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Dancing With The Stars (American Season 23)
Season twenty-three of ''Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on September 12, 2016, on the ABC network. On November 22, 2016, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Valentin Chmerkovskiy were announced the winners, while IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess finished in second place, and Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. and Lindsay Arnold finished third. Cast Couples This season featured thirteen celebrity contestants. The first eight professional dancers were revealed on ''Good Morning America'' on August 23, 2016: Lindsay Arnold, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Allison Holker, and Gleb Savchenko. The other returning dancers were later announced: Emma Slater, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Derek Hough, and Cheryl Burke. Jenna Johnson was the only new pro this season, having previously been a member of the troupe. The full cast was revealed on August 30, 2016, on ''Good Morning America''. Hosts and judges Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharna Burgess
Sharna May Burgess (born 21 June 1985) is an Australian ballroom dancer who is best known for being a professional partner and troupe member on the ABC series ''Dancing with the Stars''. She is the winner of season 27 of American television show ''Dancing with the Stars'' with her celebrity partner Bobby Bones, where she has also been a runner-up in several other seasons. She has also been a judge on the Australian version of the show since 2019, along with Craig Revel Horwood and Tristan MacManus. Early life Burgess was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia to Ray and Lucy Burgess. Growing up, she was involved in several sports and different styles of dance. At the age of five, she began training in ballet, jazz and gymnastics. When she turned eight, her study of ballroom began, and she went on to win many local and national titles. At age 15, she was chosen to represent Australia at the World Championships in both the Standard and Latin styles, and performed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Arnold
Lindsay Arnold Cusick (; born January 11, 1994) is an American professional dancer, choreographer, and businesswoman. Specialized in Latin and ballroom dance styles, she was the seventh female contestant to be eliminated during the ninth season of the reality competition series '' So You Think You Can Dance.'' Arnold joined ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a pro in 2013, as one of the youngest pros in history. She won its twenty-fifth season with singer-actor Jordan Fisher and set the record for the most perfect scores earned in a single season, with nine. Early life Lindsay Arnold was born on January 11, 1994, in Provo, Utah, to Joshua Arnold, a physician assistant and former defensive back for the BYU Cougars, and Melinda "Mindy" Arnold (), a physical therapist. She is the oldest of four daughters; her siblings Jensen ( 1997), Brynley (b. 2000), and Rylee (b. 2005), are also dancers. Arnold began dancing when she was four years old. As her sisters followed in her footstep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The Summer Olympics
Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. At the Olympics, swimming has the second-highest number of medal-contested events after athletics. Summary Long-course swimming Men's events Past events * 400 metre breaststroke: 1904, 1912, 1920 * 4 × 50 yard freestyle relay: 1904 Only at the 1896 Summer Olympics * 500 metre freestyle * 1200 metre freestyle * 100 metre freestyle for sailors Only at the 1900 Summer Olympics * 1000 metre freestyle * 4000 metre freestyle * 200 metre team swimming * 200 metre obstacle event * Underwater swimming Women's events Mixed events Marathon swimming Events Medal table ''Updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics'' Nations Olympic records The International Olympic Committee recognize the best performances in all 35 current swimming events at the Games as Olympic records. Notable changes to the sport Times have consistently dropped over the years due to better ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Texas
The governor of Texas is the head of state of the U.S. state of Texas. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the government of Texas and is the commander-in-chief of the Texas Military Forces. Established in the Constitution of Texas, the governor's responsibilities include ensuring the enforcement of state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Texas Legislature, overseeing state agencies, issuing executive orders, proposing and overseeing the state budget, and making key appointments to state offices. The governor also has the power to call special sessions of the legislature and, with the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, grant pardons. QualificationsArticle IV, Section 4 of the Constitution of Texas sets three qualifications for candidates for gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna Johnson (dancer)
Jenna Michelle Johnson Chmerkovskiy (; born April 12, 1994) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer and choreographer. Born in California and raised in Utah, she was a contestant during the tenth season of the reality competition series ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Johnson then joined ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a member of the troupe, and was promoted to pro in 2016. She won the ''Athletes'' season with Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon and season 33 with '' The Bachelor'' star Joey Graziadei. Johnson received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her work with her husband, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, on the series. Early life Jenna Michelle Johnson was born on April 12, 1994, in Los Angeles, California, to Curt and Tamara "Tammy" Johnson. She was raised in Provo, Utah, with her two older sisters Stacy and Jill, who are also dancers and previous contestants on the reality competition series ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (''SYTYCD''). Johnson was always int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Burke
