Dianne Buswell

Dianne Buswell
Born 6 May 1989 (age 29)
Bunbury, Australia
Occupation Ballroom dancer

Dianne Buswell (born 6 May 1989) is an Australian ballroom dancer. She has appeared on So You Think You Can Dance Australia and was a professional dancer on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2015. Buswell became a professional dancer on the British series Strictly Come Dancing in 2017.

Early life

Dianne Buswell was born in Bunbury, Australia.[1] She started ballroom dancing at age 4.[2]

Career

Dianne and her brother Andrew Buswell[3] were Adult New Vogue WA Champaions for 2008 and 2010.[4] She also appeared on So You Think You Can Dance Australia.[2] Buswell joined the live dance show Burn the Floor in January 2011.[5][2] Buswell joined Australia's Dancing with the Stars in 2015, paired with Australian AFL star Jude Bolton.[6] Bolton and Buswell were the fifth couple eliminated in the series.[7] Following her elimination from Dancing with the Stars, Buswell rejoined the Burn the Floor tour.[1]

Strictly Come Dancing

Buswell joined the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2017.[1][5] Her celebrity partner for the 2017 series was the Reverend Richard Coles.[8] Coles and Buswell were the second couple eliminated in the series, losing the dance-off to Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton in a unanimous decision.[9] She was paired with television presenter Tim Vincent for Strictly Come Dancing's 2017 Children in Need special.[10] For the 16th series, (2018) of the show, she is paired with Joe Sugg.[11]

Series 15: with Reverend Richard Coles

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Bussell Ballas Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)” 2 4 6 5 17 No Elimination
2 American Smooth / "Love Really Hurts Without You” 3 4 5 5 17 Safe
3 Paso Doble / "Flash's Theme” 2 4 4 4 14 Eliminated

Series 16: with Joe Sugg

Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Bussell Ballas Tonioli
1 Jive / "Take On Me” 6 7 7 7 27 No Elimination
2 Charleston / "Cotton Eye Joe” 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
3 American Smooth / "Breaking Free” 6 7 6 7 26 Safe
4 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Just Got Paid" 5 7 7 7 26 TBC

References

  1. 1 2 3 Elstermann, Andrew (22 June 2017). "Bunbury dancer to compete on British TV show". Bunbury Mail. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dianne Buswell | Burn The Floor". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dancer Profile Listings: Andrew Buswell". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "DanceSport Australia". dancesport.org.au. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Three new sensational dancers join our professional dancer line up for 2017". Strictly Come Dancing. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dancing with the Stars celebrities revealed – Mediaweek". mediaweek.com.au. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. ↑ South Western Times (22 August 2015). "Dianne & Jude's swan song". The West Australian. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Westbrook, Caroline (9 September 2017). "Strictly Come Dancing 2017's pairings are revealed – but who's dancing with who?". Metro. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Westbrook, Caroline (8 October 2017). "Strictly Come Dancing 2017's second celebrity has left the ballroom". Metro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Strictly Come Dancing Children in Need line up 2017 REVEALED". TellyMix. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Gill, James (9 September 2018). "Joe Sugg invited all the Strictly Come Dancing celebrities to his house to watch first show of the series". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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