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{{Short description|Ukrainian-American dancer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Aleksandrovich|Chmerkovskiy|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Valentin Chmerkovskiy
| image =
| caption = Val in 2014
| native_name_lang = uk
| native_name = Валентин Чмерковський
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Odesa]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (now [[Ukraine]])
| citizenship = Ukrainian / American
| occupation = Choreographer, dancer, rapper
| television = ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
| spouse = {{marriage| [[Jenna Johnson (dancer)|Jenna Johnson]]|2019}}<ref name="PeopleMar" />
| children = 1
| relatives = [[Maksim Chmerkovskiy]] (brother) [[Peta Murgatroyd]] (sister-in-law)
| alias = VC (rapper stage name)
}}
'''Valentin Aleksandrovich''' "'''Val'''" '''Chmerkovskiy'''{{efn|{{langx|uk|Валентин Олександрович Чмерковський|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Valentyn Oleksandrovych Chmerkovskyi}}}}}} (born March 24, 1986)<ref name=tvg-val>{{cite web | url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/valentin-chmerkovskiy/588610/ | title=Valentin Chmerkovskiy | publisher=[[TV Guide|]]| access-date= July 31, 2016| archive-date= April 22, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160422100425/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/valentin-chmerkovskiy/588610}}</ref> is a Ukrainian-American professional dancer, best known for his appearances on the U.S. version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', which he won three times. Chmerkovskiy is a two-time World Latin Dance Champion (Junior and Youth) and a 14-time U.S. National Latin Dance champion.

== Early life and career ==
Chmerkovskiy was born in the Ukrainian city of [[Odesa]], in what was then the [[Soviet Union]].<ref name=tvg-val /> His parents are Aleksandr "Sasha" Chmerkovskiy and Larisa Chmerkovskaya.<ref name="bergen">{{cite news |url=http://www.bergen.com/arts-and-music/dance/maksimum-exposure-fort-lee-resident-maksim-chmerkovskiy-talks-dancing-with-the-stars-and-running-his-bergen-based-dance-studios-1.771494 |title=Maksimum Exposure: Fort Lee resident Maksim Chmerkovskiy talks Dancing with the Stars and running his Bergen-based dance studios |publisher=Bergen.com |author=Ian Spelling |date=December 9, 2011 |access-date=January 14, 2015 |archive-date=December 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220052450/http://www.bergen.com/arts-and-music/dance/maksimum-exposure-fort-lee-resident-maksim-chmerkovskiy-talks-dancing-with-the-stars-and-running-his-bergen-based-dance-studios-1.771494 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His older brother, [[Maksim Chmerkovskiy]] (born 1980), is also a professional dancer who appears on
''Dancing with the Stars''.<ref name=tvg>{{cite web| url = http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/maksim-chmerkovskiy/bio/215053| title=Maksim Chmerkovskiy | publisher=[[TV Guide]]| access-date=October 23, 2014}}</ref> His father is [[Jewish]], and his mother is Christian.<ref name="algemeiner">{{cite web | url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/12/03/jewish-professional-dancer-maksim-chmerkovskiy-israel-promotes-peace-first-and-foremost-but-somehow-theyre-always-in-conflict/# | title=Jewish Professional Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Israel 'Promotes Peace First and Foremost' But Somehow, They're Always in Conflict | publisher=The Algemeiner | date=December 3, 2014 | access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bocaratonobserver.com/features/two-to-tango/|title=Two To Tango|last=Childers|first=Linda|date=December 19, 2019|website=The Boca Raton Observer}}</ref>

The family moved to the United States in 1994. In 1996, Maksim and Sasha opened a youth-oriented dance studio in New Jersey, and Valentin was one of the students. In 2001, Valentin and partner Diana Olonetskaya, 15, became the first American dance team to win a world junior championship title.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/21/arts/dance-and-one-and-two-and-the-dancers-are-off.html |title=And One And Two, And the Dancers Are Off!|work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Shayna Samuels |date=April 21, 2002 |access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref>

His career dancesport accomplishments include: Two-Time IDSF World Latin Dance Champion (Junior and Youth), 14-Time US National Latin Champion (Junior, U21/Youth, Adult Amateur), Blackpool Open U21 Winner - Latin 2005,<ref>http://www.danceplaza.com/index.tpl?style=results&action=couple&what=51305</ref> Amateur Latin Blackpool Dance Festival Finalist, Amateur Latin UK Open Championships Finalist and Amateur Latin The International Championships Finalist.<ref>https://www.wikidancesport.com/wiki/18290/valentin-chmerkovskiy</ref>

