Daniella Karagach Pashkova, the 31-year-old dancer who has been a professional ballroom dancer on DWTS since 2019, is returning in Dancing with the Stars season 33 with partner NBA star Dwight David Howard.
Since Dwight and Daniella are significantly different in height, this has drawn wide public attention, making people curious about Karagch’s height.
Well, NBA star Dwight David Howard is six feet 10 inches tall, and Daniella looks very short compared to him.
So, considering this, Daniella Karagach’s height might be around 5 feet 5 inches. However, she hasn’t disclosed details about her actual height.
Daniella Karagach and Dwight Howard discuss height challenges in rehearsals!
In an interview with Us Weekly, Daniella Karagach and her dancing partner, Dwight Howard, discussed their height challenges and dance adjustments during rehearsals.
Moreover, Daniella and Dwight revealed how they manage their height differences in their dance routines and the unique adjustments they’ll need to make on the dance floor.
When asked about their first impressions of one another, Dwight replied, “How tall I am, how short, we look compared to each other. That was probably the first thought.”
Dwight continued, but after that, the energy, chemistry, and everything shone through, so I didn’t even see our height as a problem.
In response to Dwight’s answer, Daniella laughed and said he was already the most amazing partner, so she was excited to start. Daniella added, “The height was, you know, a challenge. He’s way taller, and you had to get very creative.“
Meanwhile, many people are excited to see them both as dancing partners. Some people say they are the best pair and hope they win. while others talk about the height difference and state that Daniella must wear 4-inch heels while dancing.
Additional Information
- Daniella Karagach has appeared in several dancing shows, including NBC’s World of Dance, Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, and America’s Ballroom Challenge on PBS.
- She was born on December 26, 1992, in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are both immigrants from Moldova. After her parents divorced when she was one, she was raised by a single mother, Regina Karagach Gershkovich.
- Daniella married her dance partner, Pasha Pashkov, on July 18, 2014. The couple gave birth to daughter Nikita Sofia Pashkova on May 30, 2023.