True Dancing With the Stars fans will never forget the first professional dancer to walk away with the mirrorball trophy.

When the ABC reality show premiered in 2005, only six celebrities had the opportunity to compete in the ballroom.

After just six weeks, General Hospital star Kelly Monaco was crowned the winner with her professional partner, Alec Mazo.

Together, they beat out Trista Sutter, John O’Hurley, Joey McEntire, Rachel Hunter and Evander Holyfield, who was partnered with Alec’s wife, Edyta Śliwińska.

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“Several producers contacted us in 2005, when they were looking for professionals to appear on a show,” Mazo recalled in a 2013 interview with Jake’s Takes. “I believe that the producers chose us due to o

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