Valentin Chmerkovskiy
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Valentin Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (born March 24, 1986) is a professional dancer, best known for his appearances in the American version of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS). He is the brother of fellow DWTS dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy
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on several occasions. He has helped to critique his brother Maksim Chmerkovskiy
's routines with his celebrity partner Laila Ali
in season four
. Also, in 2006, the two brothers had a dance off. Valentin and Valeriya were up against Maksim Chmerkovskiy
and Karina Smirnoff
.
Chmerkovskiy was also on PBS
' America's Ballroom Challenge
.
Valentin appeared on the season 10
results show on April 6, 2010. He did a country western themed routine with his brother Maksim, Edyta Śliwińska
and Snejana Petrova.
He appeared on the season 11
results show on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, performing a music and dance duel against Mark Ballas
. Val played the violin and danced with Lacey Schwimmer
. The song they performed to was "Toxic
" by Britney Spears
.
Valentin is a professional dancer on season 13
with model/actress Elisabetta Canalis
, who was eliminated second.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian-American Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is best known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two...
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Early life
The son of Aleksandr and Larisa Chmerkovskiy, during his high school years, Val attended The Hudson SchoolThe Hudson School
The Hudson School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in Hoboken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in fifth through twelfth grade...
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TV appearances
Val has appeared on the hit TV show Dancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
on several occasions. He has helped to critique his brother Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian-American Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is best known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two...
's routines with his celebrity partner Laila Ali
Laila Ali
Laila Amaria Ali is a retired American professional boxer. She is the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali from his third wife Veronica Porsche Ali.-Boxing career:...
in season four
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 4)
The fourth season of the American edition of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 19, 2007 and aired until May 22, 2007.To avoid direct competition with Fox Broadcasting Company's American Idol, Dancing with the Stars changed time slots from the previous season. In the fourth season, the...
. Also, in 2006, the two brothers had a dance off. Valentin and Valeriya were up against Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian-American Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is best known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two...
and Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff is a Ukrainian professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on Dancing with the Stars, where she held a runner-up title, a semi-final title, and several quarter-final titles...
.
Chmerkovskiy was also on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
' America's Ballroom Challenge
America's Ballroom Challenge
America's Ballroom Challenge is a competitive ballroom dance television series airing on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States since 2006.It is part of the annual Ohio Star Ball, a festival of DanceSport in Columbus, Ohio....
.
Valentin appeared on the season 10
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10)
Dancing with the Stars returned for a tenth season on March 22, 2010. There was not an elimination the first week of competition. The first elimination took place on March 30....
results show on April 6, 2010. He did a country western themed routine with his brother Maksim, Edyta Śliwińska
Edyta Sliwinska
Edyta Śliwińska is a professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars. Śliwińska appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the American series, but did not return for the eleventh.- Early life...
and Snejana Petrova.
He appeared on the season 11
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)
Dancing with the Stars returned for an 11th season on September 20, 2010. The cast was announced during the August 30 episode of Bachelor Pad during a live press conference that included a Q&A session with host Tom Bergeron and co-host Brooke Burke and the new cast. There are twelve celebrity cast...
results show on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, performing a music and dance duel against Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas
Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. is an American dancer.Ballas is a professional ballroom dancer on the ABC program Dancing with the Stars. He began competing on the show in the fall of 2007. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography in 2011...
. Val played the violin and danced with Lacey Schwimmer
Lacey Schwimmer
Lacey-Mae Schwimmer is an American competitive ballroom dancer, singer, and the winner of multiple youth championships. She is best known as the fourth place finalist of the third season of So You Think You Can Dance...
. The song they performed to was "Toxic
Toxic (song)
"Toxic" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, co-written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on January 12, 2004, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. After trying to choose between " Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to...
" by Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
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Valentin is a professional dancer on season 13
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 13)
Dancing with the Stars returned for its thirteenth season on September 19, 2011. Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returned as the judges, and Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as hosts. Twelve couples competed in this season...
with model/actress Elisabetta Canalis
Elisabetta Canalis
-Career:Canalis had minor roles in the films Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and Virgin Territory. She was also a velina in the television show Striscia la notizia. In 2007, she hosted the annual music festival, Festivalbar. In 2009, she co-hosted the Italian version of Total Request Live. In 2010,...
, who was eliminated second.
Accomplishments
- Valentin and Valeriya are currently the United States Amateur Latin Champions.
- One of the first couples from the United States to win a championship title at the prestigious Blackpool competition in England.
- 2006 champions from the Professional Latin competition at Philadelphia Festival Dancesport Championship.
External links
- http://www.sportdance.ie/bank/4808.html
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/competition-s2-ep4.html
- http://dancesportinfo.net/Dancer/7170/Details.aspx