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Mark Ballas of Dancing With the Stars seems to be a little late to the party. Most of the other professionals, and celebrities as well, went through it during the season, but Mark waited until after the season was over to get hurt.

Dancing With the Stars had its share of injuries and illness this year. Jeff Ross was kicked in the eye by Edyta Slawinska before even stepping on the stage for the first time, and it was just the beginning. That was followed by numerous twisting of ankles to many of the dancers, with Misty May-Treanor’s injury so bad she had to leave the competition. Derek Hough blacked out during a practice, and his sister Julianne left the show for a few weeks to recover from endometriosis surgery.

Now, a month after the show has ended, pro Mark Ballas has suffered a groin injury which will require him to take a few weeks off of the Dancing With the Stars tour. He still danced a few dances on Saturday night, just to not let down the fans too much, as he did a routine with his winning ex-partner Kristi Yamaguchi, as well as a hip hop routine with Derek Hough and Lacey Schwimmer.

It may all be coming at a good time for him, though, as Julianne isn’t the only one pursuing a musical career. Mark and Derek have formed the Ballas Hough Band and just finished recording their first album which is due to be released in March. They were doing double duty recording as well as practicing for the tour, so a few weeks off will probably do Mark good.

Interestingly enough, Julianne used to be in a band along with Mark and Derek, but then split out on her own. It’ll be interesting to see who meets with more success, or who gets injured again first.

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