Redmond's dancing career has started on the date of his birth, 28th of February, 1986 as dancing was litterally in his blood. His mother Bianca was dancer herself and his father Cor was owner of dancing school. Obviously from the early childhood Redmond went crazy on dancing. He started taking dances classes at the age of 5, and won number of titles in competitions from the age 6 to 12, even becoming Dutch champion in that category. At that time he was also training other sports as football and karate, but in the age of 12 he decides to concentrate in dancing. He becomes 2nd in Netherlands in category of 12-15 and takes part in World Dance Championship in Czech Republic. In 2002 he splits with his former dance partner Yvette Frinks and starts searching for the new partner, founding Alexandra Matteman. It immediately clicks between Alex and Redmond both in dancing and private areas, and since then their career is going as planned.

Alexandra Matteman was born on 25th of June, 1983. She started dancing career in the age of 14 at dancing sport centre Ger van Zandwijk. From the age of 6 she was practicing taekwondo and has won many youth titles both on national and international level, but later decided to change to another sports. In the 2001-2002 she becomes Dutch NDO champion in couple with Ernst Cazmier. Later she moves to NADB and starts dancing with Jimmy Delgado. Since December 2003 she is dancing with Redmond Valk.

Couple major achievements are:
- Dutch champion 10 dances - 2005/2006
- Vice Champion Latin American - 2005 - 2006 - 2007
- Quarter Finalist Rising Star Latin - Blackpool Dance festival - 2007

Both members of couple also teach at the dancing school Corma in the Middle course in the city of Den Helder.

http://www.redmond-alexandra.nl/

DanceSportInfo rating: Amateur Latin - 1753.
IDSF rating: 127th couple in the world, Latin.

photo: TROS