Aliona Vilani

Aliona Valeriya Kavanagh (née Vilani on 1 May 1984; Russian: Алёна Валерия Вилани), also known by her stage name Aliona Vilani, is a Russian-Kazakh TV personality and was a professional dancer in the BBC TV series Strictly Come Dancing.

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6

Series

55

Total scored dances

1,789

Total points

8.13

Av. judge score (10)

9th / 63

Pros rank for av. score (10)

32.53*

Av. total score (40)

9th / 63*

Pros rank for av. score (40)

42

Total 10s awarded

2*

Perfect scores (40/40)

2

Series wins


Aliona's dance statistics

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# Dance Dances % of total Total points Av. judge score (10) Av. dance score (40) Perfect scores (40s) 10s Bottom 2 Eliminated
1American Smooth35.5%1068.8335.330300
2Argentine Tango47.3%1459.0636.251600
3Cha Cha Cha47.3%1046.5026.000000
4Charleston59.1%1427.1028.400422
5Foxtrot35.5%887.3329.330000
6Jive35.5%1058.7535.000100
7Paso Doble35.5%1078.9235.670300
8Quickstep610.9%1917.9631.831711
9Rumba47.3%1328.2533.000310
10Salsa35.5%988.1732.670000
11Samba35.5%1099.0836.330400
12Showdance35.5%1068.8335.330100
13Tango47.3%1298.0632.250510
14Viennese Waltz47.3%1459.0636.250400
15Waltz35.5%826.8327.330100

Aliona's series outcomes

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#SeriesCelebrityShow typeWeekPositionOutcome
12009 - S7Rav WildingNormal show314thEliminated
22010 - S8Matt BakerFinal122ndRunners-up
32011 - S9Harry JuddFinal121stWinners
42013 - S11Tony JacklinNormal show215thEliminated
52014 - S12Gregg WallaceNormal show215thEliminated
62015 - S13Jay McGuinessFinal131stWinners


Aliona Vilani
Born (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 41)
Kazakh SSR, USSR
OccupationProfessional dancer
Years active2001–2016
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
SpouseVincent Kavanagh
Children1

Aliona's facts and stats

  • Aliona danced on Strictly for 7 Series and won twice with Harry Judd (S9) and Jay McGuiness (S13), though in 2012 she was replaced as the partner for Johnny Ball by Iveta Lukošiūtė due to a last-minute injury
  • Jay & Aliona are 1 of 7 winning couples to lift the glitterball without ever securing a perfect score (S13); others were: Natasha & Brendan (S1); Darren & Lilia (S3); Alesha & Matthew (S5);  Tom & Camilla (S6); Kara & Artem (S8); Stacey & Kevin (S16)
  • Harry & Aliona’s perfect-scoring Argentine Tango in 2011’s Final is one of 5 top-scoring Final night AT routines; in fact, it has always scored perfectly when performed in a Final but they are the only winning couple who have danced it
  • Jay & Aliona’s Movie Week Pulp Fiction Jive (which scored 37) is the most watched Strictly dance on YouTube with 8.3 million plays and judged by many fans to the best dance ever on the show. Do you agree?
Last updated on July 20 2025