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| '''Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy''' ({{lang-ru|Максим Алекса́ндрович Чмерковский}}, {{lang-uk|Максим Oлекса́ндрович Чмерковський}}) (born January 17, 1980) is a ] ] ] champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is best known as one of the professional dancers on the ] television series '']'', on which he first appeared in season two. | '''Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy''' ({{lang-ru|Максим Алекса́ндрович Чмерковский}}, {{lang-uk|Максим Oлекса́ндрович Чмерковський}}) (born January 17, 1980) is a ] ] ] champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is best known as one of the professional dancers on the ] television series '']'', on which he first appeared in season two. | ||
| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| Born on January 17, 1980, in Odessa, in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the former USSR, Chmerkovskiy began dancing at the age of four. His parents are Aleksandr (aka Sasha) and Larisa Chmerkovskiy. He has a brother, ], who is an amateur dancer and a two-time world champion. | Born on January 17, 1980, in Odessa, in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the former USSR, Chmerkovskiy began dancing at the age of four. His parents are Aleksandr (aka Sasha) and Larisa Chmerkovskiy. He has a brother, ], who is an amateur dancer and a two-time world champion.http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/pictures/20080527/karina%20smirnoff%20nipple%20slip%20/karina%20smirnoff%20nipple%20slip%201a.html | ||
| Immigration was very hard on Chmerkovskiy and his family due to financial and language barriers. At a young age, Chmerkovskiy was in a skiing accident that left his right leg broken. Doctors informed him that there would be many hardships and difficulties he would have to face with his leg and that dancing wouldn’t even be a possibility. However, he was able to make a successful recovery, continued to dance and has since then achieved many great things. | Immigration was very hard on Chmerkovskiy and his family due to financial and language barriers. At a young age, Chmerkovskiy was in a skiing accident that left his right leg broken. Doctors informed him that there would be many hardships and difficulties he would have to face with his leg and that dancing wouldn’t even be a possibility. However, he was able to make a successful recovery, continued to dance and has since then achieved many great things. | ||
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| Maksim has become a choreographer for ]’ water-based show ‘]’. He implemented ballroom-inspired numbers to the ] production. | Maksim has become a choreographer for ]’ water-based show ‘]’. He implemented ballroom-inspired numbers to the ] production. | ||
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| ==Dancing Titles== | ==Dancing Titles== | ||
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Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-uk) (born January 17, 1980) is a Ukrainian 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.
Background
Born on January 17, 1980, in Odessa, in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the former USSR, Chmerkovskiy began dancing at the age of four. His parents are Aleksandr (aka Sasha) and Larisa Chmerkovskiy. He has a brother, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, who is an amateur dancer and a two-time world champion.http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/pictures/20080527/karina%20smirnoff%20nipple%20slip%20/karina%20smirnoff%20nipple%20slip%201a.html
Immigration was very hard on Chmerkovskiy and his family due to financial and language barriers. At a young age, Chmerkovskiy was in a skiing accident that left his right leg broken. Doctors informed him that there would be many hardships and difficulties he would have to face with his leg and that dancing wouldn’t even be a possibility. However, he was able to make a successful recovery, continued to dance and has since then achieved many great things.
Chmerkovskiy is the owner of three dance studios in the New York City area, one of which is the Rising Stars Dance Academy (RSDA). The studio is home to national and international champions and is known throughout the world. The other two studios are "Dance with Me" Social Dance Studios. One is located in Ridgefield, NJ and the other in Glen Head, NY. Maksim Chmerkovskiy is one of the creators and directors of “Dance Team USA”, a non-profit educational and charitable organization dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and training future DanceSport participants. DanceSport is the term used to refer to those who dance in the United States. This sport is practiced mostly by the children of families from Eastern Europe. DanceTeam USA tries to raise youth awareness and participation in the sport nationwide. Maks also has his own production company called “Maksim Chmerkovskiy Productions” which organizes performances all over the world. The company has performed at the grand opening of Wynn Macau, A Wynning Hand benefiting Memorial Sloane Kettering, NetJets Invitational, Wynn Las Vegas and more.
Along with this, Chmerkovskiy has created a website called the Ballroom Dance Channel (BDCsocial.com) with best friend Tony Dovolani and previous dance partner Elena Grinenko.
Maksim has become a choreographer for Wynn Las Vegas’ water-based show ‘Le Reve (show)’. He implemented ballroom-inspired numbers to the Franco Dragone production. http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/pictures/20080527/karina%20smirnoff%20nipple%20slip%20/karina%20smirnoff%20nipple%20slip%201a.html
Dancing Titles
· Ranked 7th in the world
· Ranked 2nd in the US
· 2005 Yankee Classic Professional Latin Champion
· 2005 Blackpool Dance Festival Semi-Finalist
· 2004 Manhattan Dancesport Professional Latin Champion
· 2004 Nevada Star Ball Champion
· 2004 World Masters Finalist
· 2004 Moscow Kremlin Cup Finalist
· 2004 Philadelphia Dancesport Festival Champion
· 2003 All England Champion
· 2003 Ohio Star Ball Latin Champion
· 2003 La Classique du Quebec Champion
Dancing With The Stars
Chmerkovskiy was introduced to most audiences when he appeared on the ABC series Dancing With The Stars. He partnered with actress Tia Carrere in season 2 where they finished in sixth place, and with singer Willa Ford in season 3 where they came in seventh place. Chmerkovskiy returned to Dancing with the Stars in March 2007 for Season 4, this time partnered with boxer Laila Ali, the daughter of Muhammad Ali. They made it to the finals and finished in third place.
