VINCENT SIMONE

Vincent and Flavia have become one of the country’s most successful Argentine Tango acts, having competed successfully together for many years, and gaining a strong following more recently after joining BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Titles include: UK Professional Ten Dance champions 2002–2006; UK Professional Showdance champions 2003–2006; UK Argentine Tango champions 2006 (first time competition has ever been held); World Argentine Tango Show champions 2005/2006; UK Ballroom champions for several years; World and European Ten Dance and Showdance finalists 2002–2006. 2006 saw their move away from competitions, and from the fourth series onwards, into recurring roles on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. In 2008 and 2009, Vincent and Flavia took part in Strictly Come Dancing – the live tour and, at the beginning of 2010, they took part in Strictly Come Dancing – the Professionals UK tour.

In 2012 Vincent reached the finals of Strictly Come Dancing performing with Dani Harmer whilst Flavia and Louis Smith won the series and took home the much prized Glitter Ball.

In 2009 Vincent and Flavia recorded the first two volumes of their own Argentine Tango instructional dance DVDs to help dancers get started in this fascinating dance genre. Vol 3 covering the Tango Waltz and Milonga was released In 2012. Since then Vincent and Flavia have released an app downloadable in both iphone and ipad called ‘Dance with Vincent and Flavia’. It is great for learning at home as you can easily dance holding the phone in your hand. Flavia, working with Russell Grant has launched a series of keep fit dance steps available on a DVD “Zalzafitnes”. In conjunction with QVC, Vincent and Flavia launched a four-piece DVD collection featuring 12 popular dances including the samba, cha cha, jive, foxtrot and tango, plus an added bonus DVD which features their West End show Midnight Tango. http://www.vincentandflavia.com/shopping.html.

In another development Flavia has teamed up with Russell Grant using traditional dance moves to tone your body, and improve your cardio-vascular system whilst having some fabulous fun with Zalza.

2013 also saw Vincent and Flavia take home the coveted Rear of the Year award – the first time ever a dance partnership has won this prize!

For more information about Vincent and Flavia, their DVDs, Apps and Zalza please visit their website.