Valeria Milova

{{infobox person | name = Valeria Milova | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|03|13}} | birth_place = Narva, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union | occupation = Dancer Choreographer | known_for = ''Dancing with the Stars (Irish series)'' | height = | partner = Vitali Kozmin | family = Alika Milova (sister) | children = 3 }}

'''Valeria Milova''' (born 13 March 1988) is an Estonian dancer and choreographer. She is best known for her role as a professional dancer on the Irish and Turkish versions of ''Dancing with the Stars''.

== Career == Milova started dancing at the age of eight. She is a former Estonian national hip hop dancing champion and has represented her country at the World and European Latin-American Championships. She has also been a finalist in the IDSF Amateur European Union Latin Championship and WDSF World Showdance Latin Championship in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-18|title=Professional Dancers|url=https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/dancing-with-the-stars/2017/1218/928261-professional-dancers/|website=RTÉ.ie|language=en}}</ref>

In 2015, Milova joined the Burn the Floor cruise tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnthefloor.com/cast-alumni.html|title=Burn The Floor {{!}} The Ultimate Ballroom Sensation|website=www.burnthefloor.com|access-date=2018-12-28|archive-date=2018-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228083308/https://www.burnthefloor.com/cast-alumni.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2019, Milova performed as a cast member of ''Heartbeat of Home'', a live dance show produced by the producers of Riverdance. The show ran at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End, London. Milova also served as choreographer for two numbers in the production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heartbeatofhome.com/the-show/cast/valeria-milova/|title=Valeria Milova|publisher=Heartbeat of Home|access-date=2026-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://piccadilly.londontheatres.co.uk/heartbeat-of-home/|title=Heartbeat of Home at Piccadilly Theatre|publisher=London Theatres|access-date=2026-04-08}}</ref>

Milova co-created and choreographed the ballroom dance stage production ''Ballroom Theatre'' together with dancer and choreographer Vitali Kozmin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ballroom Theatre |url=https://www.ballroomtheatre.com/ |website=Ballroom Theatre |access-date=2026-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kroonika.delfi.ee/artikkel/120354159/fotod-kiskus-kuumaks-alika-milova-ode-valeria-esitles-voistlustantsusoud-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody|title=Alika Milova õde Valeria esitles võistlustantsušõud „I Wanna Dance With Somebody"|website=Delfi Kroonika|date=2025-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://estonianworld.com/culture/the-estonian-couple-taking-ballroom-dance-to-the-world-stage/|title=The Estonian couple taking ballroom dance to the world stage|last=Galbiati|first=Giulia|work=Estonian World|date=2026-05-15|access-date=2026-05-16}}</ref>

== ''Dancing with the Stars'' == ===Turkey (''Yok Böyle Dans'')===

In 2011, Milova was announced as one of the professional dancers for ''Yok Böyle Dans'', the Turkish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Milova was paired with soccer player Pascal Nouma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.posta.com.tr/boyle-giderse-ilk-ucteyim-50173|title=Böyle giderse ilk üçteyim!|website=Posta|access-date=2018-12-28}}</ref> They reached the final of the competition finishing in second place.

In 2012, Milova returned for the second, and final, season of ''Yok Böyle Dans''. She was paired with ''Survivor Turkey'' contestant, Aydın Gülşen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vidivodo.com/yok-boyle-dans-haftanin-elemesi-nez-showtv-izle|title=Yok Böyle Dans - Haftanın Elemesi Nez - Showtv Izle İzle|website=Vidivodo|language=tr|access-date=2018-12-28}}</ref> They reached the fifth week of the competition before being eliminated, finishing in twelfth place.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;" !Series !Partner !Place |- |- bgcolor="silver" |1 |Pascal Nouma |2nd |- |2 |Aydın Gülşen |12th |}

=== Ireland ===

In 2017, Milova was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of ''Dancing with the Stars''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/rtes-dancing-stars-professionals-been-9469316|title=RTE's Dancing With The Stars professionals have been revealed|last=McGowan|first=Sharon|date=2016-12-16|website=irishmirror|access-date=2018-12-21}}</ref> She was partnered with Kerry footballer, Aidan O'Mahony. On the 26 March 2017, O'Mahony and Milova were crowned the first ever champions of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-26|title=Aidan O'Mahony floored by Dancing with the Stars win|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0326/862754-dancing-with-the-stars-winner/|website=RTÉ.ie|language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, Milova was partnered with comedian, actor and RTÉ 2FM presenter, Bernard O'Shea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://extra.ie/2018/01/05/entertainment/movies-tv/dancing-with-the-stars-couples-revealed|title=Dancing With The Stars Couples Have Been Revealed|date=2018-01-05|website=Extra.ie|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-28}}</ref> They reached the seventh week of the competition, finishing in eighth place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/dancing-with-the-stars-if-it-was-having-the-craic-with-the-stars-i-would-have-won-1.3396852|title=Dancing with the Stars: 'If it was Having the Craic with the Stars, I would have won'|last=Bruton|first=Louise|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2018-12-28}}</ref>

In 2019, Milova was partnered with Dublin footballer, Denis Bastick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/revealed-which-dancers-and-celebrities-are-paired-on-dancing-with-the-stars-37681827.html|title=Revealed: Which dancers and celebrities are paired on Dancing with the Stars|website=Independent.ie|language=en|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref> They reached the ninth week of the competition, finishing in sixth place.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-03|title=Denis Bastick eliminated from Dancing with the Stars|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0303/1034050-dancing-with-the-stars-as-it-happens/|language=en|website=rte.ie}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;" !Series !Partner !Place |- |- bgcolor="gold" |1 |Aidan O'Mahony |1st |- |2 |Bernard O'Shea |8th |- |3 |Denis Bastick |6th |}

