Aric Yegudkin

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Aric Yegudkin
Born (1985-11-14) 14 November 1985 (age 38)
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.[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

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