Andrew Cuerden is a Ballroom & Latin American dancer. Born in
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
, and growing up in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
, Cuerden moved to England to further his dance career in 1996. Dancing with partner
Hanna Haarala
Hanna Haarala (born in Finland) is a professional Latin American dancer. She has represented Finland with Mikko Kaasalainen at the European and World Games. Her current professional partner is Andrew Cuerden. She competed in series 3 of the BBC' ...
they reached 4th place in the UK amateur Latin rankings, before turning pro on 5 February 2004. He, along with Haarala were chosen to tutor a celebrity in the
third series
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of ''
Strictly Come Dancing
''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...
'' - partnered with
Jaye Jacobs
Emma Jaye Jacobs (born 27 May 1982), known professionally as Jaye Jacobs, is an English actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Donna Jackson in the BBC medical drama series ''Holby City'' from 2004 to 2011 and 2017 to 2022 and deputy ...
, he was eliminated in week 2, but performed in many professional demonstrations.
Previously ranked 25th in the world professional Latin rankings with professional partner Hanna Haarala, and 2nd in the Finnish Latin Rankings as well as reaching the Quarter Final of “The International Championships” Professional Latin 2006. Andrew and Hanna retired from competing in May 2008.
Cuerden and Haarala continued to perform their Latin Emotion Cabaret show around the world ad well as touring with Brendan Cole’s “''Live & Unjudged''” stage show for 4 consecutive years, 2009-2012.
Cuerden created
Dance Savoir Faire Ltd' in 2013. A company that offers Ballroom and Latin American Dance related events and services.
Cuerden is also a Yoga Alliance accredited Yoga and meditation coach which he combines with his dance services and events to facilitate holistic well-being.
In January 2021 Cuerden joine
Soulhub Ltd founded by Carmen Rendell to help co-create the wellbeing business and community including ''Soulwalk'' and the ''Soulhubbers Podcast.''
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20061205051012/http://andrewandhanna.co.uk/
English people of South African descent
British ballroom dancers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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