Karen Byrne
Karen Byrne (born 30 May 1992) is an Irish dancer and choreographer. She is known as being one of the professional dancers on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.
Karen Byrne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1992 |
| Occupation | Dancer Choreographer |
| Known for | Dancing with the Stars (Irish series) |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Early life
Byrne was born in Ballyfermot in Dublin.[1] She has been dancing since the age of six.[2]
Dancing with the Stars
In 2017, Byrne was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with RTÉ broadcaster, Des Cahill.[3] Despite being in the bottom half of the leader board throughout the entire competition, they reached the quarterfinals of the competition eventually finishing in 5th place.[4]
In 2018, Byrne was partnered with singer-songwriter, Jake Carter.[5] On 25 March 2018, Carter and Byrne were named the winners.[6]
In 2019, Byrne was partnered with TV presenter and style entrepreneur, Darren Kennedy.[7] They reached the fifth week of the competition, finishing in ninth place.[8]
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Cahill | 5th |
| 2 | Jake Carter | 1st |
| 3 | Darren Kennedy | 9th |
| 4 | Michael Carruth | 9th |
Series 1
- Celebrity partner
- Des Cahill; Average: 16.7; Place: 5th
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Moondance" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | No elimination |
| 2 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Paso Doble / "Malagueña" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Safe |
| 4 | Salsa / "Soul Bossa Nova" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Safe |
| 5 | Tango / "Jealousy" | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-cha-cha / "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Safe |
| 7 | Samba / "Mas que Nada" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Aidan O'Mahony |
| 8 | Viennese Waltz / "The Marino Waltz" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Safe |
| 9 | American Smooth / "Uptown Girl" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Safe |
| 10 | Jive / "Do You Love Me" The Ballroom Blitz / "The Ballroom Blitz" |
6 Extra |
6 1 |
7 Point |
19 20 |
Eliminated |
Series 2
- Celebrity partner
- Jake Carter; Average: 26.3; Place: 1st
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | Salsa / "Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | No elimination |
| 2 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Quickstep / "Knee Deep in My Heart" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 4 | Cha-cha-cha / "The Power of Love" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 5 | Contemporary Ballroom / "Sign of the Times" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| 6 | Charleston / "Lollipop" | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Bernard O'Shea |
| 7 | Tango / "La cumparsita" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 8 | Viennese Waltz / "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Safe |
| 9 | Jive / "Rock Around the Clock (Swing Cats Remix)" Team Dance / "On the Floor" |
9 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
27 30 |
Safe |
| 10 | Charleston / "Friend Like Me" Swing-a-thon / "You Can't Stop the Beat" |
10 Extra |
10 5 |
10 Points |
30 35 |
Safe |
| 11 | Rumba / "Slow Hands" American Smooth / "Let's Face the Music and Dance" |
9 8 |
8 8 |
9 9 |
26 25 |
Bottom two |
| 12 | Contemporary Ballroom / "Sign of the Times" Jive / "Rock Around the Clock (Swing Cats Remix)" Showdance / "Mad World" |
10 9 10 |
10 9 10 |
10 10 10 |
30 28 30 |
Winners |
Series 3
- Celebrity partner
- Darren Kennedy; Average: 16.5; Place: 9th
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | Tango / "Sharp Dressed Man" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | No elimination |
| 2 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Jive / "Fun, Fun, Fun" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Safe |
| 4 | Charleston / "I Wanna Be Like You" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Safe |
| 5 | Salsa / "María" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Eliminated |
Series 4
- Celebrity partner
- Michael Carruth; Average: 12.5; Place: 9th
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | American Smooth / "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | No elimination |
| 2 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Samba / "It's Not Unusual" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble / "Eye of the Tiger" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Safe |
| 5 | Tango / "Gold" | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | Eliminated |
Personal life
Byrne was in a relationship with professional dancer, Wojtek Potaszkin for eight years.[9] Since their time on the show together, Byrne has been dating her Series 2 partner, Jake Carter.[10]
References
- "Professional Dancers". RTÉ.ie. 2017-12-18.
- "Dancing with the Stars pro dancers are unveiled". RTÉ.ie. 2016-12-16.
- "People loved Des 'Dancing Dessie' Cahill on Dancing With The Stars Ireland". JOE.ie. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- Sunday; March 12; Pm, 2017-08:44 (2017-03-12). "Everyone got emotional after Des Cahill was eliminated from Dancing With The Stars". www.irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Moonan, Niall (2018-01-12). "No romancing, just Dancing with the Stars for contestant Jake". irishmirror. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- "'I'm lost for words!' - Jake Carter is the winner of Dancing with the Stars". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- O'Loughlin, Mikie (2018-11-27). "Darren Kennedy and dance partner Karen Byrne pictured together before Dancing with the Stars". rsvp. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- "Darren and Karen eliminated on Dancing with the Stars". 2019-02-03. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "'Strictly Curse' Hits Dancing With The Stars Ireland As Jake Carter And Karen Byrne Confirm Romance". Cork's RedFM. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- Comments, Megan Roantree | | 27/08/2018 | No. ""The age difference doesn't come into it," Jake Carter on his relationship with Karen Byrne". VIP Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-21.