I'll Never Change My Name - Chmerkovskiy, Valentin
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Poet. Dancer. Immigrant. Artist. Son. Brother. There's always more than meets the eye. . . . In his revealing, nationally bestselling memoir, I'll Never Change My Name , Val Chmerkovskiy bares his soul, illuminating the thoughtful person he is on and off stage. Val shows readers some of the most notable moments from his childhood in Odessa, Ukraine, and his family's immigration to the United States?including learning English as a stranger desperate to fit into a different culture, becoming a premier ballroom dancer, and collaborating and competing with his brother and fellow DWTS sensation,…mehr

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Poet. Dancer. Immigrant. Artist. Son. Brother. There's always more than meets the eye. . . . In his revealing, nationally bestselling memoir, I'll Never Change My Name , Val Chmerkovskiy bares his soul, illuminating the thoughtful person he is on and off stage. Val shows readers some of the most notable moments from his childhood in Odessa, Ukraine, and his family's immigration to the United States?including learning English as a stranger desperate to fit into a different culture, becoming a premier ballroom dancer, and collaborating and competing with his brother and fellow DWTS sensation, Maksim ?Maks? Chmerkovskiy. Val expresses his enduring gratitude for the opportunities America has afforded him and his family, and for everything this country represents?offering hope not only to fans, but to everyone with a dream. Heartfelt and compulsively readable?including sixteen pages of never-before-seen photographs and a foreword written by brother Maks?I'll Never Change My Name contains Val's honesty, insight, and moments that will touch readers' hearts and inspire us all to keep moving.
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Valentin ?Val? Chmerkovskiy was born in Ukraine, immigrated to the United States at the age of eight, and grew up in Brooklyn. He is the first American to have won two IDSF World Championships, one in Juniors and one in Youth. He is also a fourteen-time US National Champion, a classically trained violinist, and a mentor. Val is a cofounder and creative director at Dance with Me Studios, a national chain of dance studios, which he cofounded with his brother and fellow DWTS pro, Maks. Most recently, Val won the Season 23 Mirrorball Trophy with Olympian Laurie Hernandez. He splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City.