Introduction
Carlos Gu (Chinese: 卡洛斯·顾; pinyin: Kǎluòsī Gù; born January 1993) is a Chinese dancer and choreographer. He is best known for being a professional dancer on the British BBC One television series Strictly Come Dancing since 2022.
Life and career
Gu was born in China in January 1993. He has competed in numerous competitions and is a Chinese National Champion. Along with his professional partner Susan Sun, he has competed in dance championships in China and around the world.
Strictly Come Dancing
In July 2022, it was announced that Gu would become a professional dancer on the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing, as part of four new professionals joining the show along with Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas. Ahead of joining the show, Gu said "I’m thrilled to join Strictly and very excited to get started. It’s a new chapter of my life and a new challenge as well. I’m absolutely ready to take on this journey and to shine." He was paired with singer and actress Molly Rainford for his first series and they reached the final, before finishing as the runners-up. Gu later embarked on the Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour. Gu returned for the twenty-first series and was paired with television presenter Angela Scanlon. They were eliminated in week 10.
| Series | Partner | Place | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Molly Rainford | 2nd | 35.4 |
| 21 | Angela Scanlon | 6th | 30.5 |
Highest and lowest scoring per dance
| Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Smooth | Molly Rainford | 36 | Angela Scanlon | 28 |
| Argentine Tango | Angela Scanlon | 38 | Molly Rainford | 33 |
| Cha-cha-cha | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 31 |
| Charleston | Molly Rainford | 38 | Angela Scanlon | 35 |
| Couple's Choice | Molly Rainford | 30 | ||
| Foxtrot | Molly Rainford | 35 | ||
| Jive | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 29 |
| Paso Doble | Molly Rainford | 39 | Angela Scanlon | 33 |
| Quickstep | Molly Rainford | 39 | ||
| Rumba | Molly Rainford | 39 | ||
| Salsa | ||||
| Samba | Molly Rainford | 31 | Angela Scanlon | 27 |
| Showdance | Molly Rainford | 37 | ||
| Tango | Molly Rainford | 35 | Angela Scanlon | 23 |
| Viennese Waltz | Angela Scanlon | 28 | ||
| Waltz | Molly Rainford | 34 | Angela Scanlon | 33 |
Series 20: with Molly Rainford
| Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | Samba / "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | No elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep / "Love On Top" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
| 3 | Waltz / "One Hand, One Heart" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
| 4 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do What I Do" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 5 | Couple's Choice / "Chicken Man" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Bottom two |
| 6 | Argentine Tango / "Running Up That Hill" | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot / "You Make Me Happy" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
| 8 | Rumba / "All the Man That I Need" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
| 9 | Jive / "Bandstand Boogie" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
| 10 | Tango / "Bad Guy" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 11 | Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Bottom two |
| 12 | American Smooth / "Easy on Me" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | Safe |
| Paso Doble / "Survivor" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
| 13 | Quickstep / "Love On Top" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Runner-up |
| Showdance / "Kiss"/"1999" | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 37 | ||
| Rumba / "All the Man That I Need" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
Series 21: with Angela Scanlon
| Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | Tango / "Prisoner" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | No elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "Trouble" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
| 3 | Charleston / "Who's Got the Pain" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese waltz / "You Are the Reason" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
| 5 | American Smooth / "Cherish" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | Safe |
| 6 | Paso Doble / "BLACK swan SWAN lake" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
| 7 | Samba / "Ain't It Funny" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 8 | Waltz / "With You I'm Born Again" | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
| 9 | Argentine Tango / "Back to Black" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
| 10 | Cha-cha-cha / "I Will Survive" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | Eliminated |