Stephen Vincent (dancer)
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Stephen Vincent (born 26 May 1989) is an English
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and
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. He is a former UK Latin Champion.


Early life

Vincent was born in
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,
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. Vincent began dancing at the age of six.


Amateur dancing career

Vincent began his competitive amateur dancing career in 2001 partnering with Bryony Fielding. Vincent and Fielding amassed many titles during their partnership including Junior Latin Champions at the British Closed Championships in Blackpool in 2003. They remained partners until April 2004. In July 2004, Vincent began dancing competitively with Amanda Couper. They remained partners for a year before calling it a day on their partnership in late 2005. Their year together provided many top five finishes including several first places, including the title of UK Closed Amateur 10 Dance champions in Bournemouth Summer Festival.


Professional dancing career

In 2006, Vincent joined the touring dance company ''
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''. He has toured annually with the company all over the world including Australia, South Africa, Asia and North America. In 2018 and 2019, Vincent joined ''
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'' professional,
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as a dancer on his solo tour.


''Dancing with the Stars''

In November 2019, it was confirmed that Vincent would be joining the cast of the Irish series of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer. He partnered '' Love Island'' contestant, Yewande Biala. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition. In 2022, Vincent partnered with Irish Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer,
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. They reached the final, finishing as runners-up behind
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, alongside
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. In 2023, Vincent partnered with former state pathologist, Dr. Marie Cassidy. They were the second couple to be eliminated from the competition. In 2024, Vincent partnered with author and
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,
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. They were the fifth couple to be eliminated from the competition after losing their dance-off to
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& Ervinas Merfeldas. In 2025, Vincent partnered with stand-up comedian and podcaster, Gearóid Farrelly. Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance


Performances with Yewande Biala


Performances with

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1In week 10, Vincent tested positive for
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, so his partner,
Ellen Keane Ellen Keane (born 6 April 1995) is an Irish retired Paralympic swimmer and gold medallist competing in S9, SM9 and SB8 classification events. Career Keane won three bronze medals at world championships before winning a bronze medal in the 10 ...
danced with Ervinas Merfeldas.


Performances with Dr. Marie Cassidy


Performances with

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Performances with Gearóid Farrelly


Personal life

In May 2017, Vincent married fellow professional dancer,
Kylee Vincent Kylee Vincent (born 15 July 1994; née Brown) is a South African dancer and choreographer. She is a former UK Latin Champion. Early life Vincent was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Vincent began dancing at the age of eight. Career Vincent ...
. They met while touring on ''
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'' together. On 16 May 2024, it was revealed they were expecting their first child together. On 31 October 2024, the Vincent's had their first child, a son.


References

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