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Gleb Savchenko (Russian: Глеб Савченко; born 16 September 1983) is a Russian dancer and choreographer, and is currently a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars. He has previously appeared on the UK, Australian, and Russian versions of the show. In 2016, he appeared on Celebrity MasterChef.
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- Friday night with oleg frish on rtvi gleb savchenko
- Anita rani gleb savchenko salsa to feel this moment strictly come dancing 2015
- Personal life
- Dancing with the Stars
- With Lisa Vanderpump
- With Jana Kramer
- With Erika Jayne
- With Sasha Pieterse
- Strictly Come Dancing
- References
Anita rani gleb savchenko salsa to feel this moment strictly come dancing 2015
Personal life
Savchenko was born in Moscow. He began dancing at 8 years old.
Savchenko is married to professional dancer, Elena Samodanova, and they have a daughter, Olivia. In March 2017, the couple announced that they are expecting their second child. Their second daughter, Zlata, was born on August 1, 2017.
Dancing with the Stars
In 2012, Savchenko was a professional on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars where he partnered Erin McNaught for the twelfth series. He appeared as a professional on the US version of Dancing with the Stars in 2013, where he partnered Lisa Vanderpump for the sixteenth series. The couple finished in 10th place. In 2015, Savchenko was a professional on the Russian version of Dancing with the Stars, Танцы со звездами where he partnered Adelina Sotnikova, before returning to the U.S. in 2016 to compete on season 23 of the show. He was partnered with singer and actress Jana Kramer The couple reached the finals and finished in fourth place. He returned for season 24 and was partnered with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne. Jayne and Savchenko were eliminated on week 5 of competition, finishing in 9th place. He returned for season 25 where he is paired with Pretty Little Liars actress Sasha Pieterse.
With Lisa Vanderpump
With Jana Kramer
1 Score given by guest judge Pitbull.
2 Score given by guest judge Idina Menzel
With Erika Jayne
With Sasha Pieterse
Strictly Come Dancing
In 2015, Savchenko became a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing for its thirteenth series. He was partnered with television presenter, Anita Rani. They were eliminated during the semi-finals of the competition, finishing in fifth place.
Savchenko announced he will not be returning to Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, saying he wants to spend more time with his wife and daughter.