Vitali Kozmin (born 14 June 1986) is an Estonian dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as a professional dancer on Irish 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.
In 2019, Kozmin performed as a cast member of Heartbeat of Home, a live dance show produced by the producers of Riverdance. The show ran at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End, London. Kozmin also served as choreographer for two numbers in the production.
Kozmin co-created and choreographed the ballroom dance stage production Ballroom Theatre together with dancer and choreographer Valeria Milova.
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.
SeriesPartnerPlace1Eda Taşpınar3rd2Özge Ulusoy1st
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, Aoibhín Garrihy. On the 26 March 2017, Garrihy and Kozmin reached the final of the competition, they finished as joint runners-up, alongside Denise McCormack and Ryan McShane losing to Kerry footballer, Aidan O'Mahony and, Kozmin's wife, Valeria Milova.
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 Fair City actress, Clelia Murphy. They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, finishing in fifth place.
SeriesPartnerPlace1Aoibhín Garrihy2nd2Alannah Beirne6th3Clelia Murphy5th
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
DancePartnerHighestPartnerLowestAmerican Smooth Alannah BeirneDeirdre O'Kane1 26 Cha-cha-cha Alannah BeirneClelia Murphy 23 Aoibhín Garrihy 21Charleston Aoibhín Garrihy 30 Alannah BeirneClelia Murphy 26Contemporary Ballroom Aoibhín Garrihy 30 Foxtrot Jive Aoibhín Garrihy 30 Clelia Murphy 19Paso Doble Aoibhín Garrihy 26 Katherine Lynch1 21Quickstep Alannah Beirne 26 Aoibhín Garrihy 21Rumba Aoibhín Garrihy 29 Alannah Beirne 22Salsa Aoibhín Garrihy 29 Clelia Murphy 26Samba Cliona Hagan1 28Alannah Beirne 24Showdance Aoibhín Garrihy 30Tango Aoibhín Garrihy 25 Clelia Murphy 21Viennese Waltz Aoibhín Garrihy 25 Clelia Murphy 21Waltz Alannah Beirne 20 Clelia Murphy 19 1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.
Series 1
Celebrity partner Aoibhín Garrihy; Average: 27; Place: 2nd
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1No dance performed - - - -No elimination2Cha-cha-cha / "Want to Want Me"777213Quickstep / "Crazy Stupid Love"77721Safe4Rumba / "Falling Slowly"89926Safe5Viennese Waltz / "Dangerous Woman"89825Safe6Jive / "Dead Ringer for Love"9109Safe7Paso Doble / "O Fortuna"77721No eliminationSwitch-Up Week with Katherine Lynch8Paso Doble / "Spectrum (Say My Name)"98926Safe9Salsa / "Crazy in Love"91010Safe10Tango / "Objection (Tango)"The Ballroom Blitz / "The Ballroom Blitz"8Awarded849Points2529Bottom two11Contemporary Ballroom / "Nothing Compares 2 U"Charleston / "Do Your Thing"101010101010Safe12Jive / "Dead Ringer for Love"Rumba / "Falling Slowly"Showdance / "Chandelier"1091010101010101029Runners-up
Series 2
Celebrity partner Alannah Beirne; Average: 24.9; Place: 6th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1No dance performed - - - -No elimination2Waltz / "Moon River"677203Charleston / "Emergency"899Safe4American Smooth / "City of Stars"89926Safe5Cha-cha-cha / "Timber"87823Safe6American Smooth / "Wuthering Heights"89926No eliminationSwitch-Up Week with Deirdre O'Kane7Rumba / "Havana"77822Safe8Quickstep / "I'll Be There for You"89926Bottom two9Samba / "Lush Life"Team Dance / "On the Floor"810810810Eliminated
Series 3
Celebrity partner Clelia Murphy; Average: 22.7; Place: 5th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1No dance performed - - - -No elimination2Jive / "Tell Her About It"577193Tango / "Verano Porteño"77721Safe4Salsa / "Night Fever"899Safe5Viennese Waltz / "The Fair City Waltz"77721Safe6Samba / "Taki Taki"9910No eliminationSwitch-Up Week with Cliona Hagan7Cha-cha-cha / "She's a Lady"78823Safe8Paso Doble / "Funiculì, Funiculà"88925Bottom two9Charleston / "I Got Rhythm"Team Dance / "All That Jazz (Castro Remix)"8991091026Bottom two9Waltz / "All Kinds of Everything"Eurothon / "Making Your Mind Up"6Awarded617Point19Eliminated
Personal life Kozmin is married to dancer and fellow-Dancing with the Stars cast member, Valeria Milova. They have a two children together.
References
External links
Ballroom Theatre — official website Prime Line Agency