Luba Mushtuk

Lyuba Mushtuk (Russian: Люба Муштук) is a Russian dancer and choreographer.

Lyuba Mushtuk
Born
Saint Petersburg, Russia
OccupationDancer
Choreographer
Known forStrictly Come Dancing

Early life

Mushtuk was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1]

Career

In 2018, the BBC announced that Mushtuk would join the cast of professional dancers on the British television show Strictly Come Dancing. She won the 2018 Children In Need special with Shane Lynch. She also competed in the 2018 Christmas special, paired with EastEnders actor and Strictly Come Dancing 2014 contestant, Jake Wood.

For Series 17 of Strictly, Mushtuk was partnered with rower James Cracknell.[2] They were the first couple to be eliminated after losing the first dance-off to David James & Nadiya Bychkova.

For series 18, she was partnered with former NFL player and sports pundit, Jason Bell. They were the second couple to be eliminated after losing the second dance-off to Nicola Adams & Katya Jones

Strictly Come Dancing Results
Series Partner Place Average
Score
17 James Cracknell 15th 12.0
18 Jason Bell 11th 20.3

Performances with James Cracknell
Week # Dance / Song Judges' score Result
Revel Horwood Mabuse Ballas Tonioli Total
1 Tango / "Gold" 2 3 3 3 11 No Elimination
2 Jive / "Tutti Frutti" 3 3 3 4 13 Eliminated

References
  1. "Who is Luba Mushtuk? Strictly Come Dancing's new professional dancer revealed". HELLO!. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. "Strictly Come Dancing 2019: The full list of couples". BT. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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