He is not only 6'4", but a gangly 6'4" reminiscent of Mike Teavee - the boy who was stretched to twice his own height in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory after shrinking himself in the chocolate television room.
But I digress.
I started to think who could be Conan's partner. They would need to be tall (and very, very patient) so I thought I'd research the heights of the female professionals on the show. Here's what I found:
Anna Demidova 5'10"
Edyta Sliwinska 5'6"
Kym Johnson 5'6"
Karina Smirnoff 5'5"
Cheryl Burke 5'4"
Julianne Hough 5'4"
Anna Trebunskaya 5'4"
Elena Grinenko 5'4"
Inna Brayer 5'4"
Lacey Schwimmer 5'3"
Chelsie Hightower 5'3"
Ashly DelGrosso 5'3"
(Chelsie is actually 5'2.5" but I rounded up!)
I was surprised that 2/3 of them are 5'4" or 5'3". I don't know the distribution of female heights of the population in general, but this seems very clustered. Perhaps dancers need a certain body type and a specific height is a key factor - something to do with center of gravity?
I was also surprised that Lacey was 5'3", I'd always imagined her as six foot!!
There have been a number of tall contestants in the past - Jerry Rive, Clive Drexler, Master P, Penn Jillette and others - and the ladies always seemed to cope very well, so maybe it's not an issue. A sturdy pair of extra high heels is the answer, or has Anna Demidova got a job for life as long as there are tall celebrities?
