Strictly Come Dancing dancers: who’s on the show?

Amy has been on the ballroom floor since 2017 and has been partnered with the likes of Brian Conley, Danny John-Jules and, most recently, EastEnders actor James Bye. She made it to the final in 2019 with Karim Zeroual. 

Known for being a strict teacher and a perfectionist, Amy - who was the first ever Welsh Strictly professional - has been dancing since she was eight and won the British Championships in 2017 (the same year she joined Strictly, so one to remember). She’s also one of the highest-ranking UK Ballroom and Latin American dancers. What an achievement.

Carlos is one of the newest Strictly pros and joined the series in 2022. He was partnered with presenter, actor and singer Molly Rainford. They impressively finished as runners up behind Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal.

Carlos has many achievements under his belt, including the Chinese National Championships. He has also been in several semi-finals during his time competing.

Australian pro Dianne has appeared on Strictly for over five years now after making her debut in 2017. She has partnered with several familiar faces including YouTuber Joe Sugg, who she later became romantically involved with. 

She has appeared on other dance shows too including So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars. Dianne has won many competitions in her time and has been on Broadway since 2011 in Burn the Floor.

Giovanni is a Strictly champion. After joining the show in 2015, he's been paired with many celebs including Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh and former Love Island host Laura Whitmore. He won the competition in 2021 with EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis and was most recently partnered with BBC Radio 2 DJ Richie Anderson.

Giovanni moved from his home of Sicily to Bologna at the age of 14 and has competed in many competitions. He has won titles such as the Italian Championships in 2012.

Gorka has competed for the Glitterball trophy since 2016 and has danced with EastEnders' Maisie Smith and Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton.

In 2019, he took a year off from having a celebrity partner and danced the pros' group dances instead, but returned to the competition in 2020.

Like Dianne, Gorka has starred in Burn the Floor and represented his home country of Spain in the World Latin Championships in 2010.

Graziano joined the Strictly lineup in 2018. He has danced with the likes of BBC Radio 1's Vick Hope Hear’Say star turned Corrie legend Kym Marsh. He has represented Belgium at the Latin World Championships and also danced in Burn the Floor productions.

Johannes has been on our version of Strictly since 2018 and got his first celebrity in 2019 when he partnered with former Corrie actress Catherine Tyldesley. His 2022 partner was comedian Ellie Taylor and they made it all the way to week nine.

Before coming to the UK, he competed on Strictly Come Dancing South Africa for two series. He is also a two-time Professional South African Latin Champion.

Jowita is a relatively new face in the ballroom, having joined the Strictly pros last year. She was partnered with CBeebies star Hamza Yassin, and they only went and won the series. Winning in your first year with a celebrity partner? Seriously impressive. 

She began dancing at the age of 12 and has won titles such as Polish Open Latin Champion. Jowita retired from competing in 2015 and began dancing in Burn the Floor. She also won The Greatest Dancer in 2020.

Kai has been a pro dancer since 2017 and participated in many pro dances over the years, but he didn’t get his first celebrity partner until 2021 when he was coupled with TV presenter AJ Odudu. Then, in 2022, he danced with broadcaster Kaye Adams but they were sadly eliminated in week one.

Kai is no stranger to telly either, as he got all the way to the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2012.

Karen has been on Strictly since 2012, which means that she’s the show' longest-running female dancer. She has been partnered with the likes of Westlife singer Nicky Bryne and TOWIE icon Mark Wright. 

Karen has danced since she was eight years old and has been doing Latin since she was 19. She was crowned World Mambo Champion in 2008.

The first Strictly pro on this list to lift the Glitterball trophy, Katya won Strictly with Scottish actor Joe McFadden in 2017 - a year after joining the show. She also made Strictly history in 2020 when she danced with boxer Nicola Adams, making them the show's first ever same-sex couple.

Katya has been dancing since she was six and has competed in many competitions. Her dance partner is none other than fellow dancing pro and ex-husband Neil Jones. The pair went on to get to a major final in a competition just a year after they first started dancing together.

Another newcomer to the show, Lauren was born in Birmingham and began dancing when she was just two years old. She has competed at the Blackpool Dance Festival and won the title of Juvenile Champion among other accomplishments.

Luba has been a part of Strictly since 2016, joining as an assistant choreographer, and becoming a professional dancer in 2018. She had her first celebrity partner in 2019 when she danced with Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell and has also danced with former American footballer Jason Bell. 

Luba has worked on Burn the Floor with some of her fellow Strictly pros and has competed in, been a finalist in, and won many championships, including the European 10 Dance Championships.

Another newcomer last series, Michelle is a dancing force. She won various titles for her home country of Cyprus for 10 years consecutively from 2001 to 2011. She moved to the UK to study and has since joined some of her fellow Strictly pros in Burn the Floor.

Nadiya has been on Strictly for five years now. She has danced with two former EastEnders actors, Davood Ghadami and Lee Ryan, presenter Dan Walker, and was partnered with Bros singer Matt Goss in 2022. 

She has appeared on the Bosnian version of Strictly and competed in many different dance competitions during her career.

Nancy has been on our screens since 2019 and has danced with CBBC presenter Rhys Stephenson and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actor Will Mellor. She has appeared on the Chinese version of So You Think You Can Dance, where she got to the finals and was a finalist in the Latin Under 21 World Championships.

Neil has been a part of the Strictly family since 2016, participating in pro dances and making appearances on sister show It Takes Two. He finally got his first celebrity partner in 2019 when he danced with former footballer Alex Scott. 

He started dancing at the age of three, starting with ballet before making his way into other types of dancing such as tap and ballroom. Neil then met and began dancing with Katya in 2008.

Nikita is one of the newer dancers in the lineup and has been on the show since 2019.

The pro, who is Ukrainian, moved to Italy at the age of nine where he became a six-time champion in Latin and Ballroom for Italy. 

He has danced with Paralympian Ellie Simmonds and TV presenter Tilly Ramsay.

Vito was a new edition to the 2022 series and danced with X Factor star Fleur East. He has previously appeared on the Italian edition of Strictly, Ballando con le Stelle.