Karina Smirnoff

Dancer

Female

Born Jan 2, 1978

Age 35

Hometown Kharkiv

Other Names Karina Smirnova

Karina Smirnoff is a Ukrainian professional ballroom dancer. She is best known to the general public as a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars, winning the thirteenth season with army veteran and soap opera star J. R. Martinez. She's also won… Read More

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20th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women

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12 days ago

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'Dancing With the Stars' after party at Mixology

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Apr 15, 2013

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2013 MTV Movie Awards held at Sony Pictures Studios - Arrivals

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Apr 14, 2013

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'Dancing With the Stars' afterparty at The Grove

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Apr 8, 2013

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Bradley Wayne Penny

Dated 2009
Andrew Baldwin
Fling 2008
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Dated 2008 - 2009
Mario Lopez
Dated 2006 - 2008
Slavik Kryklyvyy
Fling 2000 - 2005
Michael Yo

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Brenna Weingus: Who Will Win?
Huffington Post Sports - 2 days ago

It's down to the final four on "Dancing with the Stars," but only one contestant will take home the Mirror Ball trophy tomorrow night. The "DWTS" finale was action-packed, with each couple performing three times and getting the chance to show off their skills and prove why they deserve to be named Season 16's champion. First, each couple danced a traditional ballroom routine, followed by a "Cha Cha Relay" that pitted the couples against each other, awarding five additional po...
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Brenna Weingus: 'You Can Always Get A Job As A Stripper'
Huffington Post - Apr 23, 2013

The competition on "Dancing with the Stars" is heating up now that it's down to just eight couples, and everyone is bringing their A game. With each contestant performing twice, both in individual routines and in group numbers, the pressure is on and the frontrunners of the season are becoming more and more defined. The legendary Stevie Wonder joined the show this week, performing some of his classic songs throughout the night. In honor of his appearance, all of the dances were set ...
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Who Went Home On 'Dwts'?
Huffington Post - Apr 10, 2013

The "DWTS" results are in and Lisa Vanderpump has been eliminated. It came down to Lisa and Victor Ortiz. The professional boxer and his partner Lindsay Arnold's paso doble to Queen's "We Will Rock You" wasn't received too well by the judges, but the "Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills" star's cha-cha-cha wound up with the lowest score. Considering the week Lisa has had, the "DWTS" results likely didn't come as a surprise. Week 4 saw the "Dancing With The Stars" contestants p...
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Brenna Weingus: Watch Out, Kellie & Zendaya!
Huffington Post - Apr 09, 2013

This week on "Dancing with the Stars," the contestants honored the best years of their lives with their performances. In an evening dedicated to spouses, children, and personal triumphs, emotions were running high and all of the contestants connected with the audience and judges. So which performances had the judges on their feet? And which faded into the background? The Dance of the Night: Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas: No stranger to hard work, Aly chose the song "Titanium"...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1978 Birth Smirnoff was born Karina Smirnova in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union on January 2, 1978. … Read More

TWENTIES

1998 20 Years Old Smirnoff soon after started dancing with Paul Killick in October 1998 as a professional couple for England; this partnership ended in July 1999.

1999 21 Years Old Immediately, Louis Van Amstel and Karina Smirnoff, in July 1999, entered a professional dance partnership, representing the U.S.A; the partnership ended in December 2000. … Read More

2005 27 Years Old Her last professional partner recorded in competitions was Dmitri Timokhin representing Russia in October 2005. … Read More

2007 29 Years Old … Her partner for Season 5 of the show was current five-division world champion boxer, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. On October 16, 2007, Karina and Floyd were the fourth couple eliminated from competition and came in 9th place. … Read More

THIRTIES

2009 31 Years Old For the eighth season, Smirnoff's partner was Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak. They were eliminated in the fourth round on March 31, 2009, along with Holly Madison and her partner Dmitry Chaplin. … Read More

2011 33 Years Old She is featured in a nude pictorial in the May 2011 American issue of Playboy magazine.

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