Karen Hauer is a Venezuelan-American professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion, best known for her appearances on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing.
20 Facts About Karen Hauer
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Karen Hauer is currently the longest-serving professional dancer on the show, having joined in 2012.
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Karen Hauer featured on the American TV series So You Think You Can Dance, and was a principal dancer in the touring live dance show Burn the Floor.
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In 2009, Hauer auditioned for season 6 of the US reality show So You Think You Can Dance.
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Karen Hauer originally auditioned with her husband at the time, Matthew Hauer, but he was eliminated during Vegas week while Karen moved on to the top 20.
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Karen Hauer joined Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer in 2012, partnering Westlife singer Nicky Byrne.
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Karen Hauer returned for series 11 in 2013 to partner television chef Dave Myers; they were voted out of the competition in week 7, after losing the dance-off to Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute.
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In 2016, Karen Hauer won the Children in Need Special with the taekwondo athlete Lutalo Muhammad.
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Karen Hauer danced with the celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott for the 2016 Christmas special.
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Karen Hauer was paired with actor Charles Venn for the sixteenth series in 2018; they reached the quarter-finals.
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Karen Hauer appeared in the 2024 Christmas special, dancing a charleston with Josh Widdicombe to the song "Let It Snow" while dressed as a penguin.
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Karen Hauer partnered singer Will Young, for the fourteenth series of the show.
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Karen Hauer partnered chef Simon Rimmer, for the fifteenth series of the show.
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Karen Hauer partnered actor Charles Venn, for the sixteenth series of the show.
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Karen Hauer was partnered with comedian Chris Ramsey, for the seventeenth series.
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Karen Hauer studied at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, and then the High School of Performing Arts, majoring in ballet and contemporary dance before going on to study Ballroom and Latin at the age of 19.
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Karen Hauer was named World Mambo Champion in 2008, and Professional American Rhythm Rising Star Champion in 2009.
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Karen Hauer became the longest-serving female professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing when she was confirmed to appear in her tenth series in 2021.
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Karen Hauer is a certified Personal Trainer and a health and fitness enthusiast, and in 2019 she launched her online fitness programme 'Karen Hauer Power'.
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Karen Hauer has been married three times: first to former dance partner Matthew Karen Hauer, then to fellow professional dancer Kevin Clifton and latterly to Jordan Wyn-Jones, whom she married at Chewton Glen in 2022.