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Ballas was born as Shirley Annette Rich on 6 September 1960 and was raised in Wallasey, Cheshire (now Merseyside), England, with brother David and mother Audrey. The children's father left the family when Shirley was 2 years old. [1] She began dancing at age 7, and began performing competitively the following years.
Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. (born May 24, 1986) [1] is an American dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. From 2007 to 2022, Ballas was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition program Dancing with the Stars , winning the series three times.
Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas [113] and Craig Revel Horwood [114] have both expressed their support for introducing same-sex couples. Same-sex partnerships have been featured on several international versions of the show , including Italy (2018), Australia (2019) and Denmark (2019).
In May 2022, the BBC announced that Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood would return to the judging panel. [4] It was also confirmed that Bruno Tonioli, who had been absent from the two previous series due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, would be permanently leaving the show. [5]
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Shirley Ballas, Alfonso Ribeiro. Musical guest: Paloma Faith — "Loyal" Actor Alfonso Ribeiro filled in as a guest judge while Bruno Tonioli was unavailable while filming for Dancing with the ...
In June 2021, the BBC announced that Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood would return to the judging panel. Anton Du Beke , who served as a guest judge in the previous series , joined the panel in place of Bruno Tonioli , who did not return for the second year in a row due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic .
Mark Alexander "Corky" Ballas Sr. (born December 25, 1960) is an American retired competitive ballroom dancer who holds several Latin dance championship titles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His son, Mark Ballas , is a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars .
[23] Shirley Owens performed on the Doo Wop 51 PBS special in 2000. She continued to tour under the name "Shirley Alston Reeves and her Shirelles". Shirley retired in 2020. Lee currently tours with new members, billed as "The Shirelles". Doris Coley died in Sacramento, California on February 4, 2000 of breast cancer. [9] [13]