DWTS - Former Contestants - Updated News - Discussion - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

maksimc Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this award, but most importantly thank you for your efforts in organizing this incredible event.
We all dance for different reasons. For some it's about freedom of self expression, for some it's the thrill of a spot light and for some it's about opportunity to 'never work a day in their life'....as they say about people who do what they love for work.
I never danced because I was good at it or because I had dreams of one day receiving dance awards. When we immigrated to the US dance has suddenly become the only language I could 'speak' and an opportunity to contribute to our financially struggling family.
I committed to competitive Ballroom dancing not with hopes of winning the world championships (that came later), but with hopes of getting a raise from the dude that owned a Russian restaurant in Brooklyn in which I danced at nights.

My partner and I were 15 at the time and I thought what better way to ask for a raise than to bring a trophy and say "look, I'm a National Champion now. Do you think I can get that $10 increase?".....again, my partner and I were 15 at the time.... When our dad and I opened our first dance studio I was 17 and I didn't really know what I was doing yet, but it felt like I needed to do my best and just work.
So, for me it wasn't passion first career later. I discovered my passion for dance after I retired from competitive Ballroom dancing and joined DWTS.
I don't think I got to enjoy those first couple of seasons as much as I should've, because I was too busy trying not to get eliminated.
I want to take this opportunity to thank our Dancing With The Stars family for 12 years of amazing experiences,
for providing a platform for personal growth through working with some of the best professionals in the entertainment industry,
for making it possible for two kids from a strange foreign place to EARN the right to be called an American citizen.

Congratulations to @kym_johnson and @robertherjavec as they are expecting their first child togetherhttps://t.co/aIyNSry3uM pic.twitter.com/cTGDxdZxWh

— ET Canada (@ETCanada) December 11, 2017

GuardianAngel wrote:

Congratulations to @kym_johnson  and @robertherjavec  as they are expecting their first child togetherhttps://t.co/aIyNSry3uM pic.twitter.com/cTGDxdZxWh

— ET Canada (@ETCanada) December 11, 2017

lipsis wrote:Emma and Sasha got hitched today. Congrats to them.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dancing-with-the-stars-emma-slater-sasha-farber-are-married/

lipsis wrote:Emma and Sasha got hitched today. Congrats to them.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dancing-with-the-stars-emma-slater-sasha-farber-are-married/