Valentin Chmerkovskiy

Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Valentin Chmerkovskiy is a professional dancer; who is well known for his appearances on ABC's Dancing with the Stars
Born	Valentin Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (1986-03-24) March 24, 1986 Odesa, Ukraine
Occupation	Dancer Choreographer

Valentin "Val" 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 younger brother of former DWTS dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Dancing with the Stars

Chmerkovskiy 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 October 5, 2010, performing a music and dance duel against Mark Ballas. While performing to the song "Toxic" by Britney Spears, Val played the violin and danced with Lacey Schwimmer.

In season 13, Chmerkovskiy was partnered with model/actress Elisabetta Canalis. They were eliminated second, finishing in 11th place.

In season 14, Chmerkovskiy was partnered with comedienne/talk show host Sherri Shepherd. On Rock Week (Week 4) of DWTS, they were the third couple to be eliminated, finishing in 10th place.

Chmerkovskiy danced as a professional partner in season 15 with season 1 winner, Kelly Monaco.^[1] They finished in third place on the season finale.

For season 16, Chmerkovskiy was partnered with Disney Channel's Shake It Up star, Zendaya. On May 21, Zendaya and Val came in second place behind Derek Hough and Kellie Pickler.

For season 17, he paired with film and television actress Elizabeth Berkley Lauren. Despite receiving high scores, they were eliminated on week 9, finishing in 6th place.

• Coincidently, Val has had exactly the same outcome in his first four seasons on Dancing with the Stars as his older brother Maksim had on his first four seasons on the show; eliminated before the finals on his first two seasons, third place on his third, and the runner-up on his fourth season.

With celebrity partner Elisabetta Canalis (Average: 18.0):

With celebrity partner Sherri Shepherd (Average: 22.8):

With celebrity partner Kelly Monaco (Average: 26.8):

With celebrity partner Zendaya (Average: 27.3):

With celebrity partner Elizabeth Berkley Lauren (Average: 26.5):

• Week 4 Score was given by guest judge Julianne Hough.
• Week 8 Score was given by guest judge Cher.

Outside of dancing

Chmerkovskiy, along with Tony Dovolani and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, opened Dance with Me Studio in Stamford, CT on April 16, 2012.^[2] The Stamford location is the fourth in the chain and the first in Connecticut started by Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and their partners. The other studios are in Ridgefield, N.J., Long Island, N.Y., and Soho, N.Y.C.^[2] Chmerkovskiy also plays violin and raps under the stage name VC. He has released one album, titled "Val" to date. the 10 track album can be heard on his official website and a video for a single called "White Boy Boogie" can be seen on YouTube. Other songs on the album include "Eastern Europimpin", "Champagne Diet", "Brother", and "Mama", among others.^[3]

References

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