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Karina and Maksim Chmerkovskiy became engaged in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve [January 5, 2009].

Karina and Maksim Chmerkovskiy broke off their engagement in September 2009.

Dances an improvised piece in the club scene in Darf ich bitten? (2004) with real-life dance partner Vyacheslav 'Slavik' Kryklyvyy, who also plays Jennifer Lopez' new Blackpool Standard partner in the final scenes of the same film.

Is one of the most renowned DanceSport exponents, and has been a Blackpool Dance Festival finalist representing the U.S. with partner Vyacheslav 'Slavik' Kryklyvyy since 2001.

Mother, with boyfriend Justinas Duknauskas, of son Theo Gabriel Duknauskas (b. April 2020).

Engaged to MLB player Brad Penny [November 8, 2010].

Karina and Brad Penny broke off their engagement in December 2011.

Karina was in New York on July 2015 filming Tango Shalom (2021) with Jos Laniado, Renée Taylor, Joseph Bologna and Lainie Kazan. Coreography by Jordi Caballero, director Gabriel Bologna.