Flavia Cacace

Flavia Cacace-Mistry
Flavia Cacace at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards
Born	(1980-03-13) 13 March 1980 (age 36) Naples, Italy
Residence	Crouch End, London, England
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Professional dancer, choreographer
Known for	With dance partner Vincent Simone: * UK Professional Ten Dance Champions 2002–2006 * UK Professional Showdance Champions 2003–2006 * UK Argentine Tango Champions, 2006 * UK Ballroom Champions
Height	5'2
Spouse(s)	Jimi Mistry (m. 2013)
Partner(s)	Matt Di Angelo (2007–10)

Flavia Cacace-Mistry (born 13 March 1980) is an Italian professional dancer. Her professional dance partner is Vincent Simone (they are branded when performing together as 'Vincent and Flavia'), and for a number of years both partners appeared on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

Cacace was born in Naples, the youngest of six children, and came to the United Kingdom with her family at the age of four when her father (a "chef") moved to another job. She attended St. Peter's Catholic School in Guildford, and left in 1995.

Cacace's mother insisted that each of the children have an activity, so she and her eldest sister joined the local ballroom dancing class – when Cacace was 6. After partnerships with two dance partners, Cacace and Simone (who had the same dance teacher in London) were both looking for partners. They decided to try out together in 1994, and they have been dancing together ever since.

In 2005, Cacace appeared as a guest choreographer with Simone to choreograph an un scored group Argentine Tango to introduce the dance style to audiences. The dance was then introduced into the competitive roster so therefore a scored individual dance a year later.

In 2006, Cacace appeared in the fourth series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. Her celebrity dancing partner was Jimmy Tarbuck. However, the couple withdrew after only one show, due to medical reasons.

Cacace was back dancing in the fifth series of the show, partnered with EastEnders star Matt Di Angelo. They got the only perfect score of the main series for their waltz in the final. The couple subsequently had a three-year off-screen romance. They reached the final of the show, but were beaten by Alesha Dixon and her professional partner Matthew Cutler. She also took part in the 2007 Christmas special dancing the rumba with partner Matt, and achieved a score of 39. Cacace and Di Angelo also competed together in the live tour of Strictly Come Dancing in January and February 2008. They won more shows than any other couple, coming first overall sixteen times and second a further ten times (out of a total of forty shows).