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{{short description|Chinese dancer and choreographer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nancy Xu YouJie
| native_name = 许茜
| native_name_lang = zh
| nickname = Nancy Shoes
| image =
| birth_name = Nancy Xu YouJieQian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|7|30}}
| birth_place = [[HunanHuaihua]], [[China]]
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1505129/Strictly-Come-Dancing-professional-dancer-heights|title=Strictly professional dancer heights: How tall are the pros?|first=Charlie|last=Milward|date=October 13, 2021|website=Express.co.uk}}</ref>
| height =
| known_for = ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''
| occupation = [[Dance|Dancer]]<br>[[Choreography (dance)|Choreographer]]
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|t={{Linktext|許|茜}}|s=许茜|p=Xǔ Qiàn|mi={{IPAc-cmn|x|u|3|-|q|ian|4}}}}
| partner =
}}
 
'''Nancy Xu YouJie''' ({{zh|cs=许茜}} {{respell|pSHOO}};<ref>{{Cite web|url=Xǔhttps://siss.ucdavis.edu/news/how-pronounce-chinese-names|title=How Qiànto Pronounce Chinese Names &#124; Services for International Students and Scholars|first=Jana M. Sanders|last=Perry|date=September 20, 2022|website=siss.ucdavis.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydneytoday.com/content-1021428932648001|title=中国美女参加英国大赛倒数第二：不重要，我是来撒狗粮的（组图） &#124; 今日悉尼|website=www.sydneytoday.com}}</ref> born 30 July 1991) is a Chinese dancer and choreographer. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' since 2019.<ref name="bbc">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49165516|title=Strictly Come Dancing: Nancy Xu named new professional dancer|work=BBC News|date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
 
==Early and personal life==
Xu was born on 30 July 1991 in [[HunanHuaihua]], China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram post by nancy_xuxi |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4GnOJtyrvQ/?igsh=c3g1amR4YW4yMW0x}}</ref> She began dancing at the age of 8 and attended the Guangzhou Dancing School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nevsmodels.co.uk/models/nancy-xu2/category/special-bookings|title=Nancy Xu|accessdate=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2019073075898/strictly-come-dancing-new-dancer-nancy-xu/|title=Strictly Come Dancing unveil new professional dancer meet the new star here!|date=30 July 2019|website=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]]|accessdate=30 July 2021}}</ref>
 
Xu is dating bodyguard Mikee Michele, who is also a martial arts expert and choreographer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/entertainment/strictly-come-dancing/nancy-xu-asian-strictly-dancer-age-boyfriend/|title=Strictly Come Dancing Nancy Xu: Professional dancer's age, background and boyfriend revealed|website=Smooth Radio|accessdate=30 July 2021}}</ref>
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For the [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 21)|twenty-first series]] she was partnered with comedian and actor [[Les Dennis]]. They were the first couple to be eliminated, after losing the first dance-off of the series to [[Nikita Kanda]] and [[Gorka Márquez]].
 
For the [[Strictly Come Dancing series 22|twenty-second series]] she was partnered with singer and actor [[Shayne Ward]]. They were the seventh couple to be eliminated, after losing the dance-off to [[Wynne Evans]] and [[Katya Jones]].
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
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|15th
|15.5
|-
|22
|[[Shayne Ward]]
|9th
|30.3
|}
 
