Gleb Savchenko

Gleb Savchenko (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.

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.

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 11th place.

They finished in 11th place.

For season 31, Savchenko was paired with drag queen Shangela.

They reached the finals and finished in fourth place.

1 Score given by guest judge Pitbull.

2 Score given by guest judge Idina Menzel

1 Score given by guest judge Rashad Jennings.

1 Score given by guest judge Leah Remini.

2 Score given by guest judge Joey Fatone.

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

1 Score awarded by guest judge Michael Bublé.

In 2012, Gleb appeared as a professional on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars.

He was partnered with model Erin McNaught.

In 2013, Gleb appeared as a professional on season 16 of Dancing with the Stars.

He was partnered with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump.

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.

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.