After Karen Carney set the Strictly dance floor alight on Saturday night with her stunning Couple’s Choice, questions have been raised about her ‘hidden’ dance past.
While Lewis Cope and Amber Davies’ dance training has often been mentioned on the show, former Lioness Karen’s hasn’t. In her interviews after signing up for Strictly, Karen admitted she used to breakdance on nights out with the England team. But she insisted she didn’t have any Latin or ballroom training.
However, ex-Strictly pro Ola Jordan has clearly been digging. And she has told Mecca Bingo that it “bothers” her that Karen’s dance past is being ‘hidden’ on the BBC dance show…
Karen Carney danced a spectacular Couple’s Choice on Strictly over the weekend (Credit: BBC)
Strictly star Karen Carney’s dance past called out
Speaking about Karen’s Couple’s Choice routine, Ola said: “It was a great dance for Karen. It’s almost like it was made for her. Obviously, in Couple’s Choice, there’s no real technique involved. So it’s very hard to compare it to something like a rumba.
“But what really grates on me is that no one is mentioning that she has danced before. It really, really bothers me. Because everyone would mention Lewis and Amber and, to a point, Carlos in the live show said: ‘She’s never danced before.’ Well, you’re lying. Don’t lie. She has danced before to the point that she did hip-hop competitions. So to me, that is a semi-professional.
“Yes, it’s so clear that Lewis danced before, yes, it’s so clear that Amber danced before – but everyone is hiding that Karen danced before. It bothers me, because it’s not fair on the others.
“The reason she was able to do all those great things in the routine… You can’t teach that in a week, trust me. I know, I’ve been there, so it bothers me.”
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