Louis van Amstel

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Louis van Amstel (born June 23, 1972) is a Dutch-American ballroom dancer, studio dancer, and choreographer who appears on the U.S. reality television show Dancing with the Stars.

He is the creator of the well-known dance fitness software LaBlast.

Early life

Louis van Amstel was born in Amsterdam; his grandparents, who were competitive ballroom dancers, were born there. He began dancing at ten years old and gained international recognition at the age of 15. At 16, he dropped school to pursue dancing full-time.

Personal life

Van Amstel is openly gay. However, he does not use the term "gay" specifically because he does not want to be stigmatized. Joshua Lancaster, Van Amstel's long-time boyfriend, was married in Sundance, Utah, on January 8, 2017. They have two adopted sons, Daniel and Jonathan.

Van Amstel made news when he revealed that a substitute teacher shamed his son for having two gay parents and subjected his fifth-grade class to a 10-minute anti-gay lecture in November. The teacher was dismissed immediately by the school.

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Career

Van Amstel was coached by Ruud Vermeij and competed professionally with Julie Fryer. Van Amstel and Fryer were Dutch Latin Champions and ten Dance Champions in 1990. They also reached the final of the 'under 21' category in Blackpool.' They earned a bronze medal at the German Open, at the World Latin, and at the European 10 Dance in the same year. Van Amstel and Fryer took fourth place in the Worlds 10 Dance Championship.

Van Amstel and Fryer won the national championships for the second time in 1991 and then finished fourth in all major championships. Van Amstel decided he wanted to quit playing for a year and split his relationship with Fryer for the first time a year. The partnership was revived in 1994, and Van Amstel and Fryer went on to win three world Latin Dance championship gold medals in 1994, 1995, and 1996.

Van Amstel, a 1997 graduate of competitive ballroom dancing, migrated to New York City in July 1999 and became an American citizen. He and partner Karina Smirnoff won the national championship in 2000, and they returned to competitive dancing together.

In early 2005, Van Amstel appeared on Dancing with the Stars for season one. He was partnered with Trista Sutter but they were the first to be banned from the tournament. He was partnered with hostess Lisa Rinna in the show's second season, with whom he reached fourth place.

Van Amstel returned from season three and was partnered with High School Musical artist Monique Coleman. Their Cha-Cha-Cha is a performance that is based on Van Amstel's only 10s of Dancing With The Stars, which will continue for many seasons to come. They made it to the semi-finals, but they were disqualified, resulting in a fourth-place finish. He did not take part in the fourth season due to all the females being taller than him, but he did continue to act as both a performer and choreographer throughout the season and season five.

He returned to season six as an actor, businesswoman, and spouse of Elvis Presley Priscilla Presley. The couple made it to the fifth week of their lives but were disqualified, resulting in an eighth-place finish.

He appeared in season nine and was partnered with reality television actor and singer Kelly Osbourne. The two made it to the finals, where they finished in third place, marking Van Amstel's first and only time to make it to the finals to date. Van Amstel was partnered with Reno 911 in season ten of Dancing With The Stars. Niecy Nash, a film actor from the United Kingdom. The couple made it to the eighth week, but they were ruled out of contention, resulting in a fifth-place finish.

Van Amstel appeared on Dancing With The Stars for season eleven. Margaret Cho was partnered by actress and comedian Rebecca Cho. The couple made it to the third week of the season, but they were ruled out of contention, resulting in a tenth-place finish. Van Amstel appeared on Cho's comedy music album Cho Dependent as her therapist. In July 2011, he appeared alongside Cho in the fourth episode of Drop Dead Diva's third season.

Van Amstel was partnered by playboy model and reality star Kendra Wilkinson for the show's twelfth season. They performed the 1000th competitive dance in the fourth week of the competition. The couple made it to the seventh week of their seventh week but were unable to win, resulting in a sixth-place finish. Wilkinson wrote Being Kendra, a book in which she and van Amstel feud frequently and that she called her dyslexic and learning disabled. Van Amstel denied the remarks, calling her book "twisted." Despite this, Van Amstel made two appearances on Wilkinson's reality, with Kendra and Kendra on top, though Wilkinson described them as "awkward."

Van Amstel is back for season 15 of Dancing with the Stars, the All Stars season, and he was partnered with former contestant Sabrina Bryan. The pair scored their first flawless 30 of the season in the sixth week of the season. After nine seasons on Dancing with the Stars, this was also Van Amstel's first perfect score ever. Despite being at the top of the leaderboard, the couple made it to the sixth week of the year, but were disqualified, resulting in an eighth-place finish. This week was also the week when Bryan was unexpectedly dropped in her rookie season. In Week 8, Kelly Monaco and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy selected Van Amstel to be their partner in their trio dance.

Van Amstel was not asked back for season 16 of Dancing with the Stars.

After a 5-year absence, he was announced as a pro for season 21 on September 2, 2015. Paula Deen, a celebrity chef, was paired with him. They were disqualified on week 6 of competition and finished in 9th place.

Van Amstel's return to the program for season 31 was a huge hit on the network. He was partnered with actress Cheryl Ladd.

Van Amstel formed "Visionworx Dance Theater," a not-for-profit dance company that incorporates all four major dance styles during his time off from Dancing With The Stars. He also choreographed and appeared on numerous television shows, including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hannah Montana, and All My Children.

Van Amstel was asked to produce and choreograph Ballroom With A Twist, a performance by a rotating cast of dancers, following season six of Dancing with the Stars. Former American Idol contestants such as David Hernandez and Carly Smithson appeared on the program. Ballroom With A Twist has appeared in theaters around the country. Van Amstel is no longer associated with the show.

On season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance, he choreographed seven dances. At the Kodak theater in Hollywood, three of the seven dances made it to the finale and were selected as the judges' top picks. In seasons 6, 7, 8, and 8, he continued choreographing.

LaBlast, Van Amstel's dance fitness group, has a dance fitness program. In early 2012, LaBlast DVDs were released. Van Amstel introduced LVA, a fitness clothing collection, in the summer of this year.

Van Amstel was seen as a judge on the Dutch show Celebrity Pole Dancing, a competition in which Dutch celebrities are taught how to pole dance and perform in fall 2014.

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