On 20 December 2014, the couple were crowned the champions of the series.As the reigning Strictly champions, The couple performed their Salsa routine a second time during the launch show of Although the couple regularly landed at the bottom of the leaderboard, they successfully made it seven weeks without ever being in the bottom two. The Strictly stars welcome little Maven in December July 24, 2020 - 15:36 BST Sharnaz Shahid Strictly Come Dancing couple Pasha Kovalev and … Kirkwood also set a record for joint lowest scoring Rumba on the show, tied with previous contestant Fiona Phillips, with just thirteen points out of a possible forty. Their competitive achievements include being finalists in the US Open from 2002 to 2006.Although originally he only attended the audition to support Anya Garnis, he was asked to audition as well and together with Garnis became one of the 20 dancers chosen to compete in the show's After making it all the way to the Top 6, Kovalev was eliminated on 13 August, in the last round before the final, losing out to the two remaining males, Finally, on 16 July 2014, Kovalev returned with Garnis to choreograph a new Jive routine for contestants Bridget Whitman and Emilio Dosal during As a Strictly professional dancer, Kovalev holds the record for most tens ever awarded, with a total of 93, and the record for most perfect scores, with a total of 13. Fans may be missing Pasha Kovalev on Strictly Come Dancing this year, but there's a big opportunity to hang out with the star for eight whole days next spring. Back in 2013, he and his partner Countdown maths whizz Rachel Riley left during week six’s Halloween Special, sealing a similar fate with weather reporter Carol Kirkwood in 2015 by bowing out in week seven.Since then, he's remained lower down the leaderboard, finishing in 12th place with BBC journalist Naga Munchetty in 2016 and being first out the door in 2017 with Eastenders actress Chizzy Akudolu. Being able to bring that beautiful form of art into everyone's home is a dream come true!Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev Show Dance to 'Keeping Your Head Up'Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev American Smooth to 'Ain’t That A Kick' by Robbie WilliamsAshley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev Paso to 'Spectrum' by Florence & The MachineAshley & Pasha Quickstep to 'Don't Rain on My Parade' from Funny GirlAshley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev Samba to 'Hot, Hot, Hot' by ArrowAshley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev Jive to 'Shake Ya Tail Feather' by The Blues BrothersAshley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev Contemporary to 'Unsteady' by X AmbassadorsAshley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev Foxtrot to 'Orange Coloured Sky' by Natalie Cole He began dancing at the age of eight, and until 2000, he competed with his partner After moving to the US, Kovalev and Garnis turned professional and from 2002 started competing in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. He was also the first dancer to reach the finals three times, as the runner up of Series 9 and 10, and the winner of Series 12. Pasha Kovalev Siberian-born Pasha is ready to lift the Glitterball once again! 38 BBC Strictly Come Dancing 630,116 views 1:42 Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev Jive to 'Crocodile Rock' - Strictly Come Dancing: 2014 - BBC One - Duration: 1:43. He has since reached the finals three out of five series, finishing runner-up on his first and second series, and winning on his fourth. With Ashley Roberts by his side this year, could 2018 be his chance to rise to the top once again?Pasha describes his teaching style as "patience, patience, patience!"
Pavel 'Pasha' Kovalev, 39, is a Russian professional Latin and ballroom dancer. Kovalev has received the highest score in the history of He holds the record for the highest score ever awarded to the Paso Doble and the The couple received the only perfect score ever awarded for the The couple received the first perfect score ever awarded for the By coming second, Pasha became the first male professional dancer to reach two consecutive During their time at the competition, the couple were never at the top or bottom of the leaderboard, and on Week 5, despite receiving their highest score of the series, they were eliminated after losing out in the dance-off to The couple earned the first perfect 40 of the series for their salsa in the semi-finals, followed by an additional 3 in the finals giving them a perfect total of 120 points, a feat unmatched in the history of the competition.