Valentin (Val) Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy was born in Odessa (Ukraine). He is a professional dancer and is known for his appearances on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Val is the son of Aleksandr and Lariss Chmerkovskiy, and the younger brother to Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Val found his passion for dancing at the age of seven, and by twelve years old he attended his first overseas competition—the German Open. At the German Open, Val and his brother Maks were the only two United States couples there. At the age of fifteen, Val won his first IDSF World Championship and became the first American to do it. Val has had the honor to have been a US Champion fourteen times over his fifteen year dance career. He has many accomplishments, which include the winning of the German Open, Asian-Pacific Championships, US Open, Blackpool, and the World Championships two times. Val, his brother Maksim, and Tony Dovolani opened “Dance with Me” studio in Stamford, Connecticut on April 16th of 2012. |
