Karen Hauer

Karen Hauer (formerly Clifton; born 20 April 1982) is a Venezuelan professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion known for her appearances on the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing and the American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. She has also featured on Burn the Floor.

Karen Hauer
Born (1982-04-20) 20 April 1982
Valencia, Venezuela
OccupationDancer, choreographer
Years active2009–present
Home townQueens, NYC U.S.
TelevisionSo You Think You Can Dance
Strictly Come Dancing
Spouse(s)Matthew Hauer (divorced)
Kevin Clifton (2015–2018)
David Webb ( 2018-present )

She participated in season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance and subsequently joined Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer.

So You Think You Can Dance

In 2009, as Karen Hauer she auditioned for season 6 of the US reality show So You Think You Can Dance.[1]

Season 6

She originally auditioned with her husband at the time, Matthew Hauer, but Matthew was eliminated during Vegas week and Karen moved on to the top 20.

Week Partner Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
1 Kevin Hunte Cha-Cha "Push It"—Glee Cast Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin Safe
2 Kevin Hunte Hip-Hop "Ice Cream Paint Job"—Dorrough Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo Safe
3 Kevin Hunte Hustle "Come To Me"—France Joli Maria Torres Bottom 3
4 Kevin Hunte Broadway "If My Friends Could See Me Now"—Christina Applegate Spencer Liff Bottom 3
5 Victor Smalley Tango "Montserrat"— Orquesta del Plata Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin Eliminated
5 Victor Smalley Hip-Hop "Moving Mountains"—Usher Laurie Ann Gibson Eliminated

Strictly Come Dancing

Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance

As Karen Hauer, she joined Strictly Come Dancing for series 10 partnering Nicky Byrne.[2] They reached week 10, the quarter-finals, before losing a dance-off to Denise van Outen and her partner James Jordan. Hauer returned for series 11 to partner Dave Myers, and they were voted out of the competition on 10 November, in week 7. In series 12, she was partnered by Mark Wright, and they made it to the final, coming in 4th place. In series 13, she was paired with the BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine; they were eliminated in Week 8. For the 14th series she was paired with the singer Will Young who withdrew from the competition after the third week. In 2016, she won the Strictly Come Dancing Children in Need Special with the taekwondo athlete Lutalo Muhammad. She danced with the celebrity chef Ainsley Harriot for the 2016 Christmas special. In the 15th series she was chosen to partner TV chef Simon Rimmer and they were eliminated in 11th place. She was paired with actor Charles Venn in the 16th series, they finished in 6th place. During the seventeenth series, she was partnered up with comedian Chris Ramsey, they were eliminated in the semi-final, finishing in 4th place.

Series Partner Place Average
Score
10 Nicky Byrne 6th 26.6
11 Dave Myers 10th 18.3
12 Mark Wright 4th 31.7
13 Jeremy Vine 9th 20.3
14 Will Young 13th 29.3
15 Simon Rimmer 11th 18.5
16 Charles Venn 6th 29.7
17 Chris Ramsey 4th 26.2

Series 10: with celebrity partner Nicky Byrne

Series 11: with celebrity partner Dave Myers

Series 12: with celebrity partner Mark Wright

Series 13: with celebrity partner Jeremy Vine

In 2015 she partnered BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine, for the thirteenth series of the show.

Karen featured in the 2016 Strictly Come Dancing tour as part of the group dances, alongside her husband Kevin Clifton, who partnered his 2014 celebrity Frankie Bridge.

Series 14: with celebrity partner Will Young

She partnered singer Will Young, for the fourteenth series of the show.

Series 15: with celebrity partner Simon Rimmer

She partnered chef Simon Rimmer, for the fifteenth series of the show.

Series 16: with celebrity partner Charles Venn

She partnered actor Charles Venn, for the sixteenth series of the show.

Series 17: with celebrity partner Chris Ramsey

She was partnered with comedian Chris Ramsey, for seventeenth series. The couple reached the semi-final and finished forth.

  • Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Riberio

Dance tours and other professional engagements

In August 2017, Karen & Kevin Clifton announced they would be touring the UK again in 2018 with their theatre tour 'Kevin and Karen Dance' following the sell out success of their first nationwide tour in 2017.[3]

In October 2018, Karen announced she would be teaching & performing with Gorka Marquez at Donahey's Dancing with The Stars Weekends in 2019.[4]

Personal life

Hauer was born in Valencia, Venezuela, and took up dancing after moving to New York when she was eight. She studied at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and then went on to study Ballroom and Latin at the age of 19.[5]

Hauer has been married twice. She was married to former dance partner Matthew Hauer until 2009. She married fellow professional dancer Kevin Clifton on 11 July 2015. They announced on 15 March 2018 they were no longer together romantically.[6]

References
  1. "So You Think You Can Dance | Watch Full Episodes Online on FOX". Watch So You Think You Can Dance on FOX.
  2. "Riley paired with Strictly hunk". Belfast Telegraph. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. "Information". Kevinandkarenlive.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. "4* Weekend Break with the stars of Strictly Come Dancing". Donaheys.co.uk. 14 April 2010.
  5. "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Karen Clifton". BBC.
  6. Douglas, Nicole (15 March 2018). "Kevin and Karen Clifton CONFIRM split: Strictly Come Dancing couple to divorce". OK! Magazine.
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