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===Professional partnership===
===Professional partnership===
In 2010, Windsor's first season of Strictly Come Dancing [[Kristina Rihanoff]] became his professional partner. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialkristinarihanoff.com/images/k-r-journey/k-r-journey-60.jpg|title=k-r-journey|website=www.officialkristinarihanoff.com|access-date=2020-01-15|archive-date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123194528/http://www.officialkristinarihanoff.com/images/k-r-journey/k-r-journey-60.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> They performed solo routines on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and also took their partnership off the ''Strictly'' dance floor, with them both headlining ''[[Burn the Floor]]'' in London's [[West End of London|West End]] in 2013. The partnership took them all over the World, from charity events to ''Strictly'' cruise Ship events. They performed in the South African version of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and taught large groups at this special event.<ref>≥https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/strictly-kristina-rihanoff-robin-windsor-excruciating-pain-death/</ref>
In 2010, Windsor's first season of Strictly Come Dancing [[Kristina Rihanoff]] became his professional partner. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialkristinarihanoff.com/images/k-r-journey/k-r-journey-60.jpg|title=k-r-journey|website=www.officialkristinarihanoff.com|access-date=2020-01-15|archive-date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123194528/http://www.officialkristinarihanoff.com/images/k-r-journey/k-r-journey-60.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> They performed solo routines on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and also took their partnership off the ''Strictly'' dance floor, with them both headlining ''[[Burn the Floor]]'' in London's [[West End of London|West End]] in 2013. The partnership took them all over the World, from charity events to ''Strictly'' cruise Ship events.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} They performed in the South African version of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and taught large groups at this special event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/strictly-kristina-rihanoff-robin-windsor-excruciating-pain-death/|publisher=LBC Radio}}</ref>


===Dance shows===
===Dance shows===

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Robin Windsor
Born(1979-09-15)15 September 1979
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Died20 February 2024(2024-02-20) (aged 44)
NationalityEnglisch
Occupations
  • Professional dancer
  • choreographer
TelevisionStrictly Come Dancing (2010–2013)
PartnerMarcus Collins (2013-2015)

Robin Windsor (15 September 1979 – 20 February 2024) was an English professional Latin and Ballroom dancer, best known for his appearances as a professional dancer on the BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing.

Early life

Windsor was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and grew up in the Spring Road area. He attended Clifford Road Primary and Copleston High School.[1] He began dancing at the age of three, when his parents took him to the Ipswich School of Dancing.[2] At the age of 15, Windsor moved to London to pursue his career as a dancer.[3]

Career

Competitive career

Windsor's interest in dance was initiated by his parents when they enrolled him at the age of three in a local dance school in Ipswich.[citation needed] From the beginning, he studied both Latin and Ballroom dance, eventually competing in those disciplines at the highest levels.[citation needed] His skills eventually led him to represent England, amassing numerous World Championships, both on the domestic and international level.[citation needed] Windsor competed successfully in the juvenile and junior ballroom dancer categories. He represented England in the World Championships.[4]

Professional partnership

In 2010, Windsor's first season of Strictly Come Dancing Kristina Rihanoff became his professional partner. [5] They performed solo routines on Strictly Come Dancing and also took their partnership off the Strictly dance floor, with them both headlining Burn the Floor in London's West End in 2013. The partnership took them all over the World, from charity events to Strictly cruise Ship events.[citation needed] They performed in the South African version of Strictly Come Dancing and taught large groups at this special event.[6]

Dance shows

Summer 2015 saw Windsor and Rihanoff in the touring Theatre Production of Puttin' On The Ritz, starring Kristina Rihanoff and Robin Windsor from the hit BBC TV show Strictly Come Dancing featuring the most famous song and dance moments of the last 50 years of the golden age of Hollywood, recreated live on stage. Puttin on The Ritz involved song and dance and featured music from George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and others, with a cast of award-winning singers and dancers.[7]

Windsor and Rihanoff also took part in dance weekends around the county.[8]

Dance lessons

Windsor started his own branded Dance Lessons with Beginners Ballroom in March 2015 with a Music Hall feel at Cecil Sharp House in London[9] and Same Sex Ballroom Lessons in a Music Hall Setting starting at The Wilton Music Hall, London in April 2015.[10]

Theatre

From 2003 to summer 2010, Windsor was part of the cast of Burn the Floor,[11] one of the leading ballroom-based shows in the world. Two tours with Burn the Floor (2003, 2004) and three with FloorPlay (2006 to 2008) took him several times around the world, leading up to the highlights being a stint on Broadway (2009) and in the London West End (2010). In Windsor's last season with Burn the Floor in London, he was engaged in the role of Swing having to learn all male dancers' parts, to step in for any one who was unable to perform. From Broadway, Windsor's abilities took him to Dancing with the Stars Australia and So You Think You Can Dance in Holland. He was also asked to assist in the choreography for the Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance.

