Kylee Vincent (born 15 July 1994; née Brown) is a South African dancer and choreographer. She is a former UK Latin Champion.
Early life Vincent was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Vincent began dancing at the age of eight.
Career Vincent is a WDC South Africa Under 21 Latin Champion. In 2011, she won the Under 21 WDC World Latin Championships. In 2012, she was the Under 21 Open British Latin Championship in Blackpool in 2012.
In 2013, Vincent joined the touring dance company Burn the Floor. She has toured the world with the company every year since.
In 2018 and 2019, Vincent joined Strictly Come Dancing professional, Giovanni Pernice as a dancer on his solo tour.
Dancing with the Stars In November 2019, it was confirmed that Vincent would be joining the cast of the Irish series of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer. For her first season, Vincent was paired with singer and priest, Fr. Ray Kelly. Despite consistently being the lowest scoring couple throughout the season, Kelly and Vincent managed to reach Week 10 of the competition, eventually finishing in fifth place.
In 2022, Vincent was paired with comedian, Neil Delamere. They were eliminated in the fourth week of the season, finishing in eleventh place.
In 2023, Vincent was paired with singer and former Glee actor, Damian McGinty. They reached the final, finishing as joint runners-up to Carl Mullan & Emily Barker.
In 2024, Vincent was paired with former jockey, Davy Russell. They were eliminated in the seventh week of the competition, finishing in fifth place. They lost the final dance-off of the series to David Whelan and Salome Chachua.
In 2026, Vincent returned to the series after a one year absence. She was paired with comedian and actor, Michael Fry. They were the first couple to be eliminated.
SeriesPartnerPlace4Fr. Ray Kelly5th5Neil Delamere11th6Damian McGinty2nd7Davy Russell5th9Michael Fry12th
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
DancePartnerHighestPartnerLowestAmerican Smooth Davy Russell 20 Fr. Ray Kelly 15 Cha-cha-cha Davy Russell 21 Fr. Ray Kelly 6CharlestonDamian McGinty 29Davy Russell 21Contemporary Ballroom Damian McGinty 30 Davy Russell 26Foxtrot Damian McGinty 25 Fr. Ray Kelly 8Jive Damian McGinty 25 Fr. Ray Kelly 15Paso Doble Damian McGinty 28 Fr. Ray Kelly 9Quickstep Damian McGinty 22 Fr. Ray Kelly 13 Rumba Damian McGinty 29 Salsa Damian McGinty 21 Fr. Ray Kelly 14Samba Michael Fry 16 Davy Russell 12Showdance Damian McGinty 30Tango Davy Russell 23 Damian McGinty 21Viennese Waltz Davy Russell 27 Fr. Ray Kelly 10Waltz
Performances with Fr. Ray Kelly
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1Foxtrot / "Spirit in the Sky"224No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Cha-Cha-Cha / "Save the Last Dance for Me"123Safe4Paso Doble / "The Magnificent Seven Theme"234Safe5Viennese Waltz / "Hallelujah"244Safe6Cha-Cha-Cha / "Feels Like Home"66618No eliminationSwitch-Up Week with Aidan Fogarty7Jive / "Build Me Up Buttercup"555Safe8Salsa / "Hot Hot Hot"455Safe9Quickstep / "I'm a Believer"Team Dance / "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"494959Safe10American Smooth / "Songs of Love"Rock-Til-You-Drop / "Happy Days"5Awarded515pointEliminated
Performances with Neil Delamere
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryGourounlian1Paso Doble / "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"56617No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Charleston / "I Don't Feel Like Dancin"68822Safe4Cha-cha-cha / "Ghostbusters"57618Eliminated
Performances with Damian McGinty
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryGourounlian1Tango / "Shivers"77721No elimination2Salsa / "Acapulco"777213Viennese Waltz / "All for You"88824Safe4Jive / "Burning Love"88824Safe5Quickstep / "She's So Lovely"77822Safe6Contemporary Ballroom / "Forever Young"99927No elimination7Charleston / "No Swinggity"91010Safe8Paso Doble / "Sweet Child o' Mine"991028Safe9Foxtrot / "Don't Let the Light Go Out"Team Freestyle / "HandClap"89899925Safe10Rumba / "Stay"Marathon / "I Want Candy"9Awarded10410Points2933Safe11Contemporary Ballroom / "Forever Young"Showdance / "Take a Look At Us Now"101010101010Runners-up
Performances with Davy Russell
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryGourounlian1Paso Doble / "Crazy Horses"66719No elimination21Quickstep / "Giddy Up!"555153Samba / "Iko Iko (My Bestie)"444Safe4Charleston / "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"77721Safe5American Smooth / "Ain't Misbehaving"67720Safe6Contemporary Ballroom / "Roar"89926No eliminationGranted immunity7Tango / "Whatever Lola Wants (Gotan Project remix)"87823Safe8Jive / "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"78823Safe9Cha-cha-cha / "Spicy Margarita"Team Dance / "Electric Energy"7107979Safe10Viennese Waltz / "Never Tear Us Apart"Scare-a-thon / "Dead Ringer for Love"9Awarded919Point27Eliminated
1Vincent did not perform in week 2 due to illness. Russell performed his dance with Laura Nolan instead.
Performances with Michael Fry
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondByrneMabuseGourounlian1Quickstep / "Goodbye Mr A"565521No elimination2Samba / "Sapphire"467623Eliminated
Personal life In May 2017, Vincent married fellow professional dancer, Stephen Vincent. They met while touring on Burn the Floor together. On 16 May 2024, it was revealed they were expecting their first child together. On 31 October 2024, Vincent gave birth to their son.
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