| Valentin Chmerkovskiy | |
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| Information | |
| Full Name | Valentin Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy |
| Nickname(s) | Val VC (rapper stage name) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | March 24, 1986 |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Network | |
| Family | Maksim Chmerkovskiy (brother) |
| Job | Pro Partner (13–) |
| Production | |
| First Season | Season 13 |
| Duration | 2011–present |
Valentin "Val" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (born March 24, 1986) is a Ukrainian professional dancer, best known for his appearances in the American version of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS). He is the younger brother of DWTS dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
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Dancing with the Stars[]
Valentin first appeared on season 2, February 10, 2006, as one of his brother's, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, students during Week 6. The students were: Valentin Chmerkovskiy & Valeriya Kozharinova, Sergey Onik & Michelle Glanarou, Boris Leokumovich & Nicloe Valynets. The couples performed two numbers. [1] [2]
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.
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.[3] 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 andKellie 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.
For season 18, he paired with actress and author Danica McKellar. They were eliminated on Week 8 and ended in 6th place.
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Elisabetta Canalis | 11th |
| 14 | Sherri Shepherd | 10th |
| 15 | Kelly Monaco | 3rd |
| 16 | Zendaya | 2nd |
| 17 | Elizabeth Berkley Lauren | 6th |
| 18 | Danica McKellar | 6th |
| 19 | TBA | TBA |
- Coincidentally, 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.
- Val shares a record originally set by Mark Ballas of having the most celebrity partners (3) to never individually score less than 8 from any judge. He is also the only professional to go three consecutive seasons without ever scoring less that an eight (16, 17, 18) with Zendaya, Elizabeth Berkley Lauren & Danica McKellar.
With celebrity partner Elisabetta Canalis (Average: 18.0):
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Last Friday Night" | 5 | 5 | 5 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep / "Don't Get Me Wrong" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Eliminated |
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With celebrity partner Sherri Shepherd (Average: 22.8):
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Sherry" | 8 | 7 | 8 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "Proud Mary" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Rumba / "If I Could" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango / "Come On Feel the Noise" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Eliminated |
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With celebrity partner Kelly Monaco (Average: 26.8):
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Bang Bang" | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep / "Who Says" | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | Safe |
| 3 | Paso Doble / "España Cañí" | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | Safe |
| 4 | Contemporary / "Fix You" | 9.0 | 9.5/9.5 | 9.5 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba / "Want U Back" Team Freestyle (Gilles) / "Gangnam Style" |
8.0 9.0 |
8.0 9.0 |
8.5 9.0 |
No Elimination |
| 6 | Tango / "Good Girl" Group Country Western / "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" & "I Play Chicken with a Train" |
9.0 No |
9.0 Scores |
9.0 Given |
Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot & Cha-cha-cha / "Don't Stop" Swing Marathon / "Do Your Thing" |
9.0 Awarded |
9.0 9 |
9.0 Points |
No Elimination |
| 8 | Viennese Waltz / "I'll Be" Jive (Trio Challenge) / "Animal" |
9.5 9.5 |
9.0 9.5 |
9.5 9.5 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Flamenco / "Malagueña" Rumba / "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" |
8.0 9.5 |
9.0 9.5 |
8.5 9.5 |
Last to be Called Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Paso Doble / "España Cañí" Freestyle / "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Instant Jive / "Cat and Mouse" |
9.5 10.0 9.5 |
10.0 9.5 9.5 |
10.0 10.0 9.5 |
Third Place |
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With celebrity partner Zendaya (Average: 27.3):
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Contemporary / "Feel Again" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "This Head I Hold" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Viennese Waltz / "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
Awarded 8 |
2 8 |
Points 8 |
Safe |
| 4 | Samba / "Love On Top" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Argentine Tango / "Discombobulate" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-cha-cha / "Do I Do" Team Paso Doble / "Higher Ground" |
10 7 |
9 8 |
10 7 |
Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble / "Buster Voodoo" Jive Dance Off / "Good Golly Miss Molly" |
9 Awarded |
9 3 |
9 Points |
Safe |
| 8 | Foxtrot / "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Salsa (Trio Challenge) / "Dança Molengo" |
9 10 |
10 10 |
9 10 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Quickstep / "Don't Give Up" Hip-Hop / "Fine China" |
8 10 |
8 10 |
9 10 |
Last to be Called Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Samba / "Yerbatero" Cha-cha-cha Relay / "Treasure" Freestyle / "Beauty and a Beat" Instant Jive / "Rockin' Robin" |
10 Awarded 10 10 |
10 5 10 10 |
10 Points 10 10 |
Runners-Up |
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With celebrity partner Elizabeth Berkley Lauren (Average: 26.5):
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Contemporary / "Imagine" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Samba / "Straight to Memphis" | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Foxtrot / "Come Fly with Me" | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Argentine Tango / "Symphony 6: Fair Thee Well & the Requiem Mix" | 9 | 9* | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Jive / "I'm So Excited" | 8 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-cha-cha / "Put Your Hands on Me" Switch-Up Challenge / Various |
10 Awarded |
10 2 |
10 Points |
No Elimination |
| 7 | Quickstep / "Dance Apocalyptic" Team Freestyle / "Bom Bom" |
9 9 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
Safe |
| 8 | Jazz / "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Cha-cha-cha Dance Off / "Woman's World" |
8 Lost |
9* This |
8 Event |
Safe |
| 9 | Viennese Waltz / "Young and Beautiful" Salsa (Trio Challenge) / "Pucko" |
9 10 |
8 10 |
9 10 |
Eliminated |
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- Week 4 Score was given by guest judge Julianne Hough.
- Week 8 Score was given by guest judge Cher.
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With celebrity partner Danica McKellar (Average: 26.3):
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Walk Away" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Samba / "All Nite (Don't Stop)" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Contemporary / "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | 9 | 9/91 | 9 | Safe |
| 42 | Jive / "Love Me Right!" | 8 | 8/83 | 8 | No Elimination |
| 5 | Quickstep / "Be Our Guest" | 10 | 9/104 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-cha-cha / I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) | 9 | 95/9 | 9 | Safe |
| 7 | Salsa / "Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" Team Freestyle / "Livin' la Vida Loca" |
8 10 |
96/8 106/9 |
8 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango /"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Celebrity Dance Duel (Samba) /"I Luh Ya Papi" |
10 8 |
9/97 9/87 |
10 9 |
Eliminated |
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1Additional score of Week 3 was given by Robin Roberts
2For this week only, as part of the "Partner Switch-Up", Danica McKellar did not perform with Chmerkovskiy and instead performed with Maksim Chmerkovskiy; Chmerkovskiy performed Argentine Tango with Meryl Davis and received scores of 10/9/10/10
3Additional score of Week 4 was given by Julianne Hough
4Additional score of Week 5 was given by Donny Osmond
5Additional score of Week 6 was given by Redfoo
6Additional score of Week 7 was given by Ricky Martin
7Additional score of Week 8 was given by Abby Lee Miller