James Jordan (dancer)
James Jordan | |
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Born | Dancing On Ice (2019) | 13 April 1978
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
James Jordan (born 13 April 1978)
In 2018 he appeared along with his wife, Ola, on Comedy Central's
Dancing career
Jordan was born in Gillingham, Kent,[2] and attended St John Fisher Catholic School in Chatham.[2] He started dancing at the age of 13. He now dances with his wife, Ola. Ola previously danced with Przemek Lowicki in Poland; James previously danced with Agnieszka Melnicka, but they split in 1999. He also danced with Kate Pothecary (1996) and Elisabeth Haraldsdottir (October 1997 – December 1997).[3]
James and Ola's first recorded dance as a partnership was in the Dutch Open in 2000,[4] though they did not turn professional until 2003.[5] The couple retired for a while, in favour of teaching Latin American dancing in Hong Kong, though they returned to competition later.[6]
In May 2006, the couple came second in the
Strictly Come Dancing
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (September 2018) |
Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance
Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
---|---|---|---|---|
American Smooth
|
Denise Van Outen
Dr. Pamela Stephenson |
37 | Zoe Lucker
|
33 |
Cha Cha Cha | Cherie Lunghi Dr. Pamela Stephenson |
32 | Vanessa Feltz | 19 |
Charleston | Denise Van Outen | 40 | Alex Jones | 29 |
Foxtrot | Cherie Lunghi Zoe Lucker Dr. Pamela Stephenson |
33 | Georgina Bouzova | 26 |
Jive | Denise Van Outen | 39 | Georgina Bouzova | 18 |
Paso Doble | Denise Van Outen | 36 | Alex Jones Cherie Lunghi Zoe Lucker |
31 |
Quickstep | Dr. Pamela Stephenson | 40 | Gabby Logan | 29 |
Rumba | Denise Van Outen | 38 | Georgina Bouzova | 14 |
Salsa | Denise Van Outen Dr. Pamela Stephenson |
32 | Cherie Lunghi | 26 |
Samba | Zoe Lucker | 32 | Gabby Logan | 30 |
Showdance
|
Denise Van Outen | 40 | Dr. Pamela Stephenson | 37 |
Something-athon | Alex Jones | 5 | Dr. Pamela Stephenson | 3 |
Tango
|
Denise Van Outen | 39 | Vanessa Feltz | 20 |
Viennese Waltz
|
Dr. Pamela Stephenson | 40 | Alex Jones | 32 |
Waltz | Cherie Lunghi | 36 | Vanessa Feltz | 23 |
Series | Partner | Place | Average Score |
---|---|---|---|
4 | Georgina Bouzova | 10th | 19.3 |
5 | Gabby Logan | 11th | 30.0 |
6 | Cherie Lunghi | 8th | 32.4 |
7 | Zöe Lucker | 10th | 31.4 |
8 | Dr. Pamela Stephenson | 3rd | 35.1 |
9 | Alex Jones | 5th | 30.3 |
10 | Denise van Outen | 2nd | 35.1 |
11 | Vanessa Feltz | 14th | 20.7 |
Series 4 (2006)
In his
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||||
Craig Revel Horwood | Len Goodman | Arlene Phillips | Bruno Tonioli | Total | |||
2 | Rumba / Let's Get It On | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | Bottom two |
3 | Jive / Burning Love | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | Bottom two |
4 | Foxtrot / Have You Met Miss Jones? | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | Eliminated |
- Series average for Georgina and James: 19.3
Series 5 (2007)
In the
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||||
Craig Revel Horwood | Len Goodman | Arlene Phillips | Bruno Tonioli | Total | |||
2 | Quickstep / Things | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | Safe |
3 | Saturday Night's Alright
|
8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
4 | Samba / Eso Beso (That Kiss) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | Eliminated |
- Series average for Gabby and James: 30.0
Series 6 (2008)
In the
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||||
Craig Revel Horwood | Len Goodman | Arlene Phillips | Bruno Tonioli | Total | |||
2 | Foxtrot / Sweet About Me | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
4 | Rumba / Songbird | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
5 | Layla
|
7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
6 | Paso Doble / Amparito Roca
|
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
7 | Salsa / Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
8 | Waltz / I Wonder Why
|
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
9 | Cha Cha Cha / Play That Funky Music | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | Eliminated |
- Series average for Cherie and James: 32.4
Series 7 (2009)
In
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Revel Horwood | Len Goodman | Alesha Dixon | Bruno Tonioli | Total | |||
2 | 7 8 |
8 7 |
7 8 |
8 8 |
30 31 |
Safe | |
3 | Paso Doble / You Got the Love
|
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
4 | This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
|
8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
5 | Jive / Tainted Love | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | Bottom two |
6 | American Smooth / My Girl | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
7 | Samba / Boogie Nights | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 | Eliminated |
- Series average for Zoe and James: 31.4
Series 8 (2010)
In
- Series average: 35.1
- Bold scores indicate the occasion where their dances were the highest-scoring dances of the respective weeks.
