Aljaz Skorjanec



Aljaz Skorjanec (born February 19, 1990) is a Slovenian professional dancer.

Early Life
He grew up in the town of Slovenska Bistrica in eartern Slovenia. He is a 19-time national champion in Ballroom, Latin and 10 Dance. He has cited his favourite dances as the Paso Doble because "It's strong and masculine" and the Foxtrot as "everything is fluid and it feels like every move lasts forever.

Career
In 2013 he featured in Series 11 of the BBC One hit show Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Abbey Clancy. On November 16, 2013, they received their first "10s" of the competition, during "Blackpool week" when they performed their Quickstep. On November 30, 2013, they became the first couple that year to score a perfect "40", during "Musicals" week. On December 21, 2013, they became the 11th winners of the competition. He was the fourth professional dancer to win the show in his first series of Strictly Come Dancing, the hit BBC show. He currently stars in Burn the Floor with some other Strictly Come Dancing professionals.