Ben Hardwick is from England and started dancing Freestyle at age 10. He progressed to Latin dancing at age 14 and won the British National and UK Closed Under 21 titles before the age of 19. He went on to compete across the world achieving many credible results including top 8 in Amateur Latin Rising Stars at the Blackpool Dance Festival and ranked 3rd in Britain. He represented his country at International events such as the European and World Championships many times between 2005-2011.

Ben was also part of theatre production ‘Simply Ballroom’ in 2005 for 3 years, this included UK and USA tours, plus a 6 month residency in Las Vegas. In January 2012 he joined the cast of ‘Burn the Floor’ , since then Ben has toured the world with the company, his highlights, performing on London’s West End and at Australia’s Sydney Opera House. Ben would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support of his dancing journey.