Valeria Milova

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Valeria Milova
Born (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988 (age 35)
Occupation(s) Dancer
Choreographer
Known for Dancing with the Stars (Irish series)
Partner Vitali Kozmin
Children2
Family Alika Milova (sister)

Valeria Milova (born 13 March 1988) is an Estonian dancer and choreographer. She is best known for her role as a professional dancer on the Irish and Turkish versions of Dancing with the Stars .

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Career

Milova started dancing at the age of eight. She is a former Estonian national hip hop dancing champion and has represented her country at the World and European Latin-American Championships. She has also been a finalist in the IDSF Amateur European Union Latin Championship and WDSF World Showdance Latin Championship in 2015. [1]

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

Dancing with the Stars

Turkey (Yok Böyle Dans)

In 2011, Milova was announced as one of the professional dancers for Yok Böyle Dans, the Turkish version of Dancing with the Stars . Milova was paired with soccer player Pascal Nouma. [3] They reached the final of the competition finishing in second place.

In 2012, Milova returned for the second, and final, season of Yok Böyle Dans. She was paired with Survivor Turkey contestant, Aydın Gülşen. [4] They reached the fifth week of the competition before being eliminated, finishing in twelfth place.

SeriesPartnerPlace
1 Pascal Nouma 2nd
2 Aydın Gülşen 12th

Ireland

In 2017, Milova was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars. [5] She was partnered with Kerry footballer, Aidan O'Mahony. On the 26 March 2017, O'Mahony and Milova were crowned the first ever champions of the series. [6]

In 2018, Milova was partnered with comedian, actor and RTÉ 2FM presenter, Bernard O'Shea. [7] They reached the seventh week of the competition, finishing in eighth place. [8]

In 2019, Milova was partnered with Dublin footballer, Denis Bastick. [9] They reached the ninth week of the competition, finishing in sixth place. [10]

SeriesPartnerPlace
1 Aidan O'Mahony 1st
2 Bernard O'Shea 8th
3 Denis Bastick 6th

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.

Series 1

Celebrity partner
Aidan O'Mahony; Average: 21.6; Place: 1st
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryBenson
1 Salsa / "Fireball"66719No elimination
2No dance performed----
3 Quickstep / "Little Talks"55616Safe
4 Paso Doble / "Indiana Jones theme"55616Safe
5 American Smooth / "My Baby Just Cares for Me"77721Safe
6 Tango / "Easy Lover"67619Safe
7 Salsa / "Give Me Everything"10101030No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Dayl Cronin
8 Waltz / "Fly Me to the Moon"78722Safe
9 Charleston / "I Got a Woman"910928Safe
10 Cha-cha-cha / "Cake by the Ocean"
Ballroom Blitz / "The Ballroom Blitz"
7
Extra
7
2
8
Points
22
24
Safe
11 Jive / "Drive It like You Stole It"
Viennese Waltz / "Somebody to Love"
6
8
7
8
7
8
20
24
Safe
12 American Smooth / "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
Salsa / "Fireball"
Showdance / "Holding Out for a Hero"
8
8
10
8
8
10
9
9
10
25
25
30
Series winners

Series 2

Celebrity partner
Bernard O'Shea; Average: 14.2; Place: 8th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryBenson
1 Tango / "Video Killed the Radio Star"24410No elimination
2No dance performed----
3 Salsa / "He's the Greatest Dancer"56617Safe
4 Paso Doble / "He's a Pirate"66618Safe
5 American Smooth / "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"45514Safe
6 Samba / "Mi Gente"88824No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Jake Carter
7 Viennese Waltz / "What's New Pussycat?"44513Eliminated

Series 3

Celebrity partner
Denis Bastick; Average: 19.6; Place: 6th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryBenson
1 American Smooth / "It's a Beautiful Day"45615No elimination
2No dance performed----
3 Cha-cha-cha / "Promises (David Guetta Remix)"56617Safe
4 Tango / "Danger Zone"45514Safe
5 Charleston / "The Power"78823Safe
6 Cha-cha-cha / "Body"55616No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Peter Stringer
7 Waltz / "I Wonder Why"67720Safe
8 Foxtrot / "Someone like You"78823Safe
9 Paso Doble / "Carnaval de Paris"
Team Freestyle / "All That Jazz (Castro Remix)"
8
9
8
10
8
10
24
29
Eliminated

Personal life

Milova is married to dancer and fellow-Dancing with the Stars cast member, Vitali Kozmin. They have a two children together, a son, Konstantin [11] and a daughter, Kira. [12]

Milova's sister, Alika Milova, is a singer and winner of the Estonian version of Pop Idol - Eesti otsib superstaari and Estonia's Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry. [13]

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