Valeria Milova (born 13 March 1988) is an Estonian dancer and choreographer. She is best known for her role as a professional dancer on the Irish and Turkish versions of Dancing with the Stars.
Career Milova started dancing at the age of eight. She is a former Estonian national hip hop dancing champion and has represented her country at the World and European Latin-American Championships. She has also been a finalist in the IDSF Amateur European Union Latin Championship and WDSF World Showdance Latin Championship in 2015.
In 2015, Milova joined the Burn the Floor cruise tour.
In 2019, Milova 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. Milova also served as choreographer for two numbers in the production.
Milova co-created and choreographed the ballroom dance stage production Ballroom Theatre together with dancer and choreographer Vitali Kozmin.
Dancing with the Stars Turkey (Yok Böyle Dans)
In 2011, Milova was announced as one of the professional dancers for Yok Böyle Dans, the Turkish version of Dancing with the Stars. Milova was paired with soccer player Pascal Nouma. They reached the final of the competition finishing in second place.
In 2012, Milova returned for the second, and final, season of Yok Böyle Dans. She was paired with Survivor Turkey contestant, Aydın Gülşen. They reached the fifth week of the competition before being eliminated, finishing in twelfth place.
SeriesPartnerPlace1Pascal Nouma2nd2Aydın Gülşen12th
Ireland
In 2017, Milova was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with Kerry footballer, Aidan O'Mahony. On the 26 March 2017, O'Mahony and Milova were crowned the first ever champions of the series.
In 2018, Milova was partnered with comedian, actor and RTÉ 2FM presenter, Bernard O'Shea. They reached the seventh week of the competition, finishing in eighth place.
In 2019, Milova was partnered with Dublin footballer, Denis Bastick. They reached the ninth week of the competition, finishing in sixth place.
SeriesPartnerPlace1Aidan O'Mahony1st2Bernard O'Shea8th3Denis Bastick6th
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
DancePartnerHighestPartnerLowestAmerican Smooth Aidan O'Mahony 25 Bernard O'Shea 14Cha-cha-cha Aidan O'Mahony 22 Peter Stringer1 16Charleston Aidan O'Mahony 28 Denis Bastick 23Contemporary Ballroom Foxtrot Denis Bastick 23Jive Aidan O'Mahony 20 Paso Doble Denis Bastick 24 Aidan O'Mahony 16Quickstep Aidan O'Mahony 16 Rumba Salsa Dayl Cronin1 30 Bernard O'Shea 17Samba Jake Carter1 24 Showdance Aidan O'Mahony 30Tango Aidan O'Mahony 19 Bernard O'Shea 10Viennese Waltz Aidan O'Mahony 24 Bernard O'Shea 13Waltz Aidan O'Mahony 22 Denis Bastick 20 1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.
Series 1
Celebrity partner Aidan O'Mahony; Average: 21.6; Place: 1st
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1Salsa / "Fireball"66719No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Quickstep / "Little Talks"55616Safe4Paso Doble / "Indiana Jones theme"55616Safe5American Smooth / "My Baby Just Cares for Me"77721Safe6Tango / "Easy Lover"67619Safe7Salsa / "Give Me Everything"101010No eliminationSwitch-Up Week with Dayl Cronin8Waltz / "Fly Me to the Moon"78722Safe9Charleston / "I Got a Woman"910928Safe10Cha-cha-cha / "Cake by the Ocean"Ballroom Blitz / "The Ballroom Blitz"7Extra728Points2224Safe11Jive / "Drive It like You Stole It"Viennese Waltz / "Somebody to Love"6878782024Safe12American Smooth / "My Baby Just Cares for Me"Salsa / "Fireball"Showdance / "Holding Out for a Hero"8810881099102525Series winners
Series 2
Celebrity partner Bernard O'Shea; Average: 14.2; Place: 8th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1Tango / "Video Killed the Radio Star"24410No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Salsa / "He's the Greatest Dancer"56617Safe4Paso Doble / "He's a Pirate"66618Safe5American Smooth / "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"45514Safe6Samba / "Mi Gente"88824No eliminationSwitch-Up Week with Jake Carter7Viennese Waltz / "What's New Pussycat?"44513Eliminated
Series 3
Celebrity partner Denis Bastick; Average: 19.6; Place: 6th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1American Smooth / "It's a Beautiful Day"45615No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Cha-cha-cha / "Promises (David Guetta Remix)"56617Safe4Tango / "Danger Zone"45514Safe5Charleston / "The Power"78823Safe6Cha-cha-cha / "Body"55616No eliminationSwitch-Up Week with Peter Stringer7Waltz / "I Wonder Why"67720Safe8Foxtrot / "Someone like You"78823Safe9Paso Doble / "Carnaval de Paris"Team Freestyle / "All That Jazz (Castro Remix)"8981081024Eliminated
Personal life Milova is married to dancer and fellow-Dancing with the Stars cast member, Vitali Kozmin. They have three children together, including a son, Konstantin, and a daughter, Kira.
Milova's sister, Alika Milova, is a singer and winner of the Estonian version of Pop Idol - Eesti otsib superstaari and Estonia's Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry.
References
External links
Ballroom Theatre — official website Prime Line Agency