Name	Maxim Chmerkovskiy
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Date of Birth	January 17, 1980)
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Born on January 17, 1980, in Odessa, in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the former USSR, Chmerkovskiy began dancing at the age of four. His parents are Aleksandr and Larisa Chmerkovskiy.[1] His brother, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, is also a champion dancer.[2]

The challenges of Immigration for Chmerkovskiy and his family included financial and language barriers. A skiing accident as a child broke Chmerkovskiy's right leg. Doctors informed him that there would be difficulties with his leg and that dancing might not be possible.[3] However, he was able to make a successful recovery and went on to become a professional Latin Ballroom dancer.

Chmerkovskiy is the owner of four dance studios in the New York City area, one of which is the Rising Stars Dance Academy (RSDA).[4] The other three studios are social dance studios located in Ridgefield, NJ and Glen Head, NY and neighborhood in Manhatten NY(SoHo).

Chmerkovskiy is one of the creators and directors of “Dance Team USA”, a non-profit educational and charitable organization dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and training future DanceSport participants. This sport is particularly popular with Eastern European families. Through his company “Maksim Chmerkovskiy Productions”, Chmerkovskiy organizes performances globally.

Chmerkovskiy is a ballroom and DanceSport choreographer. Among his professional works is the Wynn Las Vegas’ water-based show ‘Le Reve (show)’.[5] He implemented ballroom-inspired numbers to the Franco Dragone production.