James Jordan
James Jordan attended the launch of the River Studio in Ashford
with wife Ola and have kindly agreed to be the new Active Dance
Ambassadors.
History of James
James was born in Gillingham, Kent and grew up
in the Medway area of Kent.
At 14 years old, James was competing against
other dance schools and by the age of 15, he began to compete in
open competitions although he readily admits that ‘at
first, I was eliminated very early in
competitions’
However, at around 18 years old, James suddenly
started to become successful.
James was a major finalist in all Open
International Competitions for the Under 21’s. He was ranked one of
the best in the world and was flourishing in the
competitions. Once he turned 21, James could no longer take
part in Youth competitions, so he decided to take a break from
competing and he stopped dancing with his partner.
James took a 6 month break from dancing, and
then decided to travel to Poland and have a try-out with Ola.
They were perfect together and within three weeks Ola had moved to
the UK and become dance partners.
Within six months of meeting they entered their
first competition and after this amazing partnership was formed
they went onto compete all over the world, winning many
championships and becoming one of the top 12 dance couples in the
world, also representing England in the World Championships.
After getting married in October 2003, James and
Ola moved to Hong Kong where they both taught Latin American
dancing for 4 years. During this period they decided to take
a three year sabbatical break from dancing.
After 3 years they both got itchy feet and
decided to hit the dance circuit once more, and at this point hit
the peak of their competitive career. James and Ola entered
BBC1 Strictly Come Dancing series 4.
James is a keen sportsman and loves to take part
in activities such as golf, pool, tennis, squash and riding his
Motorbike a Honda CBR600RR sports bike. James can often be
found at Brands Hatch taking part in track days with MSV.
He also owns a speedboat and loves water skiing
and wakeboarding. He is extremely competitive and loves to
take part in anything that means he can show this competitive
streak!
Since taking part in the series last year, James
and Ola have appeared in the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour as
well as performing dance showcase across the UK and Europe.
James has been teaching and running his own
dance events. They also found time to take part in a celebrity
version of ‘Total Wipeout’ and James appeared on ‘Tonight’s The
Night’, dancing with a very deserving member of the public.
James was Head Judge and Presenter on a
groundbreaking new show, Dancing on Wheels, in 2010. Dancing on
Wheels pairs disabled and able-bodied contestants as they learn the
art of Ballroom and Latin dance. Contestants include Heather Small,
Mark Foster and Kevin Sacre.
Favourite Dances:
James favourite Latin dance is the Rumba
James favourite Ballroom dance is the
Foxtrot
To find out more go to James website .
In the 2010 series of Strictly James and partner Dr.Pamela
Stephenson finished third.
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