| 词条 | Corky Ballas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Corky Ballas | image = | imagesize = 150px | caption = | birthname = Mark Alexander Ballas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|25}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | othername = | occupation = Dancer | years_active = 1978–1996; 2008–present | spouse = {{marriage|Shirley Rich |1985|2007|end=divorced}} | parents = George Ballas Maria Marulanda | children = Mark Ballas | relatives = }} Mark Alexander Ballas Sr. (born December 25, 1960), known as Corky Ballas, is a retired competitive ballroom dancer of Greek, Mexican and Spanish descent who holds several Latin dance championship titles.[1][2] His son, Mark Ballas, is a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars. His father was George Ballas, who invented the Weed Eater lawn-trimming device. Personal lifeBallas was born in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Mexican-American Maria Marulanda and Greek-American George Ballas, the inventor of the Weed Eater lawn-trimming device. His paternal grandparents, Karolos ("Charles") Ballas and Maria Lymnaos were immigrants to the United States from Greece.[3] He has three sisters, Michelle, Maria, and Lillian, and one brother, George. He has one son, Mark Ballas,[4] with former wife and partner Shirley Ballas.{{cn|date=November 2016}} Corky and Shirley Ballas also raised and trained Julianne Hough and Derek Hough.[5][6] Corky now teaches dancing in San Antonio via his dancing studio,[7] and his website.[8] His plans for the future include more television performances as well as an online interactive dance instruction via hundreds of videos. CareerCorky and Shirley were 1996 Open to the World International Champions, 1995–1996 Open to the World British Champions, twice British National Champions, Star - World Cup - UK - Champions{{Clarify|date=March 2008}}, and seven times undefeated United States International Latin Champions.[1][9][10] They retired in 1996.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} Ballas judges professional competitions and teaches. He is based in Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas.[11] Dancing with the StarsBallas has trained many of Dancing with the Stars professionals including Karina Smirnoff, Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Tony Dovolani, Edyta Sliwinska, Alec Mazo, Brian Fortuna, Jonathan Roberts, Anna Trebunskaya, Jessie DeSoto and, his son, Mark Ballas. On August 25, 2008, the show's producers announced Corky himself would compete as a pro on season 7, alongside his son and former pupils. He was partnered with 82-year-old actress Cloris Leachman.[12] For Season 11 Ballas was partnered with Florence Henderson. They were eliminated in Week 5 of the competition. PerformancesWith celebrity partner: Cloris Leachman
With celebrity partner: Florence Henderson
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References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.clintgraphics.com/corky/who.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203150821/http://www.clintgraphics.com/corky/who.htm |archivedate=2008-12-03 |df= }} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://bdsweb.ballroom.com/cbalbio.htm|title=Untitled Normal Page|website=bdsweb.ballroom.com}} 3. ^Wozny, Nancy. "H-Town's Own Dance Man: Mark Ballas opens up on the naive miracle of Bristol Palin & his John Mayer ways", CultureMap Houston, December 13, 2010. [https://www.webcitation.org/5vddK60ss?url=http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/12-13-10-h-town-own-mark-ballas-opens-up-on-the-naive-miracle-of-bristol-palin-and-his-john-mayer-ways/ WebCitation archive]. George Ballas passed away in June 2011. See "Weed Eater inventor dies at 85," June 29, 2011, Associated Press, as published by the Lake Charles American Press, at {{cite web |url=http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpnewssum/?p=22976 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-06-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120717231902/http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpnewssum/?p=22976 |archivedate=2012-07-17 |df= }}. 4. ^{{cite news| url = http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2010/12/like-father-like-son/|title= Like Father, Like Son F|date= December 6, 2010| work=OutSmart | accessdate= November 27, 2016| archivedate= December 13, 2010| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20101213010745/http://outsmartmagazine.com/2010/12/like-father-like-son/|deadurl=no}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.derekhough.net/bio.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116155438/http://derekhough.net/bio.html |archivedate=2009-01-16 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.juliannehough.net/bio.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219135830/http://www.juliannehough.net/bio.html |archivedate=2008-12-19 |df= }} 7. ^http://idancecity.com 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://corky.com|title=Corky Ballas|website=Corky Ballas}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalheralddailynews.org/dance.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019224002/http://www.internationalheralddailynews.org/dance.htm |archivedate=2008-10-19 |df= }} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.theyankeeclassic.com/event_information/photo_gallery/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204041234/http://www.theyankeeclassic.com/event_information/photo_gallery/ |archivedate=2008-12-04 |df= }} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.corky.com|title=Corky Ballas|website=Corky Ballas}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://abc.go.com/shows|title=ABC Shows Page|website=ABC}} External links
8 : American ballroom dancers|Living people|People from Houston|1960 births|Participants in American reality television series|American people of Greek descent|American people of Mexican descent|American people of Spanish descent |
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