Backing dancer ‘Katie Le Pique’ announces her upcoming arrival on Dancing on Ice. She states that ‘This journey isn’t going to be easy’. Even though the professional, Katie Le Pique has danced from a young age, improving and becoming a backing dancer for the Music pop artist Jess Knights, on tours and live performances, she is going to struggle finding her feet as she’s making an appearance on Dancing on Ice. She says “I've never really skated apart from a few years back on the ice rink at christmas” …

Before the dancer collabed with Knights, she was part of a dance group who were performing at local events and some occasional bigger competitions. Later on in the year music artist Jess Knights went to watch the group perform and spotted the dancer, she saw she had real potential when she exhibited a solo feature in the dance groups routine…(read more on page 9 to see how Knights asked Le Pique to be part of her tour and ‘music family’).

But now touring, performing on stages all across the UK, Katie Le Pique enjoys her job being a backing dancer for her fellow friend and pop star Jess Knights. These two have been working together for nearly 5 years and they just keep on exceeding the expectations in getting better and better for their fans and devoted audience. By Katie appearing on Dancing on Ice; she won't only have an eye opening experience with the team and production but it will also serve as promotion that she works with star Jess Knights which will ameliorate their career in music production and promote themselves.

Some questions that you, our dedicated readers have sent in to Blink Pop wanting to know about both Pop star, Jess Knights and backing dancer, Katie Le Pique.

Jess Knights:

What does it feel like to rise up the charts and even make music videos with your dedicated dancer?

“I feel accomplished and proud for rising through and up the charts because it shows that my fans and audience like my music and the lyrics I’ve chosen to make the songs catchy. By working with my backing dancer I feel like we can make our hits climb even higher so that our fans keep increasing.”

How do you feel after performing your newly top hit with your fans cheering and your backing dancer by your side?

“When I perform my songs on stage with my backing dancer encouraging the audience and the fans cheering, I feel pleased that my songs are fulfilling and becoming top hits throughout the UK.”

Katie Le Pique

What is your favourite part of being able to work with a music artist?

“My favourite part of collabing with Jess Knights is creating and choreographing dances that fit her songs to then go on and be dazzled by the spotlights on stage, touring and performing across the UK.”

Do you get to see where the artist herself creates all her songs and the workspace/ equipment she uses?

“I get to see all the effective equipment she uses to create her songs, from microphones to high end musical instruments and electronics to create effects for music videos etc. The workspace she films her songs in is in a soundproofed studio in a modern high rise building.”

After the first 4 weeks of performing on the show Dancing on Ice, the performances are starting to get more competitive in getting high scores from the judges and against the other couples; Katie Le Pique will be trying some new lifts with her partner to try and improve their scores and her abilities in skating. With week five coming up the couple have choreographed a stunning performance but little did Katie know her companion is coming to watch her and Knights will perform her new top hit in the interval of the show. In the next edition of Blink Pop we will be finding out what the dancer thought of Knight's performance and what happened backstage after the performance.

Do you think Katie and her partner will have the determination to win the show? Blink Pop will keep you updated in next week's article to find out if Katie is still in the competition.