John Nolan (dancer)

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John Nolan
Born (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34)
Occupation(s) Dancer
Choreographer
Known for Dancing with the Stars (Irish series)
Height1.80 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]

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Career

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]

Dancing with the Stars

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 ]

SeriesPartnerPlace
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

Series 1

Celebrity partner
Teresa Mannion; Average: 15.4; Place: 7th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryBenson
1No dance performed----No elimination
2 Tango / "Here Comes the Rain Again"55616
3 Cha-cha-cha / "What Doesn't Kill You"55515Safe
4 Quickstep / "9 to 5"34512Safe
5 Salsa / "Boogie Wonderland"56516Safe
6 Foxtrot / "Somethin' Stupid"55515Safe
7 Viennese Waltz / "Powerful"89926No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Denise McCormack
8 Paso Doble / "Habanera"55616Eliminated

Series 2

Celebrity partner
Deirdre O'Kane; Average: 24.2; Place: 2nd
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryBenson
1No dance performed----No elimination
2 Jive / "Mayhem"66618
3 Tango / "I Drove All Night"66719Safe
4 Quickstep / "Peppy and George"88925Safe
5 Salsa / "La Vida Es Un Carnaval"66719Safe
6 Quickstep / "Life's About to Get Good"66719No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Erin McGregor
7 Waltz / "The Rainbow Connection"76720Safe
8 Paso Doble / "Tragedy"78924Safe
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

Series 3

Celebrity partner
Mairéad Ronan; Average: 25.3; Place: 1st
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryBenson
1No dance performed----No elimination
2 Waltz / "You Light Up My Life"66618
3 Charleston / "Bom Bom"88824Safe
4 Tango / "Pretty Woman"88824Safe
5 Contemporary Ballroom / "Rule the World"88925Safe
6 Quickstep / "Stop Me from Falling"88824No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Clelia Murphy
7 Quickstep / "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"88824Safe
8 Samba / "Copacabana"77721Safe
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

Series 4

Celebrity partner
Mary Kennedy; Average: 17.2; Place: 6th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryBenson
1No dance performed----No elimination
2 Foxtrot / "No Frontiers"35513
3 Salsa / "Ran Kan Kan"55616Safe
4 American Smooth / "He's a Tramp"57719Safe
5 Waltz / "Nocturne"55616Safe
6 Viennese Waltz / "Guilty"99927No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Sinéad O'Carroll
7 Viennese Waltz / "What Have I Done"55616Safe
8 Tango / "Por una Cabeza"67619Safe
9 Cha-cha-cha / "Young Hearts Run Free"
Team Dance / "Physical"
6
8
6
8
6
8
18
24
Eliminated

Series 5

Celebrity partner
Gráinne Seoige; Average: 17.3; Place: 8th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryGourounlian
1 Waltz / "With You I'm Born Again"45514No elimination
2No dance performed----
3 Paso Doble / "Devil Woman"56617Safe
4 Rumba / "Diamonds Are Forever"44513Safe
5 American Smooth / "Cheek to Cheek"66719Safe
6 Samba / "Africa"56617No elimination
7 Tango / "Santa Maria"77822Safe
8 Cha-cha-cha / "Dancing in the Street"67719Eliminated

Series 6

Celebrity partner
Leah O’Rourke; Average: 11.7; Place: 11th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
RedmondBarryGourounlian
1 Paso Doble / "School's Out"44614No elimination
2 American Smooth / "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"33410
3 Cha-cha-cha / "Bongo Cha Cha Cha"34411Eliminated

References

  1. "Professional Dancers". RTÉ.ie. 2017-12-18.
  2. "Professional Dancers". RTÉ.ie. 2017-12-18.
  3. Pownall, Sylvia; Hughes, Edel (2018-03-24). "And the winner is RDC!". irishmirror. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. McGowan, Sharon (2016-12-16). "RTE's Dancing With The Stars professionals have been revealed". irishmirror. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  5. "Teresa Mannion voted off Dancing With the Stars after dance-off with Denise". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  6. "DWTS: 'Jake Carter is a very deserving winner'". RTÉ.ie. 2018-03-26.
  7. "'I'm speechless' - Kilkenny dancing star John Nolan 'blown away' by support during visit to city - Kilkenny Now - Your City. Your County. Your News. Now". KilkennyNow.ie. 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  8. "Kilkenny dancer John Nolan wins Dancing with the Stars with Mairead Ronan". www.kilkennypeople.ie. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  9. "This Much I Know: Broadcaster, Mary Kennedy". www.irishexaminer.com. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  10. "Mary Kennedy becomes the latest star to leave Dancing with the Stars". independent. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  11. O’Donoghue, Denise (2022-01-05). "Revealed: First six dancers paired with celebrities for Dancing with the Stars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  12. 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.