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Giovanni Pernice
Born (1990-09-05) 5 September 1990 (age 34)
Sicily, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationProfessional dancer
Known forStrictly Come Dancing
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PartnerAshley Roberts (2018–2020)

Giovanni Pernice (born 5 September 1990)[citation needed] is an Italian professional dancer based in the United Kingdom, best known for his appearances on the British television show Strictly Come Dancing. He is also an Italian Open Latin Dance Champion (2012), and the Guinness World Record holder for Jive kicks and flicks, as well as Charleston swivels. His height is 5 foot and 10 inches.

Early life

Pernice was born in Sicily, and at the age of 14 he moved to Bologna to concentrate on dance.[1][2][3] He chose to become a dancer after watching the British ballroom dance television show Come Dancing.[4] Specialising in Latin style, Pernice has won a number of competitions, most notably, the Italian Open Championship in 2012.[5][6]

Pernice is a member of the Federazione Italiana Danza Sportiva, part of the World DanceSport Federation, and he competed at Youth and Adult levels between 2007 and 2014. Other notable results include coming second place in the International Open Latin in Slovenia in 2014, and wins in other Open competitions in Pieve di Cento, Italy (2011); Ancona, Italy (2011); San Marino (2011) and Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (2011). His competition dance partners include Erika Attisano (2011–2014) and Alexandra Koldan (2014–2015).[7]

Career

Strictly Come Dancing

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing

In 2015, Pernice appeared as a professional dancer on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing for the first time in its thirteenth series. He was partnered with former Coronation Street actress Georgia May Foote. They reached the final of the competition but finished as joint runners-up alongside Kellie Bright and her professional partner, Kevin Clifton.[8]

In 2016, Pernice returned to Strictly Come Dancing for its fourteenth series. He was partnered with television presenter Laura Whitmore. They were eliminated in Week 7 in a dance-off with Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton, the eventual Series 14 champions, and finished in 9th place.[9]

In 2017, Pernice returned to Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer for its fifteenth series.[10] His celebrity partner was Debbie McGee, a television and radio presenter and former ballet dancer.[11] They reached the final of the competition, finishing as joint runners-up alongside Alexandra Burke and her professional partner Gorka Márquez, and Gemma Atkinson and her professional partner Aljaž Škorjanec.[12]

In 2018, Pernice competed in the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Steps singer Faye Tozer.[13] For the third time in four years, Pernice reached the final, finishing as joint runners-up alongside Joe Sugg and his professional partner Dianne Buswell, and Ashley Roberts and her professional partner Pasha Kovalev.[14]

In 2019, Pernice was partnered with television and radio personality Michelle Visage for the show's seventeenth series. They reached week 9 of the competition, before being eliminated in a dance-off with Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard.[15]

In 2020, Pernice reached the semi-final of the eighteenth series with his partner Ranvir Singh, before being eliminated in a dance off with Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer.[16]

In 2021, Pernice won the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, with EastEnders actress, Rose Ayling-Ellis. Ayling-Ellis was the first deaf contestant to appear on the show. In the series’ Halloween special, Ayling-Ellis and Pernice received the earliest 40 throughout Strictly history with their Tango. The pair also received an 'Unmissables' Award from Heat for the silent moment in their Couple's Choice routine.[17]

As a Strictly professional dancer, Pernice holds the record for most tens ever awarded, with a total of 98. He has topped the weekly Strictly leaderboard more times than any other pro in the history of the show.

Pernice has also appeared on a number of episodes of BBC Two's Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Pernice is the current Guinness World Record holder for Jive kicks and flicks, performing 55 in 30 seconds in a challenge held in December 2016. The next year, in December 2017, he broke the world record for the most Charleston swivel steps in 30 seconds, correctly completing 24. Both records were achieved on It Takes Two with supervision by Guinness World Records.[18]

Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance

Strictly Come Dancing Performances

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing
Series Partner Place Average
Score
13 Georgia May Foote 2nd 33.8
14 Laura Whitmore 9th 31.3
15 Debbie McGee 2nd 35.4
16 Faye Tozer 36.5
17 Michelle Visage 7th 33.1
18 Ranvir Singh 5th 31.3
19 Rose Ayling-Ellis 1st 35.4
20 Richie Anderson 14th 27.3

Series 13; with Georgia May Foote

The couple were runners-up.

Series 14; with Laura Whitmore

Due to an ankle injury, Whitmore was unable to dance in week 5 and the couple were given a bye to progress to the next week. The couple were eliminated in week 7.

Series 15; with Debbie McGee

The couple were runners-up.

Series 16; with Faye Tozer

The couple were runners-up.

  • Green number indicates Faye & Giovanni were at the top of the leaderboard.

Series 17; with Michelle Visage

The couple were eliminated in week 9, at Blackpool.

  • Green number indicates Michelle & Giovanni were at the top of the leaderboard
  • Red number indicates Michelle & Giovanni were at the bottom of the leaderboard

Series 18; with Ranvir Singh

The couple were eliminated in week 8.

1 Score from guest judge Anton du Beke

Series 19; with Rose Ayling-Ellis

The Couple's Choice dance with Rose Ayling-Ellis, in week 8, featured a period of silence, included as a tribute to the deaf community. Judge Anton Du Beke described it as "the greatest thing I've ever seen on the show".[19][20] it earned them the 2021 Heat Unmissables Award for TV Moment of the Year.[21] On 18 December 2021 the couple were the series winners; it was the first win for Pernice.[22]

  • Green number indicates Rose & Giovanni were at the top of the leaderboard.

