alec Mazo, Brian Fortuna, Jonathan Roberts, Anna Trebunskaya, Jesse DeSoto, Lindsay Arnold, and Brandon Armstrong.
He has competed as pro on two seasons.
Dancing with the Stars 7[]
Corky was partnered with Cloris Leachman. They placed 7th.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1, Night 1 | Foxtrot/"I Wish I Were in Love Again" | 6 | 5 | 5 | Safe |
| 1, Night 2 | Mambo/"Coconut Woman" | 6 | 5 | 5 | Safe |
| 2 | Paso Doble/Bolero | 5 | 5 | 5 | Last to be called safe |
| 3 | Jive/"The Girl Can't Help It" | 6 | 5 | 5 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango/"The Big Date" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Bottom two |
| 5 | Salsa/"Tres Deseos" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha/"Come See About Me" Old School Hip-hop/"It Takes Two" |
5 No |
5* scores |
5 given |
Eliminated |
- Score was awarded by stand in judge Michael Flatley.
Dancing with the Stars 11[]
Corky was partnered with Florence Henderson. They placed 8th.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/"Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep/"Suddenly I See" | 7 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Waltz/"Edelweiss" | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
| 4 | Rumba/"Yesterday" | 6/6 | 6/6 | 5/6 | Safe |
| 5 | Tango/"The Brady Bunch Theme" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Eliminated |
Trivia[]
- All of Corky's celebrity partners, Cloris Leachman and Florence Henderson, have since died. He is the first pro to have all of his celebrity partners deceased. Cloris died in 2021 and Florence died in 2016.
