Julian Caillon (born 4 September 1995) is an Australian dancer and choreographer, known for appearing as a professional dancer on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars and the British version of the show Strictly Come Dancing.
Early and personal life Caillon was born on 4 September 1995 in Sydney, Australia and is of French and Italian descent. He began training in Ballroom and Latin at the age of 10, and studied dance at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. Caillon has also worked as a personal trainer. He has been engaged to his partner Sofia since December 2024.
Career Caillon has been Vice National Champion as well as achieving results representing Australia across Asia and Europe. He was also a contestant on the fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia in 2014 and has toured with the live dance show Burn the Floor.
Dancing with the Stars In January 2020, Caillon joined the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars as a professional, seventeenth season. He was paired with Gogglebox Australia star Angie Kent, and the pair were the second couple to be eliminated. He returned for the eighteenth season in 2021 where he was paired with model and returning contestant Erin McNaught, who had previously competed in the twelfth season. They were the second couple to be eliminated. In 2022, Caillon was paired with Kent again for the nineteenth season, where they were again the second couple to be eliminated.
Series Partner Place AverageScore 17 Angie Kent 9th 15.7 18 Erin McNaught 13th 26.0 19 Angie Kent 13th 25.0
Season 17 Celebrity partner: Angie Kent
Week No.Dance/Song Judges' scoresTotalResult 1 Foxtrot / "Grace Kelly" 5 5 4 14 No elimination 2 Tango / "Castles" 6 7 6 19 Safe 3 Waltz / "Unforgettable" 3 5 6 14 Eliminated
Season 18 Celebrity partner: Erin McNaught
Week No.Dance/Song Judges' scoresTotalResult 2 Viennese waltz / "You Don't Own Me" 6 7 8 5 26 Eliminated
Season 19 Celebrity partner: Angie Kent
Week No.Dance/Song Judges' scoresTotalResult 2 Cha-cha-cha / "Electricity" 6 5 7 7 25 Eliminated
Strictly Come Dancing In July 2025, Caillon was announced to be joining the twenty-third series of the British version of Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer, alongside Alexis Warr. Following the announcement, Caillon said he had "watched Strictly Come Dancing for years, especially cheering on all the amazing dancers I know and work with who've been part of it". For his first series, he was paired with EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal. They broke the record for competing in the most dance-offs in the show's history, having won five and being eliminated after their sixth, in the semi-final against Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, ultimately finishing in fourth place.
Series Partner Place AverageScore23Balvinder Sopal4th29.524Dame Sarah Storey15.0 {| class="wikitable" |+Highest and lowest scoring per dance !Dance !Partner !Highest !Partner !Lowest |- |American Smooth | rowspan="2" |Balvinder Sopal |27
|Argentine Tango |33
|Cha-cha-cha
|Charleston | rowspan="10" |Balvinder Sopal |30 |Sarah Storey |24 |- |Couples Choice |34
|Foxtrot |26
|Instant Dance |5
|Jive | rowspan="4" |28
|Paso Doble
|Quickstep |Sarah Storey |15 |- |Rumba
|Salsa |35
|Samba |17
|Showdance
|Viennese Waltz | rowspan="2" |Balvinder Sopal | rowspan="2" |35
|Waltz
Series 23 Celebrity partner: Balvinder Sopal
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult 1 Samba / "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" 4 4 4 5 17 No Elimination 2 Charleston / "Been Like This" 7 8 8 7 30 Safe 3 Foxtrot / "The Way You Look Tonight" 7 7 6 6 26Bottom two4Paso Doble / “Rodrigo y Gabriela”777728Bottom two5Quickstep / “Texas Hold 'Em”777728Safe6Rumba / “Stay”777728Bottom two7Couple's choice / “Sapphire”799934Safe8American Smooth / "My Guy"6777Bottom two9Argentine tango / "The Logical Song"8889 No Elimination10Jive / "Right Back Where We Started From"777733Bottom two11Viennese Waltz / "Never Enough"899935Safe12Salsa / "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" & "Get on Your Feet"8999EliminatedWaltz / "At This Moment"8999 number indicates when Balvinder and Julian were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Series 24 Celebrity partner: Sarah Storey
+WeekDance/SongJudges ScoresTotalResult1Quickstep/"C'est Magnifique3444No Eliminations2Charleston/"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 6666243 number indicates when Sarah and Julian were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
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