ALIONA VILANI
| Biography: | Aliona was a relative latecomer to ballroom world, when she started ballroom dancing at the age of 11. She turned professional eight years ago, and as well as specialising in the Ten Dance discipline (all five ballroom and all five latin american dances in one competition), she also dances salsa, hip-hop and jazz. |
| Aliona has also appeared on the US version of Strictly, Dancing With the Stars, and joined Strictly Come Dancing in the seventh series, then took part in both the Strictly Come Dancing live tour and the Strictly Professionals tour. Aliona reached the final of the eighth series and is retuning to compete again in series nine. | |
| Speciality: | Ten Dance |
| Height: | 5' 5" |
| Achievements: | Yankee Classic Rising-Star Professional Latin Champion |
| Official Websites: | http://www.alionavilani.co.uk/ |
| Follow Aliona on twitter @AlionaVilani |
Strictly Come Dancing history
| Series | Celebrity | Last week | Position | Last dance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rav Wilding | 3 | 14th | Quickstep |
| 8 | Matt Baker | Final | 2nd | Samba; Show dance; Paso doble; Viennese Waltz |
| 9 | Harry Judd | Final | Winner | Quickstep; Show dance; American Smooth; Argentine Tango |
Statistics*
as at the end of Series 9
| Dances | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Number | Highest | Lowest | Average | |
| Ballroom | 12 | 40 | 19 | 33.8 | |
| Latin | 11 | 38 | 22 | 33.1 | |
| Speciality | 11 | 40 | 28 | 35.5 | |
| Overall | 34 | 40 | 19 | 34.1 | |
Number of 10s: 32
Number of 40s: 2
*Statistics calculated on all dances in normal competition, i.e. excluding Christmas specials.