Cheryl Burke (born May 3, 1984) is an American dancer, model, and television host. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was the first female professional to win the show and the first professional to win twice and also consecutively. She has participated in 26 seasons. She came in second on the NBC series '' I Can Do That.'' She replaced Abby Lee Miller on ''Dance Moms'' in 2017. Early life Burke was born and raised in San Francisco. Burke attended Menlo-Atherton High School. Her father is American and her mother is Filipino. When she was still an infant, her parents divorced and her father eventually moved to Thailand. Her mother, a nurse-turned-entrepreneur, later remarried and established a healthcare company. A 23andMe DNA test showed Burke to be of 53% Ashkenazi Jewish and 47% Filipino descent. ''Dancing with the Stars'' Burke won her first mirror ball trophy with 98 Degrees member Drew Lachey in the second season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Hough
Derek Bruce Hough (; born May 17, 1985) is an American professional Latin dance, Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC dance competition series ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars'', winning the show a record-breaking six times with his celebrity partners. For his work, Hough received 14 nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography, winning the award 4 times. Hough later became a judge on the series beginning with its 29th season. Hough has also appeared as an actor on stage, appearing at the West End premiere of ''Footloose (musical), Footloose: The Musical'' at the Novello Theatre and as well as the 2015 ''New York Spring Spectacular'' at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. In film and television, he has starred in the film ''Make Your Move (film), Mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
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 American television series '' Dancing with the Stars'', on which he first appeared in season two. In his 17 seasons as a competing pro on the show, Chmerkovskiy made it to the final round five times, with two runner-up and two third-place finishes. On May 20, 2014, Chmerkovskiy, paired with Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis, won his first ''Dancing with the Stars'' title. Chmerkovskiy has also starred in the Broadway productions of dance shows '' Burn the Floor'' and ''Forever Tango''. Early life Chmerkovskiy was born on January 17, 1980, in Odessa, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. His mother, Larisa Chmerkovskaya, is Christian, and his father, Aleksandr "Sasha" Chmerkovskiy, is Jewish; Chmerkovskiy has described himself as Jewish. He has a younger brother, Valentin Chmerkovsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Slater
Emma Slater (born 25 December 1988) is a British-American professional dancer and choreographer. She is known for her appearances on ''Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series), Dancing with the Stars''. Early life Slater was raised in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, where she joined local stage schools by taking part in numerous productions at an early age. She has a twin sister, Kelly, a costume designer and stylist on ''Dancing with the Stars''. At age 10, Slater started her training in ballroom dance, ballroom and Latin dance, Latin dance. In the early years of competing, she won a number competitions in England. At 15, she appeared in a George Michael music video "Round Here" produced by Bikini Films on location in London. Later that year, Slater took part in the fitness video "Latinasize" again filmed at the Pinewood Studios in London. Personal life She dated fellow ''Dancing with the Stars'' member Sasha Farber from 2011 to 2014. In December 2015, Farber made a post on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Savchenko
Gleb Savchenko (; born 16 September 1983) is a Russian dancer and choreographer, who is currently a professional dancer on the Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series), U.S. version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He previously appeared on the UK, Australian, and Russian versions of the show. Personal life Gleb was born in Moscow. He began dancing at 8 years old. Gleb was married to professional dancer Elena Samodanova, and they have a daughter, Olivia, born in November 2010. In March 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their second child. Their second daughter, Zlata, was born on 1 August 2017. In November 2020, after 14 years of marriage, he and his wife Elena announced that they had decided to part ways. ''Dancing with the Stars'' (Australia) In 2012, Gleb appeared as a professional on the Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12), twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with model Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Holker
Allison Renae Holker (born February 6, 1988) is an American dancer. Holker has worked in film, television, and concert tours. She is known for appearances on the television dance competition ''So You Think You Can Dance'', where she was a contestant in season 2 and as an All-Star in seasons 7–11 and 14. Early life and education Holker was born in Anoka County, Minnesota, grew up in Orem, Utah, and graduated from Timpanogos High School in June 2006. She began her dance training at the age of nine when she enrolled as a student at The Dance Club in Orem. While she was in Orem she began to specialize in contemporary, tap, ballet, and jazz. She performed in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. She has won dance titles including her first national competition in Co DANCE in 2004 and as the National Senior Outstanding Dancer at the New York City Dance Alliance in 2005. Career Holker performed with Earth, Wind and Fire at the opening and closing ceremonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Farber
Aleksandr Mikhailovich "Sasha" Farber (born 9 May 1984) is an Australian and American professional dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his appearances on the reality competition series ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars''. Early life Aleksandr Mikhailovich Farber was born to a Jews, Jewish family on 9 May 1984 in Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR (present-day Belarus). The town he was born in was not far from Chernobyl, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR (present-day Ukraine). After the Chernobyl disaster, Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, his family emigrated to Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Career Farber began dancing at the age of 13, while training for his Bar and bat mitzvah, bar mitzvah. By 17, he won the Australian Youth Latin Championships twice and represented Australia at the World Latin Dance Champions, World Latin Championships. He was also featured in the 2000 Summer Olympics cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