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|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[American Smooth]]'''
| [[Will Mellor]]
| 33
| Shayne Ward
| [[Rhys Stephenson]]
| 3231
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Argentine Tango]]'''
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| 39
|
|
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-cha-cha]]'''
| Rhys Stephenson
| 30
| Will Mellor
| 2832
| Rhys Stephenson<br>Shayne Ward
| 30
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Charleston (dance)|Charleston]]'''
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|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''Couple's Choice'''
| rowspan="3" | Will Mellor
| 38
| Rhys Stephenson
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|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Foxtrot]]'''
| Will Mellor
| 39
|
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|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Jive (dance)|Jive]]'''
| Will Mellor
| 34
| Rhys Stephenson
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| Rhys Stephenson
| 33
| Shayne Ward
| Will Mellor
| 3231
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Quickstep]]'''
| rowspan="2" | Shayne Ward
| Rhys Stephenson
| 3435
| rowspan="3" | Will Mellor
| 33
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Rhumba|Rumba]]'''
| 30
| Will Mellor
| 2723
|
|
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Salsa (dance)|Salsa]]'''
| rowspan="2" | Rhys Stephenson
| 31
| Will Mellor
| 26
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Samba]]'''
| Rhys Stephenson
| 38
| [[Les Dennis]]
| 15
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
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|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
|'''[[Viennese Waltz]]'''
| Shayne Ward
| Will Mellor
| 3233
| rowspan="2" | Rhys Stephenson
| 27
|-style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6"
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| Will Mellor
| 38
| Rhys Stephenson
| 35
|}
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| rowspan="2"|'''Week #'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Dance/Song'''
| colspan="4"|'''Judges' scores'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Total'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Result'''
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| rowspan="2"|'''Week #'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Dance/Song'''
| colspan="4"|'''Judges' scores'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Total'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Result'''
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood
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|6
|[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-cha-cha]] / "[[Mama Told Me Not to Come]]"
|78
|78
|78
|78
|2832
|Safe
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
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|12
|[[Paso Doble]] / "Uccen - DWTS Remix"<br>Couple's Choice / "[[Know Hope Collective (album)|Know How]] / [[Fools Gold/What the World Is Waiting For|Fools Gold]] / [[He%27s_Gonna_Step_on_You_Again#Happy_Mondays_version|Step On]]"
|87<br>9
|89<br>10
|87<br>9
|89<br>10
|''{{Red|32}}''<br>38
|Eliminated
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| rowspan="2"|'''Week #'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Dance/Song'''
| colspan="4"|'''Judges' scores'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Total'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Result'''
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood
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* {{Red|''Red''}} number indicates that Les and Nancy were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
====Series 22: with celebrity partner Shayne Ward====
===''Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special''===
She danced [[Jamie Borthwick]] for the [[List of Strictly Come Dancing specials#2023|2023 ''Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special'']] and won.
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| rowspan="2"|'''Week #'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Dance/Song'''
| colspan="4"|'''Judges' scores'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Total'''
| rowspan="2"|'''Result'''
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood
| style="width:10%; "|Mabuse
| style="width:10%; "|Ballas
| style="width:10%; "|Du Beke
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
|1
|[[Samba (ballroom dance)|Samba]] / "[[Do I Do]]"
|4
|6
|5
|6
|21
|No elimination
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
|2
|[[Ballroom tango|Tango]] / "[[The Door (Teddy Swims song)|The Door]]"
|7
|8
|8
|8
|31
|Safe
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
|3
|[[Viennese waltz]] / "[[If I Can Dream]]"
|8
|9
|8
|8
|33
|Safe
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
|4
|[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-cha-cha]] / "[[Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)]]"
|7
|8
|7
|8
|30
|Bottom two
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
|5
|[[American Smooth]] / "[[Get Here]]"
|7
|8
|8
|8
|31
|Safe
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
|6
|[[Pasodoble|Paso Doble]] / "[[In the Hall of the Mountain King]]"
|8
|8
|7
|8
|31
|Bottom two
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
|7
|[[Quickstep]] / "[[Help! (song)|Help!]]" & "[[Hey Jude]]"
|8
|9
|9
|9
|35
|Safe
|- style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
|8
|[[Rumba]] / "[[Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song)|Time After Time]]"
|7
|8
|7
|8
|''{{Red|30}}''
|Eliminated
|}
 
* {{Red|''Red''}} number indicates that Shayne and Nancy were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
 
===''Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special''===
Xu danced a [[Quickstep]] with [[Jamie Borthwick]] for the [[List of Strictly Come Dancing specials#2023|2023 ''Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special'']], achieving the maximum 40 points from the judges and winning the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2023 winner revealed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/strictly-come-dancing-christmas-special-winner/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Chinese female dancers]]
[[Category:Chinese dancers]]
[[Category:People from HunanHuaihua]]
 
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