Helen Richey (dancer)
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Helen Richey is a former competitive ballroom
and latin dancer and is currently a dance coach and judge. She is also currently appearing as a judge in the Australian television series Dancing with the Stars
.
Richey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
, Australia
and travelled to the United Kingdom
with her husband Robert for dance training and international competition experience. The couple stayed in the UK for 27 years before returning to Australia in June 2000. Her competitive dance career highlights include coming second at the UK Professional Latin Championship, and third at the World, the International and the British Professional Latin Championships. She and her husband were finalists in the British Professional Latin Championship for seven consecutive years.
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Ballroom dance
Ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television....
and latin dancer and is currently a dance coach and judge. She is also currently appearing as a judge in the Australian television series Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne...
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Richey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Bacchus Marsh is an urban centre and suburban locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately west of Melbourne and west of Melton. The population of the urban area is estimated at over 17,000 people, while the central locality is home to 5,566 people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and travelled to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
with her husband Robert for dance training and international competition experience. The couple stayed in the UK for 27 years before returning to Australia in June 2000. Her competitive dance career highlights include coming second at the UK Professional Latin Championship, and third at the World, the International and the British Professional Latin Championships. She and her husband were finalists in the British Professional Latin Championship for seven consecutive years.
External links
- dancetraks Web Site of Robert & Helen Richey
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