Occupation Dancer, choreographer Role Professional dancer Years active 2009–present Height 1.65 m | Home town Queens, NYC U.S. Nationality Venezuelan Name Karen Clifton Spouse Kevin Clifton (m. 2015) | |
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Born 20 April 1982 (age 42) ( 1982-04-20 ) Valencia, Venezuela Residence New York City, New York, U.S. Television So You Think You Can Dance
Strictly Come Dancing TV shows So You Think You Can Dance, Strictly Come Dancing Similar People Kevin Clifton, Joanne Clifton, Kristina Rihanoff, Aljaz Skorjanec, Natalie Lowe Profiles | ||
Karen hauer kevin clifton bbc look north 22 05 15
Karen Clifton (formerly Hauer; born 20 April 1982) is a Venezuelan professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion known for her appearances on the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing and the American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. She has also featured on Burn the Floor.
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- Karen hauer kevin clifton bbc look north 22 05 15
- Jeremy vine karen clifton salsa to thriller strictly come dancing 2015
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Strictly Come Dancing
- Series 13 with celebrity partner Jeremy Vine
- Series 14 with celebrity partner Will Young
- References
She participated in season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance and subsequently joined Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer.
Jeremy vine karen clifton salsa to thriller strictly come dancing 2015
So You Think You Can Dance
In 2009, as Karen Hauer she auditioned for season 6 of the US reality show So You Think You Can Dance.
She originally auditioned with her husband at the time, Matthew Hauer, but Matthew was eliminated during Vegas week and Karen moved on to the top 20.
Strictly Come Dancing
As Karen Hauer, she joined Strictly Come Dancing for series 10 partnering Nicky Byrne. They reached week 10, the quarter-finals, before losing a dance-off to Denise van Outen and her partner James Jordan. Hauer returned for series 11 to partner Dave Myers, and they were voted out of the competition on 10 November, in week 7. In series 12, she was partnered by Mark Wright, and they made it to the final, coming in 4th place. In series 13, she was paired with the BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine; they were eliminated in Week 8. For the 14th series she was paired with the singer Will Young who withdrew from the competition after the third week. In 2016, she won the Strictly Come Dancing Children in Need Special with the taekwondo athlete Lutalo Muhammad. She will dance with the celebrity chef Ainsley Harriot for the 2016 Christmas special.
Series 13: with celebrity partner Jeremy Vine
She partnered BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine, for the thirteenth series of the show, September to December 2015.
Karen featured in the 2016 Strictly Come Dancing tour as part of the group dances, alongside her husband Kevin Clifton, who partnered his 2014 celebrity Frankie Bridge
Series 14: with celebrity partner Will Young
She partnered singer Will Young, for the fourteenth series of the show.