‘Dancing With the Stars’: Why Did Maks Chmerkovskiy Leave the Show?

It’s been eight years since Maksim Chmerkovskiy last appeared as a pro on Dancing With the Stars. Before his exit after Season 25, he starred on 17 seasons of the dance competition series. But Chmerkovskiy recently injected himself into the DWTS conversation when he and wife Peta Murgatroyd discussed a recent episode of the show on her podcast. Chmerkovskiy made headlines for slamming the show’s decision to cast Taylor Swift‘s backup dancer Jan Ravnik as one of the Season 34 pros, despite his lack of ballroom dance experience. “I’m sorry, Jan has absolutely no business being a pro on Dancing with the Stars,” Chmerkovskiy insisted. “There’s zero foundation,…