Salome Chachua ( ka, სალომე ჭაჭუა ''Salome Ch’ach’ua'', born 23 June 1990) is a Georgian ballroom and Latin

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Career

Chachua is a seven-time Georgian Latin dancing champion. From 2004 to 2006, Chachua represented Georgia in several Junior World dance competitions. She was at one time ranked 57th in WDC Professional Latin and 73rd in WDSF RLS Latin.

''So You Think You Can Dance''

In 2016, Chachua was a judge on the Georgian version of the dance competition show ''

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''Dancing with the Stars''

Georgia

Between 2012 and 2018, Chachua appeared as a professional dancer on seven non-consecutive seasons of the Georgian version of ''

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,'' reaching the final with her celebrity partners three separate times.

Ireland

On 22 December 2021, Chachua was announced as one of the new professionals to join the fifth series of the Irish version of ''

''. Her partner was rugby union player, Jordan Conroy. Chachua and Conroy performed for the first time on the second week of the show scoring one of the highest scores of the week. They reached the finals, finishing as joint runners-up behind Nina Carberry and

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. Chachua returned for the sixth series in 2023, partnered with former Dublin GAA footballer, Paul Brogan. They were the third couple to be eliminated from the competition. Chachua returned for the seventh series in 2024, partnered with Wild Youth singer, David Whelan. They reached the final finishing as joint runners-up behind Jason Smyth &

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. Chachua returned for the eighth series in 2025, partnered with '' Mrs. Brown's Boys'' actor,

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. Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance ;

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– with celebrity partner Jordan Conroy ¹In week 10, Chachua tested positive for

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, so her partner, Jordan Conroy danced with Emily Barker. ;

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– with celebrity partner Paul Brogan ; Series 7 – with celebrity partner David Whelan ; Series 8 – with celebrity partner

References

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