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Welsh dancer
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Female
Place of birth
Caerphilly, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom
Age
33 years
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Biography

Amy Dowden (born 10 August 1990) is a Welsh professional ballroom and Latin American dancer from Caerphilly, Wales, best known for her appearances on the BBC One television show Strictly Come Dancing. Dowden joined the series in 2017, and in 2019, she was a finalist in the seventeenth series with TV presenter Karim Zeroual. Dowden and her partner Ben Jones are former British National Latin Dance Champions. She has the Guinness World Record for the most back-Charleston kick-steps in 30 seconds (2022). She has a twin sister and an older brother.

Early life

Dowden was born in Caerphilly, Wales and began dancing at the age of eight. Alongside her partner Ben Jones, she became British Open Latin Dance Champion in 2017, and the couple were the first all-British pair to win the championships in over 30 years. Other successes include becoming British Dance Federation Champions, English Closed Champions and Welsh Closed and Open Champions. Dowden is also a four-time British National Finalist, and a World Championship semi-finalist, and she remains one of the highest-ranking Ballroom and Latin American professional dancers in the UK.

Strictly Come Dancing

Dowden is the first Welsh professional to take part in the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing series.

SeriesPartnerPlaceAverage
Score
15Brian Conley12th19.8
16Danny John-Jules9th28.3
17Karim Zeroual2nd35.7
18JJ Chalmers6th28.0
19Tom Fletcher7th30.5
20James Bye11th25.5

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

DancePartnerHighestPartnerLowest
American SmoothKarim Zeroual38Brian Conley22
Argentine TangoKarim Zeroual36
Cha-cha-chaKarim Zeroual31Brian Conley19
CharlestonKarim Zeroual39JJ Chalmers
James Bye
27
Couple's ChoiceKarim Zeroual38Tom Fletcher31
FoxtrotKarim Zeroual
JJ Chalmers
32James Bye26
JiveKarim Zeroual40Brian Conley21
Paso DobleTom Fletcher38Brian Conley21
QuickstepKarim Zeroual40Danny John-Jules22
Rumba
SalsaKarim Zeroual36Tom Fletcher34
SambaDanny John-Jules27Karim Zeroual26
ShowdanceKarim Zeroual39
TangoKarim Zeroual38Brian Conley16
Viennese WaltzJJ Chalmers33Danny John Jules27
WaltzJJ Chalmers25

Performances with Brian Conley

In 2017, Dowden appeared as a professional dancer in the fifteenth series, partnered with comedian Brian Conley. They made it to week 5 of the competition.

Week #Dance / SongJudges' scoreResult
Revel HorwoodBussellBallasTonioliTotal
1Tango / "Temptation"344516No Elimination
2Cha-cha-cha / "Shake Your Groove Thing"355619Bottom Two
3American Smooth / "If I Only Had a Brain"556622Safe
4Paso Doble / "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"466521Safe
5Jive / "It's Not Unusual"466N/A16Eliminated
  • Red number indicates Brian & Amy were at the bottom of the leaderboard

Performances with Danny John-Jules

Dowden returned for her second series in 2018 where she was partnered with Danny John-Jules. The couple were awarded the first 10 score of the series by Darcey Bussell for their Jive to "Flip, Flop and Fly" in week 5. They were eliminated in week 8 after losing a dance-off to Graeme Swann and Oti Mabuse; their elimination came days after controversial bullying allegations, with tabloids reporting that John-Jules had reduced Dowden to tears.

Week #Dance / SongJudges' scoreResult
Revel HorwoodBussellBallasTonioliTotal
1Foxtrot / "Top Cat (Theme Song)"677727No Elimination
2Cha-cha-cha / "Beggin'"777728Safe
3Paso Doble / "The Greatest Show"677828Safe
4Viennese waltz / "I've Gotta Be Me"677727Safe
5Jive / "Flip, Flop and Fly"9109937Safe
6American Smooth / "Spirit in the Sky"687930Safe
7Quickstep / "Freedom"465722Safe
8Samba / "Feels Like Home"677727Eliminated
  • Blue score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Riberio
  • Green number indicates Danny & Amy were at the top of the leaderboard
  • Red number indicates Danny & Amy were at the bottom of the leaderboard

Performances with Karim Zeroual

In 2019, Dowden appeared as a professional dancer in the seventeenth series of the show, partnered with CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual. The pair received the first perfect 40 of the series for their Jive in week 11.