'''Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance'''

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsed" |-style="text-align:Center; background:cc;" !Dance !Partner !Highest !Partner !Lowest |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''American Smooth''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 25 | Bernard O'Shea | 14 |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Cha-cha-cha''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 22 | Peter Stringer1 | 16 |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Charleston''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 28 | Denis Bastick | 23 |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Contemporary Ballroom''' | | | | |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Foxtrot''' | Denis Bastick | 23 | | |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Jive''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 20 | | |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Paso Doble''' | Denis Bastick | 24 | Aidan O'Mahony | 16 |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Quickstep''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 16 | | |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Rumba''' | | | | |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Salsa''' | Dayl Cronin1 | 30 | Bernard O'Shea | 17 |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Samba''' | Jake Carter1 | 24 | | |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Showdance''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 30 | | |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Tango''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 19 | Bernard O'Shea | 10 |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Viennese Waltz''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 24 | Bernard O'Shea | 13 |-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6" |'''Waltz''' | Aidan O'Mahony | 22 | Denis Bastick | 20 |} 1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.

==== Series 1 ====

; Celebrity partner : Aidan O'Mahony; Average: 21.6; Place: 1st

{| class="wikitable collapsible" ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Week No.''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Dance/Song''' ! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Judges' score''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Total''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Result''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;" | style="width:10%; " |Redmond | style="width:10%; " |Barry | style="width:10%; " |Benson |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |1 |Salsa / "Fireball" |6 |6 |7 |19 | rowspan="2" |No elimination |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2 |''No dance performed'' | - | - | - | - |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3 |Quickstep / "Little Talks" |5 |5 |6 |16 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4 |Paso Doble / "Indiana Jones theme" |5 |5 |6 |16 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 |American Smooth / "My Baby Just Cares for Me" |7 |7 |7 |21 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |Tango / "Easy Lover" |6 |7 |6 |19 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |Salsa / "Give Me Everything" |10 |10 |10 |{{green|'''30'''}} |No elimination Switch-Up Week with Dayl Cronin |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6" |8 |Waltz / "Fly Me to the Moon" |7 |8 |7 |22 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6" |9 |Charleston / "I Got a Woman" |9 |10 |9 |28 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6" |10 |Cha-cha-cha / "Cake by the Ocean" Ballroom Blitz / "The Ballroom Blitz" |7 ''Extra'' |7 ''2'' |8 ''Points'' |22 24 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6" |11 |Jive / "Drive It like You Stole It" Viennese Waltz / "Somebody to Love" |6 8 |7 8 |7 8 |''20'' ''24'' |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6" |12 |American Smooth / "My Baby Just Cares for Me" Salsa / "Fireball" Showdance / "Holding Out for a Hero" |8 8 10 |8 8 10 |9 9 10 |''25'' ''25'' {{green|'''30'''}} | rowspan="3" style="background:gold;" |Series winners |}

==== Series 2 ====

; Celebrity partner : Bernard O'Shea; Average: 14.2; Place: 8th

==== Series 3 ====

; Celebrity partner : Denis Bastick; Average: 19.6; Place: 6th

{| class="wikitable collapsible" ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Week No.''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Dance/Song''' ! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Judges' score''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Total''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |'''Result''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;" | style="width:10%; " |Redmond | style="width:10%; " |Barry | style="width:10%; " |Benson |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |1 |American Smooth / "It's a Beautiful Day" |4 |5 |6 |15 | rowspan="2" |No elimination |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2 |''No dance performed'' | - | - | - | - |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3 |Cha-cha-cha / "Promises (David Guetta Remix)" |5 |6 |6 |17 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4 |Tango / "Danger Zone" |4 |5 |5 |14 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 |Charleston / "The Power" |7 |8 |8 |23 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |Cha-cha-cha / "Body" |5 |5 |6 |16 |No elimination Switch-Up Week with Peter Stringer |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |Waltz / "I Wonder Why" |6 |7 |7 |''20'' |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |Foxtrot / "Someone like You" |7 |8 |8 |23 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |Paso Doble / "Carnaval de Paris" Team Freestyle / "All That Jazz (Castro Remix)" |8 9 |8 10 |8 10 |24 {{green|'''29'''}} |Eliminated |}

== Personal life == Milova is married to dancer and fellow-''Dancing with the Stars'' cast member, Vitali Kozmin. They have three children together, including a son, Konstantin, and a daughter, Kira.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://evoke.ie/2017/03/26/showbiz/gossip/couples-on-dancing-with-the-stars|title=The Couples You Never Realised Were Dating On Dancing With The Stars|last=Moran|first=Hannah|date=2017-03-26|website=EVOKE.ie|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-28|archive-date=2018-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182856/https://evoke.ie/2017/03/26/showbiz/gossip/couples-on-dancing-with-the-stars|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Loughlin|first=Mikie|date=2020-08-17|title=DWTS couple Valeria Milova and Vitali Kozmin welcome baby girl|url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/dancing-stars-couple-valeria-milova-22533843|access-date=2021-09-23|website=RSVP Live|language=en}}</ref>

Milova's sister, Alika Milova, is a singer and winner of the Estonian version of ''Pop Idol'' - ''Eesti otsib superstaari'' and Estonia's Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-11 |title=Estonia chooses Alika and "Bridges" for Eurovision 2023 |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/estonia-chooses-alika-and-bridges-for-eurovision-2023 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}</ref>

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{WDSF|Valeria-Milova-6bb18cdb-1440-4acb-967b-a46100b440d1}} * [https://www.ballroomtheatre.com Ballroom Theatre — official website] * [https://www.primelineagency.com Prime Line Agency]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milova, Valeria}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:People from Narva Category:Estonian people of Russian descent Category:Ballroom dancers Category:Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) winners