Henry Byalikov is an Australian

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personality and

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. He best known for his appearances on ''

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''.

Career

Byalikov began his dancing career at the age of 9. When he was only 11, he became the Australian Juvenile Graded Latin Champion. He also acquired other accolades such as Undefeated State Adult Latin and Ballroom Champion, and South Pacific Champion. At the age of 18 he made his first TV appearance on the Australian show '' Strictly Dancing''. When he turned 22 he competed on ''

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'' and placed in the top 4 males of the country. He then appeared on the eighth season of the Australian version of ''

'' as a professional dancer paired with TV presenter

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. Following his success in Australia, he was invited to represent his nation in the couple's category of

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''. He and his partner received Bronze for Australia. In 2010 he took part on ''

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'' as a guest partner where he received rave reviews from

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and

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. Henry was hand-picked by Australia's leading contemporary ballet choreographer Mr Graeme Murphy to perform as a principal dancer in his brand new Contemporary ballet company 'Graeme Murphy’s Suite Synergy 2011. He was also a featured dancer on

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'' as well as a rehearsal dance partner to the lead actress. The end of 2011 brought him back to The Trocadero Dance Palace for the Sydney Festival in January 2012, and he was later featured in the

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(AACTA) Awards Opening Ceremony, which aired on the Australian television network Channel Nine. In 2012, Byalikov was featured on the U.S. version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a member of the Dance Troupe. After spending four seasons on the Dance Troupe, Byalikov became a competing professional dancer on the show's 18th season. He paired with long-distance swimmer,

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and were the first couple eliminated. He returned to the Dance Troupe for the show's 19th season and 20th season. In 2014 and 2015, Henry was also a performer in the popular dance musical ''Sway: A Dance Trilogy''. Also in 2015 he starred in the dance musical ''In Your Arms'' from September to October, and the dance musical ''

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'' in November. Henry performed in the stage musical version of ''Dirty Dancing'' in 2016 and 2017. He currently performs in the US tour for the stage musical of ''The Bodyguard'''The Bodyguard' cast
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Scoring Chart

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was part of the judging panel, and scores were out of 40 instead of 30.

''Dancing with the Stars'' United States

Scoring Chart

*Season 18 – With celebrity partner:

References

External links

Henry Byalikov's new official website
(since 2015)
Henry Byalikov's old official website
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Dancing with the Stars cast bio
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