Chmerkovskiy is a co-owner of nine social dance studios under the brand "Dance With Me".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2013/08/studio_co-owned_by_dancing_with_the_stars_professionals_to_expand.html |title=N.J. studio owned by 'Dancing with the Stars' professionals to expand |publisher=NJ.com |author= Myles Ma |date=August 6, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref> Six are in the [[New York metropolitan area]] ([[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] and [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] in New Jersey; [[Glen Cove, Long Island]]; [[SoHo, Manhattan]]; [[Midtown Manhattan]]; and [[Stamford, Connecticut]]). The three other studios are located in [[Southlake, Texas]], [[The Woodlands, Texas]], and [[Summerlin, Nevada]]. Previously one was in [[Sherman Oaks]], California, but has since changed ownership.<ref name="bergen" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dancewithmeusa.com/dance-studios/ |title=Our Dance Studio Locations |date=October 17, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 2015, Chmerkovskiy began an on and off relationship with fellow DWTS dancer [[Jenna Johnson (dancer)|Jenna Johnson]]. In 2017, he confirmed that he and Johnson were dating again.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 26, 2017 |title=Val Chmerkovskiy on Girlfriend (and DWTS Costar) Jenna Johnson: 'I Think She's the Best Girl' |url=https://people.com/tv/dwts-val-chmerkovskiy-jenna-johnson-dating-interview/ |access-date= |work=People}}</ref> On June 15, 2018, the couple shared their engagement on [[Instagram]].<ref>{{cite web |date=June 14, 2018 |title=Dancing with the Stars' Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson Are Engaged! |url=https://people.com/tv/dwts-val-chmerkovskiy-jenna-engaged/ |access-date= |work=People}}</ref> They were married on April 13, 2019.<ref name="PeopleMar">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=April 13, 2019 |title=''Dancing with the Stars''{{'}} Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson Are Married |url=https://people.com/tv/val-chmerkovskiy-jenna-johnson-are-married/ |access-date= |work=People}}</ref> On July 15, 2022, Chmerkovskiy and Johnson announced that they were pregnant with their first child, due in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pregnant! DWTS' Jenna Johnson Is Expecting 1st Child With Val Chmerkovskiy |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/jenna-johnson-is-pregnant-expecting-1st-child-with-val-chmerkovskiy/ |website=Us Weekly |date=July 15, 2022}}</ref> Their son, Rome Valentin Chmerkovskiy, was born on January 10, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/parents/val-chmerkovskiy-and-jenna-johnson-welcome-first-child-baby-boy/ | title=Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy Welcome Their First Child – See Their Baby Boy's Photo Debut }}</ref>

== ''Dancing with the Stars'' ==
Chmerkovskiy first appeared on [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 2)|season 2]], February 10, 2006, as a student of his brother during Week 6. The students were: Valentin & Valeriya Kozharinova, Sergei Onik & Michelle Glazarov and Boris Leokumovich & Nicole Volynets. The couples performed two numbers.

Chmerkovskiy then appeared once again on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 4)|season 4]] results show on May 8, 2007. He starred in a dance-off against his brother, Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Chmerkovskiy appeared on the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10)|season 10]] results show on April 6, 2010. He did a country western themed routine with his brother Maksim, [[Edyta Śliwińska]] and Snejana Petrova.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=November 1, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPFZCizdeso |title=Dancing with the Stars – Cowboy Theme |publisher=Kseniya Fyodorova |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308232935/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPFZCizdeso |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

He appeared on the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)|season 11]] results show on October 5, 2010, performing a music and dance duel against [[Mark Ballas]]. While performing to the song "[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]" by [[Britney Spears]], Val played the violin and danced with [[Lacey Schwimmer]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Dancing with the Stars |title=Mark Ballas vs. Val Chmerkovskiy – Toxic Duel |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=-K1F2bFsiDc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-K1F2bFsiDc |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |access-date=December 12, 2021 |date=October 10, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 13)|season 13]], Chmerkovskiy was partnered with model and actress [[Elisabetta Canalis]]. They were eliminated second, finishing in 11th place.

In [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 14)|season 14]], Chmerkovskiy was partnered with comedian and talk show host [[Sherri Shepherd]]. On Rock Week (Week 4) of ''Dancing with the Stars'', they were the third couple to be eliminated, finishing in 10th place.

Chmerkovskiy danced as a professional partner in [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)|season 15]] with season 1 winner, [[Kelly Monaco]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120814162450/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20620566,00.html Dancing with the Stars: Pairs Revealed for All-Stars Season]</ref> They finished in third place in the season finale.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 16)|season 16]], Chmerkovskiy was partnered with [[Disney Channel]]'s ''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'' star, [[Zendaya]]. On May 21, Zendaya and Val came in second place behind [[Derek Hough]] and [[Kellie Pickler]].

