Oksana Platero
{{short description|Ukrainian ballroom and Latin dancer (born 1988)}}
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| occupation = Ballroom dancer
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Oksana (Dmytrenko) Platero ({{langx|uk|Оксана Дмитренко}}) is a Ukrainian ballroom and Latin dancer. She spent five seasons as a member of the troupe on Dancing with the Stars in the United States. She joined the United Kingdom's Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer in series 14.
Early life
Oksana Dmytrenko was born on 29 October 1988 in Ukraine.{{cite web|title=Oksana Platero's Biography|url=http://www.biogs.com/oksana-platero|website=biog.com|access-date=3 July 2016}} Dmytrenko's father left the family when she was five years old, leaving her mother, Inna, to raise Oksana as a single parent. The family lived in the city of Kharkiv where Inna sold clothing. At age six, Inna enrolled Dmytrenko in dance lessons. Dmytrenko has one younger brother, who was born in Ukraine after Oksana moved to the United States.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/strictly-oksana-dad-left-five-9159432|title=Strictly's Oksana dad left when she was five - so family declared him dead|last=McPhee|first=Rod|date=30 October 2016|newspaper=mirror|access-date=31 October 2016}} In 2017, she joined Mira Quien Baila as a professional dancer in season 5.
Career
Oksana began competing as a Latin and ballroom dancer with partner Artem Plakhotnyi and later Igor Kantsedal.{{cite web|title=Artem Plakhotnyi (Ukraine) & Oksana Dmytrenko (Ukraine)|url=http://dancesportinfo.net/Couple/Artem_Plakhotnyi_and_Oksana_Dmytrenko_143633/Details|website=DanceSport Info|access-date=2 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=Igor Kantsedal (Ukraine) & Oksana Dmytrenko (Ukraine)|url=http://dancesportinfo.net/Couple/Igor_Kantsedal_and_Oksana_Dmytrenko_14818/Details|website=DanceSport Info|access-date=2 July 2016}} In 2004 she began partnering with Aleksandr Altukhov.{{cite web|title=Aleksandr Altukhov (Ukraine) & Oksana Dmytrenko (Ukraine)|url=http://www.dancesportinfo.net/Couple/Aleksandr_Altukhov_and_Oksana_Dmytrenko_23483/Details|website=DanceSport Info|access-date=3 July 2016}} The pair first competed for Ukraine and then moved to the United States when she was 18 years old.{{cite web|title=Oksana Dmytrenko|url=http://www.theconnectionla.com/oksana-dmytrenko/|website=The Connection|access-date=3 July 2016}}
In 2011, Oksana became a member of the first "Troupe" on Dancing with the Stars season 12.{{cite news|last1=Barrett|first1=Annie|title=Dancing with the Stars recap: Psycho Killer|url=http://www.ew.com/recap/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-season-12-episode-3|access-date=3 July 2016|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=31 March 2011}} She would remain part of the troupe for five seasons, through season 16.{{cite news|last1=Reynolds|first1=Lisa|title='Dancing With The Stars' Recap: Wynonna Judd Voted Off|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/02/dancing-with-the-stars-recap-wynonna-judd-voted-off/|access-date=3 July 2016|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=2 April 2013}} After leaving Dancing with the Stars she performed with Ballroom with a Twist.{{cite web|title=Ballroom with a Twist: Who's Who|url=http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013/ballroom/who|website=Ogunquit Playhouse|access-date=3 July 2016}} She also choreographed for So You Think You Can Dance.{{cite news|last1=Connolly|first1=Kelly|title='Top 20 Perform and Elimination'|url=http://www.ew.com/recap/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-12-episode-8|access-date=3 July 2016|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=31 July 2015}}
= ''Strictly Come Dancing'' =
In 2016, the BBC announced Platero would join Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer in series 14.{{cite news|title=Strictly Come Dancing: New professionals join line-up|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36649505|access-date=3 July 2016|publisher=BBC News|date=28 June 2016}} She was paired with television personality Robert "Judge" Rinder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/09/03/strictly-come-dancing-launch-dont-rule-out-ed-disco-ballss-stomp/|title=Strictly Come Dancing launch: don't rule out Ed 'Disco' Balls's stompy dancing yet - plus 8 more things that happened|last=Hogan|first=Michael|date=2016-09-03|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=2016-09-03}} The pair were eliminated in the Quarterfinals and finished in 5th place.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/12/04/strictly-2016-musicals-week-quarter-final-sunday-results-time/|title=Strictly Come Dancing quarter-final results: Judge Rinder is eliminated after dance-off defeat to Ore Oduba|last=Hogan|first=Michael|date=4 December 2016|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=4 December 2016}} The BBC on June 21, 2017 announced that Platero was leaving Strictly Come Dancing after one series.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40354100|title=Strictly Come Dancing: Joanne Clifton quits and new dancers revealed|date=21 June 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=22 June 2017|language=en-GB}}
==Series 14 performances ==
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! rowspan="2"|Week No. ! rowspan="2"|Dance/Song ! colspan="4"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2"|Total ! rowspan="2"|Result |
| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; " |Horwood | style="width:10%; " |Bussell | style="width:10%; " |Goodman | style="width:10%; " |Tonioli |
| ;"
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|1 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Cha-Cha-Cha / "Mercy" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|25 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|None |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|2
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|American Smooth / "Marvin Gaye" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|27 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"| Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|3
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Charleston / "Meet the Flintstones" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|27 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"| Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|4
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Viennese Waltz / "Boom Bang-a-Bang" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|27 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"| Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|5
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Jive / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|29 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Paso Doble / "Born This Way" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|32 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Quickstep / "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|33 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Foxtrot / "You Make Me Feel So Young" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|33 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Salsa / "Spice Up Your Life" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|33 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" rowspan="2"|10
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Rumba / "Lean on Me" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|29 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" rowspan="2"|Bottom two |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Cha-Cha-Cha Challenge / "I Like It Like That"
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Awarded | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|2 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Extra | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Points | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|31 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|11
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Samba / "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|{{red|31}} | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Eliminated |
Personal life
Dmytrenko married fellow dancer and So You Think You Can Dance alum Jonathan Platero in 2014. The wedding was featured on David Tutera: CELEBrations.{{cite news|last1=Messer|first1=Lesley|title=Inside 'Dancing With the Stars' Pro Oksana Dmytrenko's Wedding to Jonathan Platero|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/inside-dancing-stars-pro-oksana-dmytrenkos-wedding-jonathan/story?id=25783506|access-date=2 July 2016|publisher=ABC News|date=26 September 2014}}
References
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{{Strictly Come Dancing}}
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