Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov’s love story started in January 2009 with a 20-minute dance tryout and a mutual certainty that they were right for each other. They began dating in January 2010, got engaged on New Year’s Day 2012, and married in July 2014. A decade later, they joined Dancing With the Stars together in 2019 and quickly became fan favorites.
Their family grew in May 2023 when daughter Nikita was born, and that December the couple pulled off something no one had done before: they became the first married couple to compete against each other in a DWTS finale. Pashkov has joked that watching Daniella dance is actually the relaxing part, since it comes after his own routine. Now, in September 2026, they’re back for season 35 with new partners, Karagach dancing with Ezra Frech and Pashkov with Amber Glenn.
Seventeen years, one kid, and a shared career that most couples could never handle. Which season 35 pairing are you rooting for this time around?
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