Melanie Hooper is an Australian ballroom and Latin dancer. She was a professional dancer on Australia's Dancing with the Stars. She also toured with dance show Burn the Floor.
Early life edit
Melanie Hooper was born in Townsville, Australia.[1] Hooper began dancing at age 13.[2]
Career edit
Hooper moved to Brisbane at age 21 to advance her dance career. She began competing in Sydney and Melbourne. Then, to further her career she moved to London, England.[3] Her dancing titles include UK Rising Star Professional Latin Champion, German Professional Rising Star Latin Champion, Australian Open Professional Latin Champion, and Moscow World Professional Latin.[4][5] In 2008, Hooper joined the dance show Burn the Floor.[5] She was with the production when it moved to Broadway in 2009.[6]
Hooper joined Australia's Dancing with the Stars in 2011, In her first season as a professional dancer, she partnered Damien Leith. They placed third.[2] Her 2012 partner was 80's rocker Brian Mannix. In spite of low scores, Mannix and Hooper made it to week eight of the competition.[7] The following season she was paired with television performer Tony Barber.[1] Barber was the second celebrity eliminated.[8] In 2014, her partner was AFL player David Rodan. Rodan and Hooper received five perfect scores on their way to winning the competition.[9]
Hooper toured the United Kingdom with Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole's tours in 2012, 2013, and 2014.[2][4]
Personal life edit
In 2013, Hooper was engaged to Jarrod Tranter.[1] Hooper married Tranter in 2015.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c Tagliabue, Shari (11 October 2013). "Take your partner". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Dawes, Georgia (7 January 2013). "Aussie Melanie Hooper with a Licence to Thrill". Australian Times. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Gordon, Tracey Lee (October 2012). "Success Business Magazine - Issue 6 | August, September, October 2012". issuu. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ a b "MELANIE HOOPER - FIT2MOVE". FIT2MOVE. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Dancing with the Stars Press Kit" (PDF). sevenwestmedia.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Melanie Hooper". Playbill. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Kicked off...so Mannix kicks on". The West Australian. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (16 October 2013). "Perfect Ten For Rhiannon Fish #DWTS". DeciderTV. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Vickery, Colin (26 November 2014). "DWTS blunder puts MacPherson out of sync". NewsComAu. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ . 15 August 2015 https://www.pressreader.com/australia/townsville-bulletin-townsville-eye/20150815/281719793315585. Retrieved 7 November 2018 – via PressReader.
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