Introduction
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. He is also known as being one of the professional dancers on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.
Early life
McShane was born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. He started dancing at the age of seven.
Career
In 2015, McShane toured with Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole's A Night to Remember tour across the UK and Ireland.
In 2016, McShane and partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska, were crowned United Kingdom & British Latin Professional Champions & British Show Dance Champions.
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. Kings & Queens reached the semi-finals of the series before being eliminated.
Dancing with the Stars
In 2017, McShane was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with actress, Denise McCormack. 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.
In 2018, McShane was partnered with fitness model, and UFC fighter, Conor McGregor's sister, Erin McGregor. 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.
In 2019, McShane was partnered with Mrs. Brown's Boys star Eilish O'Carroll. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the series.
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denise McCormack | 2nd |
| 2 | Erin McGregor | 4th |
| 3 | Eilish O'Carroll | 11th |
| 4 | Sinéad O'Carroll | TBA |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Personal life
McShane and professional partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska were in a relationship previously.
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.