Lilia Kopylova
Lilia Kopylova was born in Moscow, USSR on 18th June 1978. She started
ballroom and Latin dancing at the age of nine after being encouraged by
her grandmother. When she was older she moved to Denmark and it was
here that she met Darren Bennett, her future husband and dance partner.
Darren and Lilia started dancing together in 1997 and have had huge
success. They have won every British dance competition they have
entered. In 2004 they both took part in the hugely successful Strictly
Come Dancing on BBC. Darren won Series 2 with Jill Halfpenny and Lilia
won Series 3 with Darren Gough. This series Lilia partnered England
Rugby star Matt Dawson and despite a terrible start they were runners
up to cricketer Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy. Lilia is very
respected in the dance world and she's known for her excellent
choreography.