Series 20; with Richie Anderson

The couple were eliminated in week 3.

Dance tours and professional dance engagements

Pernice took part in the national Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour in 2016 with his partner Georgia May Foote, and again in 2017 as part of the professional dance troupe for group numbers and professional dances.[23][24] He partnered Debbie McGee in the 2018 live tour, Faye Tozer for the 2019 live tour and Rose Ayling-Ellis for the 2022 live tour.[25][26] [27]

In 2016, Pernice announced his first dance tour Dance is Life, translated from the Italian expression 'Il Ballo è Vita'. The tour comprised 32 dates in England, Scotland and Wales between April to July 2017, performing to positive reviews.[28] The opening night was 26 April 2017 at the Albany Theatre, Coventry.[29] The last performance took place on 23 July 2017 at the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft.[30] In 2018, Pernice announced that his Dance is Life tour would be returning in 2019.[31]

In September 2020, Pernice & Anton Du Beke announced a 2021 UK Tour called HIM & ME.[32]

In August 2022, Pernice announced he was to appear at Donaheys 2023 "Dancing With The Stars Weekends".[33] He also has his solo tour called Made In Italy in 2023.[34]

Personal life

Pernice dated strictly partner and actress Georgia May Foote in 2016, as well as Ashley Roberts, former member of The Pussycat Dolls, from 2018 to January 2020.[citation needed] In July 2021, Pernice confirmed that he was dating social media influencer and TV personality Maura Higgins.[35] The pair split just 4 months later.[36]

Notes

  1. ^ In week 5 guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro replaced Tonioli
  2. ^ In week 5 guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro replaced Tonioli
  3. ^ In week 9 guest judge Cynthia Erivo replaced Horwood
  4. ^ In week 10 guest judge Cynthia Erivo replaced Mabuse

References

  1. ^ "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Giovanni Pernice". BBC. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ^ Debnath, Neela (6 September 2015). "Strictly Come Dancing 2015: Who is new professional dancer Giovanni Pernice? | TV & Radio". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. ^ Leng, Stephen (5 October 2015). "Strictly Come Dancing 2015: Who is Giovanni Pernice?". Ok.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Introducing Giovanni – Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 2015 – BBC Two". YouTube. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Details of WDSF athlete Giovanni Pernice | World DanceSport Federation at". Worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ^ "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Giovanni Pernice". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Details of WDSF athlete Giovanni Pernice | World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org". www.worlddancesport.org. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing winner crowned". BBC. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  9. ^ S, Ian; well (6 November 2016). "Who was the seventh couple to leave Strictly?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  10. ^ "BBC - Three new sensational dancers join the professional dancer line up for Strictly Come Dancing 2017 - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  11. ^ Hogan, Michael (10 September 2017). "Strictly Come Dancing 2017 Tears, dodgy vocals and matchmaking - launch show talking points". The Daily Telegraph.
  12. ^ "Joe McFadden is the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2017". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing - Giovanni Pernice - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton win Strictly Come Dancing 2018". BBC News. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  15. ^ Lewis, Isobel (17 November 2019). "Strictly fans 'gutted' as Michelle Visage eliminated from competition". Metro. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Ranvir Singh shares reaction to divisive Strictly elimination: "Sadly it wasn't to be"". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  17. ^ "heat Unmissables Awards 2021: see the full list of winners". heatworld. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  18. ^ "This year's Strictly Pro Challenge has a winner!". Digital Spy. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  19. ^ Duke, Simon (13 November 2021). "Strictly's Anton cracks with emotion giving verdict on Rose dance". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Rose Ayling-Ellis Moves Strictly Viewers To Tears With Emotional Performance Dedicated To The Deaf Community". HuffPost UK. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  21. ^ Hilton, Boyd (7 December 2021). "heat Unmissables Awards 2021: see the full list of winners". Heat. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021. {{cite magazine}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 8 December 2021 suggested (help)
  22. ^ "Rose Ayling-Ellis makes history with Strictly Come Dancing win". Independent.co.uk. 18 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing 2016 tour: Everything you need to know". 23 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ Staff Reporter (11 February 2018). "Strictly Come Dancing 2018 live tour results! Winners revealed!". TellyMix. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  26. ^ Staff Reporter (10 February 2019). "Strictly Come Dancing 2019 live tour results! Winners revealed!". TellyMix. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing Live tour - Rose and Giovanni and John and Johannes among stellar line-up for arena shows". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Strictly's Giovanni Pernice has all the moves at South Shields Customs House". Evening Chronicle. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  29. ^ Hartley, Laura (28 November 2016). "Strictly heart-throb to kick off UK tour in Coventry". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  30. ^ Smith, Amy (4 July 2017). "Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice heads to Lowestoft on final tour night". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  31. ^ "The Cast | United Kingdom | Giovanni Pernice Tour". giovannipernice. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  32. ^ "Home - Anton and Giovanni Live". antonandgiovanni.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  33. ^ "5* Weekend Break with the Stars of BBC Strictly Come Dancing". www.donaheys.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  34. ^ "Where can you see Giovanni Pernice after the end of Strictly Come Dancing?". Hello magazine. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  35. ^ Joe Anderton (10 July 2021). "Maura Higgins and Giovanni Pernice confirmed they were pregnant". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  36. ^ Amy West (25 October 2021). "Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice addresses split from Love Island Star Maura Higgins". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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