Vito Coppola
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Nationality | Italian |
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Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
Vito Coppola (born 27 September 1992) is an Italian dancer and choreographer. He is best known for appearing as a professional dancer on the
Early life and competitive career
Coppola was born in Eboli, in Salerno, Italy on 27 September 1992.[1][2] He has a younger brother, Jonathan.[3] Coppola began dancing at the age of 6 and later competed in national championships.[4][5][6] Coppola is a three-time World Championship finalist and a European Cup Winner.[7] He won numerous competitions at provincial, regional and inter-regional level, and went on to win the first Italian championship at the age of 10 in the Juveniles category, as well as being selected by FIDS to represent Italy at the Team Match in Mannheim, Germany.[8] Coppola also won the second Italian championship in the Combined 10 dances, passing with a merit into the higher category.[9]
Ballando con le Stelle
Prior to his appearances on competitive dance series, Coppola worked as a dancer on the
Series | Partner | Place | Average score |
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16 | Arisa | 1st | — |
Series 16: with Arisa
Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||||
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Zazzaroni | Canino | Smith | Lucarelli | Mariotto | ||||
1 | Charleston | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 85[a] | No elimination |
2 | Freestyle Veloce | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 54[b] | Safe |
3 | Paso doble
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7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 40 | Safe |
4 | Tango
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8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 42 | Safe |
5 | Rumba | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 47 | Safe |
6 | Bachata | — | — | — | — | — | — | Safe |
7 | Freestyle Lento | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 73[c] | Safe |
8 | Cha-cha-cha | — | — | — | — | — | — | Safe |
Safe | ||||||||
10 | Waltz | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 67[d] | Winners |
Strictly Come Dancing
In July 2022, Coppola was announced to be joining the
In April 2024, Coppola is set to headline a charity dance show alongside his fellow Strictly Come Dancing professional Luba Mushtuk, with the profits going to Macmillan Cancer Support.[41][42]
Series | Partner | Place | Average score |
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20 | Fleur East | 2nd | 35.5 |
21 | Ellie Leach | 1st | 35.8 |
Highest and lowest scoring per dance
Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
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American Smooth
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Ellie Leach | 40 | Fleur East | 29 |
Argentine Tango
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Ellie Leach Fleur East |
38 | ||
Cha-cha-cha | Ellie Leach | 37 | Fleur East | 29 |
Charleston | Ellie Leach Fleur East |
39 | ||
Couple's Choice | Fleur East | 40 | Ellie Leach | 38 |
Foxtrot | Ellie Leach | 31 | ||
Jive | Fleur East | 32 | Ellie Leach | 29 |
Paso Doble
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Ellie Leach | 39 | Fleur East | 35 |
Quickstep | Fleur East | 38 | Ellie Leach | 36 |
Rumba | Ellie Leach Fleur East |
35 | ||
Salsa | Ellie Leach | 38 | Fleur East | 32 |
Samba | Fleur East | 40 | Ellie Leach | 28 |
Showdance
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Fleur East | 39 | Ellie Leach | 36 |
Tango | ||||
Viennese Waltz
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Ellie Leach | 33 | Fleur East | 28 |
Waltz | Fleur East | 35 |
Series 20: with Fleur East
Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
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Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Let's Get Loud" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | No elimination |
2 | Viennese Waltz / "Glimpse of Us "
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7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
3 | American Smooth / "Part of Your World "
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6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Bottom two |
4 | Paint It, Black "
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9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
5 | Waterloo "
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7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
6 | Salsa / "Break My Soul" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Bottom two |
7 | Waltz / "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
8 | Samba / "Hot Hot Hot" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
9 | Couple's Choice / "Jumpin', Jumpin'"/"Independent Women Part I"/"Lose My Breath" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Safe |
10 | Too Lost In You "
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8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
11 | Quickstep"/"I Got Rhythm" | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
12 | Paso Doble / "The Time Is Now "
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8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 35 | Bottom two |
Charleston / "Tu vuò fà l'americano" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
13 | Samba / "Hot Hot Hot" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Runner-up |
Showdance / "Find Me" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
Couple's Choice / "Jumpin', Jumpin'"/"Independent Women Part I"/"Lose My Breath" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
Series 21: with Ellie Leach
Week no. | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
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Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
1 | Jive / "Can't Tame Her" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | No elimination |
2 | Foxtrot / "Perfect" | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
3 | Waiting on a Miracle "
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8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
4 | Samba / "Copacabana" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
5 | Paso doble / "Insomnia "
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9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
6 | Salsa / "Murder on the Dancefloor" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Safe |
7 | American Smooth / "Ain't That a Kick in the Head? "
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9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
8 | Rumba / "True Colors" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
9 | Charleston / "Love Machine" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
10 | Argentine tango / "Bills, Bills, Bills" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Safe |
11 | Quickstep / "Belle" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | No elimination |
12 | Cha-cha-cha / "Mambo Italiano" Couple's Choice / "Blow Your Mind" & "Physical" |
9 9 |
10 9 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
37 38 |
Safe |
13 | American Smooth / "Ain't That a Kick in the Head? "
|
9 9 10 |
10 9 10 |
10 9 10 |
10 9 10 |
39 36 40 |
Winners |
Personal life
Coppola is
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