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Maks Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd's Relationship Timeline
Maks Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd's relationship goes back way before the ballroom.
The couple, known for their professional status on Dancing with the Stars, first met on Broadway in 2009. However, their relationship didn't turn romantic until 2012 — a year after they'd reunited on ABC's hit reality dance competition.
Following a brief breakup, Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd tied the knot in July 2017 and have started a family. They welcomed their first child, son Shai Aleksander, in January 2017, their second son, Rio John, in June 2023 and their third son, Milan Maksim, in July 2024.
Peta Murgatroyd Enjoys a Trip to Ojai with Husband Maks Chmerkovskiy
From their time on Broadway together to starting a family, here's a breakdown of Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd's lengthy love story.
July 2009: Maks Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd meet on Broadway
Prior to stepping into the Dancing with the Stars spotlight, Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd both landed gigs in the Broadway production of Burn the Floor in 2009 — and interestingly, it wasn't love at first sight for the now-married couple.
"I thought he was arrogant," Murgatroyd told PEOPLE in a 2015 interview of meeting the Ukrainian dancer.
"Okay, that's a defense mechanism. I think she was in love with me at first sight and just doesn't want to admit it," Chmerkovskiy retorted. "No, I walked in the way I walk in and … it's just a lot of presence."
"I learned to like him because I found out he wasn't that arrogant," admitted Murgatroyd. "He was really generous to the entire cast, and our friendship grew and grew."
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May 2011: Peta Murgatroyd joins Maks Chmerkovskiy on Dancing with the Stars
While Chmerkovskiy joined DWTS as a pro dancer in 2006, Murgatroyd joined the DWTS Australian-American Latin dancer Peta Jane Murgatroyd (born 14 July 1986) is an Australian and American professional Latin dancer. She performed in the international tour of the dance production Burn the Floor, including its Broadway run. She is best known for her appearances on the American edition of Dancing with the Stars, which she and her partners have won twice. Murgatroyd was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved to Australia when she was 18 months old; as a result, she considers herself more of an Australian. She was raised in Perth, Western Australia, and started studying classical ballet at age 4. She trained for 12 years under former principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Madame Lubov Nikonorenko. An ankle injury at the age of 16 forced her to give up ballet. Murgatroyd then took up Latin dancing. Within months of beginning ballroom training, Murgatroyd became the W.A. Amateur Latin State Champion in 2002 and won the title again in 2003. She placed second in the Great World City Championships. Success at other competitions followed quickly; she was a semi-finalist in the Lion City Championships in Singapore and was a finalist in the Australian Open Championships. She placed third in the world at the Blackpool Dance Festival Youth Under 21 Latin competitions in 2005. In 2018, she starred alongside Robert Krantz in the heartwarming, faith-based movie Faith, Hope & Love where she played the owner of a dance studio who is paired with a widower of two girls, in an amateur dancing contest. Murgatroyd joined the cast of Burn the Floor in 2004, touring with them around the world for six years. When Burn the Floor landed on Broadway in August 2009, Murgatroyd was the lead female dancer.[ American dancer In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Chmerkovskiy. Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (born January 17, 1980) is an AmericanLatin–ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor. He is widely known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two. In his 17 seasons as a competing pro on the show, Chmerkovskiy made it to the final round five times, with two runner-up and two third-place finishes. On May 20, 2014, Chmerkovskiy, paired with Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis, won his first Dancing with the Stars title. Chmerkovskiy has also starred in the Broadway productions of dance shows Burn the Floor and Forever Tango. Chmerkovskiy was born January 17, 1980, in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR to parents Aleksandr "Sasha" Chmerkovskiy and Larisa Chmerkovskaya. He has a younger brother, Valentin Chmerkovskiy (born 1986), who is also a professional dancer. His father is Jewish, and his mother is Christian, and he has described himself as Jewish. He began dancing at age 4 when his parents enrolled him in a school of aesthetic education. The aim of the school was to train children to become young gentlemen or ladies, and the education included manners and ballroom dance. He eventually began competing in ten-dance, which includes both ballroom and Latin dances. As a child, Chmerkovskiy also participated in tennis, soccer, and swimming. At age 13, he broke his right leg in a skiing accident and had a titanium rod put in to stabilize his leg. Doctors foresaw long-term difficulties and little possibility of a dancing career; however, he recovered and was dancing again six months later.&# Internationally renowned ballroom dance champion, choreographer and perennial professional on hit ABC Show Dancing with the Stars, Maksim Chmerkovskiy has quickly become one of America’s most watched and most beloved cast members of the smash hit series. The Ukranian- American heartthrob won the show’s coveted mirror ball trophy in 2014 and made it to the final round five times, with two runner-up and two third-place finishes. Not one to limit himself, Chmerkovskiy has also starred in the Broadway productions of dance shows Burn the Floor and Forever Tango and appeared on a number of hit television shows in the U.S. including a guest stint on “General Hospital” and the Netflix reboot “Fuller House.” Chmerkovskiy began dancing at age 4 and eventually began competing in ten-dance, which includes both ballroom and Latin dances, quickly realizing his natural ability and talent for competition. After his family immigrated to Brooklyn in 1994, he rededicated himself once again to professionally dancing, competing in the International Latin category, where he ranked 2nd in the U.S. and 7th in the world among professional international Latin dancers. At age 16, Chmerkovskiy and his father opened a youth-oriented competitive dance studio, Rising Stars Dance Academy, in Saddle Brook, NJ. In addition to Rising Stars, Chmerkovskiy has co-founded Dance With Me dance studios, which has become one of the nationals leading social and competitive dance studios for adults. Dance With Me has some of the most beautiful and successful dance studios in premier retail and lifestyle centers across the country, teaching people how to dance while creating memorable experiences at various dance-related events and productions. Chmerkovskiy’s professional choreography work includes three numbers in the world famous water- based stage production, Le Rêve, at the Wynn Las Vegas, the “Dancing with the Stars” 34-city tour, a nati Peta Murgatroyd
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