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.
Aric Yegudkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1985 |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2005—present |
| Notable work | |
| Spouse |
Masha Belash (m. 2018) |
Early life
editYegudkin started taking ballroom dance lessons at 8 years old after his parents noticed him dancing to Michael Jackson songs. They chose ballroom for their son because they were Russian as was the local ballroom dance teacher.[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
editYegudkin 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] In October 2016 Channel Seven announced Dancing with the Stars would not return, making Freedman and Yegudkin the final winners of the series on Seven Network.[6][7] After Network Ten revived the show in 2019, Yegudkin returned partnering Michelle Bridges in season sixteen and then Claudia Karvan in season seventeen.[8][9]
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 |
| 16 | Michelle Bridges | 7th |
| 17 | Claudia Karvan | 3rd |
| 18 | Ada Nicodemou | 3rd |
| 19 | Kylie Gillies | 9th |
| 20 | Mary Coustas | 3rd |
| 21 | Nikki Osborne | TBA |
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] In January 2017, Yegudkin and Belash announced they would be opening a dance studio in Sydney called Move by Aric and Masha.[7]
Personal life
editYegudkin proposed to his professional dance partner Masha Belash in 2013. Yegudkin and Belash married in October 2018. Their wedding was featured in Vogue Australia the following April.[10] The couple are parents to twin daughters born in 2020.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Bliss, Raylene. "Aric is shaking up rock 'n' roll". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Aric Yegudkin". Prime 7. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Professional dancers a world class act at ABBA". Champion Post. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Ada a shining Star". The Age. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Who will be Dancing with the Stars?". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Moran, Johnathan (23 October 2016). "Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Dancers Take Next Step". The Daily Telegraph. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via pressreader.com.
- ^ Davies, Alex (19 February 2019). "Dancing With The Stars Australia 2019 cast: Who is on Dancing With The Stars?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Michaela (14 January 2020). "'Dancing With The Stars' 2020: Meet The Celebs Shimmying Their Way Into The Spotlight". 10daily.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Algar, Emily (29 March 2019). "Inside a festive, love-filled wedding in the heart of Sydney". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Instagram". 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.