Login
Login

Emily Barker (dancer)

{{short description|British dancer and choreographer (born 1996)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{infobox person

| name = Emily Barker

| image =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|12|13}}

| birth_place = Nottingham, United Kingdom

| occupation ={{ubl|Dancer|Choreographer}}

| known_for = Dancing with the Stars (Irish series)

| height =

| partner =

}}

Emily Barker (born 13 December 1996) is a British dancer and choreographer. She is a professional dancer on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.

Career

In 2016, Barker toured with the Burn the Floor tour.{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnthefloor.com/cast-alumni.html|title=Burn The Floor {{!}} The Ultimate Ballroom Sensation|website=www.burnthefloor.com|access-date=2018-12-28}}

In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice in his UK & Ireland tours.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2018/01/08/strictly-finalist-giovanni-pernice-announces-cast-for-new-tour-coming-to-birmingham/|title=Strictly finalist Giovanni Pernice announces cast for new tour coming to Birmingham|last=Stanley|first=Rebecca|website=www.expressandstar.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-28}}

In 2017 and 2018, she also toured with Strictly Come Dancing contestants Harry Judd and Louis Smith, along with Aston Merrygold's UK tour, Rip it Up.{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/review-rip-it-up-st-davids-hall-cardiff/|title=Review: Rip It Up, St David’s Hall Cardiff|date=2017-10-10|website=CelebMix|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-28}}

''Dancing with the Stars''

In 2017, Barker was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/rtes-dancing-stars-professionals-been-9469316|title=RTE's Dancing With The Stars professionals have been revealed|last=McGowan|first=Sharon|date=2016-12-16|website=irishmirror|access-date=2018-12-21}} She was partnered with Big Brother UK runner-up, Hughie Maughan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/hughie-maughan-explains-what-really-9631688|title=Hughie Maughan explains what happened to his fake tan on Dancing With The Stars|last=McGowan|first=Sharon|date=2017-01-16|website=irishmirror|access-date=2018-12-28}} They were the first couple eliminated from the competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/dancing-with-the-stars-hughie-maughan-first-to-be-voted-off-1.2947093|title=Dancing with the Stars: Hughie Maughan first to be voted off|last=Bruton|first=Louise|website=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2018-12-28}}

In 2018, Barker was partnered with Olympic medal-winning race walker, Rob Heffernan.{{Cite web|url=https://extra.ie/2018/01/05/entertainment/movies-tv/dancing-with-the-stars-couples-revealed|title=Dancing With The Stars Couples Have Been Revealed|date=2018-01-05|website=Extra.ie|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-28}} They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, eventually finishing in fifth place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/rob-heffernan-eliminated-from-dancing-with-the-stars-36693581.html|title=Rob Heffernan eliminated from 'Dancing with the Stars'|website=Independent.ie|language=en|access-date=2018-12-28}}

In 2019, Barker was partnered with actor, Johnny Ward.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/a-johnny-b-goode-start-as-male-stars-shine-on-dancing-with-the-stars-895997.html|title=A Johnny B Goode start as male stars shine on Dancing with the Stars|date=2019-01-07|website=www.irishexaminer.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-16}} They reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as joint runners-up to Mairéad Ronan and John Nolan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kildarenow.com/gallery/news/414711/tv-actor-and-kildare-tutor-johnny-ward-is-runner-up-of-dancing-with-the-stars-ireland.html|title=TV actor and Kildare tutor Johnny Ward is runner-up of 'Dancing With the Stars Ireland'|website=www.kildarenow.com|access-date=2019-09-16}}

In 2020, Barker partnered, former Kilkenny hurler, Aidan Fogarty. They reached the final, finishing joint runners-up to Lottie Ryan and Pasquale La Rocca. This was Barker’s second time in a row to reach the final, making her the second professional dancer to do this.

In 2022, Barker partnered former RTÉ newsreader, Aengus Mac Grianna.{{Cite web|last=O’Donoghue|first=Denise|date=2022-01-05|title=Revealed: First six dancers paired with celebrities for Dancing with the Stars|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40778136.html|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Irish Examiner|language=en}} They reached the fifth week of the competition, finishing in 10th place. On 10 March, it was announced that Barker would partner Jordan Conroy for week 10 when his regular professional partner, Salome Chachua, tested positive for COVID-19.

