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Lilia Kopylova

Лилия Копылова

Moscow-born ballroom champion and Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer

🇬🇧 Fame: UK🇷🇺 Origin: USSR👤 Self (Born there)🗣 Russian: Fluent
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ProfessionDancer (Strictly)
Russian originMoscowUSSR
AncestrySelf (Born there)-
RussianFluent
CategoryFashion & EntertainmentTier B
Biography

Lilia Kopylovadancer (strictly) with roots in the USSR

Lilia Kopylova is a Russian-born professional ballroom dancer and choreographer who was a regular professional dancer on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing across multiple series. Born and trained in Moscow, she emigrated to the UK and became a popular figure in British entertainment.

Russian Connection

Tracing the roots — Moscow

Born in Moscow and trained in Russia's competitive dance tradition, Kopylova represents the significant export of Russian ballroom culture to the UK through Strictly. Her Moscow training and her British career embody the broader story of Russian artistic talent finding its audience in the West.

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Subject
Lilia Kopylova🇬🇧 UK
Self (Born there)
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Origin
Moscow🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Map of the Soviet Union (USSR)

Moscow. At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.

Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements

A career defined by ambition

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Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer — multiple series (BBC)
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UK ballroom dance competitive career
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Choreography for stage productions
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Part of the Russian ballroom dancing community in the UK
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Trained in Moscow's rigorous competitive dance tradition
Russian diasporaborn in Russia/USSRSoviet-bornRussian speaker
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