Dancing With the Stars professional Louis van Amstel understands what Maks Chmerkovskiy was attempting to say about Jan Ravnik.
“There was a bit of riff occurring about Maks criticizing Jan, however then that was large of Maks to go on social media and invite Jan publicly to go for espresso, to speak it up,” Louis, 53, completely shared with Us Weekly on Friday, October 31. “I've to agree, the content material of what Maks was speaking about, I completely agree. Jan has no ballroom dance expertise. You'll be able to see it. He has no instructing expertise, however he's a unbelievable dancer and even higher particular person.”
Maks, 45, first made headlines when he appeared on Peta Murgatroyd‘s “The Penthouse With Peta” podcast. Whereas chatting together with his spouse, the Dancing With the Stars alum questioned how Jan, 30, received a spot as one in every of this season's skilled dancers.
“I'm sorry, Jan has completely no enterprise being a professional on Dancing With the Stars,” Maks claimed. “There's zero basis approach, high quality, understanding of the partnership. Bro, I'm getting emotional. It's absurd, and that is unreal how blind we've to be and God forbid say what's clearly there.”
On Thursday, October 30, Maks publicly apologized to Jan in a TikTok video and expressed hopes that they may at some point be mates.
From Louis' perspective, Maks wasn't criticizing Jan as a human.
“It's extra concerning the ballroom dance expertise,” he defined to Us. “Right here's the opposite factor, too. Individuals criticize Maks and assault him and finally, the supply might have been completely different. However Jan would have been silly if he would have mentioned no to Dancing With the Stars.”
If individuals don't suppose Jan must be an expert dancer on the ABC actuality present, Louis steered that they need to take it up with another person — like producers.
“Do I agree with Maks that Jan has no ballroom expertise and no instructing expertise in ballroom dancing? Sure,” Louis continued. “And Maks all the time says what many individuals suppose, and I'll all the time again him up like his brother, Val. You'll be able to disagree with him all you need, however he says what most individuals are considering.”
In a separate interview with Entry Hollywood, Val Chmerkovskiy mentioned he'll all the time have his brother's again — even when he doesn't agree together with his remarks relating to Jan.
“You don't have to love what he mentioned. I don't should agree with what he mentioned,” he defined. “However I'm all the time going to face up for him.”
No matter any drama, Louis is happy to have the chance to return to the Dancing With the Stars ballroom for the present's upcoming twentieth Birthday Social gathering episode on Tuesday, November 11.
Louis — who's the creator of LaBlast Fitness — helped launch the present in 2005 when he partnered up with The Bachelorette's Trista Sutter. He went on to bounce with a number of contestants over time, together with Lisa Rinna, Priscilla Presley, Paula Deen and Niecy Nash.
“Most memorable was season 9 [with] Kelly Osborne,” Louis recalled. “That was a journey for the books. That not solely affected her. It affected me profoundly. It affected so many individuals who watch the present. Her weight reduction was secondary, however seeing her blossom from the bottom as much as a princess, and I simply love her and her household a lot.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
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