Graziano Di Prima
Graziano Di Prima | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 May 1994 |
| Occupation | Dancer Choreographer |
| Known for | Strictly Come Dancing |
Graziano Di Prima (born 7 May 1994) is an Italian dancer and choreographer.
Career[]
Di Prima was born in Sicily.[1]
He released his own calendar for 2020.
Di Prima will tour with Burn the Floor, UK tour in 2021 alongside other Strictly professional dancers.
Strictly Come Dancing[]
In 2018, the BBC announced that Di Prima would join the cast of professional dancers on the British television show Strictly Come Dancing. He was demoted the following year due to his height; as he personally announced that he was not getting a celebrity partner.[2]
Di Prima has also appeared on a number of episodes of BBC Two's Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two with Zoë Ball. Di Prima is the current Guinness World Record holder for the most Botafogo steps, performing 90 steps in 30 seconds in a challenge held in December 2019. This record was achieved on It Takes Two with supervision by Guinness World Records.[3]
| Series | Partner | Place | Average Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Vick Hope | 12th | 24.2 |
| 19 | Judi Love | 10th | 24.4 |
Series 16[]
Di Prima's first celebrity partner was Radio DJ Vick Hope.
| Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwood | Bussell | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Jive / "Feel It Still" | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Waltz / "Somewhere" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 3 | Salsa / "Take A Chance on Me" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep / "You Can't Hurry Love" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
| 5 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "More Than Friends" | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6* | 20 | Eliminated |
- Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribiero.
Series 19[]
Di Prima's second celebrity partner was Comedian & Loose Women panellist Judi Love.
| Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | American Smooth / "Chain of Fools" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Samba / "Get Busy" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | Safe |
| 3 | Charleston / "When You're Good to Mama" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | Bottom 2 |
| 4 | Waltz / "Hero" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | Bottom 2 |
| 5 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Physical" | – | – | – | – | – | Given bye |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Physical" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | Eliminated |
Personal life[]
Di Prima is currently engaged to dancer Giada Lini.
References[]
- ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (30 May 2018). "Who is new Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Graziano Di Prima?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Graziano di Prima will not get a celebrity partner this year". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 August 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Graziano Di Prima achieves Guinness World Records title on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Italian ballroom dancers