Katya Jones is a Russian dancer and choreographer who was born on May 12, 1989, in Sestroretsk, near Leningrad, Soviet Union. Her father is an executive at an oil company and her mother is an engineering graduate. She began dancing at the age six-years-old. She also trained in gymnastics and Ballroom and Latin-American dancing. In 2016, she began her career as a professional dancer on the BBC One dance series "Strictly Come Dancing" where she was partnered with celebrities Shadow Chancellor and Ed Balls. In 2017, Jones won season fifteen of "Strictly Come Dancing" with her partner actor Joe McFadden of the British medical drama. In the sixteenth season, she was partnered with comedian Seann Walsh. Jones went on to participate in the national "Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour" in 2017.

It was announced in October of 2018 that Jones would be appearing with professional dancer Neil Jones at "Donahey's Dancing with The Stars Weekends" in 2019. Jones dated fellow dancer Neil Jones for nearly six years before tying the knot on August 3, 2013. There was a controversy stemming from an October 2018 photo showing Jones kissing her sixteenth season celebrity partner Seann Walsh but the two apologized for the incident.