Aric Yegudkin
| Aric Yegudkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1985 |
| Occupation | choreographer and dancer |
| Notable credit(s) | Dancing with the Stars So You Think You Can Dance Australia |
Aric Yegudkin is an Australian choreographer and professional dancer born on 14 November 1985. Yegudkin is best known as a professional dancer on the Australian Dancing with the Stars.
Early life
Yegudkin started taking ballroom dance lessons at 8 years old after his parents noticed him dancing to Michael Jackson songs. They chose ballroom for their son because they were Russian as was the local ballroom dance teacher.[1] Yegudkin competed as a Latin American dancer in dancesport competitions.[2] In July 2001, Yegudkin partnered with Masha Belash, and the two began competing together in the youth category of dancesport.[2] Together the pair won the Australian National Youth Latin American Championship three times.[2][3]
Yegudkin is an accredited Dancesport Australia instructor.[2] He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.[2]
Career
Yegudkin first competed as a professional dancer Australian Dancing With the Stars in season 3. He won his first season of the reality dance competition with celebrity partner Ada Nicodemou.[1] After winning their season of Dancing with the Stars, Nicodemou and Yegudkin competed against past winners Tom Williams and Kym Johnson in a special televised competition. Both couples performed three dances over two weeks for the panel of judges. Nicodemou and Yegudkin won the competition and were given the "Champion of Champions" trophy.[4] Yegudkin's other past Dancing With the Stars partners include Haley Bracken, Zoe Cramond, Rhiannon Fish and April Rose Pengilly.[1] For the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, Yegudkin was partnered with presenter Emma Freedman in which they won on 7 September 2015.[5][6] Yedgukin's Dancing with the Stars results are shown on the table below:
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ada Nicodemou | 1st |
| 11 | Haley Bracken | 2nd |
| 12 | Zoe Cramond | 3rd |
| 13 | Rhiannon Fish | 2nd |
| 14 | April Rose Pengilly | 10th |
| 15 | Emma Freedman | 1st |
Outside of television, Yegudkin has served as a choreographer and dancer in the Australian touring stage show Shake, Rattle 'n'Roll.[1] Yegudkin has also performed in productions of Burn the Floor and Dance, Dance, Dance.[1]
Personal life
Yegudkin is engaged to fellow professional dancer Masha Belash.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bliss, Raylene. "Aric is shaking up rock 'n' roll". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Aric Yegudkin". Prime 7. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Professional dancers a world class act at ABBA". Champion Post. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ "Ada a shining Star". The Age. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ "Who will be Dancing with the Stars?". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Sarkari, Karishma (7 September 2015). "Emma Freedman gets teary as she wins Dancing With The Stars 2015 with full marks... making her the first female to take home the Mirror Ball trophy since 2007". Daily Mail. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ Moran, Jonathan (12 October 2014). "DWTS Masha Belash gets a helping hand in the sexy stakes from fiance Aric Yegudkin". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2015.