Jones began dancing at the age of three. He has danced ballet and trained in tap, modern, ballroom and Latin styles. He has represented Finland, the Netherlands and the UK during the course of his competitive career. He holds 45 dance championship titles, including 8 times British National,8 times Dutch National, European and 4 times World Latin Champion including World latin Showdance Champion. With his partner Katya Jones he was introduced at Blackpool in 2008. The couple became undefeated four-time British National Champions, and the three-time winners of the World Amateur Latin Championships. Katya Jones is also a professional dancer who also appears on the BBC celebrity dancing show Strictly Come Dancing. In 2016 he appeared in series 14 of Strictly Come Dancing. He was not partnered with a celebrity, but participated in group dances and was on standby for any female celebrity whose partner was unable to dance, though this did not happen. Female dancer Chloe Hewitt performed the same role for the male celebrities. Jones also appeared in the Children in Need 2016 Strictly Come Dancing special, where he was partnered with Hollie Webb. Jones took part in the nationalStrictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour in 2017. In September 2018, Jones announced he would be appearing with Katya Jones at Donahey's Dancing with The Stars Weekend in 2019..
He partnered former professional footballer Alex Scott, for the seventeenth season of Strictly Come Dancing, the first time he partnered a celebrity. The couple were eliminated in week 11, coming 5th. * Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro ** Neil was injured during week 6 rehearsals, so Kevin Clifton danced in his place
Red number indicates Alex and Neil were at the bottom of the leaderboard
Jones was born in the British Army Camp in Munster, West Germany. Jones married fellow Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Katya Jones in August 2013. During the 2018 series, media interest in Katya's relationship with her series partner Seann Walsh led to both publicly apologising for their conduct. After six years of marriage, on August 18, 2019, Neil and Katya announced their separation. The Walsh incident was partly blamed for the split, but the couple insisted they would remain friends and would both continue to appear on Strictly.