In 2023, Barker partnered RTÉ 2fm Breakfast presenter, Carl Mullan.{{Cite web |last=Glennon |first=Nicole |date=2022-12-19 |title=Dancing with the Stars: Pairings revealed as Dr Marie Cassidy, Carl Mullan, prepare to dance |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41030396.html |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}} They reached the final and won the competition, making this Barker's first win since she joined the show in 2017. Barker also became the first professional dancer to make three non-consecutive finals. On 5 September 2023, Barker announced via Instagram that she was leaving the show.{{Cite journal |date=2023-09-06 |title=Dancing with the Stars pro confirms departure from show |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0906/1403667-dancing-with-the-stars-pro-confirms-departure-from-show/ |language=en}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"

!Series

!Partner

!Place

bgcolor="orange"

|1

|Hughie Maughan

|11th

2

|Rob Heffernan

|5th

bgcolor="silver"

|3

|Johnny Ward

|2nd

bgcolor="silver"

|4

|Aidan Fogarty

|2nd

5

|Aengus Mac Grianna

|10th

bgcolor="gold"

|6

|Carl Mullan

|1st

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

class="wikitable sortable collapsed"
style="text-align:Center; background:cc;"

!Dance

!Partner

!Highest

!Partner

!Lowest

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|American Smooth

| Johnny Ward

| 27

| Carl Mullan

| 20

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Cha-cha-cha

| Johnny Ward

| 20

| Hughie Maughan

| 15

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Charleston

| Carl Mullan

| 28

| Aengus Mac Grianna

| 16

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Contemporary Ballroom

| Johnny Ward

| 30

| Aidan Fogarty

| 23

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Foxtrot

| Johnny Ward

| 28

| Carl Mullan

| 16

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Jive

| Johnny Ward

| 30

| Marty Morrissey1

| 14

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Paso Doble

| Carl Mullan

| 29

| Fred Cooke1

| 14

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Quickstep

| Carl Mullan

| 26

|

|

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Rumba

| Johnny Ward

| 28

| Aidan Fogarty

| 23

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Salsa

| Aidan Fogarty

| 27

| Rob Heffernan

| 21

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Samba

| Johnny Ward

| 28

| Aengus Mac Grianna

| 11

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Showdance

| Johnny Ward
Carl Mullan

| 30

|

|

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Tango

| Johnny Ward

| 29

| Rob Heffernan

| 18

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Viennese Waltz

| Aidan Fogarty

| 26

| Carl Mullan

| 22

style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"

|Waltz

| Hughie Maughan

| 17

| Aengus Mac Grianna

| 11

1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.

= [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 1)|Series 1]] =

; Celebrity partner

: Hughie Maughan; Average: 16; Place: 11th

class="wikitable collapsible"

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Week No.

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Dance/Song

! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Judges' score

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Total

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Result

style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"

| style="width:10%; " |Redmond

| style="width:10%; " |Barry

| style="width:10%; " |Benson

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|1

|Cha-cha-cha / "King"

|4

|5

|6

|15

| rowspan="2" |No elimination

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|2

|No dance performed

| -

| -

| -

| -

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|3

|Waltz / "What the World Needs Now Is Love"

|5

|6

|6

|17

|Eliminated

= [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 2)|Series 2]] =

; Celebrity partner

: Rob Heffernan; Average: 20.9; Place: 5th

class="wikitable collapsible"

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Week No.

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Dance/Song

! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Judges' score

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Total

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Result

style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"

| style="width:10%; " |Redmond

| style="width:10%; " |Barry

| style="width:10%; " |Benson

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|1

|Jive / "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)"

|5

|6

|6

|17

| rowspan="2" |No elimination

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|2

|No dance performed

| -

| -

| -

| -

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|3

|Tango / "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"

|6

|6

|6

|18

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|4

|Samba / "Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora)"

|6

|7

|7

|20

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|5

|Viennese Waltz / "Perfect"

|8

|8

|9

|25

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|6

|Jive / "Crocodile Rock"

|4

|4

|6

|14

|No elimination
{{nowrap|Switch-Up Week with Marty Morrissey}}

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|7

|Salsa / "Livin' la Vida Loca"

|7

|7

|7

|21

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"

|8

|Cha-cha-cha / "Ice Ice Baby"

|6

|6

|6

|18

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"

|9

|{{nowrap|Contemporary Ballroom / "Hymn for the Weekend}}"
Team Dance / "Party Rock Anthem"

|8
8

|8
8

|8
9

|24
25

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"

|10

|Foxtrot / "Any Dream Will Do"
Swing-a-thon / "You Can't Stop the Beat"

|8
Awarded

|8
2

|9
Points

|25
27

|Eliminated

= [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 3)|Series 3]] =

; Celebrity partner

: Johnny Ward; Average: 25.9; Place: 2nd

class="wikitable collapsible"

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Week No.

