Are Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy really feuding behind the scenes of Dancing With The Stars? Throughout the "s**t show" of Season 34, rumors of tension between the dancer partners have been circulating online. Fans picked up on bad vibes and a lack of chemistry as they rehearsed and performed together each week. A source even claimed to The US Sun late last month that Val was upset when he found out he got paired with Alix, as he believed he wouldn't win the show with her.