Stephen Vincent (dancer)

Stephen Vincent (born 26 May 1989) is an English dancer and choreographer. He is a former UK Latin Champion.

Stephen Vincent
Born (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989
Occupation(s)Dancer
Choreographer
Known forBurn the Floor
Dancing with the Stars (Irish series)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
SpouseKylee Vincent (m. 2017)

Early life

Vincent was born in Manchester, England. Vincent began dancing at the age of six.[1]

Amateur dancing career

Vincent began his competitive amateur dancing career in 2001 partnering with Bryony Fielding. Vincent and Fielding amassed many titles during their partnership including Junior Latin Champions at the British Closed Championships in Blackpool in 2003. They remained partners until April 2004.[2]

In July 2004, Vincent began dancing competitively with Amanda Couper. They remained partners for a year before calling it a day on their partnership in late 2005. Their year together provided many top five finishes including several first places, including the title of UK Closed Amateur 10 Dance champions in Bournemouth Summer Festival.[3]

Professional dancing career

In 2006, Vincent joined the touring dance company Burn the Floor.[4][5] He has toured annually with the company all over the world including Australia, South Africa, Asia and North America.[6][7]

In 2018 and 2019, Vincent joined Strictly Come Dancing professional, Giovanni Pernice as a dancer on his solo tour.[8][9]

Dancing with the Stars

In November 2019, it was confirmed that Vincent would be joining the cast of the Irish series of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer.[10][11][12] He partnered Love Island contestant, Yewande Biala. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition.[13]

In 2022, Vincent partnered with Irish Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer, Ellen Keane.[14] They reached the final, finishing as runners-up behind Nina Carberry & Pasquale La Rocca, alongside Jordan Conroy & Salome Chachua and Erica-Cody & Denys Samson.[15]

In 2023, Vincent partnered with former state pathologist, Dr. Marie Cassidy.[16] They were the second couple to be eliminated from the competition.

Series Partner Place
4 Yewande Biala 11th
5 Ellen Keane 2nd
6 Dr. Marie Cassidy 10th

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

Performances with Yewande Biala

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Salsa / "Solo Dance" 5 5 6 16
3 Viennese Waltz / "Lover" 3 4 5 12 Eliminated

Performances with Ellen Keane

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Gourounlian
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Tango / "Golden" 7 7 7 21
3 Cha-cha-cha / "Get Out My Head" 7 7 7 21 Safe
4 Samba / "Under the Sea" 7 7 8 22 Safe
5 Contemporary Ballroom / "We Are Beautiful" 9 9 9 27 Safe
6 Paso Doble / "Run the World (Girls)" 9 9 10 28 No elimination
7 Foxtrot / "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" 7 8 8 23 Safe
8 Jive / "Candyman" 9 9 9 27 Safe
9 Quickstep / "Walking on Sunshine" 9 9 9 27 Safe
10* Salsa / "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
Team Dance / "Cuba"
8
9
9
9
9
9
26
27
Bottom two
11 Charleston / "Marvellous Party"
Bust-a-Move Marathon / "I'm So Excited"
10
Awarded
10
2
10
points
30
32
Safe
12 Paso Doble / "Run the World (Girls)"
Showdance / "I See Stars"
10
9
10
10
10
10
30
29
Runners-up

Performances with Dr. Marie Cassidy

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Gourounlian
1 Jive / "Love Really Hurts Without You" 5 5 5 15 No elimination
2 Tango / "Olé Guapa" 5 5 6 16
3 Salsa / "Mama Wanna Mambo" 5 6 6 17 Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Cruella de Vil" 5 5 5 15 Eliminated

Personal life

In May 2017, Vincent married fellow professional dancer, Kylee Vincent. They met while touring on Burn the Floor together.[17][18]

References

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  8. "BBC 'Strictly Come Dancing' star Giovanni Pernice coming to Dundalk". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  9. "Giovanni Pernice: Dance Is Life - Theatre Royal, St Helens". northwestend.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
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  12. Townsend, Michelle (2019-11-13). "Pictures: Dancing With The Stars Ireland professionals 2020". rsvp. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  13. "Yewande dismisses racism claims as she exits Dancing with the Stars".
  14. O’Donoghue, Denise (2022-01-05). "Revealed: First six dancers paired with celebrities for Dancing with the Stars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  15. "Dancing with the Stars 2022: Nina Carberry triumphs in a lump-in-throat final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  16. Glennon, Nicole (2022-12-19). "Dancing with the Stars: Pairings revealed as Dr Marie Cassidy, Carl Mullan, prepare to dance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  17. Morkel, Graye (2019-08-22). "Burn The Floor: Turning the spotlight on husband and wife dance duo Kylee and Stephen". Channel. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  18. ""World's most prolific ballroom and dance theatre production" to set SA alight | Saturday Star". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
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