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 17)|season 17]], he paired with film and television actress [[Elizabeth Berkley]]. Despite receiving high scores, they were eliminated on week 9, finishing in sixth place.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 18)|season 18]], he paired with actress and author [[Danica McKellar]]. They were eliminated on Week 8 and ended in sixth place.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 19)|season 19]], he was paired with ''[[Pretty Little Liars (TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]'' actress [[Janel Parrish]]. They made it to the finals and finished in third place.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dancing-with-the-stars/dancing-with-the-stars-season-55205.aspx |title='Dancing with the Stars' Season 19 Finale Recap: And the Winner Is... |website=[[BuddyTV]]|last=Kubicek|first=Adam|date=November 25, 2014|access-date=November 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129212151/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dancing-with-the-stars/dancing-with-the-stars-season-55205.aspx |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 20)|season 20]], he was paired with actress and singer [[Rumer Willis]]. On May 19, 2015, Willis and Chmerkovskiy were crowned the winners, marking Chmerkovskiy's first win.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 21)|season 21]], he was partnered with R&B singer and reality television star, [[Tamar Braxton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast-announcement|title=Dancing with the Stars Season 21 Cast Announcement|work=ABC|date=September 2, 2015|access-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref> On November 11, 2015, Braxton revealed that she had to withdraw from the competition due to health issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/976NicgsTc/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/976NicgsTc |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=limited|title=tamarbraxtonher Instagram|work=Instagram|date=November 11, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 22)|season 22]], he was partnered with meteorologist [[Ginger Zee]]. The couple made it to the finals, but ultimately ended in third place.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 23)|season 23]], he was partnered with Olympic artistic gymnast [[Laurie Hernandez]]. On November 22, Hernandez and Chmerkovskiy won the title, giving Chmerkovskiy his 2nd mirrorball.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 24)|season 24]], he was partnered with [[Fifth Harmony]] singer [[Normani]]. They made it to the finals and finished in third place.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 25)|season 25]], he was partnered with former Paralympic swimmer [[Victoria Arlen]]. They made it to the semi-finals in week 9 but were then eliminated, finishing in fifth place.

Chmerkovskiy did not return for season 26, but he was revealed to be back for [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 27)|season 27]] where he was paired with actress [[Nancy McKeon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/val-chmerkovskiy-dance-nancy-mckeon-season-27-dancing/story?id=57607663|title=Val Chmerkovskiy will dance with Nancy McKeon on season 27 of Dancing With the Stars|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|work=[[Good Morning America]]|first=Kelly|last=McCarthy|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> They were the third couple to be eliminated, finishing in 11th place.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 28)|season 28]], he returned where he was originally paired with model and actress [[Christie Brinkley]]. However, five days before the premiere, she withdrew from the competition due to a broken arm sustained in rehearsals. As a result, Brinkley's daughter and model Sailor Brinkley-Cook stepped in as a replacement. Despite consistently earning high scores, the couple was surprisingly eliminated on week 6 and finished in ninth place.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 29)|season 29]], he was paired with cheerleading coach and reality television star [[Monica Aldama]]. They were eliminated in Week 7 and finished in seventh place.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 30)|season 30]], he was partnered with influencer [[Olivia Jade]]. They were eliminated in Week 8 and finished in eighth place.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 31)|season 31]], he was partnered with ''[[The Bachelorette (American TV series)|The Bachelorette]]'' star [[Gabby Windey]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dancing with the Stars: Teresa Giudice, Wayne Brady, Selma Blair and More Celebs Join Season 31 |url=https://people.com/tv/dancing-with-the-stars-season-31-cast-reveal/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> They made it to the finals and finished in second place behind [[Charli D'Amelio]] and [[Mark Ballas]].

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 32)|season 32]], he was partnered with actress [[Xochitl Gomez]]. On December 5, Gomez and Chmerkovskiy won the title, giving Chmerkovskiy his 3rd mirrorball.

