A champion dancer, choreographer, and star of Strictly Come Dancing will bring his spectacular new show to Weymouth Pavilion on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

Giovanni Pernice will perform This Is Me, paying homage to the music and dances that have inspired his career, which has seen him progress from a competition dancer to one of the biggest names on the hit BBC show.

Born in Sicily, the Italian dancer specialises in Latin. At the age of 14, he moved to Bologna to concentrate on the profession and receive training from some of the best teachers in the world.

Between 2007 and 2014, Giovanni competed on a professional level at competitions across the world, from Moscow and Malta to Belgrade and Belgium. In 2012, he won the Italian Open Latin Championships with dance partner Erika Attisano, and came second place in the International Open Latin in Slovenia in 2014.

Giovanni joined Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer in 2015. He was paired with former Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote, with whom he reached the finals of the competition. Giovanni went on to reach the finals a further two times with celebrity dance partners Debbie McGee and Faye Tozer, in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

In 2019, Giovanni was partnered with TV judge and personality Michelle Visage, from RuPaul's Drag Race. The pair were voted off after performing at Blackpool.

Giovanni is also the current holder of two Guinness World Records, for the number of jive kicks and flicks and for the number of Charleston swivel steps performed in 30 seconds. For the former, he performed 55, and for the latter, he correctly completed 24.

Now in his fourth year of touring, Giovanni will be accompanied on stage by a cast of professional dancers, performing beautiful choreography to an astounding soundtrack. His 40-date tour will include a special performance at the prestigious Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End, home to Phantom of the Opera.

The show at Weymouth Pavilion begins at 7.30pm. Tickets are £35 for adults, with concessions available. To make a booking, visit the pavilion website or contact the box office.