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Gleb Savchenko
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Savchenko at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Born (1983-09-16) 16 September 1983 (age 41)
Known for Dancing with the Stars
Strictly Come Dancing
Spouse(s)
Elena Samodanova
(m. 2006; sep. 2020)
Children 2
Relatives Valeria Savchenko (sister)

Gleb Savchenko (Russian: Глеб Савченко; born 16 September 1983) is a Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and model, who is currently a professional dancer on the U.S. version of Dancing with the Stars. He previously appeared on the UK, Australian, and Russian versions of the show.

Personal life

Gleb was born in Moscow. He began dancing at 8 years old.

Gleb was married to professional dancer Elena Samodanova, and they have a daughter, Olivia. In March 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their second child. Their second daughter, Zlata, was born on 1 August 2017. In November 2020, after 14 years of marriage, he and his wife Elena announced that they had decided to part ways.

Dancing with the Stars

Australia

In 2012, Gleb appeared as a professional on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with model Erin McNaught. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in 11th place.

United States

In 2013, Gleb appeared as a professional on season 16 of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump. They were the second couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in 10th place. He also performed as a member of the Troupe in season 17.

Gleb returned as a professional for season 23, where he was partnered with singer and actress Jana Kramer. They reached the finals and finished in fourth place.

For season 24, Savchenko was partnered with singer and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne. They were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in 9th place.

For season 25, Savchenko was partnered with Pretty Little Liars actress Sasha Pieterse. They were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in 10th place.

For season 26, Savchenko was partnered with Notre Dame women's basketball player Arike Ogunbowale. They were eliminated in the second week of competition, tying in 7th place with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lindsay Arnold.

For season 27, Savchenko was paired with comedian Nikki Glaser. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in 13th place.

For season 28, Savchenko was paired with country music singer Lauren Alaina. They reached the finals and finished in 4th place.

For season 29, Savchenko was paired with actress and Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause. They were eliminated on the eighth week of competition and finished in 8th place.

For season 30, Savchenko was paired with Spice Girls singer Melanie C. They finished in 11th place.

For season 31, Savchenko was paired with drag queen Shangela. They reached the finals and finished in fourth place.

Season Partner Place Average
16 Lisa Vanderpump 10th 18.8
23 Jana Kramer 4th 26.1
24 Erika Jayne 9th 21.0
25 Sasha Pieterse 10th 21.7
26 Arike Ogunbowale 7th 23.7
27 Nikki Glaser 13th 17.5
28 Lauren Alaina 4th 24.7
29 Chrishell Stause 8th 21.0
30 Melanie C 11th 23.4
31 Shangela 4th 25.7
32 Mira Sorvino 10th 19.4
Season 16 – with Lisa Vanderpump
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 Jana Kramer
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
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 (4th place)

1 Score given by guest judge Pitbull.
2 Score given by guest judge Idina Menzel

Season 24 – with Erika Jayne
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Salsa / "XXPEN$IVE" 6 6 6 6 No Elimination
2 Foxtrot / "Bad Intentions" 7 7 7 7 Safe
3 Jive / "Take Me to Heaven" 6 7 7 6 Safe
4 Cha-cha-cha / "Express Yourself" 8 7 7 8 Last to be called safe
5 Viennese Waltz / "Unforgettable" 8 8 8 8 Eliminated
Season 25 – with Sasha Pieterse
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Like That" 6 6 6 No Elimination
2 Viennese Waltz / "I'm Going Down"
Samba / "Most Girls"
8
8
8
7
7
7
Safe
3 Jazz / "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" 7 6 6 No Elimination
4 Foxtrot / "Over My Head (Cable Car)" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Rumba / "Kiss the Girl" 8 8 8 Eliminated
Season 26 – with Arike Ogunbowale
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Salsa / "Them Girls" 7 6 7 Safe
2 Foxtrot / "What About Us"
Team Freestyle / "Instant Replay"
8
9
8/91
9/101
8
9
Eliminated

1 Score given by guest judge Rashad Jennings.

Season 27 – with Nikki Glaser
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Salsa / "YES"
Salsa / "Tres Deseos"
6
6
5
6
6
6
Eliminated
Season 28 – with Lauren Alaina
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" 7 6 6 No Elimination
2 Paso Doble / "Confident" 6 6 7 Safe
3 Tango / "Oh, Pretty Woman" 6 7 7 Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Jolene" 8 81/8 8 Safe
5 Samba / "Under the Sea" 8 7 8 No Elimination
6 Contemporary / "The Other Side" 9 8 9 Safe
7 Argentine Tango / "Whatever Lola Wants"
Team Freestyle / "Somebody's Watching Me"
9
9
9
9
9
9
Safe
8 Jive / "Hound Dog"
Salsa Dance-off / "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
8
No
8
Points
8
Awarded
Safe
9 Quickstep / "You Can't Hurry Love"
Rumba / "I Want It That Way"
9
9
9/82
9/92
8
9
Bottom two
10
Semifinals
Paso Doble / "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Viennese Waltz / "Humble and Kind"
9
9
9
9
9
9
Safe
11
Finals
Foxtrot / "Jolene"
Freestyle / "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"
9
10
9
10
9
10
Fourth place

