Karen Hauer

Karen Hauer (formerly Clifton; born 20 April 1982) is a Venezuelan professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion known for her appearances on Strictly Come Dancing and the American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. She has also featured on Burn the Floor.

She participated in season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance and subsequently joined Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer.

Strictly Come Dancing 10
As Karen Hauer, she joined Strictly Come Dancing for Series 10 partnering popstar, Nicky Byrne. They made it to Week 10, the quarter-finals, before losing a dance-off to Denise van Outen and her partner James Jordan.

Strictly Come Dancing 11
Hauer returned for Series 11 to be partnered by television chef, Dave Myers, and they were voted out of the competition on 10 November, 2013, in Week 7.

Strictly Come Dancing 12
In Series 12, she was partnered by reality television star, Mark Wright, and they were voted out in Week 13, coming in fourth place; Hauer's best result to date.

Strictly Come Dancing 13
Clifton returned for the show's thirteenth series, where she was paired up with television and BBC Radio 2 presenter, Jeremy Vine.