Graziano Di Prima
Graziano Di Prima is an Italian dancer and choreographer. Between 2018 and 2023, Di Prima was a professional dancer on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
Career
Di Prima was born in Sicily.He toured with Burn the Floor, UK, in 2021, alongside other professional dancers, and the Strictly Come Dancing the Professionals Live Tour in 2022.
''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.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.
Di Prima danced with singer Anne-Marie for the 2021 Christmas special, and won. He also participated in the 2023 Christmas special with news presenter Sally Nugent, and finished as a runner-up.
In July 2024, despite initially being confirmed to return for the twenty-second series, it was later announced that Di Prima would not be returning to the show, following allegations of misconduct against him. In a statement, Di Prima said that he "deeply regret" his actions that led to his departure from the show, which he later said included kicking his final celebrity partner Zara McDermott.
| Series | Partner | Place | Average Score |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Series 16
Di Prima's first celebrity partner was radio DJ Vick Hope.- Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribiero.