Bare-Chested Pros: Show and Tour

bare-chested pros: Maks & Val Live on Tour: Our Way is an autobiographical dance piece about the brothers' Ukrainian upbringing, their move to the United States and their ultimate domination of international ballroom competitions, according to Toronto Star. We caught up with Maksim, 36, and Valentin, 30, by phone from a tour stop in Jacksonville, Fla., where they brought up some surprising inspirations for their show, including Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton and John Leguizamo solo Broadway show Ghetto Klown. By Roger Catlin The Washington Post Thu., July 21, 2016 The brothers Chmerkovskiy, who have risen to fame as two of the often bare-chested pros on Dancing With the Stars, are touring this summer, but don't expect anything having to do with the TV show. The tour hits Ontario Casino Rama on July 23. It our story about how we came up, did what we're doing now, how we got to where we are at the moment. What is this tour about Maks: It took, what, Val Thirty years in the making, I guess. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.