PureDWTS Discussion Topic: Name Your Top THREE Pro Dancers!
Because this can change sometimes, we haven’t done this in a while, and with all the speculation surrounding which pros will be dancing on Dancing With The Stars Season 14 (and also to keep us occupied until Tuesday’s cast announcement, lol), I thought it might be fun to start a professional dancer topic….
Question: Who are your Top THREE dancers currently? This can be male or female. Try to list them in order from your fave to least fave as well just to make a little more challenging. Remember: ONLY THREE!!! But, you can mention some honorable mentions afterwards.
Below are my Top Three pros in order as of right now. It’s hard though because I’m constantly re-adjusting these three in each position. I love all three equally.;
1. Derek Hough
2. Maks Chmerkovskiy
3. Val Chmerkovskiy
Honorable mentions: Peta Murgatroyd, Tristan Macmanus, Anna Trebunskaya
I look forward to your lists! Have fun! 
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Top 3:
1. Maks Chmerkovskiy
2. Anna Trebunskaya
3. Mark Ballas
#1–Karina Smirnoff
#2–Kym Johnson
#3–Tristan MacManus
I also include their personalites, as well as interaction with their partners…so important!
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Maks Chmerkovskiy
3. Derek Hough
#1-Derek Hough
#2-Kym Johnson
#3-Val Chmercovskiy
1. Maksim Chmerkovskiy
2. Chelsie Hightower
3. Val Chmerkovskiy
1. Maks
2. Derek
3. Anna, Cheryl, Tristan- 3 way tie
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Derek Hough
3. Anna Trebunskaya
Anna Trebunskaya
Tristan McManus
Chelsie Hightower
(subject to change without notice)
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Derek Hough
3. Anna Trebunskaya
1. Derek Hough
2. Mark Ballas
3. Anna Trebunskaya
1. Derek Hough
2. Tristan MacManus
3. Anna T.
I love this! Thanks Vogue.
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Tristan McManus (sorry Derek)!
3. TIE – Between Kym Johnson and Derek Hough.
Derek
Anna T
Karina
Honorable mentions
Tristan
Kym
Tony
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Kym Johnson
3. Tony Dovolani
Happy Friday!
1) Tristan
2) Derek
3) Karina & Anna T.
Dmitry
Derek
Karina
Derek Hough.
Karina Smirnoff
Mark Ballas
Chelsie
Lacey
Derek
Honorable mentions: Mark and Tristan!
Love this poll!!! I just wish I could dance with them!!
1. Tristan MacManus
2. Derek Hough
3. Maksim Chmerkovskiy
1. Tristan
2. Lacey
3. Karina/Dmitry tie
OHHHH, I gotta get in on this…My 3 favs are…and always in this order.
1. Maks Chmerkovskiy
2. Val Chmerkovskiy
3. Tony Dovolani
Honorable mention…Louis Van Amstel, Tristan McManus, and Chelsie Hightower.
Same as always, don’t see it changing any time soon. Derek Derek Derek. Anna. Karina. Don’t know tristan enough to claim him but he could edge his way up there.
1.Tristan
2.Anna
3.Cheryl
Love these polls to take the pressure off!
1. MAKS
2. Val
3. Anna (w/Carson!)
do we expect to see Carson back in any format for Season 14?!
1. Val Chmerkovskiy
2. Derek Hough
3. Anna Trebunskaya
Honorable mentions: Maks Chmerkovskiy, Tristan MacManus, Karina Smirnoff, Peta Murgatroyd
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1. Derek Hough
2. Karina Smirnoff
3. Anna Trebunskaya
Tristan, Peta and Karina
Tristan, Peta, Karina
I’m with Heidi here since I don’t think anyone comes close in choreography or performance…..
1.Derek 2.Derek 3.Derek
Honorable Mention
Karina
Anna T.
Val ? want to like him cause he was fun when competing but his movements, dellivery S-13 seemed so frantic.
You have my name spelled wrong on my comment. It is azlinedancer.
1. Derek
2. Kym
3. Anna
So after much debate I have my three names:
1) Derek
2) Anna
3) Tony
(a clsoe 4th is Tony though)
Opps a close fourth would be Kym LOL my bad
Oh man, I can’t play because I really can’t narrow it down to 3, or put them in any order as I like a few different ones for different reasons. (If I cheat, it’s, in no specific order, Derek, Mark, Anna and Karina, Maks hm Kym)
OOO..no contest for my number one : the best dancer & choreographer, actor, singer&songwriter
1. Derek Hough
then:
2. Tristan Macmanus
3. Karina Smirnoff
1. Derek
2. Kym
3. Anna T./Karina
Honorable mention: Tristan
Maks C
Mark Ballas
Cheryl Burke
1. Anna
2. Tony
3. Kym
Never thought I’d make a list like this and not include Maks but you said CURRENTLY.
