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While Burgess won't be partnered with a celebrity in another Mirrorball trophy run, that doesn't mean fans won't see her at all during the upcoming season, which premieres Sept. 19 on Disney+.

\"I will be there in some capacity and we're still talking about that,\" she said. \"I'm at 100 percent capacity with my body. I feel fit. I feel strong. I'm so ready to dance. I'm about to go to the gym right now. We're going to talk about what that means and how I can be a part of it.\"

\"We are going to figure that out in whatever capacity that means,\" Burgess added. \"You will see me, but it will just be in a different way.\"

Soon after posting her initial video, the Australian ballroom dancer shared a shorter one in which she clarified that she had neither quit nor altogether exited \"DWTS.\"

\"It's just one season,\" she said. \"... You'll see me again!\"

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