Our Girl Is Heading Back To The Dance Floor ~ Aliona Update
After injuring her ankle in training with Johnny, Aliona has had to miss out on the first few Strictly shows
BUT GOOD NEWS!!!
Aliona will be heading back to the Strictly Dance Floor in 3 WEEKS
Just had a meeting with executive producer of Strictly at BBC regarding future plans after I come back to the show in 4 weeks…all good!…..ones back on Strictly in 4 weeks, I’m heading straight to boogying work…pro numbers and secret new things here I come…very exciting!
She has waved bye-bye to her very sexy boot
Goodbye BOOT…you’ve been good to me!..but I’m officially ending our relationship
And we will be saying HELLO ALIONA!!!!
Time for me to get back to my boogying rock days
Aliona Injury Update
After suffering a hairline fracture to her right ankle during training, Aliona has been unable to dance during the first couple of shows of Strictly.
After having an MRI scan and seeing her doctor, Aliona has confirm that she will be back on the dance floor in 2 weeks time!
Tweet from Aliona today
So after evaluating my MRI the doctor said I’ll be able to go back to boogying in 2 weeks time! #fastrecovery
Brilliant news – I cannot wait to see her back on the dance floor 
UPDATE FROM ALIONA
Had to go to my main doctor again and together with my “ankle specialist” doctor they both decided that it’s 4 more weeks of rest for me
No dancing for me for the next 4 weeks has to be done!
Wishing you a speedy recoverly Aliona
Iveta Lukosuite steps in to replace Aliona
Posted on 09/30/2012 by Lizzi • Alert, Aliona, Johnny & Aliona, News, Series 10, Strictly • 0 comments
Having a Ball!
Lithuanian dancer Iveta Lukosiute steps in to replace crocked Aliona Vilani with TV presenter Johnny
He’s spent the past few days rehearsing with ‘surrogate’ partner Ian Waite after his real partner Aliona Vilani was injured.
And now BBC bosses have found a new professional partner for Strictly Come Dancing contestant Johnny Ball – Lithuanian-born dance champ Iveta Lukosiute.
The 32-year-old blonde will be a temporary partner for the veteran TV presenter, 74, as Aliona recovers from a hairline fracture on her ankle.
Glamorous: Lithuanian-born dance champ Iveta Lukosiute will partner Johnny Ball on Strictly Come Dancing
Iveta, who has appeared on So You Think You Can Dance in the US, will dance with Johnny for potentially up to four weeks.
She will perform with Johnny for the first time when the new series kicks off on BBC1 on October 5.
Iveta admitted she was in rainy New York when she received the call from producers, saying: ‘I only saw the sunshine after I got the phone call from the BBC.‘Dance is my life and there no greater pleasure than sharing that passion with the rest of the world.
‘I am super excited to come to the UK and join the Strictly Come Dancing Team.’
Having grown up in Lithuanian and spent the past few years living Stateside, she admitted she had to find out about Johnny on the internet.
She enthused: ‘When I found out that I will be dancing with Johnny Ball, I looked him up online. What an extraordinary person he is. Smart, talented, enthusiastic, accomplished, successful. I truly can’t wait to meet him! I’m sure we are going to have the most amazing time while practising and I am really looking forward to our first rehearsal, what an amazing experience it will be.’
Aliona, who won Strictly Come Dancing last year with McFly’s Harry Judd, posted a series of pictures on her Twitter page last week, and explained she had suffered a hairline fracture to her ankle, leaving her on crutches.
She said: ‘Having an x-ray in the hospital…and the verdict is…it’s a hairline fracture on the right ankle bone…
‘Tweeting from my sick bed…but don’t worry I’m being a good patient. Was given a BOOT and CRUTCHES…my first time ever for both.
‘Thank you all so much for you amazing messages of support!!!! I’m sure I’ll recovery soon lots of love!!!!’And while the star is hopeful to recover soon, she will be out of the competition for the next ‘two to four weeks’.
’Tweeting from my hospital bed’: Aliona is expected to be out of action for the next two to four weeks, meaning she will miss the first Strictly Come Dancing live showA statement on the Strictly Come Dancing website on Friday said: ‘Aliona suffered a hairline fracture to her ankle today while training with partner Johnny Ball.
‘[That is] putting her prospects for dancing in the first Strictly live show on October 5 on hold.
‘Initial prognosis suggests our plucky pro-dancer may be out of action for the next two to four weeks, but a further appointment tomorrow will confirm her condition.’
Strictly Come Dancing returns to screens on October 5.
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Aliona to miss first live show due to injury
Aliona Vilani suffered a hairline fracture to her ankle today whilst training with partner Johnny Ball, putting her prospects for dancing in the first Strictly live show on 5th October on hold.
Initial prognosis suggests our plucky pro-dancer may be out of action for the next 2-4 weeks, but a further appointment tomorrow will confirm her condition
UPDATE
Aliona has tweeting this morning and confirmed that she has a hairline fracture on her right ankle bone
…and the verdict is…it’s a hairline fracture on the right ankle bone…
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Wishing our gorgeous girl a speedy recovery – lots of love xox
Strictly 2012: Johnny & Aliona
It’s official! Aliona will be partnering Johnny Ball in the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing!
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Johnny & Aliona > Launch Show > Partner Reveal
Johnny & Aliona > Launch Show > Group Dance Training