I like most of the men, but none of them rock my socks off. So I’d have to say my favorite to watch teach/perform are:
1. Anna
2. Karina
3. Chelsie
Based on pro dances, I have to say that I think Derek is the best man and Karina is the best woman. They are fearless.
I like Dmitry and Louis as pro choreographers. They do are great dancers, but right now, IMO they are better group choreographers.
Kym is incredible as teacher and so creative with her partners. She fits the dance to them. She’s very very smart. Mark used to be great too but lost his mojo a couple seasons…
Maksim was great his firsts seasons until Mel B. After her, not that brilliant. Cheryl is a great professional and she is very very smart too. I love to see her dancing because she gives her all. She’s intense.
Anna is simply untouchable when she dances with Jonathan. I wanna be him and dance with a woman like that…
I love Lacey personality and chelsie versatility. Tony is very consistent.
I think it’s too soon to talk about Tristan… I can say Peta is gorgeous dancing…
That said, I have to say my ranking (by now and considering only ballroom dance) is:
1st – Karina
2nd – Derek
3rd – Cheryl
My top 3 currently:
1. Tony
2. Anna
3. Kym
1. MAKS
2. MAKS
3. MAKS
OR
1. MAKS
2. Tony
3. Lacey
1. Karina
2. Louis
3.Derek/Mark
1. Anna Trebunskaya
2. Derek Hough
3. Chelsie Hightower
My top 3:
1. Maks
2. Tony
3. Val
1. Maks
2. Tony
3. Anna
Agree with Mimi and Heidi. Hands downs, my fave for the best of the best is: Derek, Derek Derek!! I’d also like to give an honorable mention to Kym, Anna and Tristan (only because he is so darn cute and I’d like to see more of what he can do).
1. Chelsie
2.Derek
3.Anna
Honorable mentions: Tristan and Karina
If there are misspellings on names on comments, the mistakes are your own. I don’t go around typing names on people’s comments for them.
Derek – Derek – Derek!
I recently came across videos of his dances with Jennifer Grey and they are amazing!!!! Always inventive. I really loved his dance with Anna this year to Lady GaGa. He is definitely the best because of his talent and because he is a gentleman!
Honorable to Julianne Hough. I have been watching Season 4 on GSN with Apolo, and really miss her!
Another honorable to Cheryl Burke, even though she didn’t do a good freestyle with Gilles Marini. Flashdance – seriously?!?!?!?
Linz- good call! Honorable mention to julianne!
1. Maks
2 . Val
3. Chelsie
1. Tristan
2. Maks
3. Kym
Honourable mentions: Mark, Tony, Anna.
Note that my rankings are not based on pure dancing ability – I think probably Mark & Karina are arguably the best dancers – but who I personally enjoy watching on the show (’cause, it’s all about me…
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1. Mark- Love him
2. Karina
3.Chelsie
Honorable Mentions: Maks, Lacy, and Cheryl
OK–If we’re including past dancers it is still
Derek
Derek
Derek
but the next would be
Julianne
Karina
Anna T
—I think Derek and Julianne have similar, unique vision when it comes to choreography and execution. She isn’t nearly as good as Derek, but she is very good.
Maks
Maks
Maks
Val
Val
Tony
Tony
For the women:
1. Kym
2. Lacey or Cheryl
3. Lacey or Cheryl
(Lacey and Cheryl switches at different times for me. If you ask me for today… Cheryl is 2nd and Lacey is 3rd. Tomorrow, who knows? LOL)
Men:
1. Derek
2. Tristan (most of us are saying we don’t know him long enough but I think he’s cute, funny and I love his accent so that’s good enough for me lol)
3. Hard to say. I guess Mark.
I’m a little amazed that some comments are putting Derek and Kym next to each other. Looking at my list, it looks like I am too.
1. MAKS
2. Derek
3. Mark
I love all the pros so this is kinda hard!Hmm…
1.)Julianne Hough
2.)Derek Hough and Anna Trebunskaya (tied)
3.)Mark Ballas
my 3 fave pros on #dwts are karina,maks & mark my fave #dwts couples are ralph&karina &jr & karina
for innovative choreography –
1. Derek
2. Dmitry
3. Karina/Chelsie
and for past – Julianne
I would like Maks, but I find his choreography repetitive. Like I’ve seen all of his routines before, because basically, I have.
Mine three pro faves are:
1)Mark
2)Derek
3)Val
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Derek Hough
3. Anna Trebunskaya
1.- Anna Trebunskaya
2.- Derek Hough
3.-Mark Ballas
Favorite 3 Pros
1) Chelsie Hightower
2) Mark Ballas
3) Tristan McManus
Honorable Mention: Tony Dovolani & Anna Trebunskaya
1. Derek Hough
2. Derek Hough
3. Derek Hough
Honorable mentions:
Karina, Anna, Tristan, Mark, and Chelsie.
