Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (born January 17, 1980) is an American Latin–ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is widely known as one of the professional dancers on the … See more

Chmerkovskiy was born January 17, 1980, in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR to parents Aleksandr "Sasha" Chmerkovskiy and Larisa Chmerkovskaya. He has a younger brother, See more

As a dancer, Chmerkovskiy competed at the professional level in the International Latin category. With partner Elena Grinenko, whom Chmerkovskiy competed with from 2002 to 2005, Chmerkovskiy achieved the rank of 2nd in the United States and 7th in the world among … See more

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Chmerkovskiy competed as a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars for fifteen seasons. He was … See more

In October 2011 during Season 13 Chmerkovskiy faced controversy while on Dancing with the Stars for his comments aimed at Judge Len Goodman who described his and Hope Solo's rumba as the "worst dance of the season". Chmerkovskiy … See more

His professional work includes choreographing for the Wynn Las Vegas's water-based show Le Rêve. By 2008, Chmerkovskiy's contribution to Le Rêve included … See more

Chmerkovskiy is one of the creators and directors of Dance Team USA, a nonprofit educational and charitable organization dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and training future DanceSport participants.
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