ABC World News Features Segment On Maks Chmerkovksiy, The Fam Parties Down
ABC World news featured a segment with Maks Chmerkovksiy last night. They talked of his life and his road to winning a mirror ball on Dancing With The Stars. I’m loving the footage of when he was little…
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Also, People has an article posted with some pictures of Meryl and Maks celebrating their win at a New York City night club. Val Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani and Jenna Johnson were also there.
Very nice segment. I wish we would get to learn about the story of other pros as well.
I think Maks has achieved so much, with or without a MBT, especially taking into account where he started from.
I can relate to his need for validating his efforts on the show, and his need for getting the result. Even if it’s just an entertainment show, people judge you based on outcomes. And so the environment around you can put a lot of pressure. I just wonder where the family pressure comes from: is it him wanting really bad to impress his parents and make them proud of his achievements, or is it the family that has put expectations on him? I have no doubt his parents love him, but there have been several remarks by him about winning for his mom.
I wish him the best. He had a good season, a deserved win. I hope he now takes the time to figure himself out, what he wants to do with his life and career, and pursue things from the heart rather than for the sake of those around him.