Video: Strictly Come Dancing 2012: Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev first rehearsal video Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh is in training for this year's Strictly Come Dancing competition. Her partner is the Siberian-born Pasha Kovalev, who specialises in Ballroom and Latin dance. Watch them here as they take their first steps in training with Pasha teaching Kimberley the cha cha cha. The professional dancer admits that he's been making it more and more difficult for Kimberley, but she's keeping up. "This girl has character for sure," he says.