Vitali Kozmin (born 14 June 1986) is an Estonian dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as a professional dancer on Irish and Turkish versions of Dancing with the Stars.

Vitali Kozmin
Born (1986-06-14) 14 June 1986 (age 38)
Occupation(s)Dancer
Choreographer
Known forDancing with the Stars (Irish series)
PartnerValeria Milova
Children2

Career

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Kozmin has represented his country at the World and European Latin-American Championships. He has also been a finalist in the IDSF Amateur European Union Latin Championship and WDSF World Showdance Latin Championship in 2015.[1]

In 2015, Kozmin joined the Burn the Floor cruise tour.[2]

Dancing with the Stars

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Turkey (Yok Böyle Dans)

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In 2011, Kozmin was announced as one of the professional dancers for Yok Böyle Dans, the Turkish version of Dancing with the Stars. Kozmin was paired with fashion designer, Eda Taşpınar. They reached the final of the competition finishing in third place.[3][4]

In 2012, Kozmin returned for the second and final, season of Yok Böyle Dans. He was paired with model and beauty queen, Özge Ulusoy.[5] Kozmin and Ulusoy won the competition.[6]

Series Partner Place
1 Eda Taşpınar 3rd
2 Özge Ulusoy 1st

Ireland

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In 2017, Kozmin was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars.[7] He was partnered with actress, Aoibhín Garrihy.[8] On the 26 March 2017, Garrihy and Kozmin reached the final of the competition, they finished as joint runners-up, alongside Denise McCormack and Ryan McShane losing to Kerry footballer, Aidan O'Mahony and, Kozmin's wife, Valeria Milova.[9]

In 2018, Kozmin was partnered with model, Alannah Beirne.[10] They reached the ninth week of the competition, finishing in sixth place.[11]

In 2019, Kozmin was partnered with Fair City actress, Clelia Murphy.[12] They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, finishing in fifth place.[13]

Series Partner Place
1 Aoibhín Garrihy 2nd
2 Alannah Beirne 6th
3 Clelia Murphy 5th

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.

Celebrity partner
Aoibhín Garrihy; Average: 27; Place: 2nd
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Cha-cha-cha / "Want to Want Me" 7 7 7 21
3 Quickstep / "Crazy Stupid Love" 7 7 7 21 Safe
4 Rumba / "Falling Slowly" 8 9 9 26 Safe
5 Viennese Waltz / "Dangerous Woman" 8 9 8 25 Safe
6 Jive / "Dead Ringer for Love" 9 10 9 28 Safe
7 Paso Doble / "O Fortuna" 7 7 7 21 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Katherine Lynch
8 Paso Doble / "Spectrum (Say My Name)" 9 8 9 26 Safe
9 Salsa / "Crazy in Love" 9 10 10 29 Safe
10 Tango / "Objection (Tango)"
The Ballroom Blitz / "The Ballroom Blitz"
8
Awarded
8
4
9
Points
25
29
Bottom two
11 Contemporary Ballroom / "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Charleston / "Do Your Thing"
10
10
10
10
10
10
30
30
Safe
12 Jive / "Dead Ringer for Love"
Rumba / "Falling Slowly"
Showdance / "Chandelier"
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
30
29
30
Runners-up
Celebrity partner
Alannah Beirne; Average: 24.9; Place: 6th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Waltz / "Moon River" 6 7 7 20
3 Charleston / "Emergency" 8 9 9 26 Safe
4 American Smooth / "City of Stars" 8 9 9 26 Safe
5 Cha-cha-cha / "Timber" 8 7 8 23 Safe
6 American Smooth / "Wuthering Heights" 8 9 9 26 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Deirdre O'Kane
7 Rumba / "Havana" 7 7 8 22 Safe
8 Quickstep / "I'll Be There for You" 8 9 9 26 Bottom two
9 Samba / "Lush Life"
Team Dance / "On the Floor"
8
10
8
10
8
10
24
30
Eliminated
Celebrity partner
Clelia Murphy; Average: 22.7; Place: 5th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Jive / "Tell Her About It" 5 7 7 19
3 Tango / "Verano Porteño" 7 7 7 21 Safe
4 Salsa / "Night Fever" 8 9 9 26 Safe
5 Viennese Waltz / "The Fair City Waltz" 7 7 7 21 Safe
6 Samba / "Taki Taki" 9 9 10 28 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Cliona Hagan
7 Cha-cha-cha / "She's a Lady" 7 8 8 23 Safe
8 Paso Doble / "Funiculì, Funiculà" 8 8 9 25 Bottom two
9 Charleston / "I Got Rhythm"
Team Dance / "All That Jazz (Castro Remix)"
8
9
9
10
9
10
26
29
Bottom two
9 Waltz / "All Kinds of Everything"
Eurothon / "Making Your Mind Up"
6
Awarded
6
1
7
Point
19
20
Eliminated

Personal life

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Kozmin is married to dancer and fellow-Dancing with the Stars cast member, Valeria Milova. They have a two children together, a son, Konstantin[14] and a daughter, Kira.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Professional Dancers". RTÉ.ie. 2017-12-18.
  2. ^ "Burn The Floor | The Ultimate Ballroom Sensation". www.burnthefloor.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. ^ "Yok Böyle Dans Eda Taşpınar- Vitaly Kozmin Final 1. Perform... - Video İzle - İndir | videoindirelim.com". www.videoindirelim.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  4. ^ "Yok Böyle Dans'ın ünlüleri". Ensonhaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  5. ^ "Ozge Ulusoy". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  6. ^ "Dansın Birincisi Özge Ulusoy - InStyle Türkiye". www.instyle.com.tr. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  7. ^ McGowan, Sharon (2016-12-16). "RTE's Dancing With The Stars professionals have been revealed". irishmirror. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  8. ^ "Katherine Lynch exits DWTS as Aoibhin Garrihy steals the show". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  9. ^ "Aidan O'Mahony floored by Dancing with the Stars win". RTÉ.ie. 2017-03-26.
  10. ^ "Dancing With The Stars Couples Have Been Revealed". Extra.ie. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  11. ^ "Dancing with the Stars fans 'gutted' as Alannah Beirne leaves the show". www.irishexaminer.com. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  12. ^ "Revealed: Which dancers and celebrities are paired on Dancing with the Stars". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  13. ^ "Clelia graciously waltzes out of Dancing with the Stars". 2019-03-10. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ Moran, Hannah (2017-03-26). "The Couples You Never Realised Were Dating On Dancing With The Stars". EVOKE.ie. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  15. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie (2020-08-17). "DWTS couple Valeria Milova and Vitali Kozmin welcome baby girl". RSVP Live. Retrieved 2021-09-23.