1. Anna Trebunskaya
2. Karina Smirnoff
3. Derek Hough
I really like them all though.
Women:
1. Cheryl
2. Kym
3. Anna
Men:
1. Tony
2. Tristan
3. Alec
I’m not particular order
Derek
Chelsie
Anna
honorable Menions(in order from fav to least) Karina, Kym, Maks, Mark, Lacey, Tony, Tristan
1. Karina Smirnoff (no surprise there lol)
2. Anna Trebunskaya
3. Cheryl Burke (because of the excellent job she did with Rob Season 13)
1. Maksim Chmerkovskiy
2. Chelsie Hightower
3. Mark Ballas
Honorable Mentions:
Tony Dovolani
Tristan McManus
Cheryl Burke
Anna Trebunskaya
I forgot Cheryl. She’s between Mark and Lacey.
1. Karina
2. Louis
3.Dmitry/Anna
Current faves, A-Z: Chelsie, Sharna, Tristan
Current HM’s, A-Z: Anna, Derek, Karina, Val
Karina, Louis, Anna
1.-Anna Trebunskaya
2.-Dmitry
3.-Derck Hough
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1.Peta – the sexy beast she is the best
2.Val – the sex bomb want him back
3.Chelsie- period best pro
Honorable mention Karina,mark Derek and Lacey
Oh even though she isn’t a “pro” Dasha Chesnokova I think she is the best performer/pro and she is just like Karina and she looks like her
1:Maks
2:Tristan
3:Anna
Random but you guys hsould do the same thing for the judges too. I’m curious who would take the number one spot.
1. CHELSIE HIGHTOWER!
2. Mark Ballas
3. and Chelsie Hightower again just because she’s amazing!
Fave: Derek, Chelsie
HM: Mark, Lacey, Maks, Cheryl
My Top 3:
1. Derek Hough
2. Kym Johnson
3. Cheryl Burke
Honorable mentions: Anna Trebunskaya, Tristan McManus
Anna T.
Tristan
Maks
Derek
Anna
Tristan
Top 3 Pros
1) Derek Hough(Super Amazing Choreographer and Dancer)
2) Karina Smirnoff
3) Cheryl Burke
Honorable Mentions: Mark Ballas,Anna Trebunkskaya,Lacey,and Val!
1. Derek
2. Tristan
3. Anna
1. Derek (Favorite pro)
2. Karina
3. Cheryl
1. Derek
2. Kym
3. Cheryl and Anna
Hm: Maks, Chelsie, Mark
1. Derek
2. Anna
3. Chelsie
Honorable metions: Karina, Tristan, Kym
1. Derek
2. Kym Johnson
3. Mark Ballas
4. Anna, Tristan, Karina
1. Maksim Chmerkovskiy
2. Tony Dovolani
3. Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Ladies .. Kym J., Anna T., and really wish they would bring back Elena G!
Top 3 Favorite Pros:
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Kym Johnson
3. Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Honorable mentions, Val Chmerkovskiy, Mark Ballas, Chelsie Hightower, and Dmitry Chaplin
Aww…that’s so easy Vogue!
Derek, Derek and…let me think…OH! Yes! Dis I mention Derek!? Best dancer/choreographer/singer/actor/person I’ve ever seen!!!
But if I had to choose the three best for me…
1) Derek Hough
2) Anna Trebunskaya (or Kym Johnson)
3) Kym Johnson (or Anna Trebuskaya)
Honorable mentions: Tristan MacManus, Karina Smirnoff and Cheryl Burke.
And of course if we could include past pros, Julianne Hough would definitely had been in my TOP 3 (she is actually)
*Did* I mention
Maks Maks Maks
Val
Tony
agree with Ifigenia – Derek – Derek – Derek!!!
Favorite/best 3
1 – Derek
2 – Anna T
3 – Kym
1. Tristan
2. Kym
3. Cheryl
1. Derek
2. Mark
3. Chelsie
Honorable Mention: Cheryl , Anna & Tony
1. Chelsie Hightower
2. Anna Trebunskaya
3. Derek Hough
Honorable Mentions: Kym Johnson, Tristan MacManus
DEREK!
Karina
Anna- moved up after DAD paso with Derek
Tristan MacManus
Tony
Derek
Kym
Mark
Sasha Farber (troupe)
1. Derek Hough
2. Mark Ballas
3. Cheryl Burke
1. Karina
2. Karina
3. Karina
Anna Trebunskaya
Derek Hough
Cheryl Burke
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Kym Johnson
3. Cheryl Burke
I miss julianne! She was my favorite.
