Natalie Lowe

























Natalie Lowe
Born
(1980-08-15) 15 August 1980 (age 38)

Sydney, Australia

Occupation Dancer, choreographer
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) James Knibbs

Natalie Lowe (born 15 August 1980) is an Australian ballroom dancer. She is a four-time Australian ballroom dance champion. Lowe competed on, and won, Australia's Dancing with the Stars with celebrity partner Anthony Koutoufides. She later joined Great Britain's Strictly Come Dancing. She competed on Strictly for seven series, leaving the after the 2016 series concluded.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


    • 2.1 Australia's Dancing with the Stars


    • 2.2 Strictly Come Dancing


    • 2.3 Strictly Come Dancing performances


      • 2.3.1 Series 7 – with celebrity dance partner Ricky Whittle


      • 2.3.2 Series 8 – with celebrity dance partner Scott Maslen


      • 2.3.3 Series 9 – with celebrity dance partner Audley Harrison


      • 2.3.4 Series 10 – with celebrity dance partner Michael Vaughan


      • 2.3.5 Series 12 – with celebrity dance partner Tim Wonnacott


      • 2.3.6 Series 13 – with celebrity dance partner Ainsley Harriot


      • 2.3.7 Series 14 - with celebrity dance partner Greg Rutherford




    • 2.4 Other projects




  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Early life


Lowe grew up in Sydney, Australia. Lowe's family lived next door to a ballroom dance studio. At age 5, Lowe began taking dance lessons after watching her older brother and sister dance. Lowe went on to become a four-time Australian ballroom dance Champion.[1]



Career



Australia's Dancing with the Stars


She joined Seven Network's Dancing with the Stars in 2004, partnering athlete Matt Shirvington. She then partnered Ian Roberts, and won the 2006 series with AFL footballer Anthony Koutoufides. Lowe then partnered Home and Away actor Tim Campbell, and, in 2008, partnered boxer Danny Green.

































Series
Partner
Place
1

Matt Shirvington
5th
2
Ian Roberts
2nd
5

Anthony Koutoufides
1st
6
Tim Campbell
3rd
8
Danny Green
2nd


Strictly Come Dancing


Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance






















































































































In 2009, Lowe competed as a new professional dancer on the seventh series of the original British version of Strictly Come Dancing, partnering Hollyoaks' Ricky Whittle. Lowe joined the show with fellow newcomers Aliona Vilani and Katya Virshilas. After their first dance together in front of the judges, Lowe and Whittle were described by head judge Len Goodman as maybe the most formidable couple Strictly Come Dancing had ever seen. Even so, Lowe and Whittle finished second. Lowe competed in the 2010 series partnering Scott Maslen. Lowe and Maslen were eliminated in the semi-final of the competition along with Gavin Henson and Katya Virshilas.


On 15 June 2011, the BBC announced that Lowe would again be one of the professional dancers in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.[2] She was partnered by Audley Harrison (champion boxer) and they were the sixth couple to leave.[3] In the 2012 tenth series her partner was former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan; they placed 7th. In 2013, it was revealed that Lowe would return for the eleventh series; however she suffered a foot injury during training and was replaced by Aliona Vilani.[4] Lowe returned for the twelfth series, as partner to television presenter Tim Wonnacott. In March 2015 Lowe won comic relief special, 'The People's Strictly', with veteran, Cassidy Little. She also participated in the thirteenth series main series of the show and was partnered with celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott.[5] Harriott and Lowe were eliminated in the fifth week of competition.[6] Lowe then competed again with Little in the 2015 Christmas Special. In Series 14 she was partnered with Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford. On May 4, 2017, Lowe announced her departure from the show after seven series.[7]











































Series
Partner
Place
7

Ricky Whittle
2nd
8

Scott Maslen
4th
9

Audley Harrison
9th
10

Michael Vaughan
7th
12

Tim Wonnacott
13th
13

Ainsley Harriott
12th
14

Greg Rutherford
7th


Strictly Come Dancing performances



Series 7 – with celebrity dance partner Ricky Whittle
























































































































































































































Series 8 – with celebrity dance partner Scott Maslen






































































































































Series 9 – with celebrity dance partner Audley Harrison
























































































Series 10 – with celebrity dance partner Michael Vaughan












































































































Series 12 – with celebrity dance partner Tim Wonnacott































































Series 13 – with celebrity dance partner Ainsley Harriot




































































Series 14 - with celebrity dance partner Greg Rutherford












































































































Other projects


Beginning in 2005, Lowe joined the cast of the ballroom dance stage show Burn the Floor.[8] Lowe toured with the show for five years.[9] In March 2013, Lowe launched FitSteps, a dance inspired fitness program, with fellow Strictly professional dancer Ian Waite and former Strictly celebrity Mark Foster.[10]



Personal life


In October 2015, Lowe announced her engagement to company director James Knibbs.[11] Lowe first met Knibbs when they sat opposite each other on a train ride to London.[11] Lowe married Knibbs in July 2018.[12]



References





  1. ^ "Up close and personal with Strictly's finest". Ashbourne News Telegraph. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ BBC Press Release 15 June 2011


  3. ^ "Audley Harrison Leaves Strictly Come Dancing". www.bbc.co.uk. 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2011-12-02.


  4. ^ Daisy Buchanan. "Strictly Come Dancing pro Aliona Vilani returns to the show, replacing injured Natalie Lowe - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-02.


  5. ^ "Daniel is hoping for Strictly six-pack". RTE Ten. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.


  6. ^ Hogan, Michael (26 October 2015). "Strictly Come Dancing 2015: Ainsley Harriott says goodbye and what has happened to Bruno?". Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2015.


  7. ^ Percival, Ash (4 May 2017). "'Strictly Come Dancing' Shock As A Favourite Pro Dancer Quits". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 2017-11-07.


  8. ^ "Natalie Lowe - My Story". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
    [permanent dead link]



  9. ^ "Uk Dance Elite Championship | Judges". ukdanceelitechampionship.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.


  10. ^ "FitSteps: brand-new fitness routine created by Strictly Come Dancing stars Ian Waite, Natalie Lowe and Mark Foster". Ashbourne News Telegraph. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2015.


  11. ^ ab "Strictly Come Dancing star Natalie Lowe announces engagement". Hello!. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.


  12. ^ "Strictly's Natalie Lowe marries James Knibbs in star-studded Australian wedding – full story". HELLO!. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.




External links



  • Personal website


  • Natalie Lowe on IMDb









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