Gleb Savchenko
| Gleb Savchenko | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 September 1983 Moscow, Russia |
| Known for |
Dancing with the Stars Strictly Come Dancing |
| Spouse(s) | Elena Samodanova |
| Children | 1 |
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.
Personal life
Savchenko was born in Moscow. He began dancing at 8 years old.[1]
Savchenko is married to professional dancer, Elena Samodanova, and they have a daughter, Olivia.[2]
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 and finished in fourth place.
Dancing with the Stars (U.S.) performances
| Season | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Lisa Vanderpump | 10th |
| 23 | Jana Kramer | 4th |
Season 16: with celebrity partner Lisa Vanderpump. Placed: 10th; (average: 18.8)
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" | 6 | 6 | 6 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Viennese Waltz / "I Have Nothing" |
No 7 |
Score 7 |
Given 7 |
Safe |
| 4 | Cha-cha-cha / "Celebration" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Eliminated |
Season 23: with celebrity partner Jana Kramer. Placed: 4th; (average: 34.7)
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | |||
| Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Viennese Waltz/"Dangerous Woman" | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Tango/"I Don't Want to Be" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive/"Too Many Fish in the Sea" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe (Immunity) |
| 4 | Foxtrot/"Here Comes the Sun" | 8 | — | 7 | 8 | Last to be Called Safe |
| 5 | Contemporary/"In My Daughter's Eyes" | 9 | — | 8 | 9 | No Elimination |
| 6 | Argentine Tango/"Hands to Myself" | 10 | 101 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 7 | Samba/"Get Down Tonight" Team Freestyle/"Embrace" |
8 8 |
8 9 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
Last to be Called Safe |
| 8 | Jazz/"Little Shop of Horrors" Salsa Dance-off/"Magic" |
9 Awarded |
— 3 |
9 Extra |
9 Points |
Safe |
| 9 | Waltz/"She Used to Be Mine" Team-Up Dance (Contemporary)/"Bird Set Free" |
10 10 |
102 102 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Last to be Called Safe |
| 10[3] Semifinals |
Quickstep/"Go Mama" Trio Paso Doble/"Kill of the Night" |
9 10 |
— — |
9 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 11 Finals |
Tango / "Stay The Night" Freestyle / "Unstoppable" |
8 9 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
Eliminated |
1 Score given by guest judge Pitbull.
2 Score given by guest judge Idina Menzel
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.[4]
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revel Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Rather Be" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | None |
| 2 | Charleston / "Pencil Full of Lead" | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | Safe |
| 3 | American Smooth / "Unchained Melody" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | Safe |
| 4 | Samba / "Hips Don't Lie" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 5 | Tango / "Sweet Disposition" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 6 | Waltz / "Once Upon a Dream" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | Safe |
| 7 | Jive / "The Boy Does Nothing" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
| 8 | Quickstep / "Don't Get Me Wrong" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 9 | Paso Doble / "Malagueña" | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
| 10 | Rumba / " Read All About It" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | Safe |
| Quickstep-athon / " Sing, Sing, Sing" | Awarded | 4 | Extra | Points | 35 | ||
| 11 | Argentine Tango / "Cell Block Tango" | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 12 | Foxtrot / " New York, New York" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | Eliminated |
| Salsa / "Feel This Moment" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | ||
References
- ↑ "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Gleb Savchenko". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ↑ Greenwood, Carl (August 18, 2016). "Gleb Savchenko 'joins Dancing With the Stars months after quitting Strictly to spend more time with his family'". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Five Couples Remain as the Competition Heats up for the Semi-Finals, and Each Couple Must Perform Two New Dances, on 'Dancing with the Stars,' Monday, November 14". disneyabcpress.com. November 10, 2016.
- ↑ Lee Adams, William. "Gleb Savchenko quit Strictly Come Dancing because he missed his family". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2016.