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResult
Revel HorwoodMabuseBallasTonioliTotal
1Cha-Cha-Cha / "If I Can't Have You"887831No Elimination
2Foxtrot / "The Way You Look Tonight"888832Safe
3Samba / "Kung Fu Fighting"676726Safe
4Tango / "Paradise"91091038Safe
5Salsa / "Who Let the Dogs Out?"8109936Safe
6Paso Doble / "Smalltown Boy"777829Safe
7Quickstep / "Mr. Pinstripe Suit"910101039Safe
8Viennese Waltz / "Give Me Love"688830Safe
9Charleston / "Happy"910101039Safe
10Contemporary / "Drops of Jupiter"99101038Bottom Two
11Jive / "You Can't Stop the Beat"1010101040Safe
12Argentine Tango / "Libertango"
American Smooth / "Sweet Caroline"
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
36
38
Bottom Two
13Quickstep / "Mr. Pinstripe Suit"
Showdance / "A Million Dreams"
Jive / "You Can't Stop the Beat"
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
40
39
40
Runner-up
  • Blue score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Riberio
  • Green number indicates Karim & Amy were at the top of the leaderboard

Performances with JJ Chalmers

In the eighteenth series, Dowden partnered with television presenter JJ Chalmers. They finished in 6th place, reaching musical week. The scores for this series were out of 30.

Week No.Dance/SongJudges'ScoreTotalResult
Revel HorwoodBallasMabuse
1Waltz / "What a Wonderful World"66719No Elimination
2Paso Doble / "Believer"56617Safe
3Foxtrot / "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"-from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"88824Safe
4Jive / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"46717Safe
5Quickstep / "For Once in My Life"79925Safe
6Viennese Waltz / "Rescue"89825Safe
7Charleston / "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"- from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"67720Eliminated

Performances with Tom Fletcher

In the nineteenth series, Dowden partnered with musician Tom Fletcher. On 26 September 2021, it was announced that both had contracted COVID-19 and would miss the following week's show. On 21 November 2021, in week 9 of the competition, they were the eighth couple to be eliminated, after a dance-off against Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu.

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResult
Revel HorwoodMabuseBallasDu BekeTotal
1Cha-Cha-Cha / "September"475521No Elimination
2No dance-----Given bye
3Jive / "Johnny B. Goode"888832Safe
4Foxtrot / "Fly Me to the Moon"787729Safe
5Salsa / "Watermelon Sugar"899834Safe
6Tango / "Highway to Hell"787729Safe
7Paso Doble / "Amparito Roca"91010938Safe
8Viennese waltz / "Iris"787830Safe
9Couple's Choice / "On My Own"788831Eliminated
  • Blue score was awarded by Cynthia Erivo who filled in for Craig Revel Horwood as judge for week 9.
  • Red number indicates Tom & Amy were at the bottom of the leaderboard

Performances with James Bye

In the twentieth series, Dowden partnered EastEnders actor James Bye. They were eliminated in week 6 of the competition, finishing in 11th place.

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResult
Revel HorwoodMabuseBallasDu BekeTotal
1Jive / "What I Like About You"655622No Elimination
2Tango / "Bad Habits"566724Safe
3Cha-Cha-Cha / "Hooked on a Feeling"466622Safe
4Quickstep / "Don't Get Me Wrong"888832Safe
5Foxtrot / "Julia's Theme"676726Safe
6Charleston / "Bumble Bee"677727Eliminated
  • Red number indicates James & Amy were at the bottom of the leaderboard

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special

She danced with CBeebies presenter George Webster for the 2022 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.

Dance tours and other professional engagements

In 2019, Dowden headlined her own tour, 'Here Come The Girls', with fellow professional dancers Dianne Buswell and Chloe Hewitt.

Dowden has also taken part in the Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour since 2018. In 2020, she performed with a celebrity partner for the first time on tour, her 2019 partner Karim Zeroual.

Dowden announced her appearance with Jones at the 2022 'Dancing With The Stars Weekend' at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport.

Personal life

Dowden is married to Ben Jones, her professional dance partner, and together they run the Art in Motion dance school in Cradley Heath, West Midlands.

Dowden has suffered from Crohn's disease since she was a child. In May 2019, she spoke out about the effect the condition has had on her career as a professional dancer. In October 2020, the BBC aired a documentary about Dowden's experiences of living with the condition. The documentary won a BAFTA Cymru award.

In May 2023, Dowden announced she had been diagnosed with grade III breast cancer. She underwent a mastectomy. In July of that year, Dowden revealed that she had received a second diagnosis of "another type of cancer", leaving her requiring chemotherapy and unable to take part in Series 21 of Strictly Come Dancing later that year. In August 2023, Dowden announced that she had contracted sepsis after finishing her first round of chemotherapy.

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