Carlos Gu Explained

Carlos Gu
Native Name:	卡洛斯·古
Native Name Lang:	zh
Birth Place:	China
Known For:	Strictly Come Dancing

Carlos Gu (; born January 1993) is a Chinese dancer and choreographer. He is best known for being a professional dancer on the British BBC One television series Strictly Come Dancing since 2022.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Life and career

Gu was born in China in January 1993.^{[5] [2] [6]} He has competed in numerous competitions and is a Chinese National Champion.^[2] Along with his professional partner Susan Sun, he has competed in dance championships in China and around the world.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Strictly Come Dancing

In July 2022, it was announced that Gu would become a professional dancer on the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing, as part of four new professionals joining the show along with Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas.^{[11] [12]} Ahead of joining the show, Gu said "I’m thrilled to join Strictly and very excited to get started. It’s a new chapter of my life and a new challenge as well. I’m absolutely ready to take on this journey and to shine."^{[13] [2] [14] [15] [16]} He was paired with singer and actress Molly Rainford for his first series and they reached the final, before finishing as the runners-up.^{[17] [18] [19]} Gu later embarked on the Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour.^[20] Gu returned for the twenty-first series and was paired with television presenter Angela Scanlon. They were eliminated in week 10.^{[21] [22] [23] [24]}

Series	Partner	Place	Average score
20	Molly Rainford	2nd	35.4
21	Angela Scanlon	6th	30.5

Highest and lowest scoring per dance

Dance	Partner	Highest	Partner	Lowest
American Smooth	Molly Rainford	36	Angela Scanlon	28
Argentine Tango	Angela Scanlon	38	Molly Rainford	33
Cha-cha-cha	Molly Rainford	35	Angela Scanlon	31
Charleston	Molly Rainford	38	Angela Scanlon	35
Couple's Choice	Molly Rainford	30
Foxtrot	Molly Rainford	35
Jive	Molly Rainford	35	Angela Scanlon	29
Paso Doble	Molly Rainford	39	Angela Scanlon	33
Quickstep	Molly Rainford	39
Rumba	Molly Rainford	39
Salsa
Samba	Molly Rainford	31	Angela Scanlon	27
Showdance	Molly Rainford	37
Tango	Molly Rainford	35	Angela Scanlon	23
Viennese Waltz	Angela Scanlon	28
Waltz	Molly Rainford	34	Angela Scanlon	33

Series 20: with Molly Rainford

Week no.	Dance/song	Judges' score				Total	Result
		Horwood	Mabuse	Ballas	Du Beke
1	Samba / "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"	7	8	8	8	31	No elimination
2	Quickstep / "Love On Top"	8	9	9	8		Safe
3	Waltz / "One Hand, One Heart"	8	9	9	8	34	Safe
4	Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do What I Do"	8	9	9	9	35	Safe
5	Couple's Choice / "Chicken Man"	6	8	8	8	30	Bottom two
6	Argentine Tango / "Running Up That Hill"	6	9	9	9	33	Safe
7	Foxtrot / "You Make Me Happy"	8	9	9	9	35	Bottom two
8	Rumba / "All the Man That I Need"	9	9	10	9	37	Safe
9	Jive / "Bandstand Boogie"	8	9	9	9	35	Bottom two
10	Tango / "Bad Guy"	8	9	9	9	35	Safe
11	Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag"	9	10	10	9	38	Bottom two
12	American Smooth / "Easy on Me"	8	9	9	10	36	Safe
	Paso Doble / "Survivor"	9	10	10	10
13	Quickstep / "Love On Top"	9	10	10	10		Runner-up
	Showdance / "Kiss"/"1999"	8	10	9	10	37
	Rumba / "All the Man That I Need"	9	10	10	10

