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FULL NAME: Alexander "Sasha" Farber
HOMETOWN: Moscow, Russia
BIRTHDAY: May 9, 1984
AGE: 40
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Divorced
NOTEABLE PROJECTS: Dancing with the Stars
BIO: Sasha Farber is a professional dancer and choreographer, best known for her work on Dancing With the Stars. Farber began dancing at the age of 13, by 17, he had won the Australian Youth Latin Championships twice and represented Australia at the World Latin Championships.

Ahead of Dancing With the Stars, Farber appeared in the Broadway production of Burn The Floor. It was at Burn The Floor where Farber met Emma Slater, they dated from 2011 to 2014. After spending some time apart, the couple rekindled in 2015, got engaged in 2016, and got married in 2018. The couple reportedly split in April 2022, Slater filed for divorce in February 2023.

Farber joined the cast of Dancing With the Stars in season 14 as a troupe member. After three years in the troupe, he was promoted to professional dancer and given his first partner, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi. He has not won a Mirrorball at this time.

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