Maya Rudolph
Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedienne and singer known for her comedic roles as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007, and for appearing in films such as Away We Go, Bridesmaids, Grown Ups, A Prairie Home Companion and MacGruber. She is the daughter of the late R&B and soul singer Minnie Riperton and music producer/composer Richard Rudolph. Since 2011, she has co-starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night, with Christina Applegate and Will Arnett.
Artem Chigvintsev
Artem Chigvintsev (born June 12, 1982) is a Russian professional dancer, born at Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, RSFSR, Soviet Union, specialising in Latin dancing. He moved to the United States in 2003, and began dancing with champion ballroom dancer Giselle Peacock, who became his wife. The couple separated eight months later when he auditioned to appear as a contestant on the first series of So You Think You Can Dance. Chigvintsev was eliminated alongside his fellow contestant Melissa Vella, and became an assistant choreographer for season two. Chigvintsev joined the cast of Burn The Floor. He performed both on Broadway and more recently in the West End. In September 2010, Chigvintsev joined Strictly Come Dancing season 8 as a professional dancer, where he was partnered with actress Kara Tointon. The pair achieved good scores in the first five weeks of 30, 32, 31, 32, and 37. In week 5, they were awarded the first 10 of the series by Alesha Dixon for their Paso Doble. In week 6 they were top of the leaderboard with their Salsa. They also had good scores for the next five weeks of 36, 38, 35, 34, and 38. In week 11, they got their highest score of 39 for the Viennese Waltz and Rumba and got the maximum 5/5 for the swing-a-thon. Chigvintsev and Tointon made it to the final along with Matt Baker and Pamela Stephenson. The pair went on to win the competition, beating Matt Baker and his partner Aliona Vilani into second place to be crowned series champions for 2010 . Chigvintsev is one of three professionals to win the series as a first time Strictly pro. After their victory it was announced by Tointon that she and Chigvintsev were a couple. In 2011's Strictly Come Dancing season 9 Chigvintsev was partnered with Holly Valance. He and Valance made it to Week 11, the Semi-Finals, before being eliminated.
This is Artem's first season with the DWTSGame.
This is Artem's first season with the DWTSGame.
Maya Rudolph & Artem Chigvintsev
Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha: Mizzundaztood - P!nk: 19
Week 2: Tango: Hernando's Hideaway - Dick Schory: 22
Week 3: Rumba: Loving You - Minnie Riperton: 25
Week 2: Tango: Hernando's Hideaway - Dick Schory: 22
Week 3: Rumba: Loving You - Minnie Riperton: 25
Total & Average
TOTAL: 66
AVERAGE: 22.0
AVERAGE: 22.0