In 2012 Windsor starred in Dance To The Music Tour along with his professional partner Kristina Rihanoff, fellow pro-dancers from Strictly Come Dancing, Artem Chigvintsev and Kara Tointon, who won the competiton in 2010. With music from the Strictly Come Dancing Band, the show toured the UK in a successful run.

In 2013 from 6 March to 30 June 2013 Windsor returned to headline Burn the Floor along with his professional partner Rihanoff, a hugely successful run in the heart of London's West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre.[12] In 2022, Windsor returned to Burn the Floor for their UK reunion tour.

Charity

Together with fellow SCD dancer Artem Chigvintsev, Windsor posed for the Cosmopolitan December 2010 Centerfold Raising Awareness for Male Cancer.[13] In January 2011 he took part in the Greater Manchester Police's campaign against domestic violence,[14] together with the cast of the SCD Tour 2011.

Windsor supported the Stonewall campaigning for gay, lesbian and bisexual equality[15] and supported The Mad Trust with its West End Bares charity event seeing the Theatre Community coming together to raise money for HIV Charity. Windsor hosted the auction in 2013 ending up completely naked on stage.[16] Windsor and Rihanoff took part in Eva Longoria's Global Gift Foundation in London in 2013 [17]

Strictly Come Dancing

Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance

Series Partner Place Average
Score
8 Patsy Kensit 7th 28.0
9 Anita Dobson 7th 29.7
10 Lisa Riley 5th 29.3
11 Deborah Meaden 12th 25.2

Series 8

In September 2010, Windsor joined the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing as one of the three new male professional dancers.[18] For his first year Robin was partnered with actress Patsy Kensit. Robin's professional partner was Kristina Rihanoff. Both performed for many celebrities including Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Rod Stewart and Katherine Jenkins. His first series (Series 8), with his Celebrity partner Patsy Kensit, he reached seventh place.[19]

Week # Dance/song Judges' scores Result
Horwood Goodman Dixon Tonioli Total
1 Waltz / "When I Need You" 4 6 6 6 22 K.A.
2 Salsa / "Canned Heat" 7 7 7 7 28 Safe
3 Quickstep / "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" 5 6 7 6 24 Safe
4 Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag" 6 8 7 7 28 Safe
5 Jive / "Monster Mash" 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
6 Cha-Cha-Cha / "All the Lovers" 6 8 7 8 29 Safe
7 Viennese Waltz / "Anyone Who Had a Heart" 7 9 8 8 32 Safe
8 Samba / "Copacabana" 6 7 8 7 28 Bottom Two
9 Argentine Tango / "They" 7 8 8 7 30 Eliminated

On 17 December 2010, Windsor won the Grand Piano Pro Challenge on Strictly Come Dancing's sister programme It Takes Two with 3548 points in front of Brendan Cole (1907) and Natalie Lowe (1091).[20]

Windsor and Kensit also took part in the Strictly Come Dancing pro/celeb tour in January and February 2011 dancing the Salsa and the Viennese Waltz reaching respectable scores of between 60 and 53 out of 60 (including a few 10s for their Viennese Waltz towards the end of the tour).[21]

After the end of the tour, Windsor started a series of performances with his new professional partner Kristina Rihanoff.

Series 9

On 15 June 2011 the BBC announced that Windsor would again be competing in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.[22] In the launch show for Strictly Come Dancing Series 9 on 10 September 2011, Windsor was paired with actress Anita Dobson,[23] with the couple being named "Team Dobbin" by Robin Windsor on Twitter.[24] They were eliminated on 27 November 2011 after Windsor had been unable to dance for a week due to an injury. Dobson therefore rehearsed and danced the Cha Cha Cha and the Swingathon with Brendan Cole[25] Windsor also won this year's Children in need special and was partnered with BBC Breakfast's Susanna Reid.[26]

