Graziano Di Prima | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer |
Known for | Strictly Come Dancing |
Graziano Di Prima (born 7 May 1994) is an Italian dancer and choreographer.
Di Prima was born in Sicily. [1]
He toured with Burn the Floor, UK in 2021 alongside other professional dancers and the Strictly Come Dancing the Professionals Live Tour in 2022.
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]
Di Prima danced with singer Anne-Marie for the 2021 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, and won. He also participated in the 2023 Christmas Special with News Presenter Sally Nugent, and finished as a runner up.
Series | Partner | Place | Average Score |
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16 | Vick Hope | 12th | 24.2 |
19 | Judi Love | 10th | 24.4 |
20 | Kym Marsh | 6th | 31.1 |
21 | Zara McDermott | 10th | 24.7 |
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
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American Smooth | Kym Marsh | 31 | Judi Love | 24 |
Argentine Tango | Kym Marsh | 37 | ||
Cha-cha-cha | Kym Marsh | 34 | Zara McDermott | 19 |
Charleston | Kym Marsh | 33 | Judi Love | 24 |
Couple's Choice | ||||
Foxtrot | ||||
Jive | Kym Marsh | 23 | Vick Hope | 18 |
Paso Doble | Kym Marsh | 33 | Zara McDermott | 25 |
Quickstep | Vick Hope | 29 | Zara McDermott | 23 |
Rumba | Kym Marsh | 34 | ||
Salsa | Vick Hope | 27 | ||
Samba | Kym Marsh | 32 | Judi Love | 25 |
Showdance | ||||
Tango | ||||
Viennese Waltz | Zara McDermott | 28 | Kym Marsh | 27 |
Waltz | Vick Hope | 27 | Judi Love | 24 |
Di Prima's first celebrity partner was radio DJ Vick Hope.
Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
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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 |
Di Prima's second celebrity partner was comedian & Loose Women panellist Judi Love.
Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
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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 two |
4 | Waltz / "Hero" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | Bottom two |
5 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Physical" | – | – | – | – | – | Given bye |
6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Physical" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | Eliminated |
Di Prima's third celebrity partner was actress & Morning Live presenter Kym Marsh.
Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
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Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Jive / "Yes" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | No Elimination |
2 | Viennese Waltz / "Runaway" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
3 | Charleston / "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
4 | Samba / "Volare" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | Bottom two |
5 | Quickstep / "Ballroom Blitz" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
6 | Rumba / "Frozen" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
7 | Argentine tango / "Assassin's Tango" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 37 | Safe |
8 | American Smooth / "Chasing Cars" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
9 | Paso Doble / "Only Girl (In the World)"/"We Found Love" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
10 | Couple's Choice / "I Feel for You" | – | – | – | – | – | Given bye |
11 | Cha-cha-cha / "Fame" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Eliminated |
Di Prima's fourth celebrity partner was media personality and television presenter Zara McDermott.
Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
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Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Crush" | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | No Elimination |
2 | Quickstep / "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | Safe |
3 | Paso Doble / "The Puss Suite" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Bottom two |
4 | Viennese waltz / "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
5 | American Smooth / "Can't Fight the Moonlight" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Bottom two |
6 | Charleston / "Jeepers Creepers" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Eliminated |
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