Ryan McShane
Ryan McShane (born 22 January 1985) is a Northern Irish dancer and choreographer. He, alongside his professional partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska, were the 2016 United Kingdom & British Latin Professional Champions and British Show Dance Champions.[1] He is also known as being one of the professional dancers on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.
Ryan McShane | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 January 1985 |
| Occupation | Dancer, choreographer |
| Known for | Dancing with the Stars (Irish series) Britain's Got Talent |
| Partner(s) | Thalia Heffernan |
Early life
McShane was born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. He started dancing at the age of seven.[2]
Career
In 2015, McShane toured with Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole's A Night to Remember tour across the UK and Ireland.[3]
In 2016, McShane and partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska, were crowned United Kingdom & British Latin Professional Champions & British Show Dance Champions.[4]
Britain's Got Talent
In 2014, McShane helped establish the ballroom dance group, Kings & Queens, alongside future Strictly Come Dancing professionals, Katya Jones and Neil Jones as well as his future Dancing with the Stars fellow-professionals, Ksenia Zsikhotska and Kai Widdrington.[5] Kings & Queens reached the semi-finals of the series before being eliminated.[6]
Dancing with the Stars
In 2017, McShane was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars.[7] He was partnered with actress, Denise McCormack.[8] On 26 March 2017, McCormack and McShane reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as joint runners-up alongside Aoibhín Garrihy and Vitali Kozmin. Aidan O'Mahony and Valeria Milova were the champions of the series.[9]
In 2018, McShane was partnered with fitness model, and UFC fighter, Conor McGregor's sister, Erin McGregor.[10] The couple survived three dance-offs, the most for any couple in the history of the series, before being eliminated in the semifinal in a dance-off against eventual series winners, Jake Carter and Karen Byrne.[11][12][13]
In 2019, McShane was partnered with Mrs. Brown's Boys star Eilish O'Carroll.[14] They were the first couple to be eliminated from the series.[15]
In 2020, McShane was partnered with B*Witched singer Sinéad O'Carroll.[16] They reached the eighth week of the competition before being eliminated in a dance-off against eventual winners, Lottie Ryan and Pasquale La Rocca.[17]
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denise McCormack | 2nd |
| 2 | Erin McGregor | 4th |
| 3 | Eilish O'Carroll | 11th |
| 4 | Sinéad O'Carroll | 7th |
Series 1
- Celebrity partner
- Denise McCormack; Average: 26.9; Place: 2nd
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "Shake It Off" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |
| 3 | Tango / "Roxanne" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 4 | Rumba / "I See Fire" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba / "Cheap Thrills" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| 6 | American Smooth / "Anything Goes" | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | Safe |
| 7 | Jive / "Tutti Frutti" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Teresa Mannion |
| 8 | Salsa / "Vivir Mi Vida" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Bottom two |
| 9 | Quickstep / "Valerie" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 10 | Charleston / "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" The Ballroom Blitz / "The Ballroom Blitz" |
10 Extra |
10 3 |
10 Points |
30 33 |
Safe |
| 11 | Contemporary Ballroom / "Take Me to Church" Cha-cha-cha / "Fiebre" |
9 9 |
10 9 |
9 9 |
28 27 |
Bottom two |
| 12 | Tango / "Roxanne" Salsa / "Vivir Mi Vida" Showdance / "Imagine" |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
30 30 30 |
Runners-up |
Series 2
- Celebrity partner
- Erin McGregor; Average: 24.7; Place: 4th
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Salsa / "Instruction" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | |
| 3 | Viennese Waltz / "You Don't Own Me" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 4 | Charleston / "Woo-Hoo" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | Safe |
| 5 | Foxtrot / "Feels Like Home" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 6 | Viennese Waltz / "Say You Love Me" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Anna Geary |
| 7 | Paso Doble / "Seven Nation Army" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Bottom two |
| 8 | Cha-cha-cha / "It's Raining Men" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | Safe |
| 9 | Waltz / "Kissing You" Team Dance / "Party Rock Anthem" |
9 8 |
10 8 |
10 9 |
29 25 |
Bottom two |
| 10 | Tango / "Cell Block Tango" Swing-a-thon / "You Can't Stop the Beat" |
9 Extra |
9 3 |
9 Points |
27 30 |
Bottom two |
| 11 | Samba / "Rain" Contemporary Ballroom / "Alive" |
9 8 |
9 8 |
9 9 |
27 25 |
Eliminated |
Series 3
- Celebrity partner
- Eilish O'Carroll; Average: 13.5; Place: 11th
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Tango / "I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 3 | Samba / "Eso Beso" | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | Eliminated |
Series 4
- Celebrity partner
- Sinéad O'Carroll; Average: 23.3; Place: 7th
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | American Smooth / "Bewitched" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 3 | Paso Doble / "El gato montés" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep / "Get Happy" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 5 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "C'est La Vie" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Safe |
| 6 | Jive / "Twistin' the Night Away" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | No elimination Switch-Up Week with Mary Kennedy |
| 7 | Samba / "La Isla Bonita" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Bottom two |
| 8 | Tango / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Eliminated |
Personal life
McShane and professional partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska were in a relationship previously.[18]
Since 2017, McShane has been dating model, Thalia Heffernan. Despite not dancing together, McShane met Heffernan while she was a contestant on the first series of the show. They have two dogs together.[19]
On 30th December 2019, five days before the launch of the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, McShane was assaulted outside a nightclub in his hometown of Lurgan. He received facial injuries, resulting in him needing stitches.[20]
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