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||||
Craig Revel Horwood | Len Goodman | Alesha Dixon | Bruno Tonioli | Total | |||
1 | Waltz / If I Ain't Got You | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
2 | Salsa / Dr. Beat | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
3 | Rumba / Make You Feel My Love | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
4 | Love is the Drug
|
8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
5 | Jive / Devil Gate Drive | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
6 | Foxtrot / Let There Be Love | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
7 | Cha Cha Cha / Money (That's What I Want) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
8 | Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
|
8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 | Safe |
9 | Charleston / Let's Misbehave | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
10 | Viennese Waltz / Unchained Melody
|
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Safe |
11 | Paso Doble / Bad Romance Swing-a-thon / In the Mood Quickstep / Steppin' Out with My Baby |
8 Awarded 10 |
9 3 10 |
9 Extra 10 |
9 Points 10 |
35 38 40 |
Safe |
12 | 10 9 |
10 9 |
10 9 |
10 10 |
40 37 |
Third Place |
Series 9 (2011)
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Revel Horwood | Len Goodman | Alesha Dixon | Bruno Tonioli | Total | |||
1 | Cha Cha Cha / When Love Takes Over | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
2 | Foxtrot / Have You Met Miss Jones? | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
3 | Viennese Waltz / Memory
|
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
4 | Rumba / Run | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
5 | Paso Doble / Bring Me to Life | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
6 | Quickstep / It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
7 | River Deep, Mountain High
|
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
8 | Tango / Relax | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
9 | Charleston / Me and My Baby Swing-a-thon |
6 Awarded |
7 5 |
8 Extra |
8 Points |
29
34 |
Safe |
10 | American Smooth / Pretty Woman | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
11 | Waltz / (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Salsa / 1234 |
7 7 |
9 8 |
9 8 |
9 8 |
34 31 |
Eliminated |
- Series average for Alex and James: 30.3
Series 10 (2012)
For its
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||||
Craig Revel Horwood | Darcey Bussell | Len Goodman | Bruno Tonioli | Total | |||
1 | Waltz / With You I'm Born Again | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
2 | Jive / Tutti Frutti | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
3 | Foxtrot / You've Got a Friend in Me | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
4 | Cha Cha Cha / Super Freak | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
5 | Viennese Waltz / At Last
|
9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
6 | Paso Doble / Seven Nation Army | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
7 | Charleston / Walk Like an Egyptian | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
8 | Imagine
|
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 37 | Safe |
9 | Salsa / Rhythm of the Night | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
10 | Dance Fusion (Jive/Quickstep) / Reet Petite | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
11 | Tango / Roxanne Rumba / The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
9 9 |
10 9 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
39 38 |
Bottom two |
12 | Jive / Tutti Frutti Showdance / What a Feeling Charleston / Walk Like an Egyptian |
9 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
39 40 40 |
Runner-up |
- Series average for Denise and James: 35.1
Series 11 (2013)
On 7 September 2013, Strictly Come Dancing Jordan was partnered with Vanessa Feltz. The pair were eliminated in the third round.
Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||||
Craig Revel Horwood | Darcey Bussell | Len Goodman | Bruno Tonioli | Total | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / That Don't Impress Me Much | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | No Elimination |
2 | Waltz / Run to You | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | Safe |
3 | Tango / Lay All Your Love on Me | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | Eliminated |
Other television appearances
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (April 2019) |
Jordan, together with Ola, took part in a celebrity version of television programme Total Wipeout which was broadcast on 26 December 2009. In 2013, Jordan took place in a celebrity version of Splash! for ITV's Text Santa.
In August 2014, James took part in
Jordan and wife Ola appeared on
Jordan starred in
In 2019, Jordan participated in the
He also appeared on the
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2006–2013 | Strictly Come Dancing | Himself | Professional dancer |
2009 | Total Wipeout | Celebrity special | |
2012 | Pointless | Celebrity special | |
2014 | Celebrity Big Brother | Series 14
| |
2015 | Seven Days with... | Series 2, Episode 1 | |
2015–2018 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side
|
Panellist | |
2017 | Celebrity Big Brother | Series 19
| |
2019 | Dancing on Ice | Series 11 winner
| |
2019 | Celebrity Coach Trip
|
Series 4
|
References
- ^ "Biodata for James Jordan". Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan enters Celebrity Big Brother house". Kent Messenger. 18 August 2014.
- ^ "DancesportInfo.net".
- ^ a b Rullens, Piet. "DANCEPLAZA.COM - [RESULTS]".
- ^ "Login". Archived from the original on 4 November 2009.
- ^ "James Jordan personal profile". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ "DancesportInfo.net".
- ^ "Utopian-totality.co.uk".
- ^ "'Strictly' Horwood, Jordan continue spat". Digital Spy. 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Jennifer Grey to guest judge 'Strictly'". Digital Spy. 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing final watched by 14 million". Press Association. 23 December 2012 – via The Guardian.
External links
- "James and Ola Jordan". Official website of the partnership.
- James Jordan at IMDb
- James Jordan Biogs.com profile