Katya Jones, famed as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing, is a dancer and choreographer. She won the title in 2017 with her partner Joe McFadden. In the 2020 series, she made history by partnering with retired Olympic boxer Nicola Adams, marking the first same-sex couple in the show's format.
From August 2013 to August 2019, Katya married fellow dancer Neil Jones. With whom she collaborated on the dance show Somnium: A Dancer's Dream at Sadler's Wells Theatre in June 2019, she has also appeared in various pantomimes.
Katya's career highlights include being an eight-time British National champion in Latin American dancing and a two-time world champion in the same discipline. She was nominated for a BAFTA for “TV Moment of the Year” for her Gangnam Style routine with politician Ed Balls. Active on social media, Katya has 240,000 followers on Instagram, 87,000 on Twitter, and 26,000 on TikTok. She is an ambassador for National Numeracy, Cancer UK, and Magic.
Her interests include environmental sustainability, languages, acrobatics, and yoga. Katya supports charities like Oxfam and Para Dance. She is a native Russian speaker with some Spanish and Italian knowledge.
