What is the nationality of the woman who partnered with Jay McGuiness in the 2015 BBC dance series "Strictly Come Dancing"?
Aliona Vilani Aliona Valeriya Kavanagh (née Vilani on 1 May 1984, Russian: Алёна Валерия Вилани ) is a Russian-Kazakh professional dancer.
Strictly Come Dancing (series 15) Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fifteenth series with a launch show on 9 September on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 23 September 2017. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoë Ball returned to host "" on BBC Two. Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood, and Darcey Bussell returned as judges. On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Len Goodman would be replaced by Shirley Ballas due to Goodman's retirement from the show. This is the first series to have 2 female and 2 male judges on the panel.