Kevin Clifton

Ballroom dancer, theatre actor

Kevin Clifton is a British ballroom dancer, choreographer, and theatre performer. Born in 1982, he joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 and quickly became one of the show’s most popular professionals, reaching the final five times and winning in 2018 with Stacey Dooley. Known for his energetic choreography and technical precision, Clifton left Strictly in 2020 to focus on theatre, starring in productions like Rock of Ages and Singin’ in the Rain. He remains active in the dance world, hosting podcasts and coaching dancers. He is in a relationship with Stacey Dooley, with whom he shares a daughter. More on Wikipedia.

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As a Professional

Kevin has been a professional dancer for 7 seasons.

SeasonPartnerDances DancedWeeks ActiveAverage ScoreSeason Rank
Season 11 (2013)Susanna Reid16138.452nd
Season 12 (2014)Frankie Bridge16138.782nd
Season 13 (2015)Kellie Bright16138.522nd
Season 14 (2016)Louise Redknapp16138.972nd
Season 15 (2017)Susan Calman10105.857th
Season 16 (2018)Stacey Dooley16138.51st
Season 17 (2019)Anneka Rice333.6714th

Scores Distribution

The number of times each score was recieved across all 95 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 95 dances they have danced.

Dance TypeAverage ScoreCount
Showdance9.420
Argentine tango9.3116
Paso doble8.9537
Street/Commercial8.758
Rumba8.4212
Quickstep8.3928
Tango8.3628
Salsa8.3116
American Smooth8.2524
Viennese waltz8.1724
Foxtrot8.0428
Jive7.9624
Samba7.9328
Waltz7.8324
Charleston7.5632
Cha-cha-cha6.7431