Aric Yegudkin
Aric Yegudkin | |
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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.[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 |
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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]
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- Living people
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