Kylee Vincent
Kylee Vincent | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1994 |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer |
| Known for | Burn the Floor Dancing with the Stars (Irish series) |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Spouse | Stephen Vincent (m. 2017) |
Kylee Vincent (born 15 July 1994; née Brown) is a South African dancer and choreographer. She is a former UK Latin Champion.
Early life
Vincent was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Vincent began dancing at the age of eight.[1]
Career
Vincent is a WDC South Africa Under 21 Latin Champion. In 2011, she won the Under 21 WDC World Latin Championships. In 2012, she was the Under 21 Open British Latin Championship in Blackpool in 2012.[2]
In 2013, Vincent joined the touring dance company Burn the Floor.[3] She has toured the world with the company every year since.[4][5]
In 2018 and 2019, Vincent joined Strictly Come Dancing professional, Giovanni Pernice as a dancer on his solo tour.[6][7]
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.[8][9][10]
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fr. Ray Kelly | 5th |
Performances with Fr. Ray Kelly
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Spirit in the Sky" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | No elimination |
| 2 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Save the Last Dance for Me" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble / "The Magnificent Seven Theme" | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Viennese Waltz / "Hallelujah" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Feels Like Home" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Aidan Fogarty |
| 7 | Jive / "Build Me Up Buttercup" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Safe |
| 8 | Salsa / "Hot Hot Hot" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Safe |
| 9 | Quickstep / "I'm a Believer" Team Dance / "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" |
4 9 |
4 9 |
5 9 |
13 27 |
Safe |
| 10 | American Smooth / "Songs of Love" Rock-Til-You-Drop / "Happy Days" |
5 Awarded |
5 1 |
5 point |
15 16 |
Eliminated |
Personal life
In May 2017, Vincent married fellow professional dancer, Stephen Vincent. They met while touring on Burn the Floor together.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Burn The Floor | The Ultimate Ballroom Sensation". www.burnthefloor.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ "Burn The Floor – A Smoking Hot Dance Extravaganza". Crush Mag Online. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ citizen.co.za https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/art-theatre/777778/burn-the-floor-dancers-tear-up-the-stage/. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Burn the Floor in SA. Now, that's entertainment!". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "BBC 'Strictly Come Dancing' star Giovanni Pernice coming to Dundalk". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Giovanni Pernice: Dance Is Life - Theatre Royal, St Helens". northwestend.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "DWTS reveals new pro dancers after Curtis leaves". 2019-11-14.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Gallagher, Katie (2019-11-14). "Dancing With The Stars changes as four professional dancers to be swapped out". irishmirror. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ Townsend, Michelle (2019-11-13). "Pictures: Dancing With The Stars Ireland professionals 2020". rsvp. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ""World's most prolific ballroom and dance theatre production" to set SA alight | Saturday Star". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2019-11-07.