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"Val Chmerkovskiy brought the heat to the Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars semi-finals Nov. 19!\r\nThe dance pro stripped down to his Speedos during a surfer-themed Flamenco routine with his celebrity partner, Kelly Monaco. Showing off his muscular physique, the 26-year-old Ukrainian splashed around in a kiddie pool and even shared a passionate kiss with the General Hospital actress.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Kelly, I think you&amp;apos;ve been upstaged by the Speedos,&amp;quot; judge Bruno Tonioli said. &amp;quot;Never work with Speedos or animals!&amp;quot;\r\nAs Chmerkovskiy covered his groin, he joked, &amp;quot;I just want everyone to know that it&amp;apos;s cold in here!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nUs Weekly caught up with the dancing duo after the show. When asked about his risque ensemble, Chmerkovskiy said he&amp;apos;s shown enough skin for one season. &amp;quot;No thongs for me!&amp;quot; he laughed. &amp;quot;This is as far as I go.&amp;quot;\r\nPHOTOS: Worst Dancing With the Stars costumes ever\r\nMonaco also assured Us that their kiss &amp;quot;was planned&amp;quot; well in advance. &amp;quot;It was part of the choreography! We could have done anything but we thought that fit and we picked that.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAdding that it &amp;quot;was a very tough week,&amp;quot; the season 1 champ, 36, said she felt like the Flamenco &amp;quot;was my best dance yet this season. . . That&amp;apos;s all that really matters!&amp;quot;\r\nTo find out if Chmerkovskiy and Monaco survive another week, tune in for the Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars live results show Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. EST on ABC."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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