Is Jennifer Lopez Hooking Up With Maksim Chmerkovskiy?

In a word, maybe!

Fresh from her split with choreographer Casper Smart, Jennifer Lopez may have a new dancing man in her life -- and he's one heck of an upgrade!

Lopez and Dancing With the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy have been talking, according to sources for People, and though they're "taking it slow due to work commitments," it sounds like there could be some potential here!

"He danced with her at the [American Music Awards last November] and they kept in touch," a friend of the singer's tells the mag. J. Lo's bestie Leah Remini was the one who introduced the duo, and both of the ladies attended Maksim's brother Val's 28th birthday bash in Los Angeles in March.

After rumors that Smart was fooling around with transsexual models, several websites reported that Lopez and Smart ended their relationship after two and a half years together. "It has actually been an amicable process that started a few months ago," an insider tells Us Weekly. "It wasn't an easy decision, but they decided to stay friends ... Their relationship couldn't work with the distance. He started trying to establish his own life and career, and she is so focused on hers, and they just couldn't be all about each other anymore."

We knew it would only be a matter of time before J. Lo stepped out with a new man -- so when will these two make an appearance together?