Sasha Farber will be competing on the upcoming edition of Dancing with the Stars as a professional partner.

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Sasha joined the cast for Season 13 as a Dancing with the Stars Troupe member, and he finally got his chance to dance as a professional partner on Season 17 with former Snooki & JWoww star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.

After finishing in eighth place with Snooki, Sasha couldn't beat his rank when he competed with Kim Fields in Season 22. Last season, however, Sasha was matched with Little Women: LA star Terra Jole, and the pair landed in fifth place. Want to learn more about him?

Below is a list of 5 facts Reality TV World has compiled about Sasha Farber:

- Alexander "Sasha" Farber's family is Jewish and he has one sister named Svetlana Shapshal. He also has a PapChi dog named Ruby.

- Sasha was born in Russia on May 9, 1983, moved to Australia three years later and began dancing at age 13.

- By age 17, he won the Australian Latin Championships twice and represented Australia at the World Latin Championships.

- Sasha choreographed or made guest appearances on So You Think You Can Dance and the MTV Music Awards. 

- He got engaged to fellow Dancing with the Stars pro Emma Slater live on television in early October 2016 after dating her on and off for five years.

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About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.