Laura Nolan
Laura Nolan (born 31 May 1994) is an Irish ballroom dancer and choreographer.
Laura Nolan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1994 |
| Occupation | Dancer Choreographer |
| Known for | Dancing with the Stars (Irish series) |
Early life
Nolan was born in Lucan in Dublin. She is trained in ballroom, latin and ballet dancing.[1]
Professional career
Nolan first began dancing competitively at the age of five when she competed in the All Ireland Championships in June 1999 with her first partner, Luca Mastropietro. The couple reached the quarterfinals of their first championship.[2][3]
From 2009 to 2013, Nolan danced with English dancer, Stanislav Wakeham.[4]
From 2015 to 2019, Nolan danced with Italian dancer, Alessandro Bosco.[5] In 2018 they finished in first place in the World Open Adult Standard at the Bacau Dance Open tournament.[6]
Nolan was a finalist in the Under 21 World Championship, placing amongst the top ten in the world. In 2018, she and Bosco ranked fifth in the World Open. Nolan has won numerous International Open championships and was a finalist in the German Open. Making her the first Irish dancer to compete in the World Championships.[1]
In 2019, the couple announced their retirement from ballroom dancing.[7]
Media career
In 2020, Nolan was crowned Miss Universe Leinster. She went on to take part in the Miss Universe Ireland competition where she reached the top three.[8]
In 2021, Nolan appeared as a contestant in the celebrity version of the RTÉ programme, Hell Week.[9][10]
Dancing with the Stars
In November 2019, it was confirmed that Nolan would be joining the cast of the Irish series of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer.[11][12][13] She was paired with television presenter and Big Brother winner, Brian Dowling. They were eliminated in the seventh week of the competition.[14]
In 2022, Nolan partnered former Love Island contestant, Matthew MacNabb. Despite receiving some of the lowest scores from the judges throughout their time on the show, Nolan and MacNabb reached the semi-final of the competition, finishing in fifth place.[15]
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brian Dowling | 8th |
| 5 | Matthew MacNabb | 5th |
Performances with Brian Dowling
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | Salsa / "Juice" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | No elimination |
| 2 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | American Smooth / "Dance Monkey" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 4 | Charleston / "Fat Sam's Grand Slam" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Safe |
| 5 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "We Are Family" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Safe |
| 6 | Waltz / "Open Arms" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Ryan Andrews |
| 7 | Tango / "When Doves Cry" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Eliminated |
Performances with Matthew MacNabb
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Viennese Waltz / "Dangerously" | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Jive / "Overpass Graffiti" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Safe |
| 4 | Foxtrot / "You've Got a Friend in Me" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Safe |
| 5 | Salsa / "X" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Safe |
| 6 | Contemporary Ballroom / "See You Again" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | No elimination Granted immunity |
| 7 | Cha-cha-cha / "Dynamite" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Immune |
| 8 | Paso Doble / "Live and Let Die" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 9 | American Smooth / "Anyone for You" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 10 | Tango / "Rio" Team Dance / "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" |
7 9 |
8 10 |
8 10 |
23 29 |
Safe |
| 11 | Samba / "One Dance" Bust-a-Move Marathon / "I'm So Excited" |
7 Awarded |
7 1 |
7 point |
21 22 |
Eliminated |
Personal life
In March 2022, Nolan confirmed that she was in a relationship with her Series 5 celebrity partner, Matthew MacNabb, following their elimination from the show.[16][17]
References
- "Dance like the stars in Cabinteely!". ADULT EDUCATION IRELAND. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- Monday; June 12; 2006 (2006-06-12). "Ballroom dancers trip the Limerick light fantastic". www.irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "DancesportInfo.net". www.dancesportinfo.net. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "Details of stanislav wakeham - Laura Nolan | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- BallroomDanceTube (2017-04-14). "Way too much power! Quickstep by Alessandro and Laura". Ballroom Dance Tube. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "DancesportInfo.net". www.dancesportinfo.net. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "Details of Alessandro Bosco - Laura Nolan | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- TRAX, On The Right (2021-02-10). "Laura Nolan". On The Right TRAX. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- Dempsey, Andrew. "Ultimate Hell Week Cast Includes Some Irish Sporting Legends". Balls.ie. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- Gallagher, Katie (2021-09-16). "DWTS pro Laura Nolan considered insuring her legs before RTE's Hell Week". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "DWTS reveals new pro dancers after Curtis leaves". 2019-11-14.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Gallagher, Katie (2019-11-14). "Dancing With The Stars changes as four professional dancers to be swapped out". irishmirror. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- Townsend, Michelle (2019-11-13). "Pictures: Dancing With The Stars Ireland professionals 2020". rsvp. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- staff, Digital Desk (2020-02-16). "Brian Dowling voted off Dancing with the Stars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- "Matthew MacNabb voted off Dancing with the Stars after lacklustre samba". independent. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- "Dancing With The Stars duo Matthew MacNabb and Laura Nolan confirm relationship from RTÉ show: 'We get on so well'". independent. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- "DWTS romance became "a natural thing" for couple". 2022-03-21.
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