Nadiya Bychkova
Awards & Honours
6
Awards Won
5
Honours
3
Records
Two world titles and two European titles in ten-dance put Bychkova in rare company. The ten-dance category is the hardest all-round test in competitive ballroom, requiring a dancer to switch between five standard and five Latin styles at championship level, and she won it on both the world and European stage. Add multiple Slovenian national championships across both disciplines, and the competitive record alone would be enough for a career. What sets her apart further is what happened after: two Guinness World Records set live on Strictly's Pro Challenge, one for fleckerls and one for pat-a-cakes, both in 30-second bursts that turned technique into spectacle. Very few dancers have both a championship pedigree and a viral record-holding moment. She has both.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Guinness World Record: Most fleckerl dance steps in 30 seconds
Set during Strictly Come Dancing's Pro Challenge, performing the spinning fleckerl sequence.
Guinness World Record: Most pat-a-cakes dance steps in 30 seconds
A second Pro Challenge record, blending technical difficulty with a playful routine.
World Champion, Ten-Dance
Won the ten-dance world title, combining all five standard and five Latin styles.
European Champion, Ten-Dance
European ten-dance title won while representing Slovenia.
Slovenian National Champion, Ballroom and Latin
Multiple national titles across both Ballroom and Latin disciplines.
Records & Feats
Most fleckerl dance steps in 30 seconds
Guinness World Record set during Strictly Come Dancing's Pro Challenge, spinning through the fleckerl sequence at a speed that stunned the studio.
Most pat-a-cakes dance steps in 30 seconds
Second Guinness World Record set on the same Pro Challenge format, performed to a playful routine without sacrificing technical difficulty.
Two-time World and European Ten-Dance Champion
Won the ten-dance World Championship and European Championship twice each, a category requiring championship-level mastery of all ten ballroom and Latin styles.