John Nolan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 July 1990 |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer |
| Known for | Dancing with the Stars (Irish series) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
John Nolan (born 20 July 1990) is an Irish dancer and choreographer. He is an Irish national ballroom and showdance champion. Nolan is known for being a dancer on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars . [1]
Nolan has been dancing since the age of three. [2] In his career he has an earned the title of Irish national ballroom and showdance champion. He also runs Xquisite Dance Group who competed in Ireland's Got Talent . They received Denise Van Outen's Golden Buzzer at their audition and eventually finished as runners-up in the grand final. [3]
In 2017, Nolan was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars. [4] He was partnered with RTÉ News reporter, Teresa Mannion. They were eliminated in week eight of the competition, finishing in seventh place. [5]
In 2018, Nolan was partnered with actress and comedian, Deirdre O'Kane. On 25 March 2018, O'Kane and Nolan reached the final of the show finishing as joint-runners up alongside, Anna Geary and Kai Widdrington. [6]
In 2019, Nolan was partnered with television and radio presenter, Mairéad Ronan. [7] In the final on 24 March 2019, receiving more votes than both finalists Johnny Ward & Emily Barker and Cliona Hagan & Robert Rowiński, Ronan and Nolan were named as champions. [8] Nolan became the first professional dancer to make two consecutive finals in a row.
In 2020, Nolan was partnered with RTÉ broadcaster, Mary Kennedy. [9] Nolan and Kennedy reached the ninth week of the competition, they were eliminated in a dance-off against eventual finalists Grainne Gallanagh and Kai Widdrington. [10]
In 2022, Nolan partnered television presenter, Gráinne Seoige. [11] Seoige and Nolan reached the eighth week of the competition, they were eliminated in a dance-off against Jordan Conroy and Salome Chachua.
In 2023, Nolan was partnered with Derry Girls actress, Leah O'Rourke. [12] They were the first couple eliminated from the competition.[ citation needed ]
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Mannion | 7th |
| 2 | Deirdre O'Kane | 2nd |
| 3 | Mairéad Ronan | 1st |
| 4 | Mary Kennedy | 6th |
| 5 | Gráinne Seoige | 8th |
| 6 | Leah O’Rourke | 11th |
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
| Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Smooth | Mairéad Ronan | 22 | Leah O’Rourke | 10 |
| Cha-cha-cha | Deirdre O'Kane | 22 | Leah O'Rourke | 11 |
| Charleston | Deirdre O'Kane Mairéad Ronan | 29 | ||
| Contemporary Ballroom | Mairéad Ronan | 30 | Deirdre O'Kane | 27 |
| Foxtrot | Deirdre O'Kane | 22 | Mary Kennedy | 13 |
| Jive | Mairéad Ronan | 24 | Deirdre O'Kane | 18 |
| Paso Doble | Mairéad Ronan | 27 | Leah O'Rourke | 14 |
| Quickstep | Deirdre O'Kane | 29 | Teresa Mannion | 12 |
| Rumba | Gráinne Seoige | 13 | ||
| Salsa | Deirdre O'Kane | 19 | Teresa Mannion Mary Kennedy | 16 |
| Samba | Mairéad Ronan | 21 | Gráinne Seoige | 17 |
| Showdance | Mairéad Ronan | 30 | Deirdre O'Kane | 27 |
| Tango | Mairéad Ronan | 24 | Teresa Mannion | 16 |
| Viennese Waltz | Mairéad Ronan | 30 | Mary Kennedy | 16 |
| Waltz | Deirdre O'Kane | 20 | Gráinne Seoige | 14 |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Tango / "Here Comes the Rain Again" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| 3 | Cha-cha-cha / "What Doesn't Kill You" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep / "9 to 5" | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | Safe |
| 5 | Salsa / "Boogie Wonderland" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | Safe |
| 6 | Foxtrot / "Somethin' Stupid" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Safe |
| 7 | Viennese Waltz / "Powerful" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Denise McCormack |
| 8 | Paso Doble / "Habanera" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Eliminated |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "Mayhem" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Tango / "I Drove All Night" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep / "Peppy and George" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | Safe |
| 5 | Salsa / "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Safe |
| 6 | Quickstep / "Life's About to Get Good" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Erin McGregor |
| 7 | Waltz / "The Rainbow Connection" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 8 | Paso Doble / "Tragedy" | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | Safe |
| 9 | Charleston / "Sparkling Diamonds" Team Dance / "On the Floor" | 8 10 | 9 10 | 9 10 | 26 30 | Safe |
| 10 | Foxtrot / "One" Swing-a-thon / "You Can't Stop the Beat" | 7 Extra | 7 1 | 8 Point | 22 23 | Safe |
| 11 | Contemporary Ballroom / "Zombie" Cha-cha-cha / "Can You Feel It" | 9 7 | 9 7 | 9 8 | 27 22 | Safe |
| 12 | Charleston / "Sparkling Diamonds" Quickstep / "Peppy and George" Showdance / "Let Me Entertain You" | 9 10 9 | 10 9 9 | 10 10 9 | 29 29 27 | Runners-up |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Waltz / "You Light Up My Life" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Charleston / "Bom Bom" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango / "Pretty Woman" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 5 | Contemporary Ballroom / "Rule the World" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | Safe |
| 6 | Quickstep / "Stop Me from Falling" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Clelia Murphy |
| 7 | Quickstep / "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 8 | Samba / "Copacabana" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 9 | American Smooth / "Beyond the Sea" Team Dance / "Born This Way" | 7 8 | 7 9 | 8 9 | 22 26 | Safe |
| 10 | Paso Doble / "Euphoria" Eurothon / "Making Your Mind Up" | 9 Extra | 9 3 | 9 Points | 27 30 | Safe |
| 11 | Jive / "Perfect on Paper" Viennese Waltz / "You Are the Reason" | 8 10 | 8 10 | 8 10 | 24 30 | Safe |
| 12 | Charleston / "Bom Bom" Contemporary Ballroom / "Rule the World" Showdance / "Don't Rain on My Parade" | 9 10 10 | 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 | 29 30 30 | Winners |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Foxtrot / "No Frontiers" | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Salsa / "Ran Kan Kan" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Safe |
| 4 | American Smooth / "He's a Tramp" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | Safe |
| 5 | Waltz / "Nocturne" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Safe |
| 6 | Viennese Waltz / "Guilty" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Sinéad O'Carroll |
| 7 | Viennese Waltz / "What Have I Done" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Safe |
| 8 | Tango / "Por una Cabeza" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Safe |
| 9 | Cha-cha-cha / "Young Hearts Run Free" Team Dance / "Physical" | 6 8 | 6 8 | 6 8 | 18 24 | Eliminated |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | ||||
| 1 | Waltz / "With You I'm Born Again" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | No elimination |
| 2 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Paso Doble / "Devil Woman" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Safe |
| 4 | Rumba / "Diamonds Are Forever" | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | Safe |
| 5 | American Smooth / "Cheek to Cheek" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Safe |
| 6 | Samba / "Africa" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | No elimination |
| 7 | Tango / "Santa Maria" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 8 | Cha-cha-cha / "Dancing in the Street" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | Eliminated |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | ||||
| 1 | Paso Doble / "School's Out" | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | No elimination |
| 2 | American Smooth / "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Cha-cha-cha / "Bongo Cha Cha Cha" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Eliminated |