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Dance/Song

! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Judges' score

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Total

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Result

style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"

| style="width:10%; " |Redmond

| style="width:10%; " |Barry

| style="width:10%; " |Benson

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|1

|Jive / "Johnny B. Goode"

|7

|7

|8

|{{green|22}}

| rowspan="2" |No elimination

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|2

|No dance performed

| -

| -

| -

| -

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|3

|Foxtrot / "This Town"

|6

|6

|7

|19

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|4

|Viennese Waltz / "Kiss from a Rose"

|8

|8

|8

|24

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|5

|Cha-cha-cha / "Picture of You"

|7

|6

|7

|20

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|6

|Paso Doble / "Y viva Espana"

|4

|5

|5

|14

|No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Fred Cooke

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|7

|Rumba / "Say You Won't Let Go"

|9

|9

|10

|{{green|28}}

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"

|8

|Tango / "Viva la Vida"

|9

|10

|10

|29

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"

|9

|Samba / "Shape of You (Remix)"
Team Dance / "Born This Way"

|9
8

|9
9

|10
9

|{{green|28}}
26

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"

|10

|Contemporary Ballroom / "Rise Like a Phoenix"
Euro-thon / "Making Your Mind Up"

|10
Awarded

|10
5

|10
Points

|{{green|30}}
{{green|35}}

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"

|11

|American Smooth / "Power Over Me"
Paso Doble / "Kashmir"

|9
9

|9
9

|9
10

|{{green|27}}
28

|Bottom two

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"

|12

|Foxtrot / "This Town"
Jive / "Johnny B. Goode"
Showdance / "Bad Man"

|9
10
10

|9
10
10

|10
10
10

|28
{{green|30}}
{{green|30}}

| rowspan="3" style="background:silver;" |Runners-up

= [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 4)|Series 4]] =

; Celebrity partner

: Aidan Fogarty; Average: 23.2; Place: 2nd

class="wikitable collapsible"

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Week No.

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Dance/Song

! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Judges' score

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Total

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Result

style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"

| style="width:10%; " |Redmond

| style="width:10%; " |Barry

| style="width:10%; " |Benson

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|1

|Jive / "Tiger Feet"

|5

|6

|7

|18

| rowspan="2" |No elimination

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|2

|No dance performed

| -

| -

| -

| -

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|3

|Foxtrot / "Half the World Away"

|7

|8

|8

|23

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|4

|Tango / "Into The Unknown"

|8

|9

|9

|26

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|5

|Charleston / "Bingo Bango"

|7

|6

|8

|21

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|6

|Charleston / "Woman Up"

|8

|8

|9

|25

|No elimination
{{nowrap|Switch-Up Week With Lottie Ryan}}

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|7

|Contemporary Ballroom / "Someone You Loved"

|7

|8

|8

|23

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|8

|Paso Doble / "Pompeii"

|7

|7

|7

|21

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|9

|Rumba / "One"
Team Dance / "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"

|7
9

|8
9

|8
9

|23
{{green|27}}

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|10

|American Smooth / "The Most Effectual Top Cat"
Rock-Til-You-Drop / "Happy Days"

|8
Awarded

|8
3

|9
points

|25
28

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|11

|Viennese Waltz / "Another Life"
{{nowrap|Salsa (with Laura Nolan) / "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)}}"

|8
9

|9
9

|9
9

|{{red|26}}
{{red|27}}

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

= [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 5)|Series 5]] =

; Celebrity partner

: Aengus Mac Grianna; Average: 13.7; Place: 10th

class="wikitable collapsible"

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Week No.

