Kylie Jones is a British professional

ballroom dance Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. ...

r. She was the 2000 and 2001 World Ballroom Champion, the 2001 European Ballroom Champion, the 2000 and 2001 Open British Ballroom Champion, and the 2000 and 2001 United Kingdom Ballroom Champion. Jones began dancing as a seven-year-old and by the age of 11 she had become the International and Open British Juvenile Ballroom champion. She became the British Junior Champion in three consecutive years at ages 13, 14 and 15. Jones won the

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in 2001 with her then-partner Jonathan Crossley. After winning their second World Ballroom Championship title in 2001, Jones and Crossley turned professional. They competed in a number of professional competitions between 2001 and 2002, including the British National Dance Championships, the 2002 British Open, the 2002 UK Open, the Asian Open Professional Championships, and the 2001 and 2002 Elsa Wells International Championships. Jones took part in the first series 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 ...

'', the UK television programme which was exported to 30 other countries as ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...

''. Jones was partnered with stand-up comedian Jason Wood. They were the first to leave the competition, after being voted out in the second week of the show. Jones retired from competition in 2002. She now teaches dancing and

pilates Pilates (; ) is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the early 20th century by German physical trainer Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named. Pilates called his method "Contrology". It is practiced worldwide, especially in countries suc ...

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, having obtained a level three diploma in Pilates Technique.Surrey Ballroom and Pilates
Kylie Jones's professional website.

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Kylie Jones's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Kylie Living people British ballroom dancers British female dancers World Games gold medalists Competitors at the 2001 World Games Year of birth missing (living people)