Carlos Gu | |
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卡洛斯·顾 | |
Born | 1993 (age 30–31) |
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Known for | Strictly Come Dancing |
Carlos Gu ( Chinese: 卡洛斯·顾; pinyin: Kǎluòsī Gù; born January 1993) is a Chinese dancer and choreographer. He is best known for being a professional dancer on the British BBC One television series Strictly Come Dancing since 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Gu was born in China in January 1993. [5] [2] [6] He has competed in numerous competitions and is a Chinese National Champion. [2] Along with his professional partner Susan Sun, he has competed in dance championships in China and around the world. [7] [8] [9] [10]
In July 2022, it was announced that Gu would become a professional dancer on the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing, as part of four new professionals joining the show along with Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas. [11] [12] Ahead of joining the show, Gu said "I’m thrilled to join Strictly and very excited to get started. It’s a new chapter of my life and a new challenge as well. I’m absolutely ready to take on this journey and to shine." [13] [2] [14] [15] [16] He was paired with singer and actress Molly Rainford for his first series and they reached the final, before finishing as the runners-up. [17] [18] [19] Gu later embarked on the Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour. [20] Gu returned for the twenty-first series and was paired with television presenter Angela Scanlon. They were eliminated in week 10. [21] [22] [23] [24]
Series | Partner | Place | Average score |
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20 | Molly Rainford | 2nd | 35.4 |
21 | Angela Scanlon | 6th | 30.5 |
Highest and lowest scoring per dance
Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
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American Smooth | Molly Rainford | 36 | Angela Scanlon | 28 |
Argentine Tango | Angela Scanlon | 38 | Molly Rainford | 33 |
Cha-cha-cha | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 31 |
Charleston | Molly Rainford | 38 | Angela Scanlon | 35 |
Couple's Choice | Molly Rainford | 30 | ||
Foxtrot | Molly Rainford | 35 | ||
Jive | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 29 |
Paso Doble | Molly Rainford | 39 | Angela Scanlon | 33 |
Quickstep | Molly Rainford | 39 | ||
Rumba | Molly Rainford | 39 | ||
Salsa | ||||
Samba | Molly Rainford | 31 | Angela Scanlon | 27 |
Showdance | Molly Rainford | 37 | ||
Tango | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 23 |
Viennese Waltz | Angela Scanlon | 28 | ||
Waltz | Molly Rainford | 34 | Angela Scanlon | 33 |
Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Samba / " Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | No elimination |
2 | Quickstep / " Love On Top" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
3 | Waltz / " One Hand, One Heart" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
4 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do What I Do" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
5 | Couple's Choice / " Chicken Man" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Bottom two |
6 | Argentine Tango / " Running Up That Hill" | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
7 | Foxtrot / "You Make Me Happy" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
8 | Rumba / " All the Man That I Need" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
9 | Jive / "Bandstand Boogie" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
10 | Tango / " Bad Guy" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
11 | Charleston / " Hot Honey Rag" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Bottom two |
12 | American Smooth / " Easy on Me" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | Safe |
Paso Doble / " Survivor" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
13 | Quickstep / "Love On Top" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Runner-up |
Showdance / " Kiss"/" 1999" | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 37 | ||
Rumba / "All the Man That I Need" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Tango / " Prisoner" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | No elimination |
2 | Jive / " Trouble" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
3 | Charleston / " Who's Got the Pain" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
4 | Viennese waltz / " You Are the Reason" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
5 | American Smooth / " Cherish" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | Safe |
6 | Paso Doble / "BLACK swan SWAN lake" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
7 | Samba / " Ain't It Funny" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
8 | Waltz / " With You I'm Born Again" | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
9 | Argentine Tango / " Back to Black" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
10 | Cha-cha-cha / " I Will Survive" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | Eliminated |
Carlos Gu | |
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卡洛斯·顾 | |
Born | 1993 (age 30–31) |
Occupations |
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Known for | Strictly Come Dancing |
Carlos Gu ( Chinese: 卡洛斯·顾; pinyin: Kǎluòsī Gù; born January 1993) is a Chinese dancer and choreographer. He is best known for being a professional dancer on the British BBC One television series Strictly Come Dancing since 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Gu was born in China in January 1993. [5] [2] [6] He has competed in numerous competitions and is a Chinese National Champion. [2] Along with his professional partner Susan Sun, he has competed in dance championships in China and around the world. [7] [8] [9] [10]
In July 2022, it was announced that Gu would become a professional dancer on the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing, as part of four new professionals joining the show along with Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas. [11] [12] Ahead of joining the show, Gu said "I’m thrilled to join Strictly and very excited to get started. It’s a new chapter of my life and a new challenge as well. I’m absolutely ready to take on this journey and to shine." [13] [2] [14] [15] [16] He was paired with singer and actress Molly Rainford for his first series and they reached the final, before finishing as the runners-up. [17] [18] [19] Gu later embarked on the Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour. [20] Gu returned for the twenty-first series and was paired with television presenter Angela Scanlon. They were eliminated in week 10. [21] [22] [23] [24]
Series | Partner | Place | Average score |
---|---|---|---|
20 | Molly Rainford | 2nd | 35.4 |
21 | Angela Scanlon | 6th | 30.5 |
Highest and lowest scoring per dance
Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
---|---|---|---|---|
American Smooth | Molly Rainford | 36 | Angela Scanlon | 28 |
Argentine Tango | Angela Scanlon | 38 | Molly Rainford | 33 |
Cha-cha-cha | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 31 |
Charleston | Molly Rainford | 38 | Angela Scanlon | 35 |
Couple's Choice | Molly Rainford | 30 | ||
Foxtrot | Molly Rainford | 35 | ||
Jive | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 29 |
Paso Doble | Molly Rainford | 39 | Angela Scanlon | 33 |
Quickstep | Molly Rainford | 39 | ||
Rumba | Molly Rainford | 39 | ||
Salsa | ||||
Samba | Molly Rainford | 31 | Angela Scanlon | 27 |
Showdance | Molly Rainford | 37 | ||
Tango | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 23 |
Viennese Waltz | Angela Scanlon | 28 | ||
Waltz | Molly Rainford | 34 | Angela Scanlon | 33 |
Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Samba / " Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | No elimination |
2 | Quickstep / " Love On Top" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
3 | Waltz / " One Hand, One Heart" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
4 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do What I Do" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
5 | Couple's Choice / " Chicken Man" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Bottom two |
6 | Argentine Tango / " Running Up That Hill" | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
7 | Foxtrot / "You Make Me Happy" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
8 | Rumba / " All the Man That I Need" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
9 | Jive / "Bandstand Boogie" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
10 | Tango / " Bad Guy" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
11 | Charleston / " Hot Honey Rag" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Bottom two |
12 | American Smooth / " Easy on Me" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | Safe |
Paso Doble / " Survivor" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
13 | Quickstep / "Love On Top" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Runner-up |
Showdance / " Kiss"/" 1999" | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 37 | ||
Rumba / "All the Man That I Need" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Tango / " Prisoner" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | No elimination |
2 | Jive / " Trouble" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
3 | Charleston / " Who's Got the Pain" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
4 | Viennese waltz / " You Are the Reason" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
5 | American Smooth / " Cherish" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | Safe |
6 | Paso Doble / "BLACK swan SWAN lake" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
7 | Samba / " Ain't It Funny" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
8 | Waltz / " With You I'm Born Again" | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
9 | Argentine Tango / " Back to Black" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
10 | Cha-cha-cha / " I Will Survive" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | Eliminated |