Driton "Tony" Dovolani (born July 17, 1973) is an Albanian-American professional ballroom dancer, instructor and judge based in New York City. He is known for his involvement in the American version of Dancing with the Stars on ABC. Dovolani also portrayed a Latin bad boy in the hit film Shall We Dance? and spent time coaching actress Jennifer Lopez. Dovolani was born in the city of Pristina, Kosovo in the former Yugoslavia. He began folk dancing at the age of three. At the age of 15, his family moved to the United States. He got the opportunity to attend classes at a Fred Astaire Dance Academy. Dovolani was partnered with professional wrestler Stacy Keibler in Season 2, where they made it to the finals and finished in third place. In Season 3, he was partnered with country music star Sara Evans. Midway through the season, Evans withdrew from the competition for personal reasons. He returned to the show on March 19 for Season 4, this time partnered with talk show host Leeza Gibbons. They were the third couple eliminated from the competition and finished in 9th place. He competed in Season 5, partnered with actress Jane Seymour. They were the seventh couple eliminated from the
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While showing off their incredible tans -- dancers Maksim Chmerkovskiy, 30, Evan Lysacek, 25 and Tony Dovolani, 37, grinned for a photo while attending an after-party for "Dancing With the Stars."… READ MORE >
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The only thing smoother than Tony Dovolani's dance moves ... his freshly shaved back. TMZ ran into the "Dancing with the Stars" dancer yesterday at the B2V Salon in Beverly Hills -- where the… READ MORE >