For [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 33)|season 33]], he was partnered with reality television personality [[Phaedra Parks]]. They reached week 5 of competition and finished in 8th place.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Longeretta |first1=Emily |title=‘Dancing With the Stars’: Fan Favorite Gets Sent Home as Disney Night Receives Record Number of Audience Votes |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dancing-with-the-stars-phaedra-parks-eliminated-disney-night-record-1236186859/ |website=Variety}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! Season
! Partner
! Place
! Average
|-
|13
|[[Elisabetta Canalis]]
|11th
|18.0
|-
|14
|[[Sherri Shepherd]]
|10th
|22.8
|-- bgcolor="tan"
|15
|[[Kelly Monaco]]
|3rd
|26.8
|- bgcolor="silver"
|16
|[[Zendaya]]
|2nd
|27.3
|-
|17
|[[Elizabeth Berkley]]
|rowspan="2"|6th
|26.5
|-
|18
|[[Danica McKellar]]
|26.3
|--- bgcolor="tan"
|19
|[[Janel Parrish]]
|3rd
|27.4
|- bgcolor="gold"
|20
|[[Rumer Willis]]
|1st
|27.8
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
|21
|[[Tamar Braxton]]
|5th
|25.4
|-- bgcolor="tan"
|22
|[[Ginger Zee]]
|3rd
|26.3
|-- bgcolor="gold"
|23
|[[Laurie Hernandez]]
|1st
|27.7
|-- bgcolor="tan"
|24
|[[Normani]]
|3rd
|27.5
|--
|25
|[[Victoria Arlen]]
|5th
|24.9
|--
|27
|[[Nancy McKeon]]
|11th
|20.4
|--
|28
|[[Sailor Brinkley Cook|Sailor Brinkley-Cook]]
|9th
|22.2
|--
|29
|[[Monica Aldama]]
|10th
|22.1
|--
|30
| [[Olivia Jade]]
|8th
|25.0
|-- bgcolor="Silver"
|31
|[[Gabby Windey]]
| 2nd
|27.5
|-- bgcolor="Gold"
|32
|[[Xochitl Gomez]]
| 1st
|27.2
|-
|33
|[[Phaedra Parks]]
| 8th
|22.0
|}{{Clear}}
*Coincidentally, Val has had 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 (four) 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 than an eight (16, 17, 18) with [[Zendaya]], [[Elizabeth Berkley Lauren]] & [[Danica McKellar]].
*Val and his season 19 partner [[Janel Parrish]] hold the record for the earliest perfect score, receiving it during week 3 (matched by [[Bethany Mota]] & [[Derek Hough]] later in the same show and by [[Juan Pablo Di Pace]] & [[Cheryl Burke]] in season 27).

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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{{Succession box
| title = [[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|''Dancing with the Stars'' (US)]] winner
| years = Season 20 (Spring 2015 with [[Rumer Willis]]) Season 23 (Fall 2016 with [[Laurie Hernandez]]) Season 32 (Fall 2023 with [[Xochitl Gomez]])
| before = [[Alfonso Ribeiro]] & [[Witney Carson]] [[Nyle DiMarco]] & [[Peta Murgatroyd]] [[Charli D'Amelio]] & [[Mark Ballas]]
| after = [[Bindi Irwin]] & [[Derek Hough]] [[Rashad Jennings]] & [[Emma Slater]] [[Joey Graziadei]] & [[Jenna Johnson (dancer)|Jenna Johnson]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|''Dancing with the Stars'' (US)]] runner-up
| years = Season 16 (Spring 2013 with [[Zendaya]]) Season 31 (Fall 2022 with [[Gabby Windey]])
| before = [[Shawn Johnson]] & [[Derek Hough]] [[JoJo Siwa]] & [[Jenna Johnson (dancer)|Jenna Johnson]]
| after = [[Corbin Bleu]] & [[Karina Smirnoff]] [[Jason Mraz]] & [[Daniella Karagach]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|''Dancing with the Stars'' (US)]] third place
| years = Season 15 (Fall 2012 with [[Kelly Monaco]]) Season 19 (Fall 2014 with [[Janel Parrish]]) Season 22 (Spring 2016 with [[Ginger Zee]]) Season 24 (Spring 2017 with [[Normani Kordei]])
| before = [[William Levy (actor)|William Levy]] & [[Cheryl Burke]] [[Candace Cameron Bure]] & [[Mark Ballas]] [[Alek Skarlatos]] & [[Lindsay Arnold]] [[Calvin Johnson Jr.]] & [[Lindsay Arnold]]
| after = [[Jacoby Jones]] & [[Karina Smirnoff]] [[Noah Galloway]] & [[Sharna Burgess]] [[Calvin Johnson Jr.]] & [[Lindsay Arnold]] [[Frankie Muniz]] & [[Witney Carson]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|''Dancing with the Stars'' (US)]] semi-finalist
| years = Season 25 (Fall 2017 with [[Victoria Arlen]])
| before = [[Simone Biles]] & [[Sasha Farber]]
| after = [[Mirai Nagasu]] & [[Alan Bersten]] [[Chris Mazdzer]] & [[Witney Carson]] [[Jennie Finch]] Daigle & [[Keo Motsepe]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|''Dancing with the Stars'' (US)]] withdrew
| years = Season 21 (Fall 2015 with [[Tamar Braxton]])
| before = [[Kim Zolciak-Biermann]] & [[Tony Dovolani]]
| after = [[Ray Lewis]] & [[Cheryl Burke]]
}}
{{s-end}}

== External links ==
*http://www.sportdance.ie/bank/4808.html
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224135527/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/competition-s2-ep4.html pbs.org]
*http://dancesportinfo.net/Dancer/7170/Details.aspx

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