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| Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (Ukrainian: Максим Олекса́ндрович Чмерковский, Maksim Oleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy; Russian: Максим Александрович Чмерковский; born January 17, 1980) is a 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. Chmerkovskiy first appeared in the 2nd season of the ABC series Dancing With the Stars partnered with actress Tia Carrere. They finished in sixth place. The following season, he and partner singer Willa Fordcame 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.[1] They made it to the finals and finished in third place. In Season 5 of Dancing With the Stars, he was partnered with Mel B and had his best finish to date; the couple received second place. Chmerkovskiy did not participate in Season 6, although he and former partner Mel B made an appearance for the 100th episode. He returned for the show's 7th season, this time paired with two-time Olympic volleyball gold medalist, Misty May-Treanor. Chmerkovskiy and May-Treanor were forced to withdraw from the competition in Week 4 on October 6, 2008. During a practice for their jive, Misty ruptured her Achilles tendon and required surgery. This withdrawal gave them a finish of tenth place. On February 9, 2009 on Good Morning America it was announced that he would be paired with Denise Richards for the eighth season of Dancing With the Stars. They were eliminated second in the competition, on March 24, 2009, giving the pair a finish of 12th place. In the ninth season, he was paired with actress Debi Mazar, during which they were eliminated 4th. |
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