Amy Dowden is a Welsh professional ballroom and Latin American dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the BBC One television show Strictly Come Dancing.
She has reached the finals of the British National competition four times and made it to the semi-finals of the World Championship.
She is still counted among the top professional dancers in Ballroom and Latin American styles in the UK.
Husband, Children & Parents
As per the reports, she is married now. Her husband’s name is Ben Jones, who is also her dance partner. They both manage the Art in Motion dance school, located in Cradley Heath, West Midlands.
She did not have any children yet. She was born to her parents. Her father’s name is Mr. Richard Dowden, and her mother’s name is Mrs. Gillian Dowden. She has a twin sister and a brother.
Net Worth, Religion & Ethnicity
According to the reports, her current net worth is approximately £1 million from all of her income sources as of 2025 (source). Her religious faith is not updated yet. She has a Welsh White Ethnicity.
Age, Height & Weight
As per her birthdate, she is 35 years old as of 2025. She is 5ft 9in (175cm) in height, and her weight is approximately 56 kg. She has light brown hair, and her eyes are also brown.
Early Life & Educational Details
Her real name is Amy Dowden MBE. She was born on 10 August 1990 in Caerphilly, United Kingdom. She started dancing when she was eight years old.
With her partner Ben Jones, she won the British Open Latin Dance Championship in 2017, becoming the first all-British couple to take the title in more than 30 years.
She studied dance at St Cenydd Community School, earning an A in her GCSE Dance and two distinction stars in her BTEC National Diploma in Dance, which helped prepare her for a professional dance career.
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Career Details
She is the first Welsh professional on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. In 2017, she danced with comedian Brian Conley, reaching week 5.
She returned in 2018 with Danny John-Jules, earning the show’s first 10 from Darcey Bussell for their Jive in week 5.
In 2019, she took part in the seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, dancing with CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual.
In the following series, she was partnered with TV presenter JJ Chalmers, and they finished in 6th place, making it to musical week. The scoring that season was out of 30.
In 2022, on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, Dowden set a Guinness World Record by performing 19 Back Charleston Kick Steps in 30 seconds.
In September 2024, she announced she would appear at the 2025 Dancing With The Stars Weekend at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport.
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