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Dance/Song

! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Judges' score

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Total

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Result

style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"

| style="width:10%; " |Redmond

| style="width:10%; " |Barry

| style="width:10%; " |Gourounlian

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|1

|No dance performed

| -

| -

| -

| -

| rowspan="2" |No elimination

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|2

|Charleston / "Goody Two Shoes"

|4

|6

|6

|16

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|3

|Waltz / "If You Don't Know Me by Now"

|3

|4

|4

|11

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|4

|Samba / "Help Yourself"

|3

|4

|4

|11

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|5

|Jive / "All Shook Up"

|5

|6

|6

|17

|Eliminated

= [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 6)|Series 6]] =

; Celebrity partner

: Carl Mullan; Average: 24; Place: 1st

class="wikitable collapsible"

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Week No.

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Dance/Song

! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Judges' score

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Total

! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;" |Result

style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"

| style="width:10%; " |Redmond

| style="width:10%; " |Barry

| style="width:10%; " |Gourounlian

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|1

|Foxtrot / "Daydream Believer"

|5

|5

|6

|16

| rowspan="2" |No elimination

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|2

|Paso Doble / "Beautiful Day"

|7

|8

|8

|23

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|3

|Samba / "Shake Your Bon-Bon"

|6

|7

|7

|20

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|4

|American Smooth / "If I Didn't Have You"

|6

|7

|7

|20

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|5

|Viennese Waltz / "Pointless"

|7

|7

|8

|22

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|6

|Jive / "Higher Power"

|7

|8

|8

|{{red|23}}

|No elimination

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|7

|Tango / "Sucker"

|8

|8

|8

|24

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|8

|Salsa / "Gangnam Style"

|7

|8

|8

|23

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|9

|Charleston / "Bills"
Team Freestyle / "Crying at the Discoteque"

|9
8

|9
10

|10
10

|28
{{green|28}}

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|10

|Quickstep / "Hit the Road Jack"
Marathon / "I Want Candy"

|8
Awarded

|9
3

|9
Points

|{{red|26}}
29

|Safe

style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"

|11

|Paso Doble / "Beautiful Day"
Showdance / "Celestial"

|9
10

|10
10

|10
10

|{{red|29}}
{{green|30}}

|bgcolor=gold|Winners

Personal life

From 2016 Barker was in a relationship with fellow Dancing with the Stars professional dancer, Curtis Pritchard. In early 2019 it was reported the couple were no longer an item.{{Cite web|last=Hyl|first=Claire|date=2019-06-22|title=Why They Split: Curtis Pritchard and Emily Barker's tango ended in tears|url=https://evoke.ie/2019/06/22/showbiz/gossip/why-they-split-curtis-pritchard-emily-barker|access-date=2020-12-14|website=EVOKE.ie|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-07-05|title=Love Island Curtis' heartbroken ex proves his history of 'snakey behaviour'|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/love-island-star-curtis-pritchards-17440301|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Irish Mirror|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Townsend|first=Michelle|date=2019-01-04|title=Emily Barker and boyfriend Curtis Pritchard break up|url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/dancing-stars-curtis-pritchard-split-13813392|access-date=2020-12-14|website=RSVP Live|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Spencer|first=Samuel|date=2019-06-05|title=Curtis Pritchard: Who is Love Island’s Curtis’ famous ex-girlfriend?|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1136249/Curtis-Pritchard-love-island-2019-ex-girlfriend-dating-history-Emily-barker-dancing-stars|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Express.co.uk|language=en}} In late 2019, Barker and her Series 3 celebrity dance partner, Johnny Ward, confirmed they were an item. They ended their relationship in March 2020.{{Cite web|last=Neill|first=Bronwyn O.|date=2020-03-22|title=Johnny Ward and Emily Barker split after just five months|url=https://evoke.ie/2020/03/22/showbiz/gossip/johnny-ward-and-emily-barker|access-date=2020-12-14|website=EVOKE.ie|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Eoin|date=2020-03-21|title=Johnny Ward and Emily Barker split as actor opens up about relationship|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/johnny-ward-emily-barker-split-21726182|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Irish Mirror|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Katie|date=2020-06-08|title=Johnny Ward says he is taking a break from dating after split with Emily Barker|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/celebs/johnny-ward-says-taking-break-18379379|access-date=2020-12-15|website=DublinLive|language=en}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Dancing with the Stars (Ireland)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Emily}}

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:British ballroom dancers