Val Chmerkovskiy Valentin Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy  (born March 24, 1986) is son to Aleksandr (aka Sasha) and Larissa, and brother to professional dancer  Maksim Chmerkovskiy  ( Dancing with the Stars  dancer). He was partnered with Valeriya Kozharinova. In 2008, Valentin partnered up with Dariya (Dasha) Chesnokova.  In season 13 of Dancing With the Stars he