Emily Barker (dancer)

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Emily Barker
Born (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27)
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Occupation
Known for Dancing with the Stars (Irish series)

Emily Barker (born 13 December 1996) is a British dancer and choreographer. She is a professional dancer on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.

Career

In 2016, Barker toured with the Burn the Floor tour.[1]

In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice in his UK & Ireland tours.[2]

In 2017 and 2018, she also toured with Strictly Come Dancing contestants Harry Judd and Louis Smith, along with Aston Merrygold's UK tour, Rip it Up.[3]

Dancing with the Stars

In 2017, Barker was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars.[4] She was partnered with Big Brother UK runner-up, Hughie Maughan.[5] They were the first couple eliminated from the competition.[6]

In 2018, Barker was partnered with Olympic medal-winning race walker, Rob Heffernan.[7] They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, eventually finishing in fifth place.[8]

In 2019, Barker was partnered with actor, Johnny Ward.[9] They reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as joint runners-up to Mairéad Ronan and John Nolan.[10]

In 2020, Barker partnered, former Kilkenny hurler, Aidan Fogarty. They reached the final, finishing joint runners-up to Lottie Ryan and Pasquale La Rocca. This was Barker’s second time in a row to reach the final, making her the second professional dancer to do this.

In 2022, Barker partnered former RTÉ newsreader, Aengus Mac Grianna.[11] They reached the fifth week of the competition, finishing in 10th place. On 10 March, it was announced that Barker would partner Jordan Conroy for week 10 when his regular professional partner, Salome Chachua, tested positive for COVID-19.

In 2023, Barker partnered RTÉ 2fm Breakfast presenter, Carl Mullan.[12]

Series Partner Place
1 Hughie Maughan 11th
2 Rob Heffernan 5th
3 Johnny Ward 2nd
4 Aidan Fogarty 2nd
5 Aengus Mac Grianna 10th
6 Carl Mullan TBD

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.

Series 1

Celebrity partner
Hughie Maughan; Average: 16; Place: 11th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 Cha-cha-cha / "King" 4 5 6 15 No elimination
2 No dance performed - - - -
3 Waltz / "What the World Needs Now Is Love" 5 6 6 17 Eliminated

Series 2

Celebrity partner
Rob Heffernan; Average: 20.9; Place: 5th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 Jive / "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" 5 6 6 17 No elimination
2 No dance performed - - - -
3 Tango / "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" 6 6 6 18 Safe
4 Samba / "Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora)" 6 7 7 20 Safe
5 Viennese Waltz / "Perfect" 8 8 9 25 Safe
6 Jive / "Crocodile Rock" 4 4 6 14 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Marty Morrissey
7 Salsa "Livin' la Vida Loca" 7 7 7 21 Safe
8 Cha-cha-cha / "Ice Ice Baby" 6 6 6 18 Safe
9 Contemporary Ballroom / "Hymn for the Weekend"
Team Dance / "Party Rock Anthem"		 8
8		 8
8		 8
9		 24
25		 Safe
10 Foxtrot / "Any Dream Will Do"
Swing-a-thon / "You Can't Stop the Beat"		 8
Awarded		 8
2		 9
Points		 25
27		 Eliminated

Series 3

Celebrity partner
Johnny Ward; Average: 25.9; Place: 2nd
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 Jive / "Johnny B. Goode" 7 7 8 22 No elimination
2 No dance performed - - - -
3 Foxtrot / "This Town" 6 6 7 19 Safe
4 Viennese Waltz / "Kiss from a Rose" 8 8 9 25 Safe
5 Cha-cha-cha / "Picture of You" 7 6 7 20 Safe
6 Paso Doble / "Y viva Espana" 4 5 5 14 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Fred Cooke
7 Rumba / "Say You Won't Let Go" 9 9 9 27 Safe
8 Tango / "Viva la Vida" 9 10 10 29 Safe
9 Samba / "Shape of You (Remix)"
Team Dance / "Born This Way"		 9
8		 9
9		 10
9		 28
26		 Safe
10 Contemporary Ballroom / "Rise Like a Phoenix"
Euro-thon / "Making Your Mind Up"		 10
Awarded		 10
5		 10
Points		 30
35		 Safe
11 American Smooth / "Power Over Me"
Paso Doble / "Kashmir"		 9
9		 9
9		 9
10		 27
28		 Bottom two
12 Foxtrot / "This Town"
Jive / "Johnny B. Goode"
Showdance / "Bad Man"		 9
10
10		 9
10
10		 10
10
10		 28
30
30		 Runners-up

Series 4

Celebrity partner
Aidan Fogarty; Average: 23.2; Place: 2nd
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 Jive / "Tiger Feet" 5 6 7 18 No elimination
2 No dance performed - - - -
3 Foxtrot / "Half the World Away" 7 8 8 23 Safe
4 Tango / "Into The Unknown" 8 9 9 26 Safe
5 Charleston / "Bingo Bango" 7 6 8 21 Safe
6 Charleston / "Woman Up" 9 8 9 26 No elimination
Switch-Up Week With Lottie Ryan
7 Contemporary Ballroom / "Someone You Loved" 7 8 8 23 Safe
8 Paso Doble / "Pompeii" 7 7 7 21 Safe
9 Rumba / "One"
Team Dance / "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)		 7
9		 8
9		 8
9		 23
27		 Safe
10 American Smooth / "The Most Effectual Top Cat"
Rock-Til-You-Drop / "Happy Days"		 8
Awarded		 8
3		 9
points		 25
28		 Safe
11 Viennese Waltz / "Another Life"
Salsa (with Laura Nolan) / "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"		 8
9		 9
9		 9
9		 26
27		 Runners-up

Series 5

Celebrity partner
Aengus Mac Grianna; Average: 13.7; Place: 10th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Gourounlian
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Charleston / "Goody Two Shoes" 4 6 6 16
3 Waltz / "If You Don't Know Me by Now" 3 4 4 11 Safe
4 Samba / "Help Yourself" 3 4 4 11 Safe
5 Jive / "All Shook Up" 5 6 6 17 Eliminated

Series 6

Celebrity partner
Carl Mullan; Average: ; Place:
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Gourounlian
1 Foxtrot / "Daydream Believer" 5 5 6 16 No elimination
2 Paso Doble / "Beautiful Day" 7 8 8 23
3 Samba / "Shake Your Bon-Bon" 6 7 7 20 Safe

Personal life

From 2016 Barker was in a relationship with fellow Dancing with the Stars professional dancer, Curtis Pritchard. In early 2019 it was reported the couple were no longer an item.[13][14][15][16] In late 2019, Barker and her Series 3 celebrity dance partner, Johnny Ward, confirmed they were an item. They ended their relationship in March 2020.[17][18][19]

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