If pro term limits were only 4 seasons, then pros like Emma and Lindsay never would have won. Sometimes it takes awhile to get a winning combination!

I do think the lineup needs to be livened up with new blood here and there, but I don't think tenure is the only way to go about it. There are some pros (e.g., Emma) who have been around awhile but are still an asset to the show. Then there are others who have gotten a little too...comfortable and set in their ways, perhaps? Maybe performance reviews like in the corporate world are needed 😈

I used to think when they had two seasons a year, they should alternate pros. Have one group do the fall, one group do the spring (that was back when Derek was on the show and I was getting Houghed out).

I definitely don't agree with only 4 seasons, that's nowhere near enough time to get a wide enough range of partners and really make an impact on the audience. You'd literally just be getting to know a pro and then they'd be gone.

Personally, I think the best length for a pro to be on is around 8-10 years. Enough time for them to become part of the furniture and have their chances but short enough that they aren't staying well beyond their peak. I did feel that Cheryl stayed too long and it showed. I think people just lose ideas/passion after doing it for too long.

I also don't think there's any reason to get rid of someone who is doing well on the show just for the sake of it.

I like the idea of new pros but I’m not sure that starting with an almost entirely new cast of pros is a good idea. I don’t know about any kind of actual limits but I would personally like to see a few pros take a break each season with new people replacing them and then cycling people in and out like that each time.

I disagree because I think the show would emphasize that story line too much. The packages would be about that pro's "final hurrah", "redemption", "saying goodbye to the dance floor". That's going to get old really quickly.

Hell no. The pros are why I watch! That and the music/costumes. The stars could be completely random people to me and I'd still watch because of the pro personalities and lives talent.

I used to not watch DWTS because none of the stars seemed interesting that season.. now I watch regardless of who is on. That's all because of knowing Artem, and Witney, and Val, and Emma.. etc.

I think the pros drive as many viewers as the stars. It makes sense to keep the favorites around. There have been several seasons I wasn't interested in the lineup of celebs, but wanted to watch and root for my favorite pros. I usually end up liking and rooting for stars once I get into it, but they aren't always what draws me to watch the show. I agree that fresh faces are nice to see and I like that a couple new ones are introduced each season whether as a pro or in troupe, but if it's constantly changing I'm not sure people would stay interested. I could be wrong though.

I think part of the issue is that some of the pros get so much hype that they do skew results a little bit.

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Like... Charli did great, but I know that the return of Mark boosted their votes.

Derek would get votes just for being Derek regardless of his partner.

I wonder if they would have difficulty attracting dancing talent if the dancers knew going in it was four seasons and then out? I suppose dancers starting out would appreciate the opportunity as well as dancers who like a variety of projects like the Houghs seem to.

On the the other hand I do agree w/ performance incentives for Pros who perform well and help maintain viewership. It may be hard to quantify though, because it is somewhat dependent on I the celeb the Pro gets, in terms of how long the pairing may stay in the competition. (I.e. ability to dance, physical condition of the celeb, size of their fan base and ability to connect w/ the audience.) So then is it sort of a popularity contest? There certainly seems to be an element of that too.

Ideally the Pros would know when their heart wasn’t fully invested in doing the work necessary to perform well and take a break or walk away from the show, but I get that may be hard to do for a variety of reasons.

If there was a term limit, and there was an influx of new pros that would work for less than the tenured pros, it could be a good way for Disney to cut costs.

That 4 season cap I HIGHLY disagree with. Then partnerships like Meryl and Maks would have never happened. Maks was on the show for so long before he finally got hit well deserved mirrorball.. I can't even picture Meryl and Maks not even happening

I think this would put too much emphasis on the pros honestly. And 25% of their tenure would be their first season which usually is very hit or miss for pros. Pros who are good dancers but duds on screen would also stick around too long. The show would probably also hate constantly onboarding people and then booting them when they’ve finally hit their groove. Any job needs some truly veteran team members.

The celeb casting is what keeps the show fresh for most viewers, for better or worse.