FLAVIA CACACE

 

Biography: Flavia was born in Italy but her family moved to the UK when she was just four, and joined her local ballroom dancing class when she was six years old. Flavia has been dancing with Vincent since 1994, and although they specialise in the Ten Dance championships, they are also Argentine Tango specialists, and made their first appearance on Strictly Come Dancing performing a demonstration of the Argentine Tango, and helped choreograph a group dance for series three, before competing for the first time in series four. Flavia is returning to compete again in the ninth series of Strictly.
Speciality: Ten dance/Argentine Tango
Height: 5' 2"
Professional Partner: Vincent Simone
Achievements:
  • UK Professional Ten Dance Champions 2002-2006
  • UK Professional Showdance Champions 2003-2006
  • Negracha club UK Argentine Tango Champions, 2006
  • IDO World Argentine Tango Finalists, 2005/2006 (3rd place overall - winners, Show Tango section)
  • UK Ballroom Champions; World and European Ten Dance and Showdance finalists 2002 – 2006
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    Official Website: http://vincentandflavia.com/
      Follow Flavia on twitter @FlaviaCacace

     

     

    Strictly Come Dancing history

    Series Celebrity Last week Position Last dance(s)
    4 Jimmy Tarbuck 1 12th* Waltz
    5 Matt Di Angelo Final 2nd American Smooth; Salsa; Show dance
    6 Phil Daniels 1 = 15th Waltz
    7 Craig Kelly 8 9th Cha cha cha
    8 Jimi Mistry 6 10th Quickstep
    9 Russell Grant 8 8th Jive

    * celebrity partner retired from competition

     

    Statistics*

    upto and including Series 9

    Dances   Score
    Type Number   Highest LowestAverage
    Ballroom 16   40 17 27.4
    Latin 16   33 17 24.7
    Speciality 8   39 25 32.8
    Overall 40   40 17 27.4

     

    Number of 10s: 9

    Number of 40s: 1

     

    *Statistics calculated on all dances in normal competition, i.e. excluding Christmas specials.