'Dancing with the Stars' head judge Len Goodman announces his retirement: 'Hasta la vista baby!'

"I have had a wonderful run of good fortune and cannot thank everyone enough who assisted me along the way," the 78-year-old judge exclusively tells PEOPLE ahead of his retirement

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