Val Chmerkovskiy, Dancing with the Stars
- Full name: Valentin Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy
- Age: 30
- Born: March 24, 1986
- Hometown: Odessa, Ukraine
ADVERTISEMENT
- Height: 6'0"
- Occupation: Professional dancer and choreographer
- Currently touring with older brother and former DWTS pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy in their own dance show
- Found his passion for dancing at age 7
- Won his first IDSF World Championship at age 15 and became the first American to do it
ADVERTISEMENT
- Opened "Dance with Me" studio in Stamford, CT, in 2012
- Two-time World Latin Dance Champion (Junior and Youth) and a 14-time U.S. National Latin Dance champion
- Won Dancing with the Stars' twentieth season with actress Rumer Willis
- Competed on 10 seasons of Dancing with the Stars altogether
- Finished the latest season of DWTS in third place with GMA meteorologist Ginger Zee
Instagram/Val Chmerkovskiy
About The Author:
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski