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Carlos Gu
卡洛斯·古
Born1993 (age 30–31)
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • choreographer
Known forStrictly Come Dancing

Carlos Gu (Chinese: 卡洛斯·古; pinyin: Kǎluòsī Gù; born January 1993) is a Chinese dancer and choreographer. He is best known for being a professional dancer on the British BBC One television series Strictly Come Dancing since 2022 and a small role in Waterloo Road.[1][2][3][4]

Life and career

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Gu was born in China in January 1993.[5][2][6] He has competed in numerous competitions and is a Chinese National Champion.[2] Along with his professional partner Susan Sun, he has competed in dance championships in China and around the world.[7][8][9][10]

Strictly Come Dancing

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In July 2022, it was announced that Gu would become a professional dancer on the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing, as part of four new professionals joining the show along with Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas.[11][12] Ahead of joining the show, Gu said "I’m thrilled to join Strictly and very excited to get started. It’s a new chapter of my life and a new challenge as well. I’m absolutely ready to take on this journey and to shine."[13][2][14][15][16] He was paired with singer and actress Molly Rainford for his first series and they reached the final, before finishing as the runners-up.[17][18][19] Gu later embarked on the Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour.[20] Gu returned for the twenty-first series and was paired with television presenter Angela Scanlon. They were eliminated in week 10.[21][22][23][24]

Series Partner Place Average score
20 Molly Rainford 2nd 35.4
21 Angela Scanlon 6th 30.5

Highest and lowest scoring per dance

Series 20: with Molly Rainford

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Week no. Dance/song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Mabuse Ballas Du Beke
1 Samba / "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" 7 8 8 8 31 No elimination
2 Quickstep / "Love On Top" 8 9 9 8 34 Safe
3 Waltz / "One Hand, One Heart" 8 9 9 8 34 Safe
4 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do What I Do" 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
5 Couple's Choice / "Chicken Man" 6 8 8 8 30 Bottom two
6 Argentine Tango / "Running Up That Hill" 6 9 9 9 33 Safe
7 Foxtrot / "You Make Me Happy" 8 9 9 9 35 Bottom two
8 Rumba / "All the Man That I Need" 9 9 10 9 37 Safe
9 Jive / "Bandstand Boogie" 8 9 9 9 35 Bottom two
10 Tango / "Bad Guy" 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
11 Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag" 9 10 10 9 38 Bottom two
12 American Smooth / "Easy on Me" 8 9 9 10 36 Safe
Paso Doble / "Survivor" 9 10 10 10 39
13 Quickstep / "Love On Top" 9 10 10 10 39 Runner-up
Showdance / "Kiss"/"1999" 8 10 9 10 37
Rumba / "All the Man That I Need" 9 10 10 10 39

Series 21: with Angela Scanlon

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Week no. Dance/song Judges' score Total Result
Horwood Mabuse Ballas Du Beke
1 Tango / "Prisoner" 6 6 5 6 23 No elimination
2 Jive / "Trouble" 7 7 7 8 29 Safe
3 Charleston / "Who's Got the Pain" 9 9 8 9 35 Safe
4 Viennese waltz / "You Are the Reason" 7 7 7 7 28 Safe
5 American Smooth / "Cherish" 6 7 7 8 28 Safe
6 Paso Doble / "BLACK swan SWAN lake" 8 8 8 9 33 Safe
7 Samba / "Ain't It Funny" 6 7 7 7 27 Safe
8 Waltz / "With You I'm Born Again" 7 9 8 9 33 Safe
9 Argentine Tango / "Back to Black" 8 10 10 10 38 Safe
10 Cha-cha-cha / "I Will Survive" 7 7 8 9 31 Eliminated

References

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  1. ^ "New Strictly Come Dancing pros - all you need to know". Good to Know. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Four new pros join the show in 2022!". BBC. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing Unveils Four New Professional Dancers". HuffPost. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ^ "20 professional dancers confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing series 20, as four new pros join the line-up". BBC. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Who is Carlos Gu? Meet the Strictly Come Dancing professional". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing: Carlos Gu's age, girlfriend, height and more revealed". Smooth. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Carlos Gu & Susan Sun at International Dance Shoes". International Dance Shoes. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Carlos Gu and Susan Sun - Solo Chachacha WDC AL Manhheim 2017". Hiptwisted. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Meet the new Strictly professional dancers!". BBC. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Carlos Gu at Media Mole". Media Mole. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing reveals new professionals joining for 2022". Radio Times. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing adds four new professionals to its line-up". Chronicle Live. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Who is Strictly's Carlos Gu? Everything you need to know about the multiple world semi-finalist". HELLO!. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Meet the new Strictly professional dancers! Carlos Gu, Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas". BBC. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Strictly's Carlos Gu's life off screen- Impressive net worth to romance". The Mirror. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Strictly fans stunned as pro Carlos Gu becomes 'new result leaker'". Manchester Evening News. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing, Series 20, The Final, Molly Rainford & Carlos Gu Show Dance". BBC. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  18. ^ Willix, Pierra. "Strictly star Molly Rainford reveals Carlos Gu banned her from dating". Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Strictly best thing to ever happen to me - Hamza". BBC News. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  20. ^ Seeberg, Lea Dzifa (14 July 2023). "Strictly Come Dancing live tour dates for 2024 announced with Vito Coppola". My London. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing confirms 2023 professionals as one exits show". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Professional dancers returning for Strictly Come Dancing Series 20 confirmed". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing 2023 couples revealed in launch show featuring spectacular performances from professional dancers and Judges". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing: launch show – as it happened | Television | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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