Vitali Kozmin (born 14 June 1986) is an Estonian dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as a professional dancer on

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and Turkish versions of '' Dancing with the Stars''.

Career

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. In 2015, Kozmin joined the Burn the Floor cruise tour.

''Dancing with the Stars''

Turkey (''Yok Böyle Dans'')

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

Ireland

In 2017, Kozmin was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with actress,

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. On the 26 March 2017, Garrihy and Kozmin reached the final of the competition, they finished as joint runners-up, alongside

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and Ryan McShane losing to Kerry footballer,

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and, Kozmin's wife,

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. In 2018, Kozmin was partnered with model, Alannah Beirne. They reached the ninth week of the competition, finishing in sixth place. In 2019, Kozmin was partnered with ''

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. They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, finishing in fifth place. Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance The rankings are based on dances with original celebrity partners, not including switch-up week partners.

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; Celebrity partner :

; Average: 27; Place: 2nd

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; Celebrity partner : Alannah Beirne; Average: 24.9; Place: 6th

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; Celebrity partner :

; Average: 22.7; Place: 5th

Personal life

Kozmin is married to dancer and fellow-''Dancing with the Stars'' cast member,

. They have a two children together, a son, Konstantin and a daughter, Kira.

References

1986 births Living people Ballroom dancers Estonian people of Russian descent People from Tallinn {{Ballroom-dance-stub