Ervinas Merfeldas

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Ervinas Merfeldas
Born (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 19)
Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland
OccupationDancer
Choreographer

Ervinas Merfeldas (born 18 August 2002) is an Irish ballroom and Latin dancer and choreographer.

Early life[]

Merfeldas was born in Celbridge in Kildare. Merfeldas is the son of Lithuanian parents. He has a younger brother.

Career[]

Merfeldas has been dancing since the age of seven. He is trained in ballroom and latin dancing.

In 2016, Merfeldas partnered with Gabija Raciute and competed in the WDSF World Championship in Romania.[1] In 2017, Merfeldas and Raciute finished in fifth place in the British Dance Federation Junior Latin Championships.[2]

Dancing with the Stars[]

On 22 December 2021, Merfeldas was announced as one of the new professionals to join the fifth season of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.[3][4][5] Merfeldas was partnered with model, influencer and daughter of Ronan Keating and Yvonne Connolly, Missy Keating.[6] Merfeldas and Keating performed their first routine on the opening week of the show 9th January 2022 to mixed reviews from the judges and a score of 16.[7][8] Merfeldas and Keating received high praise in Week 4 when they performed a Contemporary Ballroom inspired by the film, Wolfwalkers.[9] In the sixth week of the competition Keating tested positive for COVID-19 meaning the couple were unable to dance. They were given a bye to the following week.[10][11] On 20th February 2022, Keating and Merfeldas were eliminated from the competition following a dance off against Erica-Cody and Denys Samson.[12]

On 4 March, it was announced that Merfeldas would partner Erica-Cody when her regular professional partner, Denys Samson, tested positive for COVID-19.[13] On 13 March, it was announced that Merfeldas would partner Ellen Keane when her regular professional partner, Stephen Vincent, tested positive for COVID-19.[14]

Series Partner Place
5 Missy Keating 9th
Series 5 – with celebrity partner Missy Keating
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Gourounlian
1 American Smooth / "Baby Love" 4 6 6 16 No elimination
2 No dance performed - - - -
3 Samba / "Dynamite" 7 7 7 21 Safe
4 Contemporary Ballroom / "Running with the Wolves" 8 8 8 24 Safe
5 Tango / "Prisoner" 7 7 8 22 Safe
6 Viennese Waltz / No dance performed - - - - Given bye
7 Charleston / "Out Out" 8 8 8 24 Eliminated

References[]

  1. ^ "Ranking of the WDSF Standard Junior II in Timisoara - Romania on 04 June 2016 | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  2. ^ "Competition Results | BDF Online". Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  3. ^ "Dancing with the Stars professional dancers revealed". 2021-12-22. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Dancing with the Stars reveal twelve Professional Dancers for new Season". Extra.ie. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ "Five new pro-dancers join the new series of Dancing With The Stars". sundayworld. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  6. ^ "Missy Keating responds to rumours she's dating her Dancing With The Stars partner". sundayworld. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  7. ^ Mallon, Sandra (2022-01-12). "Romance rumours sparked between Missy and Ervinas". DublinLive. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  8. ^ Power, Ed. "Dancing with the Stars returns to RTÉ, meaner and leaner than BBC's Strictly". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  9. ^ Moloughney, Sian. "Kilkenny-made Wolfwalkers transformed into amazing dance routine on Dancing With The Stars!". www.kilkennypeople.ie. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  10. ^ O’Donoghue, Denise (2022-02-10). "Dancing with the Stars' Missy Keating 'heartbroken' after positive Covid-19 test". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  11. ^ "Missy Keating celebrates her 21st birthday on Instagram". sundayworld. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  12. ^ O’Donoghue, Denise (2022-02-10). "Dancing with the Stars' Missy Keating 'heartbroken' after positive Covid-19 test". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  13. ^ "DWTS professional Denys Samson to miss Sunday's show". 2022-03-04. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "Stephen Vincent out of tonight's Dancing with the Stars". 2022-03-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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