Hazel Catherine Newberry MBE is one of England's leading ballroom dancers and dance teachers. She was three times undefeated World Professional Ballroom champion, dancing with
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(2002–2004). The couple also won the International Professional Ballroom Championship in London in 2002 and 2003.
Before this, she won both World and European Amateur Standard championships with Hawkins, in 1997.
Hazel Catherine Newberry MBE is one of England's leading ballroom dancers and dance teachers. She was three times undefeated World Professional Ballroom champion, dancing with
Christopher HawkinsChristopher James Hawkins was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for High Peak constituency in Derbyshire from 1983 until he stood down in 1992. Born in Saffron Walden, his successor was Charles Hendry.-References:...
(2002–2004). The couple also won the International Professional Ballroom Championship in London in 2002 and 2003.
Before this, she won both World and European Amateur Standard championships with Hawkins, in 1997. Her career as an amateur concluded with thirteen successuve victories in championship events in Europe and the USA, during 1997, including the
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.
From 2008, Newberry danced with Jonathan Wilkins. The two came second in the 2008 Embassy Ball World Cup Standard competition, behind Wilkins' former partner, Katusha Demidova, and Demidova's new partner, Arunas Bizokas.
In 2009 Newberry and Jonathan Wilkins came second in the
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Professional Ballroom Championship, held in Japan. The winners were Arunas Bizokas and Katusha Demidova. Newberry & Wilkins have now announced their retirement from competitive dancing.
Hazel Newberry was appointed
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in 2006.
Strictly Come Dancing
Newberry appeared in the second series of
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, partnering
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. They were the first couple to be knocked out of the competition, and made the lowest score in Strictly Come Dancing, with a total of 8 out of 40 for their
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.