1. Derek Derek Derek!!!
2. Karina
3. Anna
Honorable Mentions … Kym and the Chmerkovskiy boys.
I miss Julianne too Sarah …
She and Derek are my all time fav pros!!!
1. Kym
2. Cheryl
3. Maks & Tristan
I hope these pros get great partners this season and make it to the final four together!
Mark
Kym
Chelsie
Mark
Anna
Lacey
1. Peta Murgatroyd
2. Derek Hough
3. Karina Smirnoff
Maks
Cheryl
Chelsie
Derek
Mark
Maks
period.
Honorable Mentions: Kym, Anna T, Julianne.
1.)Tony
2.)Dmitry
3.)Anna
4.)Maks
5.)Val
and 6.) Lacey or Corky!
1.) Anna
2.) Lacey
3.) Cheryl
1) Derek
2) Anna
3) Tony
Honorable mention:
and I guess Maks because he was paired with Brandy, Kirstie and Willa and I enjoyed all of them (And Mel B too, how did I forget that?)
Dmitry (Loved what he did with Mya EXCEPT that HORRENDOUS freestyle, but then Petra got him and I forgave him
Not a fan of Maks’ shenanigans, but do admire the way he moves and Val too as he has the same strong lines and intensity with some serious swag thrown in. Derek is an outrageously talented in dancer, choreographer and teacher. Kym is darling – wonderful personality and teaching style, and no one looks better in flight.
dmitry
karina
kym
1. Chelsie Highower
2. Lacey Schwimmer
3. Kym Johnson
1. Derek Hough
2. Derek houghs abs
3. Derek Houghs spun gold hair
1.Derek
2.Anna T
3.Kym
Honorable mentions: Tristan, Mark, Karina
Great poll Vogue!!
1. Derek – Would like to meet him some day!
2. Mark – Met him – Very nice person also!
3. Tristan – Met him – Super nice person!
Honorable mention:
Julianne – My favorite dancer ever to have been on the show! – Met her also – Super nice person!
Karina – Met her – Nice person.
Peta – Met her – Super nice and friendly person!
It helps when you get to see them dance live and when you get to meet them also!!!!
1. Mark Ballas
2. Karina Smirnoff
3. Tristan MacManus
Chelsie
Kym
Tony
HM- Cheryl, Anna, Maks
Anna and Jonathan waltzing together- ohhhhh!
1. Karina Smirnoff
2. Mark Ballas
3. Anna T.
1)Derek
2)Derek
3) Derekk
…Tristan, Anna
1. Derek Hough<3
2. Derek Hough<3
3. Derek Hough<3
1. Chelsie Hightower
2. Julianne Hough
3. Lacey Schwimmer
1. Kym Johnson
2. Kym Johnson
3. Kym Johnsonv
the best.
LOL Mollypops (#121), nice one!
KYm Johnson, KYM KYM KYM KYM KYM KYM KYM KYM
Dmitry
Tristan
Oh dear. Another sad soul that thinks they can play he sock puppet game and change names/email addresses and post the same thing multiple times.
Seriously, people – CUT. IT. OUT. And I ain’t talking Valery, I’m talking crazy Kym fan. You aren’t doing her any favors.
Princess Heidi, it’s not another sad soul that is posting their preference for Kym. I shared the link on my FB and my friends posted from there. We are all fans of Kym, Tristan and Dmitry. If you wish to be the God of this website verify the information before you start deleting.
Off-topic, but computer security people refer to the “sock puppet” thing as “Sybil accounts”…. love that term…
Sweetheart, I can see your IP address. Unless you ALL live in the same freakin’ house – which I’m sure your FB friends DON’T – then it’s all the same person. Consider yourself VERIFIED.
Sybil accounts – I kinda like that name too.
Miss Sock Puppet best watch her tone, too.
Coming on and telling the administrators of a website how to run their website, it like going into someone’s home and telling them how to run or clean it. R-U-D-E!
Either one should not put up with critism–just ask my MIL who told me my chandelier was dusty, and after I handed her a dust mop I told her, “When you finished, you can leave.” Haha! (Best part–I’m a neat freak and she’s untidy).
Or your comments will just get deleted, Bertha. And any subsequent comments you make now, too. Care to call our bluff again, sweetheart?
1. Maks
2. Val
3. Karina
HM – Derek, Anna, Kym
Mark, Maks, Karina
1. Maks (by a landslide)
2. Anna
3. Val
Derek!!!!! (primary reason I watch dwts-great artist)
Val – don’t know about his teaching/choreo skills, but some of his pro dances were lovely – can’t wait to see more
Karina – great dancer and choreo – costumes and concepts are way off for me too often
HM – Tristan – don’t feel I’ve really seen what he can do yet, but obviously he’s a gentleman and a cutie and with Maks on the show, that counts a lot in my book!