Instagram/Val Chmerkovskiy & Jenna Celebrity Dancing With the Stars pro Val Chmerkovskiy hospitalized with vertigo during live tour. Get his health update and recovery hopes from his hospital bed. March 21, 2026 AceShowbiz - Val Chmerkovskiy, the professional dancer known for his work on Dancing With the Stars, revealed he was recently hospitalized due to a bout of vertigo while on the show's live tour. He shared an update from his hospital bed on March 2 via Instagram, explaining the challenges he was facing and his hopes for a swift recovery.