Week # Dance/song Judges' scores Result
Horwood Goodman Dixon Tonioli Total
1 Waltz / "Three Times a Lady" 7 7 7 7 28 K.A.
2 Salsa / "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" 7 7 7 7 28 Safe
3 Jive / "You Can't Stop the Beat" 6 7 7 7 27 Safe
4 American Smooth / "I've Got You Under My Skin" 8 8 8 8 32 Safe
5 Tango / "Devil Woman" 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
6 Charleston / "I Got Rhythm" 7 8* 8 8 31 Safe
7 Argentine Tango / "Tango" 7 9 8 9 33 Bottom Two
8 Samba / "Come on Eileen" 6 7 7 7 27 Safe
9* Cha Cha Cha / "Uptown Girl" 7 8 7 8 30 Eliminated
Swing Marathon / "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Awarded 2 extra points
  • In Week 6 Jennifer Grey guest judged for Goodman.[27]
  • In Week 9, Windsor didn't dance with Dobson due to an injury, and was replaced by Brendan Cole.

Series 10

In June 2012, it was announced that Windsor would return to be a professional dancer for the third time. This time, he was paired with actress and presenter Lisa Riley. Robin enjoyed his most successful series of Strictly to date in 2012 when he reached the semi-final dancing with actress Lisa Riley. The pair were the people's favourite and wowed audiences in the UK as part of the Strictly Come Dancing live tour in 2013.[28]

Week # Dance/song Judges' scores Result
Horwood Bussell Goodman Tonioli Total
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Think" 8 8 7 7 30 K.A.
2 Viennese Waltz / "Never Tear Us Apart" 7 6 6 6 25 Safe
3 Jive / "Hanky Panky" 8 6 7 8 29 Safe
4 Charleston / "Witch Doctor" 6 6 7 7 26 Safe
5 Tango / "Let's Stick Together" 7 7 6 7 27 Safe
6 Foxtrot / "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" 8 8 8 8 32 Safe
7 Samba / "Car Wash" 8 8 8 8 32 Safe
8 Rumba / "As If We Never Said Goodbye" 7 6 7 7 27 Safe
9 Quickstep / "Bring Me Sunshine" 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
10 Cha Cha Cha & Tango Fusion / "Voulez-Vous" 7 8 7 8 30 Safe
11 American Smooth / "All That Jazz"
Salsa / "Best Years of Our Lives" 		8
7 		8
8 		8
8 		8
8 		32
31 		Eliminated

Series 11

In June 2013, Windsor confirmed his return as one of the male professional dancers for the eleventh series of the show. His celebrity partner was Dragon's Den panellist, businesswoman and entrepreneur Deborah Meaden. The couple were eliminated in week 5. The pair went on to compete in the Strictly Come Dancing live tour.[29]

Week # Dance/song Judges' scores Result
Horwood Bussell Goodman Tonioli Total
1 Tango / "Money, Money, Money" 6 6 6 6 24 K.A.
2 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Respect" 5 7 6 6 24 Safe
3 Quickstep / "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" 7 7 7 7 28 Safe
4 Jive / "Making Your Mind Up" 5 6 6 6 23 Safe
5 Viennese Waltz / "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 6 7 7 7 27 Eliminated

Series 12

Windsor was unable to partner a celebrity in Series 12 due to a back injury and had surgery on his back, and was replaced by Trent Whiddon. He returned to the show in week nine, on 23 November 2014, in the opening professional sequence, as a policeman, dancing to "Rock This Town" by the Stray Cats.

Christmas Specials

(Scores in brackets are judges individual scores in this order: Revel Horwood, Bussell, Goodman, Tonioli)

Windsor competed in three Strictly Christmas Specials:

  • 2013: Windsor partnered TV and radio presenter Sara Cox they won 33 points for their waltz to "Silent Night" (7, 8, 9, 9)
  • 2014: he partnered one of his most popular partners Lisa Riley and danced a jive to "Step into Christmas", earning 32 points (8, 8, 8, 8)
  • 2015: he partnered Series 12 contestant Alison Hammond. They danced a cha cha cha to "Celebration" and scored 31 (7, 8, 8, 8)

Personal life

Windsor lived in London with his partner Davide Cini, to whom he announced his engagement on 21 August 2013.[30] The relationship ended shortly after, and in February 2014 it was confirmed that he was in a relationship with The X Factor runner-up Marcus Collins.[31] The couple split up in February 2015, after 18 months together.[32]

Windsor died on 20 February 2024, at the age of 44.[33][34][35][36][37][38]

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