Stephen Vincent | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer |
Known for | Burn the Floor Dancing with the Stars (Irish series) |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Spouse | Kylee Vincent (m. 2017) |
Stephen Vincent (born 26 May 1989) is an English dancer and choreographer. He is a former UK Latin Champion.
Vincent was born in Manchester, England. Vincent began dancing at the age of six. [1]
Vincent began his competitive amateur dancing career in 2001 partnering with Bryony Fielding. Vincent and Fielding amassed many titles during their partnership including Junior Latin Champions at the British Closed Championships in Blackpool in 2003. They remained partners until April 2004. [2]
In July 2004, Vincent began dancing competitively with Amanda Couper. They remained partners for a year before calling it a day on their partnership in late 2005. Their year together provided many top five finishes including several first places, including the title of UK Closed Amateur 10 Dance champions in Bournemouth Summer Festival. [3]
In 2006, Vincent joined the touring dance company Burn the Floor . [4] [5] He has toured annually with the company all over the world including Australia, South Africa, Asia and North America. [6] [7]
In 2018 and 2019, Vincent joined Strictly Come Dancing professional, Giovanni Pernice as a dancer on his solo tour. [8] [9]
In November 2019, it was confirmed that Vincent would be joining the cast of the Irish series of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer. [10] [11] [12] He partnered Love Island contestant, Yewande Biala. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition. [13]
In 2022, Vincent partnered with Irish Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer, Ellen Keane. [14] They reached the final, finishing as runners-up behind Nina Carberry & Pasquale La Rocca, alongside Jordan Conroy & Salome Chachua and Erica-Cody & Denys Samson. [15]
In 2023, Vincent partnered with former state pathologist, Dr. Marie Cassidy. [16] They were the second couple to be eliminated from the competition.
In 2024, Vincent partnered with author and Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison. They were the fifth couple to be eliminated from the competition after losing their dance-off to Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas.
In 2025, Vincent partnered with stand-up comedian and podcaster, Gearóid Farrelly.
Series | Partner | Place |
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4 | Yewande Biala | 11th |
5 | Ellen Keane | 2nd |
6 | Dr. Marie Cassidy | 10th |
7 | Rosanna Davison | 7th |
8 | Gearóid Farrelly | TBA |
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
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American Smooth | ||||
Cha-cha-cha | Ellen Keane | 21 | ||
Charleston | Ellen Keane | 30 | Rosanna Davison | 26 |
Contemporary Ballroom | Ellen Keane | 27 | Rosanna Davison | 24 |
Foxtrot | Ellen Keane | 23 | Dr. Marie Cassidy | 15 |
Jive | Ellen Keane | 27 | Dr. Marie Cassidy | 15 |
Paso Doble | Ellen Keane | 30 | Rosanna Davison | 22 |
Quickstep | Ellen Keane | 27 | Rosanna Davison | 20 |
Rumba | Rosanna Davison | 26 | ||
Salsa | Ellen Keane | 26 | Yewande Biala | 16 |
Samba | Ellen Keane | 22 | ||
Showdance | Ellen Keane | 29 | ||
Tango | Rosanna Davison | 22 | Dr. Marie Cassidy | 16 |
Viennese Waltz | Yewande Biala | 12 | ||
Waltz | Rosanna Davison | 17 |
Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
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Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
2 | Salsa / "Solo Dance" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
3 | Viennese Waltz / "Lover" | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | Eliminated |
Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
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Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | ||||
1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
2 | Tango / "Golden" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
3 | Cha-cha-cha / "Get Out My Head" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
4 | Samba / "Under the Sea" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
5 | Contemporary Ballroom / "We Are Beautiful" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
6 | Paso Doble / "Run the World (Girls)" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | No elimination |
7 | Foxtrot / "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | Safe |
8 | Jive / "Candyman" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
9 | Quickstep / "Walking on Sunshine" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
101 | Salsa / "Left My Heart in Tokyo" Team Dance / "Cuba" | 8 9 | 9 9 | 9 9 | 26 27 | Bottom two |
11 | Charleston / "Marvellous Party" Bust-a-Move Marathon / "I'm So Excited" | 10 Awarded | 10 2 | 10 points | 30 32 | Safe |
12 | Paso Doble / "Run the World (Girls)" Showdance / "I See Stars" | 10 9 | 10 10 | 10 10 | 30 29 | Runners-up |
1In week 10, Vincent tested positive for COVID-19, so his partner, Ellen Keane danced with Ervinas Merfeldas.
Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
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Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | ||||
1 | Jive / "Love Really Hurts Without You" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | No elimination |
2 | Tango / "Olé Guapa" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
3 | Salsa / "Mama Wanna Mambo" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Safe |
4 | Foxtrot / "Cruella de Vil" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Eliminated |
Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
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Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | ||||
1 | Waltz / "Come Away with Me" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | No elimination |
2 | Salsa / "Hips Don't Lie" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | |
3 | Quickstep / "Things" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
4 | Contemporary Ballroom / "Just Like Fire" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
5 | Charleston / "Dr. Wanna Do" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
6 | Rumba / "Lady in Red" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | No elimination |
7 | Tango / "Together in Electric Dreams" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Bottom two |
8 | Paso Doble / "Toreador Song" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Eliminated |
In May 2017, Vincent married fellow professional dancer, Kylee Vincent. They met while touring on Burn the Floor together. [17] [18] On 16 May 2024, it was revealed they were expecting their first child together. [19] On 31 October 2024, the Vincent's had their first child, a son.
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