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Valentin Chmerkovskiy, the world championship-winning and beloved Dancing with the Stars ballroom dancer invites fans into his life, from his early childhood in Ukraine to growing up as an immigrant in the U.S. to his rise to international fame. He assesses his life and career so far—where he’s come from and where he hopes to go. Val looks back at his childhood in Odessa, Ukraine, and his Jewish family’s immigration to the United States : what it was like to grow up as a stranger desperate to fit into a different culture, how he worked to become a premiere dancer. Val speaks warmly of his close-knit family and shares intimate and inspiring stories meant to offer hope and motivation not only to fans but to everyone with a dream. Though he admits he sometimes still feels like an outsider, Val expresses his enduring gratitude for everything that America represents and pays homage to his adopted nation and the opportunities it has afforded him and his family. |
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Chmerkovskiy, Valentin.
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Dancing with the stars (Television program)
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Ballroom dancers -- United States -- Biography.
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Ukrainian Americans -- Biography.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
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| Other title |
I will never change my name |
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Immigrant's American dream from Ukraine to the U.S.A. to Dancing with the stars |
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Immigrant's American dream from Ukraine to the USA to Dancing with the stars |
| ISBN |
9780062820471
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0062820478
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