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6	Lilia	Ren	f	Van Amstel competed professionally with Julie Fryer, and they were coached by Ruud Vermeij. In 1990, Van Amstel and Fryer became Dutch Latin Champions and 10 Dance Champions. They also made the final in Blackpool in the 'under 21' category. The very same year, they received a bronze medal at the German Open, at the World Latin and at the European 10 Dance. In the Worlds 10 Dance Championship, Van Amstel and Fryer got fourth place. In 1991 Van Amstel and Fryer won the national championships for the second time, and got fourth place in all major championships. A year later, Van Amstel decided that he wanted to retire from competing for a while, and came to the point where he finished his partnership with Fryer for the first time. Three years later, in 1994, the partnership was re-established, and Van Amstel and Fryer went on to win three world Latin Dance championship gold medals in 1994, 1995 and 1996. In 1997, Van Amstel retired from competitive ballroom dancing, moved to New York City, and became an American citizen in July 1999. He returned to competitive dancing with partner Karina Smirnoff; they won the United States national championship in 2000. Van Amstel was cast for season one of Dancing with the Stars in early 2005. He was partnered with Trista Sutter, but they were the first to be eliminated from the competition. In the show's second season, he was partnered with hostess Lisa Rinna, with whom he reached fourth place. Van Amstel returned in season three and was partnered with High School Musical star Monique Coleman. During the eighth week of the competition, they received two 10s for their Cha-Cha-Cha marking Van Amstel's only 10s of Dancing With The Stars for an individual dance for many seasons to come. They made it to the semi-finals, but were eliminated, resulting in a fourth-place finish. He did not participate in the fourth season due to all the females being taller than him, but he nonetheless maintained a role as a performer and choreographer throughout the season and season five. He returned in season six and was partnered with actress, businesswoman, and wife of Elvis Presley Priscilla Presley. The couple made it to the fifth week, but were eliminated, resulting in an eighth-place finish. He returned in season nine and was partnered with reality TV star and singer Kelly Osbourne. The couple made it to the finale where they finished in third place, marking Van Amstel's first and only time to make it to the finals to date. In season ten of Dancing With The Stars, Van Amstel was partnered with Reno 911! star Niecy Nash. The couple made it to the eighth week, but were eliminated, resulting in a fifth-place finish. For season eleven of Dancing With The Stars, Van Amstel was partnered with actress and comedian Margaret Cho. The couple made it to the third week, but were eliminated, resulting in a tenth-place finish. Van Amstel appeared in Cho's comedy music album Cho Dependent as her therapist. In July 2011, he appeared alongside Cho as himself in the fourth episode of the third season of Drop Dead Diva. For the show's twelfth season, Van Amstel was partnered with playboy model and reality star Kendra Wilkinson. During the fifth week in the competition, they danced the 1000th competitive dance. The couple made it to the seventh week, but were eliminated, resulting in a sixth-place finish. Wilkinson later published her book, Being Kendra, in which she said she and van Amstel clashed constantly and that he called her dyslexic and learning disabled. Van Amstel denied the comments, calling her book "twisted". Nevertheless, Van Amstel made two appearances on Wilkinson's reality shows Kendra and Kendra on Top, though Wilkinson described their encounters as "awkward". Van Amstel returned for season 15 of Dancing with the Stars, the All Stars season, and was partnered with former contestant, Sabrina Bryan. In the sixth week of the competition, the pair scored the first perfect 30 of the season. This was also Van Amstel's first perfect score ever after nine seasons on Dancing with the Stars. The couple made it to the sixth week, but were eliminated, despite being at the top of the leaderboard, resulting in an eighth-place finish. This was also the same week that Bryan was shockingly eliminated in her original season. In Week 8, Van Amstel was chosen by Kelly Monaco and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy to be their partner in their trio dance. Van Amstel was not asked back for season 16 of Dancing with the Stars. On September 2, 2015, he was announced as a pro for season 21 after a 5-season hiatus. He was paired with celebrity chef, Paula Deen. They were eliminated on week 6 of competition and finished in 9th place. During his time off from Dancing With The Stars, Van Amstel set up a not-for profit dance company called "Visionworx Dance Theater," which combines all four major dance forms. He also choreographed and appeared on numerous TV shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hannah Montana, and All My Children. After season six of Dancing with the Stars, Van Amstel was asked to create and choreograph a show called Ballroom With A Twist, which featured a rotating cast of dancers. The show also featured former American Idol contestants including David Hernandez and Carly Smithson. Ballroom With A Twist toured in theaters around the country. Van Amstel is no longer associated with the show. He choreographed seven dances on season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance. Three of the seven dances made it to the finale and were mentioned as the judges' favorite picks at the Kodak theater in Hollywood. He continued choreographing in seasons 6, 7, and 8. Van Amstel runs a dance fitness program, LaBlast. LaBlast DVDs were released in early 2012. During the summer of that year, Van Amstel started a fitness clothing line, branded LVA. In fall 2014, Van Amstel was seen as a judge on the Dutch show Celebrity Pole Dancing, a show where Dutch celebrities are taught how to pole dance and perform.	Van Amstel is openly gay. However, he does not explicitly use the word "gay" because he does not want to be stigmatized. On January 8, 2017, Van Amstel married his long-time boyfriend Joshua Lancaster in Sundance, Utah. They adopted their son, Daniel van Amstel in December 2019. In May 2020, Van Amstel revealed that he and Lancaster are adopting a second son, Jonathan. In November 2019, Van Amstel made headlines after he revealed that a substitute teacher shamed his son for having two gay dads and forced his class to endure a 10-minute anti-gay lecture. The school promptly fired the teacher.	