Series 21: with Angela Scanlon

Week no.	Dance/song	Judges' score				Total	Result
		Horwood	Mabuse	Ballas	Du Beke
1	Tango / "Prisoner"	6	6	5	6	23	No elimination
2	Jive / "Trouble"	7	7	7	8	29	Safe
3	Charleston / "Who's Got the Pain"	9	9	8	9		Safe
4	Viennese waltz / "You Are the Reason"	7	7	7	7	28	Safe
5	American Smooth / "Cherish"	6	7	7	8	28	Safe
6	Paso Doble / "BLACK swan SWAN lake"	8	8	8	9	33	Safe
7	Samba / "Ain't It Funny"	6	7	7	7		Safe
8	Waltz / "With You I'm Born Again"	7	9	8	9	33	Safe
9	Argentine Tango / "Back to Black"	8	10	10	10	38	Safe
10	Cha-cha-cha / "I Will Survive"	7	7	8	9

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Strictly Come Dancing pros - all you need to know . Good to Know . 20 July 2022 . 12 July 2022.
2. Web site: 11 July 2022 . Four new pros join the show in 2022! . BBC. 13 July 2022.
3. Web site: Strictly Come Dancing Unveils Four New Professional Dancers . . 14 July 2022 . 11 July 2022.
4. Web site: 11 July 2022 . 20 professional dancers confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing series 20, as four new pros join the line-up. . 12 July 2022.
5. Web site: Who is Carlos Gu? Meet the Strictly Come Dancing professional . 2023-10-20 . Radio Times . en-GB.
6. Web site: Strictly Come Dancing: Carlos Gu's age, girlfriend, height and more revealed . 2023-10-20 . Smooth . en.
7. Web site: Carlos Gu & Susan Sun at International Dance Shoes . International Dance Shoes . 20 July 2022.
8. Web site: Carlos Gu and Susan Sun - Solo Chachacha WDC AL Manhheim 2017 . Hiptwisted . 20 July 2022.
9. Web site: 11 July 2022 . Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Meet the new Strictly professional dancers!. . 12 July 2022.
10. Web site: Carlos Gu at Media Mole . Media Mole . 20 July 2022 . 11 July 2022.
11. Web site: 11 July 2022 . Strictly Come Dancing reveals new professionals joining for 2022 . . 13 July 2022.
12. Web site: Strictly Come Dancing adds four new professionals to its line-up . Chronicle Live . 20 July 2022 . 11 July 2022.
13. Web site: 2022-10-01 . Who is Strictly's Carlos Gu? Everything you need to know about the multiple world semi-finalist . 2023-10-20 . HELLO! . en.
14. Web site: 11 July 2022 . Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Meet the new Strictly professional dancers! Carlos Gu, Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas. . 12 July 2022.
15. Web site: 2022-11-19 . Strictly's Carlos Gu's life off screen- Impressive net worth to romance . 2023-10-20 . The Mirror . en.
16. Web site: 2022-10-10 . Strictly fans stunned as pro Carlos Gu becomes 'new result leaker' . 2023-10-20 . Manchester Evening News . en.
17. Web site: 2022-12-18 . Strictly Come Dancing, Series 20, The Final, Molly Rainford & Carlos Gu Show Dance . 2023-10-20 . BBC . en-GB.
18. Web site: Willix . Pierra . Strictly star Molly Rainford reveals Carlos Gu banned her from dating . 2023-10-20.
19. Web site: 2022-12-17 . Strictly best thing to ever happen to me - Hamza . 2023-10-20 . BBC News . en-GB.
20. Web site: Seeberg . Lea Dzifa . 2023-07-14 . Strictly Come Dancing live tour dates for 2024 announced with Vito Coppola . 2023-10-20 . My London . en.
21. Web site: Strictly Come Dancing confirms 2023 professionals as one exits show . 2023-10-20 . Radio Times . en-GB.
22. Web site: Professional dancers returning for Strictly Come Dancing Series 20 confirmed . 2023-10-20 . www.bbc.com . en.
23. Web site: Strictly Come Dancing 2023 couples revealed in launch show featuring spectacular performances from professional dancers and Judges . 2023-10-20 . www.bbc.co.uk . en.
24. Web site: Strictly Come Dancing: launch show – as it happened Television The Guardian . 2023-10-20 . amp.theguardian.com.