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Katya Jones (born Ekaterina Andreevna Sokolova; ; 12 May 1989) is a Russians dancer and choreographer. She is best known for being a professional dancer in the competition show Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2017 with her dance partner Joe McFadden. In the 2020 series, Jones was paired with the retired professional and Olympic champion boxer Nicola Adams, the first same-sex couple to compete in the UK competition's format.
Between August 2013 and August 2019 she was married to Neil Jones, a dancer and fellow cast member of Strictly Come Dancing.
In the 18th series, Jones was part of the show's first same-sex couple, with the professional boxer Nicola Adams. They withdrew from the competition on 12 November, after Jones tested positive for COVID-19. She was partnered with the Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty for the 19th series. For series 20 she was partnered with former England footballer and manager Tony Adams. They withdrew during the week 8 results show due to Tony sustaining a hamstring injury during his original performance.
| American Smooth | Joe McFadden | 35 | Mike Bushell | 14 |
| Argentine Tango | 35 | Adam Peaty | 32 | |
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Lewis Cope | 35 | Mike Bushell | 18 |
| Charleston | Joe McFadden Lewis Cope | 40 | Tony Adams | 22 |
| Couple's Choice | Lewis Cope | 40 | Nicola Adams | 32 |
| Dance-a-thon | Joe McFadden | 6 | Ed Balls | 1 |
| Foxtrot | Lewis Cope | 34 | Nigel Harman | 29 |
| Instant Dance | 6 | |||
| Jive | Joe McFadden | 29 | Seann Walsh | 15 |
| Pasodoble | Lewis Cope | 37 | Ed Balls | 16 |
| Quickstep | Joe McFadden | 38 | Adam Peaty | 19 |
| Rhumba | Lewis Cope | 36 | 20 | |
| Salsa | 35 | Tony Adams | 21 | |
| Samba | Joe McFadden | 37 | 18 | |
| Showdance | 39 | |||
| Tango | Lewis Cope | 37 | Tony Adams | 15 |
| Viennese Waltz | Joe McFadden | 39 | Seann Walsh | 20 |
| Waltz | Ed Balls | 21 |
| 14 | Ed Balls | 6th | 22.6 |
| 15 | Joe McFadden | 1st | 33.8 |
| 16 | Seann Walsh | 11th | 22.5 |
| 17 | Mike Bushell | 8th | 23.5 |
| 18 | Nicola Adams | 10th | 28.3 |
| 19 | Adam Peaty | 9th | 26.6 |
| 20 | Tony Adams | 9th | 22.0 |
| 21 | Nigel Harman | 5th | 30.7 |
| 22 | Wynne Evans | 8th | 30.8 |
| 23 | Lewis Cope | 5th | 34.8 |
| Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Waltz / "Are You Lonesome Tonight" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | No elimination |
| 2 | Charleston / "The Banjo's Back in Town" | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | Safe |
| 3 | Samba / Cuban Pete song from "The Mask" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | Safe |
| 4 | Pasodoble / "Holding Out for a Hero" | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | Safe |
| 5 | American Smooth / "Is This the Way to Amarillo" | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-cha-cha / "Love Potion No. 9" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | Safe |
| 7 | Quickstep / "Help!" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 8 | Salsa / "Gangnam Style" | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | Safe |
| 9 | Jive / "Great Balls of Fire" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | Safe |
| 10 | Tango / "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Cha-cha-cha Challenge / "I Like It Like That" | 4 Awarded | 6 1 | 7 extra | 6 point | 23 24 | Eliminated |
| Horwood | Bussell | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Jive / "Rockin' Robin" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | No elimination |
| 2 | Tango / "Castle on the Hill" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
| 3 | Viennese Waltz / "Somewhere My Love" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 4 | Cha-cha-cha / "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | Safe |
| 5 | Pasodoble / "Diablo Rojo" | 7 | 9 | 10 | N/A | 26 | Safe |
| 6 | Foxtrot / "Trouble" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 7 | Charleston / "Alexander's Ragtime Band" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| 8 | Rhumba / "One" | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
| 9 | Salsa / "Ride on Time" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
| 10 | Quickstep / "Jumpin' Jack" Paso Doble-a-thon / "España cañí" | 9 Awarded | 9 6 | 10 extra | 10 points | 38 44Safe | |
| 11 | Samba / "Money" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 37 | Safe |
| 12 | American Smooth / "Have You Met Miss Jones?" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| Argentine Tango / "Human" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | ||
| 13 | Viennese Waltz / "Somewhere My Love" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Winners |
| Showdance / "You Make My Dreams" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
| Charleston / "Alexander's Ragtime Band" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| Horwood | Bussell | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Tango / "SexyBack" | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | No elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "I'm Still Standing" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | Safe |
| 3 | Paso Doble / "The Matrix" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 4 | Charleston / "Bills" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
| 5 | Quickstep / "Lightning Bolt" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | Bottom Two |
| 6 | Viennese Waltz / "I Put a Spell on You" | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | Eliminated |
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Jive / "Do You Love Me" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | No elimination |
| 2 | American Smooth / "Rhinestone Cowboy" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | Safe |
| 3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "It's Raining Men" | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep / "Come On Eileen" | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba / "Apache (Jump on It)" | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | Bottom Two |
| 6 | Tango / "What You Waiting For? | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | Bottom Two |
| 7 | Charleston / "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Bottom Two |
| 8 | Paso Doble / "Tamacun" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 1 | Quickstep / "Get Happy" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | No elimination |
| 2 | Street dance / "Shine" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive / "Greased Lightnin'" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Bottom Two |
| 4 | American Smooth / "Stand By Me" | - | - | - | - | Withdrew |
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | No elimination | ||
| 2 | Quickstep / "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
| 3 | Rumba / "I See You" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | Safe |
| 4 | Argentine Tango / "Tango in the Night" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba / "Faith" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | Safe |
| 6 | Viennese Waltz / "Moonlight Sonata" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | Bottom two |
| 7 | Jive / "Little Bitty Pretty One" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Eliminated |
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | No elimination | |||
| 2 | Charleston / "My Old Man's a Dustman" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe | |
| 3 | Samba / "You Sexy Thing" | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Safe | |
| 4 | American Smooth / "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
| 5 | Cha-cha-cha / Grandstand Theme" | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Safe | |
| 6 | Quickstep / "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 7 | Salsa / "I Know You Want Me" | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Safe | |
| 8 | Jive / "Land of 1000 Dances" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Withdrew |
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | No elimination | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
| 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
| - | - | - | - | - | Withdrew |
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | No elimination |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | Bottom two |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Eliminated |
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | No elimination | ||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | Safe | ||
| 3 | Pasodoble / "The Plaza of Execution" | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
| 4 | Foxtrot / "L-O-V-E" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
| 5 | Quickstep / "Ring of Fire" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
| 6 | Couple's Choice / "Creep" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Safe |
| 7 | Cha-cha-cha / "I Like It Like That" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 8 | Ballroom tango / "12 to 12" | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
| 9 | Charleston / "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | No elimination |
| 10 | Rhumba / "Falling" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| 11 | Salsa / "The Dance at the Gym" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Eliminated |
In 2024, it was announced she would be appearing at Donahey's Dancing with The Stars Weekends in 2025.
In April 2023, she appeared in series five of Celebrity Hunted, partnered with Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller, and was eliminated in the fifth episode. In 2025, Jones, alongside fellow Strictly professional Nancy Xu, starred in the short film Dakota Stone.
| 2025 | Dakota Stone | Carolina | Main cast |
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