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Iveta Lukošiūtė

Lithuanian dancer and choreographer

Iveta Lukošiūtė

Born () 29 June (age&#;44)

Klaipėda, Lithuania

OccupationProfessional dancer
Known&#;forStrictly Come Dancing
Spouse

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Iveta Lukošiūtė (born 29 June ) is a Lithuanian dancer and choreographer.

She is best known for appearing as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing between and

Early and personal life

Lukošiūtė was born in Klaipėda, Lithuania on 29 June Lukošiūtė began learning ballroom dance at the age of 6 when she was accepted as a student at the Žuvėdra Ballroom Dance School.

She danced for pop groups, concerts and festivals throughout Lithuania, and appeared in several music videos.[1]

Lukošiūtė married Jenya Raytses in August [2] and they have two children together.[3][4]

Dancing career

Lukošiūtė moved to Woodside, New York in , where she went on to gain numerous dance titles including World Professional Ten Dance Champion, five time U.S.

National & North American Professional Ten Dance Champion, four time U.S. National Classical Showdance Champion and two times World Classical Showdance Finalist.[5]

In , Lukošiūtė appeared on the eighth season of So You Think You Can Dance. She reached the top 20, however was eliminated on in the first week of competition.[6]

Strictly Come Dancing

In September , Lukošiūtė was announced to be joining the Strictly Come Dancing as a replacement for Aliona Vilani who sustained an injury,[7][8] Lukošiūtė was paired with Vilani's partner, TV presenter Johnny Ball, who was the oldest ever contestant to appear on the show.

They were the first couple to be eliminated from the series.[9] Lukošiūtė returned to the show for the eleventh series where she was paired with actor Mark Benton.[10] The pair landed in the dance-off four consecutive times, a Strictly record before being eliminated in the ninth week, leaving them in 7th place.[11] In Lukošiūtė's final series, she was paired with rugby player and model Thom Evans,[12] they were eliminated in week five of the competition which was described as a shock, leaving them in 12th place.[13]

Whilst appearing on Strictly Come Dancing, Lukošiūtė made guest appearances on British television chat shows such as Daybreak, Loose Women and The One Show.[14]

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

(*) Excludes extra score given by guest judge.

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She is best known for appearing as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing between and She danced for pop groups, concerts and festivals throughout Lithuania, and appeared in several music videos. She reached the top 20, however was eliminated on in the first week of competition. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the series. Contents move to sidebar hide.

Series 10

Lukošiūtė's first celebrity partner was television presenter Johnny Ball.

Series 11

Lukošiūtė's second celebrity partner was stage and screen actor Mark Benton.

Series 12

Lukošiūtė's third celebrity partner was former rugby player Thom Evans.

(*) Score given by guest judge Donny Osmond.

References

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  3. ^Kelly, Emma (23 October ).

    Ballroom dancing iveta lukosiute Iveta Lukosiute is so New York City. Busy, diverse, more approachable than Hollywood, but every bit as chic. This Arthur Murray consultant and studio owner has made moves, turned corners, and can teach us all a thing or two about hard work. Started dancing in the first grade, at 6 years old. Grew up and lived there until, at the age of 17, I moved to United States.

    "Former Strictly professional Iveta Lukosiute pregnant after two miscarriages". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 23 June

  4. ^Buglass, Lucy (27 April ). "Strictly Come Dancing pro Iveta Lukosiute has welcomed her second baby". Good to Know. Future.

    Iveta lukosiute biography wikipedia Dancer Jun 29 Lithuania. Iveta Lukosiute is one of the most popular and richest Dancer who was born on June 29, in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Iveta Lukosiute is one of the richest Dancer from Lithuania. Last Update: December 11, She was romantically linked to Thom Evans, her partner in season

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  5. ^"Tristan Macmanus and Iveta Lukosiute". Donaheys Dance. Retrieved 23 June
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  10. ^"'Strictly' Replacement Announced - Watch This One, Johnny". HuffPost UK. PA. 1 October Retrieved 23 June
  11. ^Baxter, Anthony (29 September ). "Strictly Come Dancing: New partner for Johnny Ball". Newsbeat. BBC News. Retrieved 23 June
  12. ^"Strictly Come Dancing Results - first elimination".

    Ballet News. 14 October Retrieved 23 June

  13. ^"Strictly Come Dancing, in Training: Week Ten - Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute". BBC One. Retrieved 23 June
  14. ^Rigby, Sam (1 December ). "Mark Benton exits Strictly Come Dancing".

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  20. ^Hogan, Michael (27 October ). "Thom Evans leaves Strictly Come Dancing in shock elimination, review".

    Iveta lukosiute biography images: Iveta Lukošiūtė (born 29 June ) is a Lithuanian dancer and choreographer. She is best known for appearing as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing between and

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