Laura Nolan

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Laura Nolan
Born (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 27)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationDancer
Choreographer
Known forDancing with the Stars (Irish series)

Laura Nolan (born 31 May 1994) is an Irish ballroom dancer and choreographer.

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.[7]

In 2019, the couple announced their retirement from ballroom dancing.[8]

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.[9]

In 2021, Nolan appeared as a contestant in the celebrity version of the RTÉ programme, Hell Week.[10][11]

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.[12][13][14] She was paired with television presenter and Big Brother winner, Brian Dowling. They were eliminated in the seventh week of the competition.[15]

Series Partner Place
4 Brian Dowling 8th

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Dance like the stars in Cabinteely!". ADULT EDUCATION IRELAND. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  2. ^ Monday; June 12; 2006 (2006-06-12). "Ballroom dancers trip the Limerick light fantastic". www.irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "DancesportInfo.net". www.dancesportinfo.net. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  4. ^ "Details of stanislav wakeham - Laura Nolan | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  5. ^ BallroomDanceTube (2017-04-14). "Way too much power! Quickstep by Alessandro and Laura". Ballroom Dance Tube. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  6. ^ "DancesportInfo.net". www.dancesportinfo.net. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  7. ^ "Dance like the stars in Cabinteely!". ADULT EDUCATION IRELAND. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  8. ^ "Details of Alessandro Bosco - Laura Nolan | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  9. ^ TRAX, On The Right (2021-02-10). "Laura Nolan". On The Right TRAX. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  10. ^ Dempsey, Andrew. "Ultimate Hell Week Cast Includes Some Irish Sporting Legends". Balls.ie. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  11. ^ Gallagher, Katie (2021-09-16). "DWTS pro Laura Nolan considered insuring her legs before RTE's Hell Week". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  12. ^ "DWTS reveals new pro dancers after Curtis leaves". 2019-11-14. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ Gallagher, Katie (2019-11-14). "Dancing With The Stars changes as four professional dancers to be swapped out". irishmirror. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  14. ^ Townsend, Michelle (2019-11-13). "Pictures: Dancing With The Stars Ireland professionals 2020". rsvp. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  15. ^ staff, Digital Desk (2020-02-16). "Brian Dowling voted off Dancing with the Stars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
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