van ren competed professionally with julie fryer, and they were coached by ruud vermeij. in 1990, van ren and fryer became dutch latin champions and 10 dance champions. they also made the final in blackpool in the 'under 21' category. the very same year, they received a bronze medal at the german open, at the world latin and at the european 10 dance. in the worlds 10 dance championship, van ren and fryer got fourth place. in 1991 van ren and fryer won the national championships for the second time, and got fourth place in all major championships. a year later, van ren decided that sh ewanted to retire from competing for a while, and came to the point where sh efinished her partnership with fryer for the first time. three years later, in 1994, the partnership was re-established, and van ren and fryer went on to win three world latin dance championship gold medals in 1994, 1995 and 1996. in 1997, van ren retired from competitive ballroom dancing, moved to new york city, and became an american citizen in july 1999. sh ereturned to competitive dancing with partner karina smirnoff; they won the united states national championship in 2000. van ren was cast for season one of dancing with the stars in early 2005. sh ewas partnered with trista sutter, but they were the first to be eliminated from the competition. in the show's second season, sh ewas partnered with hostess lisa rinna, with whom sh ereached fourth place. van ren returned in season three and was partnered with high school musical star monique coleman. during the eighth week of the competition, they received two 10s for their cha-cha-cha marking van ren's only 10s of dancing with the stars for an individual dance for many seasons to come. they made it to the semi-finals, but were eliminated, resulting in a fourth-place finish. sh edid not participate in the fourth season due to all the females being taller than him, but sh enonetheless maintained a role as a performer and choreographer throughout the season and season five. sh ereturned in season six and was partnered with actress, businesswoman, and wife of elvis presley priscilla presley. the couple made it to the fifth week, but were eliminated, resulting in an eighth-place finish. sh ereturned in season nine and was partnered with reality tv star and singer kelly osbourne. the couple made it to the finale where they finished in third place, marking van ren's first and only time to make it to the finals to date. in season ten of dancing with the stars, van ren was partnered with reno 911! star niecy nash. the couple made it to the eighth week, but were eliminated, resulting in a fifth-place finish. for season eleven of dancing with the stars, van ren was partnered with actress and comedian margaret cho. the couple made it to the third week, but were eliminated, resulting in a tenth-place finish. van ren appeared in cho's comedy music album cho dependent as her therapist. in july 2011, sh eappeared alongside cho as himself in the fourth episode of the third season of drop dead diva. for the show's twelfth season, van ren was partnered with playboy model and reality star kendra wilkinson. during the fifth week in the competition, they danced the 1000th competitive dance. the couple made it to the seventh week, but were eliminated, resulting in a sixth-place finish. wilkinson later published her book, being kendra, in which she said she and van ren clashed constantly and that sh ecalled her dyslexic and learning disabled. van ren denied the comments, calling her book "twisted". nevertheless, van ren made two appearances on wilkinson's reality shows kendra and kendra on top, though wilkinson described their encounters as "awkward". van ren returned for season 15 of dancing with the stars, the all stars season, and was partnered with former contestant, sabrina bryan. in the sixth week of the competition, the pair scored the first perfect 30 of the season. this was also van ren's first perfect score ever after nine seasons on dancing with the stars. the couple made it to the sixth week, but were eliminated, despite being at the top of the leaderboard, resulting in an eighth-place finish. this was also the same week that bryan was shockingly eliminated in her original season. in week 8, van ren was chosen by kelly monaco and her partner val chmerkovskiy to be their partner in their trio dance. van ren was not asked back for season 16 of dancing with the stars. on september 2, 2015, sh ewas announced as a pro for season 21 after a 5-season hiatus. sh ewas paired with celebrity chef, paula deen. they were eliminated on week 6 of competition and finished in 9th place. during her time off from dancing with the stars, van ren set up a not-for profit dance company called "visionworx dance theater," which combines all four major dance forms. sh ealso choreographed and appeared on numerous tv shows such as the suite life of zack & cody, hannah montana, and all my children. after season six of dancing with the stars, van ren was asked to create and choreograph a show called ballroom with a twist, which featured a rotating cast of dancers. the show also featured former american idol contestants including david hernandez and carly smithson. ballroom with a twist toured in theaters around the country. van ren is no longer associated with the show. sh echoreographed seven dances on season 5 of so you think you can dance. three of the seven dances made it to the finale and were mentioned as the judges' favorite picks at the kodak theater in hollywood. sh econtinued choreographing in seasons 6, 7, and 8. van ren runs a dance fitness program, lablast. lablast dvds were released in early 2012. during the summer of that year, van ren started a fitness clothing line, branded lva. in fall 2014, van ren was seen as a judge on the dutch show celebrity pole dancing, a show where dutch celebrities are taught how to pole dance and perform.van ren is openly gay. however, sh edoes not explicitly use the word "gay" because sh edoes not want to be stigmatized. on january 8, 2017, van ren married her long-time boyfriend joshua lancaster in sundance, utah. they adopted their son, daniel van ren in december 2019. in may 2020, van ren revealed that sh eand lancaster are adopting a second son, jonathan. in november 2019, van ren made headlines after sh erevealed that a substitute teacher shamed her son for having two gay dads and forced her class to endure a 10-minute anti-gay lecture. the school promptly fired the teacher.	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