Valentin Chmerkovskiy
| Valentin Chmerkovskiy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Valentin Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy March 24, 1986 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | VC (rapper stage name) |
| Citizenship | Ukrainian, American |
| Occupation | Dancer, choreographer |
| Home town | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Television | Dancing with the Stars |
| Relatives | Maksim Chmerkovskiy (brother) |
| Awards |
World Junior Latin Champion (1 time) World Youth Latin Champion (1 time) U.S. National Latin Dance champion (14 times) Dancing with the Stars Champion (2 times) |
World Junior Latin Champion (1 time)
World Youth Latin Champion (1 time)
U.S. National Latin Dance champion (14 times)
Valentin Aleksandrovich "Val" Chmerkovskiy (Ukrainian: Валентин Олекса́ндрович Чмерковський; born March 24, 1986) is a Ukrainian-American professional dancer, best known for his appearances on the U.S. version of Dancing with the Stars, which he won twice. Chmerkovskiy is a two-time World Latin Dance Champion (Junior and Youth) and a 14-time U.S. National Latin Dance champion.
Chmerkovskiy was born in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, in what was then the Soviet Union. His parents are Aleksandr "Sasha" Chmerkovskiy and Larisa Chmerkovskaya. His older brother, Maksim Chmerkovskiy (born 1980), is also a professional dancer who appears on Dancing with the Stars. His father is Jewish and his mother is Christian.
The family moved to the United States in 1994. In 1996, Maksim and Sasha opened a youth-oriented dance studio in New Jersey, and Valentin was one of the students. In 2001, Valentin and partner Diana Olonetskaya, 15, became the first American dance team to win a world junior championship title.
Val attended college at Pace University at the New York City Campus and majored in Business Management.
Valentin first appeared on season 2, February 10, 2006, as a student of his brother during Week 6. The students were: Valentin & Valeriya Kozharinova, Sergei Onik & Michelle Glazarov and Boris Leokumovich & Nicole Volynets. The couples performed two numbers.
Valentin then appeared once again on season 4 results show on May 8, 2007. He starred in a dance off against his brother, Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
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.
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