Maurizio Benenato

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Maurizio Benenato
Born (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 30)
Caserta, Italy
OccupationDancer
Choreographer

Maurizio Benenato (born 25 March 1991) is an Italian ballroom and Latin dancer and choreographer.

Early life[]

Benenato began dancing at the age of five, specialising in both ballroom and Latin disciplines.[1]

Career[]

From February 2012 to March 2015, Benenato partnered Russian dancer, Tatiana Veselkina to great success.[2] Together the couple were World 10 Dance Cup and European 10 Dance Cup Champions.[3][4] In 2016 partnered with Russian dancer, Veronika Dichka.[5] Their best placement came when they placed second at the WDSF Open in Moscow.[6]

Following his competitive career, he joined the cast of the Riverdance show, Heartbeat of Home as a principal dancer and also danced with the Burn the Floor touring show.[7]

In 2020, Benenato joined Strictly Come Dancing professional, Graziano Di Prima’s, Havana Nights UK touring show.

Dancing with the Stars[]

On 22 December 2021, Benenato was announced as one of the new professionals to join the fifth season of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.[8][9][10] He was partnered with author Cathy Kelly. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the series.

Series Partner Place
5 Cathy Kelly 12th
Series 5 – with celebrity partner Cathy Kelly
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Gourounlian
1 Cha-cha-cha / "How Will I Know" 4 5 5 14 No elimination
2 No dance performed - - - -
3 Tango / "Call Me" 4 5 6 15 Eliminated

References[]

  1. ^ "Maurizio Benenato". BURN NATION. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  2. ^ "Details of Maurizio Benenato - Tatiana Veselkina | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. ^ "Ranking of the WDSF Ten Dance Adult in Volgograd - Russia on 26 April 2013 | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. ^ "Šport v skratke | Novinky z radnice". nzr-trnava-sk.translate.goog. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ "Details of Maurizio Benenato - Veronika Dichka | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  6. ^ "Ranking of the WDSF Ten Dance Adult in Moscow - Russia on 26 February 2016 | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Katie (2021-12-22). "RTE Dancing with the Stars new professional line-up revealed as four depart show". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  8. ^ "Dancing with the Stars professional dancers revealed". 2021-12-22. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Dancing with the Stars reveal twelve Professional Dancers for new Season". Extra.ie. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  10. ^ "Five new pro-dancers join the new series of Dancing With The Stars". sundayworld. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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