Dmitry Chaplin
Dmitry Chaplin | |
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Russian SFSR , Soviet Union | |
| Occupation(s) | Professional dancer, choreographer, actor |
| Spouse |
Eugenia Shatilova
(m. 2017; div. 2023) |
Dmitry Chaplin (Дмитрий Александрович Чаплин Dmitry Alexandrovich Chaplin) is a
Early life and education
Dmitry Chaplin was born in
Career
Chaplin partnered with
In 2006, Chaplin was part of the top twenty contestants cast on
As a recurring theme, Chaplin would expose his chest while dancing; during one of his later performances, he deliberately teased the judges with an ending where he kept his shirt on.
Chaplin has stated,
For the audience, it's kind of awkward to see my shirt open all the time, but as a ballroom dancer I always compete with open shirts. This is the custom. It's not like I just decided to come on the show and undress.
The judges generally rated his dancing positively, but call-in votes still repeatedly placed him in the bottom three couples each week. Two of his first partners, Joy Spears, and Aleksandra Wojda were eliminated consecutively, and a third, Ashlee Nino, after two weeks together, so he was labeled as being cursed. Chaplin was partnered with Donyelle Jones during the July 19 show, when all the contestants switched partners. On the results show of July 20, it was revealed that Donyelle had "beaten the curse", but Chaplin was unable to beat it himself; he was eliminated along with
For
On May 3, 2007, Chaplin made a special performance before the results were announced on the
On July 25, 2007, Chaplin, assisted by Heidi Groskreutz, choreographed a
On July 23, 2008, for
On August 7, 2008, Chaplin partnered judge
October 2008: (So You Think You Can Dance Holland), Chaplin choreographed a Samba routine for contestants Sigourney and Ivan and a Rumba routine for contestants Annemiek and Timor.
On October 29, 2008, Chaplin choreographed a Samba routine for contestants of
After So You Think You Can Dance
After the So You Think You Can Dance Tour, Dmitry moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. He has also taught dance classes at Mary Murphy's Champion Ballroom Academy.[3]
On June 30, 2007, Dmitry was the only So You Think You Can Dance participant to appear on the Reality All-Stars fund raising event.
In March 2008 he served as a judge at the Broadway Dreams Dance Competition in Niagara Falls, Canada.
On April 9, 2008, Dmitry performed together with professional dancer Fabienne Liechti in the Idol Gives Back fund-raiser on Fox's American Idol.
Chaplin was selected to be a professional on
Dmitry choreographed Chelsie Hightower and Joshua Allen in an
On August 28, 2018, Dmitry began to dance in the Ukrainian version of the show Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with Ukrainian X-Factor and Ukraine's Got Talent host Oksana Marchenko.[5]
Dancing with the Stars USA
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Holly Madison | 11th |
| 9 | Mýa
|
2nd |
| 12 | Petra Nemcova
|
8th |
Dancing with the Stars Ukraine
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Oksana Marchenko | 7th |
With Holly Madison
- Average: 17.3
- Placed: 11th
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Just Dance" | 6 | 6 | 6 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep/"We Are in Love" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Samba/"Belly Dancer (Bananza)" | 5 | 6 | 6 | Bottom Two |
| 4 | Argentine Tango/"Libertango "
|
5 | 6 | 5 | Eliminated |
With Mýa
- Average: 27.3
- Placed: 2nd
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | " | 8 Awarded |
5 10 |
8 Points |
Safe |
| 2 | Jive/"Would You...?" | 9 | *9 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Rumba/"Underneath Your Clothes" | 10 | 7 | 10 | Safe |
| 4 | Lambada/"Ain't It Funny" | 9 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 5 | Argentine Tango/"They "
|
9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Jitterbug/"C'mon Everybody" Mambo Marathon/"Ran Kan Kan" |
8 Awarded |
7 9 |
9 Points |
Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble/ "I Hate Myself for Loving You "
|
8 8 |
8 8 |
9 8 |
Safe |
| 8 | Quickstep/"Baby Wants a Diamond Ring" Samba/"Bad Girls" |
9 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Waltz/"Amore e Musica" Salsa/"La Isla Bonita" Cha-Cha-Cha/"Fire Burning" |
9 10 9 |
9 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Paso Doble/"We Will Rock You" "
Megamix/"You and Me"/ "Whenever, Wherever" / "Maniac" Freestyle/"You Can't Stop the Beat" Jive/"Would You...? |
10 10 9 9 |
10 10 9 9 |
10 10 9 10 |
Runner Up |
- Baz Luhrmann was a guest judge for Week 2
With Petra Němcová
- Average: 21.2
- Placed: 8th
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot/"Don't Know Why" | 6 | 6 | 6 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Jive/"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Waltz/"You Raise Me Up" | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble/"Les Voici! Voici La Quadrille!" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Quickstep/"Viva Las Vegas" | 7 | 7 | 8 | Eliminated |
With Oksana Marchenko
- Average: 19.4
- Placed: 7th
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monatik | Kukhar | Yama | |||
| 1 | Waltz/"Moon River" — Audrey Hepburn | 7 | 6 | 6 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Samba/"Ain't It Funny" — Jennifer Lopez | 7 | 6 | 5 | No Elimination |
| 3 | Rumba/"Young and Beautiful" — Лана Дель Рей | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 4 | Arg. Tango/"Por Una Cabeza" — Tango Project | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
| 5 | Freestyle/"Навернопотомучто" — Время и Стекло
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6 | 6 | 5 | Safe |
| 6 | Foxtrot/"Жовтий лист" — Софія Ротару | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 7 | Contemporary/"Нас нет" — Ірина Білик | 8 | 6 | 6 | Eliminated |
Awards and achievements
- 2009 EMMY Nomination for Outstanding Choreography
- US National Latin Finalist with Heidi Groskreutz Burns
- Dancing With The Stars Runner Up with celebrity partner Mya
- Top 10 of So You Think You Can Dance Season 2
Personal life
In the realm of personal relationships, Dmitry entered into matrimony with Eugenia Shatilova, a highly accomplished professional ballroom dancer, in October of 2017. After a duration of six years, the couple reached the decision to amicably part ways, ultimately finalizing their divorce proceedings in February of 2023.
See also
- So You Think You Can Dance (U.S.)
- So You Think You Can Dance (Season 2)
- So You Think You Can Dance (Season 3)
- So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4)
- Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)
- Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 8)
- Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9)
- Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)
References
- ^ "US National Amateur Dancesport Championships". March 9, 2006.
- ^ Fox Broadcasting Company: So You Think You Can Dance Archived July 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Champion Ballroom Academy – Ballroom, Latin, Salsa, Swing Dance Lessons in San Diego Archived May 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Archived July 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://1plus1.ua/tanci-z-zirkami/pary/oksana-marcenko-ta-dmitro-caplin
External links
- Dmitry Chaplin at IMDb
- Profile on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance page
- Official Website
- Video interview and dance clips on Access Hollywood
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