Valentin Chmerkovskiy
| Valentin Chmerkovskiy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Valentin Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy March 24, 1986 |
| Occupation | Dancer Choreographer |
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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[edit] Life and career
The son of Aleksandr and Larisa Chmerkovskiy, during his high school years, Val attended The Hudson School. His father is Jewish and his mother is Christian.[1][2]
Val has appeared on the hit TV show Dancing with the Stars 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.
Valentin is again a professional dancer on season 14 with commedienne/talk show host Sherri Shepherd
[edit] Accomplishments
- Valentin and Daria Chesnokova 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. http://mobile.twitter.com/MaksimC/status/51027110982197249. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Miller, Doug (2007-11-27). "A spin around the floor with ‘Maks’ - Travel - Travel Tips - msnbc.com". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21996599/ns/travel-travel_tips/t/spin-around-floor-maks/. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
