Aljaž Skorjanec Wiki – Aljaž Skorjanec Biography
Aljaž Skorjanec is a Slovenian dancer and choreographer. He was born in Ptuj, Slovenia. Aljaž is a 19-time Slovenian champion in Ballroom, Latin, and Ten Dance. He worked as partners with Valerija Rahle Mbanwi between 2000 to 2008. In September 2013, Škorjanec became a professional dancer on the eleventh series of the British television show, Strictly Come Dancing. He partnered with the English lingerie and catwalk model and television personality model, Abbey Clancy. On 21 December, they won the series. He was the fourth professional to win in his first series of the show. The following year, he returned for the show’s twelfth series, where he was partnered with English television personality, presenter, and actress, Alison Hammond. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated from the competition. In the Strictly Come Dancing the thirteenth series, he was partnered with Call the Midwife actress, Helen George. They were eliminated on Week 11 of the competition, leaving in sixth place.
For the show’s fourteenth series, he was partnered with model Daisy Lowe. They were the seventh couple to be eliminated from the competition, leaving in eighth place. He was partnered with actress and former model, Gemma Atkinson in the Strictly Come Dancing the fifteenth series. The couple reached the finals, but on the 16 December, they finished as joint runners-up, behind winners Joe McFadden and his professional dance partner, Katya Jones. In the Strictly Come Dancing sixteenth series, he was partnered with BBC newsreader and journalist Kate Silverton. The couple was eliminated on week 9 in Blackpool, leaving in eighth place. For the seventeenth series, he was partnered with socialite and chef, Emma Weymouth. They were eliminated on week 7, leaving in ninth place. In the Strictly Come Dancing the eighteenth series, he was partnered with BBC Radio 1 DJ and presenter, Clara Amfo.
Aljaž Skorjanec Age
Aljaž Skorjanec is 30 years old. He was born on February 19, 1990, in Ptuj, Slovenia.
Family
He is the son of Srečko Škorjanec and Nataša Škorjanec. Aljaž has a sister called Lara Škorjanec.
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Wife
He is married to his wife Janette Manrara. His wife is an American professional dancer and choreographer from Miami, Florida.
She is well known for her appearances on the US series So You Think You Can Dance and British dance reality television competition, Strictly Come Dancing. The two were married in 2017.
Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet (1.83 m) tall.
Net Worth
Skorjanec’s net worth is estimated to be of $8 million.