Inna Brayer

Inna Brayer (b. in Moscow, Russia) is a Brooklyn-based amateur ballroom dancer competing in the International 10-Dance division. She is best known for being the 2007 amateur USA Dance National 10-Dance Champions with her partner, Pasha Pashkov [citeweb |accessdate=2008-08-28|url=http://dancesportinfo.net/Couple/Pavel_Pashkov_and_Inna_Brayer_12053/Results.aspx|title=Results|publisher=Dancesport Info.com] . From 1998-1999 Brayer was partnered with fellow Dancing with the Stars co-star Maksim Chmerkovskiy's brother Valentin Chmerkovskiy.

A native of Russia, Brayer was raised in the U.S. from the age of 2, and began dancing at age 7. Her coaching has included fellow Russians and Latin champions Taliat & Marina Tarsinov. [http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=bios#t=pro&d=129645]

In addition to their 3-time U.S. title, Pashkov & Brayer have also placed 11th at the World Championships in Tokyo, and 9th at the World Cup in Vancouver.

Inna attends Hunter College in New York City, where she is a junior. [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/competition-s3-ep2.html]

On August 25, 2008, it was announced that Inna would be participating as a pro on Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7). She was paired with actor Ted McGinley. [citeweb |accessdate=2008-08-28|url=http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?|title=Dancing with the Stars|publisher=ABC.com] They were the second couple eliminated from the competition on the 1st Week.

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