Charlotte Aiken (born 23 January 1992 in Plymouth, Devon) is an English ice dancer who represented Great Britain. With her partner Josh Whidborne, she was a two-time junior national champion; 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist; and 2012 British national silver medalist.
Career Aiken teamed up with Whidborne in 2008. They were coached by John Dunn at Lee Valley in London. In 2009, they made the decision to relocate to Deeside in North Wales to train with coach Joan Slater and with the 2002 Olympian Marika Humphreys-Baranova as their choreographer. In January 2011, they relocated to Madrid, Spain, to train with John Dunn. In 2012, Dunn relocated with his students back to the UK.
In 2010, Aiken and Whidborne won the British Junior Championships for the second time.
In the 2012–2013 season, Aiken and Whidborne won their first senior international medal, bronze at the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They then won the silver medal at the 2012 British Championships.
Personal life Aiken is from Albury near Guildford in Surrey. Her younger brother, Henry, also competed in ice dancing. When Charlotte was 15 and Henry was 11, they both came in first at the British Solo Ice Dance Championships, in the Junior Ladies and Novice Men's classes.
Programs
Ice dance with Joshua Whidborne Season Short dance Free dance 2012–2013 The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band Singin' in the Rain by Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain remix by Mint Royale 2010–2011 Waltz: Que Sera Sera by Jay Livingstone Tango: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein Original dance 2009–2010 Scottish folk: Suo Gan Londonderry Hornpipe Seisouso - Quidam (from Cirque du Soleil)
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Joshua Whidborne International Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 Europeans 22nd Cup of Nice 8th Ice Challenge12th Nebelhorn 11th NRW Trophy 5th Ondrej Nepela 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 15th 18th JGP Germany 11th 11th JGP Great Britain 9th JGP Hungary 11th Bavarian Open 4th J. Santa Claus Cup 1st J. National British Champ. 4th J. 1st J. 1st J. 2nd
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