Melanie Hooper

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Melanie Hooper is an Australian ballroom and Latin dancer. She was a professional dancer on Australia's Dancing with the Stars. She also toured with dance show Burn the Floor .

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Early life

Melanie Hooper was born in Townsville, Australia. [1] Hooper began dancing at age 13. [2]

Career

Hooper moved to Brisbane at age 21 to advance her dance career. She began competing in Sydney and Melbourne. Then, to further her career she moved to London, England. [3] Her dancing titles include UK Rising Star Professional Latin Champion, German Professional Rising Star Latin Champion, Australian Open Professional Latin Champion, and Moscow World Professional Latin. [4] [5] In 2008, Hooper joined the dance show Burn the Floor . [5] She was with the production when it moved to Broadway in 2009. [6]

Hooper joined Australia's Dancing with the Stars in 2011, In her first season as a professional dancer, she partnered Damien Leith. They placed third. [2] Her 2012 partner was 80's rocker Brian Mannix. In spite of low scores, Mannix and Hooper made it to week eight of the competition. [7] The following season she was paired with television performer Tony Barber. [1] Barber was the second celebrity eliminated. [8] In 2014, her partner was AFL player David Rodan. Rodan and Hooper received five perfect scores on their way to winning the competition. [9]

Hooper toured the United Kingdom with Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole's tours in 2012, 2013, and 2014. [2] [4]

Personal life

In 2013, Hooper was engaged to Jarrod Tranter. [1] Hooper married Tranter in 2015. [10]

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