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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 February 2025. British ballroom dancer Shirley Ballas Ballas at Waterstones, London in 2024 Born Shirley Annette Rich (1960-09-06) 6 September 1960 (age 64) Wallasey, England Occupations Dancer television personality Spouses Sammy Stopford (m. 1980; div. 1984) Corky Ballas (m. 1985; div. 2007 ...
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.
He married his next partner, Shirley Rich (now Shirley Ballas) in April 1980. At the time, Rich was an unknown amateur. At the time, Rich was an unknown amateur. They became world ranked #1 for two years in the Professional Latin category.
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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. His father was George Ballas, who invented the Weed Eater lawn-trimming device.
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).
The dancer has backed The Last Photo project, which features the final photographs of people to have died by suicide, including her brother David.
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twenty-first series with a launch show on 16 September 2023 on BBC One, with live shows beginning on 23 September. [1] [2] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Janette Manrara returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, alongside Fleur East, who was announced as the new co-host after Rylan Clark's departure in April 2023.