1 Score given by guest judge Leah Remini.
2 Score given by guest judge Joey Fatone.

Season 29 – with Chrishell Stause
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Hough Tonioli
1 Tango / "Raise Your Glass" 4 5 4 No Elimination
2 Rumba / "This Is Me" 6 6 6 Safe
3 Waltz / "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" 7 7 8 Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Adore You" 7 8 7 Safe
5 Cha-cha-cha / "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" 6 6 7 Safe
6 Contemporary / "Stars" 8 8 8 Safe
7 Paso doble / "In the Air Tonight" 9 9 8 Safe
8 Viennese waltz / "Love on the Brain"
Cha-cha-cha Relay / "Rain on Me"
8
Awarded
8
2
8
points
Eliminated
Season 30 – with Melanie C
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Wannabe" 7 7 6 7 No Elimination
2 Foxtrot / "Here Comes the Sun" 7 7 8 8 Safe
3 Tango / "Toxic" 7 7 1 8 Safe
4 Jazz / "Step in Time" 7 8 8 8 Safe
Viennese waltz / "Once Upon a Dream" 9 8 9 9
5 Quickstep / "You're the One That I Want" 9 9 9 9 Eliminated

1 Derek Hough missed that week's live show, so scores were out of 30.

Season 31 – with Shangela
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Salsa / "When I Grow Up" 7 7 7 7 Safe
2 Quickstep / "Shake, Rattle and Roll" 7 7 7 7 Safe
3 Rumba / "GoldenEye" 8 7 7 8 Safe
4 Charleston / "Dig a Little Deeper" 8 8 8 8 Safe
5 (Night 1) Foxtrot / "Roar (Acoustic)" 8 8 8 8 Safe
5 (Night 2) Cha-cha-cha / "Waiting for Tonight"
Hustle & Lindy Hop Marathon / "Hot Stuff" & "Jump, Jive an' Wail"
9
Awarded
8
10
9
Extra
9
Points
Safe
6 Tango / "Hollywood" 9 9 91 / 9 9 Safe
7 Jazz / "Look What You Made Me Do"
Team Freestyle / "The Witches Are Back"
10
8
10
8
10
9
10
8
Safe
8 Samba / "Spice Up Your Life"
Cha-cha-cha Relay / "Ice Ice Baby"
10
Awarded
9
5
9
Extra
9
Points
Safe
9 Paso Doble / "The Edge of Glory"
Viennese Waltz / "I Have Nothing"
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
Bottom three
10 Quickstep / "Queen Bee"
Freestyle / "Survivor" & "Call Me Mother"
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
Fourth place

1 Score awarded by guest judge Michael Bublé.

Russia

In 2015, Savchenko appeared as a professional on the ninth season of Танцы со звёздами. He was partnered with figure skater Adelina Sotnikova. They reached the finals and finished in second place.

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.

Gleb announced he would not be returning to Strictly Come Dancing in 2016.

Other shows

In 2013, while partnered with partner Lisa Vanderpump, Savchenko appeared on the first and second episode of the fourth season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills at a Dinner Party after the first show along with Lisa's castmates.

In 2016, Savchenko took part in the British television cooking show Celebrity MasterChef. In August 2018, Savchenko took part in Celebs on the Farm. He became the first winner of the series.

In January 2023, he appeared as himself and as the best man in Dancing with the Stars co-star Artem Chigvintsev's and Nikki Bella's four-part wedding series, Nikki Bella Says I Do on the E! network.

Awards and achievements

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Wanya Morris & Lindsay Arnold
Alexis Ren & Alan Bersten
Amanda Kloots & Alan Bersten
Dancing with the Stars (US) fourth place
Season 23 (Fall 2016 with Jana Kramer)
Season 28 (Fall 2019 with Lauren Alaina)
Season 31 (Fall 2022 with Shangela)
Succeeded by
Simone Biles & Sasha Farber
Justina Machado & Sasha Farber
TBD
Preceded by
Jamie Anderson & Artem Chigvintsev
Johnny Damon & Emma Slater
Dancing with the Stars (US) last place
Season 27 (Fall 2018 with Nikki Glaser)
Succeeded by
Mary Wilson & Brandon Armstrong

See also

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