Julian Caillon

Julian Caillon 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	Average Score
17	Angie Kent	9th	15.7
18	Erin McNaught	13th	26.0
19	Angie Kent	13th	25.0

Season 17

Celebrity partner: Angie Kent

Season 18

Celebrity partner: Erin McNaught

Season 19

Celebrity partner: Angie Kent

''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	Average Score
23	Balvinder Sopal	4th	29.5

Series 23

Celebrity partner: Balvinder Sopal

number indicates when Balvinder and Julian were at the bottom of the leaderboard.