Karen Hauer

Ballroom dancer, choreographer, fitness coach

Karen Hauer is a Venezuelan-American ballroom dancer and the longest-serving female professional on Strictly Come Dancing. Born in 1982, she joined the show in 2012 and has partnered with a variety of celebrities. She continues competing on Strictly, coaching, and performing in theatre productions. More on Wikipedia.

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As a Professional

Karen has been a professional dancer for 13 seasons.

SeasonPartnerDances DancedWeeks ActiveAverage ScoreSeason Rank
Season 10 (2012)Nicky Byrne10106.656th
Season 11 (2013)Dave Myers774.5710th
Season 12 (2014)Mark Wright15137.954th
Season 13 (2015)Jeremy Vine885.069th
Season 14 (2016)Will Young337.3313th
Season 15 (2017)Simon Rimmer664.6111th
Season 16 (2018)Charles Venn11117.436th
Season 17 (2019)Chris Ramsey13126.564th
Season 18 (2020)Jamie Laing12982nd
Season 19 (2021)Greg Wise445.7512th
Season 20 (2022)Jayde Adams556.8512th
Season 21 (2023)Eddie Kadi556.2512th
Season 22 (2024)Paul Merson554.6512th

Scores Distribution

The number of times each score was recieved across all 104 dances they have danced.

Average Scores by Dance Type

The average score they recieved by the type of dance they have danced. This is an indicator of which dance this person was best at performing across all 104 dances they have danced.

Dance TypeAverage ScoreCount
Showdance9.147
Street/Commercial9.1414
Foxtrot7.7512
Charleston7.5833
Rumba7.5616
Argentine tango7.54
Viennese waltz7.2512
Couple's choice7.138
American Smooth & Samba6.754
Tango6.7135
Jive6.6531
Salsa6.4231
Samba6.3735
Quickstep6.1435
Paso doble5.9521
American Smooth5.5143
Cha-cha-cha5.4243
Waltz5.420