Karen Clifton
| Karen Clifton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 April 1982 Valencia, Venezuela |
| Residence | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Home town | Queens, NYC U.S. |
| Television |
So You Think You Can Dance Strictly Come Dancing |
| Spouse(s) | Matthew Hauer (divorced) Kevin Clifton (m. 2015) |
Karen Clifton (formerly Hauer; born 20 April 1982) is a Venezuelan professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion known for her appearances on the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing and the American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. She has also featured on Burn the Floor.
She participated in season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance and subsequently joined Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer.
In 2009, as Karen Hauer she auditioned for season 6 of the US reality show So You Think You Can Dance.
She originally auditioned with her husband at the time, Matthew Hauer, but Matthew was eliminated during Vegas week and Karen moved on to the top 20.
As Karen Hauer, she joined Strictly Come Dancing for series 10 partnering Nicky Byrne. They reached week 10, the quarter-finals, before losing a dance-off to Denise van Outen and her partner James Jordan. Hauer returned for series 11 to partner Dave Myers, and they were voted out of the competition on 10 November, in week 7. In series 12, she was partnered by Mark Wright, and they made it to the final, coming in 4th place. In series 13, she was paired with the BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine; they were eliminated in Week 8. For the 14th series she was paired with the singer Will Young who withdrew from the competition after the third week. In 2016, she won the Strictly Come Dancing Children in Need Special with the taekwondo athlete Lutalo Muhammad. She will dance with the celebrity chef Ainsley Harriot for the 2016 Christmas special.
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