Chmerkovskiy appeared on Season 5 of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with Mel B (aka "Scary Spice") Although they were the highest scoring couple with the judges, the couple received second place and were a favorite of many.
On February 16, 2008, it was officially announced that Chmerkovskiy would not be partaking in season 6 of Dancing with the Stars. However he and season 5 partner, Mel B came back to dance for the 100th episode.
He returned for the show's 7th season, this paired with two-time Olympic volleyball gold medalist, Misty May-Treanor. Sadly, Chmerkovskiy and May-Treanor were forced to withdraw from the competition in Week 3 on October 6th, 2008. During a practice for their jive, Misty ruptured her Achilles tendon and required surgery. This withdrawal gave them a finish of tenth place. Len Goodman, head judge on the show, stated on the October 7th show that he believed she could have made it to the finals. In her honor, that night Maksim and Edyta Sliwinska performed the jive (dance) routine he had choreographed.
On February 9, 2009 on Good Morning America it was announced that Maksim would be paired with Denise Richards for the 8th season of Dancing with the Stars.
Cameos and DVDs
- Maks had a cameo appearance on the soap All My Children on February 26, 2008. He was reunited with former Dancing with the Stars contestant, Cameron Mathison.
- In 2007, Chmerkovskiy, along with Kym Johnson and Ashly DelGrosso-Costa, put out a cardio workout. The DVD is called Dancing with the Stars: Cardio Dance.
- September 2008 marked the release of Cardio Dance DVD, starring Maksim and Cheryl Burke. The DVD is different than the original for it is mainly based on Latin dance routines.
- Chmerkovskiy has also appeared in many TV interviews. He has been interviewed by Ellen DeGeneres, Larry King, and Jimmy Kimmel, and has also made an appearance on the ALMA Awards and has guest hosted on Entertainment Tonight.
- Maks and Rising Stars Dance Academy participated in Good Morning America’s “Dancing with the Rising Stars”- several episodes featured on the morning show. Maksim’s students were introduced to non-dancers and had a short time period in which they had to train their partners to dance and compete live on GMA.
Dancing with the Stars Performances
With celebrity partner Mel B:
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha cha cha/ "A Deeper Love" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Take on Me" | 7 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive/ "Sweet Soul Music" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz/ "Breakaway" | 8 | 9 | 9 | Bottom Two |
| 5 | Samba/ "Spice Up Your Life" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba/ "A Woman's Worth" | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot/ "Jimmy Mack" Paso Doble/ "Free Your Mind" |
8 10 |
8 10 |
8 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango/ "Personal Jesus" Mambo/ "Mambo Jambo" |
9 9 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Viennese Waltz/ "Somebody to Love" Paso Doble/ "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Cha cha cha/ "Car Wash" Freestyle/ "The Way I Are" Mambo/ "Mambo Jambo" |
9 9 10 |
9 9 10 |
10 9 10 |
Runner-Up |
Personal life
While not working on Dancing with the Stars, Chmerkovskiy resides in Edgewater, New Jersey. Chmerkovskiy began dating a fellow Dancing With the Stars dancer, Karina Smirnoff, in summer 2008; they announced their engagement on December 31, 2008. Karina and Maksim Engaged] Smirnoff and Chmervoskiy have partnered professionally, including a performance at the 2007 ALMA Awards Maksim has a boxer named Goga and two cats name Lilu and Kuzy.
Other Media Coverage
Maks has been featured in numerous publications including: People Magazine, TV Guide, Dancer Magazine, In Touch, US Weekly, OK!, New York Post, Dance Beat, Newsday and more!
He was named in People magazine’s “Single & Sizzling Men of ‘07” and OK! Magazine’s #2 sexiest bachelor in 2007.
Maks has been on the cover of TV Guide in May 2007, October 2007 and November 2007. Along with those issues, he has also been on the cover of Dancer Magazine and The Islander Magazine.
References
- Dietsche, Erica. "Local 'Dancing' pro, Ali all about fancy footwork", The Record (Bergen County), March 19, 2007. Accessed December 25, 2007. "Fans of "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC, which begins its fourth season tonight, haven't seen much of Edgewater-based dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy."
- [http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b77338_dancing_with_stars_karina_maksim_engaged.html
External links
- Official Maksim Chmerkovskiy web site
- Dance Team USA
- Dance with Me Studio
- Grand Dancesport Cup
- Dancing With The Stars, show bio
- BDCsocial