Strictly Come Dancing | BBC

Project: Strictly Come Dancing – 8 Seasons (2017 - 2024)
Role: Assistant Choreographer
Choreographer: Jenny Thomas
Dance Styles: Charleston and Salsa

Production Overview

In its landmark 20th year, Strictly Come Dancing continues to captivate audiences. As an assistant choreographer, I work under the direction of choreographer Jenny Thomas to develop Charleston and Salsa routines tailored to the unique strengths of each celebrity and their professional partner.

Choreography Numbers:

• Series 22 (2024)

  • Charleston
    Hockey Charleston Sam Quek & Nikita Kuzmin, Unhealthy Tasha Gouri & Alijaz Skorijanec, Carmen; Blackpool Week Wynn Evans & Katya Jones, Yes Sir That’s My Baby JB Gill & Lauren Oakley

  • Salsa
    Fireball Paul Merse & Karen Hauer, Canned Heat; Halloween Week Wynn Evans & Katya Jones, Land Down Under Chris McAusland & Dianne Buswell, Red Alert JB Gill & Lauren Oakley

• Series 21 (2023)

  • Charleston
    Single Ladies Nikita Kanda & Gorka Marquez, Who Got the Pain; Movie Week Angela Scanlan & Carlos Gu, Money, Money; Movie Week Krishnan Guru-Murthy & Lauren Oakley, Ladies Night Annabel Croft & Johannes Radebe, Step in Time; Musicals Week Nigel Harman & Katya Jones

  • Salsa
    Oye! Amanda Abbington & Giovanni Pernice, Suavamente Nigel Harman & Katya Jones, Samba De Janeiro Jody Cindy & Jovita Przystał, Quimbara Layton Williams & Nikita Kuzmin, I’ve Had The Time of my Life; Musicals Week Bobby Brazier & Dianne Buswell

• Series 20 (2022)

  • Charleston
    My Old Man’s a Dustman Tony Adams & Katya Jones, Music, Music, Music! Kaye Adams & Kai Widdrington, If My Friends Could See Me Now; Musicals week Kym Marsh & Graziano Di Prima, Flash, Bang, Wallop; Musicals week Tyler West & Dianne Buswell, Blue Peter Theme Helen Skelton & Gorka Marquez. The Ballad of Barry and Frieda Jayde Adams & Karen Hauer, Bumble Bee; Halloween week James Bye & Amy Dowden, Too Darn Hot Ellie Simmonds & Nikita Kuzmin, Hush Will Mellor & Nanxy Xu, Hot Honey Rag Molly Rainford & Carlos Gu, Pencil Full of Lead; Semi-final Hamza Yassin & Jowita Przystał

  • Salsa
    Break My Soul; Halloween week - Fleur East & Vito Copolova, I Know You Want Me - Tony Adams & Katya Jones

• Series 19 (2021)

  • Charleston
    Yes Sir, That’s My Baby Tilly Ramsay & Nikita Kuzmin, Milord John Waite & Johannes Radebe, Don’t Bring Lulu AJ Odudu & Kai Widdrington, Good Morning Dan Walker & Nadiya Bychkova

  • Salsa
    Cuba Rose Ayling-Ellis & Giovanni Pernice, Watermelon Sugar Tom Fletcher & Amy Dowden, Rhythm is Gonna Get You; Semi-final AJ Odudu & Kai Widdrington

• Series 18 (2020)

  • Charleston

    Babyface Clara Amfo & Aljaž Škorjanec, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang JJ Chalmers & Amy Dowden, Wont You Come Home Bill Bailey & Oti Mabuse

  • Salsa

    Dynamite HRVY & Janette Manrara, Better When I’m Dancing Maisie Smith & Gorka Marquez, Last Dance Jamie Laing & Karen Hauer

• Series 17 (2019)

  • Charleston

    Single Ladies Catherine Tyldesley & Johannes Radebe, Pump Up The Jam Alex Scott & Neil Jones, A Little Party Emma Weymouth & Aljaž Škorjanec, Happy; Blackpool Karim Zeroual & Amy Dowden

  • Salsa

    1-2-3 Will Bayley & Janette Manrara, Quimbara Michelle Visage & Giovanni Pernice, Uptown Funk; Blackpool Chris Ramsey & Karen Hauer

• Series 16 (2018)

  • Charleston

    Spiderman Graeme Swann & Oti Mabuse, Bills Seann Walsh & Katya Jones, No Diggity Charles Venn & Karen Hauer, The Lonely Goatherd Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice

  • Salsa

    Fireball Dr Ranj & Janette Manrara, Follow the Leader Graeme Swann & Katya Jones, Ooh Aah - Blackpool Stacey Dooley & Kevin Clifton

• Series 15 (2017)

  • Charleston

    Fit as a Fiddle Simon Rimmer & Karen Hauer, Alexander’s Ragtime Band Joe McFadden & Katya Jones, Lambeth Walk David Ghadami & Nadiya Bychkova, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious; Musicals Week Alexandra Burke & Gorka Marquez

  • Salsa

    Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice, Ride on Time; Blackpool Joe McFadden & Katya Jones, Finally Alexandra Burke & Gorka Marquez

  • Showdance

    I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor; Final Joe Suggs & Dianne Buswell