# Salome Chachua

Salome Chachua (Georgian: სალომე ჭაჭუა Salome Ch’ach’ua, born 23 June 1990) is a Georgian ballroom and Latin dancer and choreographer.

## Career

Chachua is a seven-time Georgian Latin dancing champion. From 2004 to 2006, Chachua represented Georgia in several Junior World dance competitions. She was at one time ranked 57th in WDC Professional Latin and 73rd in WDSF RLS Latin.

## So You Think You Can Dance

In 2016, Chachua was a judge on the Georgian version of the dance competition show So You Think You Can Dance.

## Dancing with the Stars
### Georgia

Between 2012 and 2018, Chachua appeared as a professional dancer on seven non-consecutive seasons of the Georgian version of Dancing with the Stars, reaching the final with her celebrity partners three separate times.
| Series | Partner | Place |
| 1 | Levan Rostoshvili | 4th |
| 2 | Giorgi Vardosanidze | 2nd |
| 3 | Toli Boisa | 5th |
| 5 | Zura Gorgadze | 5th |
| 6 | Andria Gvelesiani | 2nd |
| 7 | Irakli Makatsaria | 2nd |
| 8 | Giorgi Giligashvili | 4th |

### Ireland

On 22 December 2021, Chachua was announced as one of the new professionals to join the fifth series of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars. Her partner was rugby union player, Jordan Conroy. Chachua and Conroy performed for the first time on the second week of the show scoring one of the highest scores of the week. They reached the finals, finishing as joint runners-up behind Nina Carberry and Pasquale La Rocca.
Chachua returned for the sixth series in 2023, partnered with former Dublin GAA footballer, Paul Brogan. They were the third couple to be eliminated from the competition.
Chachua returned for the seventh series in 2024, partnered with Wild Youth singer, David Whelan. They reached the final finishing as joint runners-up behind Jason Smyth & Karen Byrne.
Chachua returned for the eighth series in 2025, partnered with Mrs. Brown's Boys actor, Danny O'Carroll.
| Series | Partner | Place | Average |
| 5 | Jordan Conroy | 2nd | 25.7 |
| 6 | Paul Brogan | 9th | 18.4 |
| 7 | David Whelan | 2nd | 27.0 |
| 8 | Danny O'Carroll | 2nd | 32.5 |
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
| Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
| American Smooth | Jordan Conroy | 28 | Paul Brogan | 15 |
| Cha-cha-cha | David Whelan | 24 | Jordan Conroy | 20 |
| Charleston | Jordan Conroy | 29 | David Whelan | 24 |
| Contemporary Ballroom | Jordan Conroy | 30 | David Whelan | 28 |
| Foxtrot | Jordan Conroy | 19 | Danny O'Carroll | 16 |
| Jive | David Whelan | 30 | Jordan Conroy | 29 |
| Paso Doble | Jordan Conroy | 30 | David Whelan | 28 |
| Quickstep | David Whelan | 26 | Jordan Conroy | 19 |
| Rumba | David Whelan | 28 | | |
| Salsa | David Whelan | 30 | Jordan Conroy | 22 |
| Samba | Jordan Conroy | 24 | Paul Brogan | 14 |
| Showdance | Jordan Conroy David Whelan | 30 | | |
| Tango | David Whelan | 23 | Paul Brogan | 16 |
| Viennese Waltz | David Whelan | 24 | | |
| Waltz | Paul Brogan | 20 | | |

#### Series 5 – with celebrity partner Jordan Conroy

| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Total | Result |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | Total | Result |
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Salsa / "Take You Dancing" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | No elimination |
| 3 | Quickstep / "Lightning Bolt" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Safe |
| 4 | Cha-cha-cha / "I Like to Move It" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 5 | Paso Doble / "Paint It Black" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| 6 | Foxtrot / "Isn't She Lovely" | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | No elimination |
| 7 | Jive / "Runaway Baby" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | Safe |
| 8 | Contemporary Ballroom / "High Hopes" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Bottom two |
| 9 | Samba / "Magalenha" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Bottom two |
| 10$^1$ | Charleston / "Walk Like An Egyptian" Team Dance / "Cuba" | 9 9 | 10 9 | 10 9 | 29 27 | Safe |
| 11 | American Smooth / "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" Bust-a-Move Marathon / "I'm So Excited" | 9 Awarded | 9 5 | 10 points | 28 33 | Safe |
| 12 | Paso Doble / "Paint It Black" Showdance / "Fire it Up" | 10 10 | 10 10 | 10 10 | 30 30 | Runners-up |
$^1$In week 10, Chachua tested positive for COVID-19, so her partner, Jordan Conroy danced with Emily Barker.

#### Series 6 – with celebrity partner Paul Brogan

| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Total | Result |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | Total | Result |
| 1 | American Smooth / "Come Fly With Me" | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | No elimination |
| 2 | Samba / "Get Busy" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | No elimination |
| 3 | Waltz / "Take It to the Limit" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 4 | Charleston / "A Star Is Born" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| 5 | Tango / "Locked Out of Heaven" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Eliminated |

#### Series 7 – with celebrity partner David Whelan

| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Total | Result |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | Total | Result |
| 1 | Tango / "Bad Habits" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | No elimination |
| 2 | Charleston / "Bad Boy Good Man" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | No elimination |
| 3 | Viennese Waltz / "Good" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 4 | Jive / "You Never Can Tell/Misirlou" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| 5 | Cha-cha-cha / "Lil Boo Thang" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba / "Fields of Gold" | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | No elimination |
| 7 | Quickstep / "Almost Like Being in Love" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 8 | Contemporary Ballroom / "Paradise" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Safe |
| 9 | Paso Doble / "Whole Lotta Love" Team Dance / "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" | 9 9 | 9 10 | 10 10 | 28 29 | Safe |
| 10 | Salsa / "Wrapped Up" Scare-a-thon / "Dead Ringer for Love" | 10 Awarded | 10 3 | 10 points | 30 33 | Bottom two |
| 11 | Jive / "You Never Can Tell/Misirlou" Showdance / "All That Really Matters" | 10 10 | 10 10 | 10 10 | 30 30 | Runners-up |

#### Series 8 – with celebrity partner Danny O'Carroll

| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Total | Result |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Redmond | Byrne | Barry | Gourounlian | Total | Result |
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Obviously" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | No elimination |