Maksim Chmerkovskiy
One interesting fact about Maksim Chmerkovskiy is that he achieved the rank of 2nd in the United States and 7th in the world among professional international Latin couples.
Dancer
January 17, 1980
Capricorn
45
Odessa, Ukraine
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, a Ukrainian-American ballroom dancer and choreographer, is best known for his role as a professional dancer on the TV show Dancing with the Stars. Alongside his partner Elena Grinenko, with whom he competed from 2002 to 2005, Chmerkovskiy ranked 2nd in the United States and 7th globally among professional international Latin couples. He has also won the 2005 Yankee Classic Professional Latin Champion title and reached the semi-finals at the 2005 Blackpool Dance Festival. Chmerkovskiy has participated in other dance-themed TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance and appeared in movies such as Shall We Dance? and La La Land. As the founder of several dance studios, he has won numerous professional competitions. In recent years, Chmerkovskiy has shared updates from his home country of Ukraine, which has been affected by the Russian invasion.