Karina Smirnoff
For Karina Smirnoff, Dancing with the Stars season 6 was a case of partnering another Mario.
Dancing with the Stars season 6 was Karina Smirnoff's fourth season. In the third season of the show Karina was runner-up with Mario Lopez, who became her partner off the dance floor as well.
In season 5 of Dancing with the Stars, Karina Smirnoff was partnered with Floyd Mayweather.
Previously, in Dancing with the Stars, Karina Smirnoff had partnered Bill Ray Cyrus.
Karina Smirnoff was born in the Ukraine. She started dance at 11-years-old.
Karina Smirnoff has won titles at the UK Open, the US Open, the Asian Open, and the Dutch Open.
She has been five time US National Professional Champion and has been second at the world championships with three different dance partners.
After Karina Smirnoff emigrated to the USA she gained a degree from Fordham University with a Double Major in Economics and Information System Programming.
Karina Smirnoff often danced with Slavik Kryklyvyy up until June 2005. Karina and Slavik's dance record is available at Dance Plaza.
She has also danced to success with fellow Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Louis van Amstel.
