Katrina Patchett | |
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Born | Perth, Western Australia | 12 December 1986
Occupation | Ballroom dancer |
Spouse | Valentin d'Hoore (m. 2017;div. 2020) |
Parent | Julie Patchett |
Katrina Patchett (born 12 December 1986) is a professional ballroom dancer from Perth, Western Australia.
She has been dancing since the age of three and competing since the age of seven. [ citation needed ] She was brought up in her mother (Julie Patchett)'s dance studio in Perth, Western Australia, daughter of two internationally successful ballroom dancers[ who? ] who reached seventh in the world. At age thirteen she became a Western Australian State Champion. [1]
Patchett moved to Europe at the age of 16, [2] living, training and working in Denmark (partnering with Joachim Dahlström) before moving to France, at 19, to partner with the former winner of The Dancing Show, Maxime Dereymez. [2] Together in 2007, they became the French national champions. [3] [ self-published source? ] The couple also reached fourth place at the IDSF Open in 2007. [4] After three years in France, Patchett moved to Slovenia to dance with Blaz Pocajt and compete in the professional category [5] at the age of 22. Towards the end of 2010, Dereymez and Patchett decided to renew their partnership. They both competed on TF1's Danse avec les stars. [2] Patchett won the first season of Danse avec les stars with her partner French singer/songwriter, Matt Pokora, on 19 March 2011. [2]
Patchett speaks French, and lives in Paris. [6]
Season | Partner | Notability (known for) | Place | Average (/40) |
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1 | M. Pokora | Singer-songwriter | 1st | 35.59 |
2 | Cédric Pioline | Retired tennis player | 9th | 17.33 |
3 | Bastian Baker | Singer-songwriter | 7th | 28.25 |
4 | Brahim Zaibat | Dancer & choreographer | 2nd | 35.52 |
5 | Brian Joubert | Olympic figure skater | 3rd | 32.69 |
6 | Vincent Niclo | Tenor singer & actor | 7th | 28.75 |
7 | Olivier Minne | Television presenter | 11th | 24.50 |
8 | Vincent Cerutti | Radio & Television presenter | 10th | 22.00 |
9 | Basile Boli | Former footballer | 7th | 24.40 |
10 | Moundir | Television personality and TV host | 9th | 25.00 |
12 | David Douillet | Retired judoka and politician | 12th | N/A1 |
1David Douillet didn't got a single note in season 12.