Background
She was born Nicole Westdyk in Durban, South Africa and after taking up ballet at the age of four, first tried out ballroom and Latin-American dancing at the age of twelve.
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Nicole Cutler
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In South Africa she danced competitively with Andrew Magin and Warren Smith before moving to the United Kingdom in 1990. In 1999 they formed the principal couple in the stage show Burn the Floor. Jay Park was her professional partner from November 2003 to June 2004.
They came first in the Professional Latin All England Championship in May 2004.
Nicole partnered Robin Sewell from June 2005 to June 2006. They were runners-up in the closed British Championships and ranked second in England.
She twice received the Carl Alan Award for "outstanding contributions to dance". She has appeared as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.
In series two, she partnered Diarmuid Gavin, then took a break from the show.
However, she was not asked to return to the show for series six. Professional Amateur.
Achievements
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All England Professional Champion 2004 World, Open British, International and United Kingdom Professional Latin finalist, 2000–2003 United Kingdom Closed Professional Latin Champion, 2000, 2002 World Masters Professional Latin Champion, 2000 United Kingdom Open Amateur Champion 2000 Open British Amateur Champions 1997, 1999 World, European & International Amateur Champion 1999 Closed British Amateur Champions 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 Closed United Kingdom Amateur Champions 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Dutch Open Amateur Latin Champions 1998, 1999 South African Open Amateur Champions 1990, 1994.
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Nationality
Latin-American