GIANNI CALIANDRO AND ARIANNA ESPOSITO
Gianni Caliandro and Arianna Esposito have been dancing together from 2008 representing Italy. Gianni wears the 6692P shoe and Arianna wears Purity.
Career Highlights- 1st in Open Professional Ballroom at the Washington Open DanceSport Competition (USA)
- 4th Place in Professional Ballroom Trophy at South of England Championships (Winchester)
- Top 11 in Professional Ballroom at The Open Worlds 2023 (Blackpool)
- Top 19 In Professional Tango at The Blackpool Dance Festival 2023 (Blackpool)
Gianni started his adventure with Ballroom dancing at 7 years old, switching between many dance partners. At the age of 15, he began to travel outside of his home country (Italy) and started competing internationally. In 2006 he achieved great results, being semi-finalist in all Under 21 Major competitions: Blackpool Dance Festival, German Open, International Championships. Arianna began to dance at the age of 5, starting with Ballet. After a few years she switched to Ballroom, dancing with her brother, they were a competition winning 10 Dance couple.
Gianni and Arianna first met in 2008 and they decided to compete together in the Amateur Ballroom division. They made the jump to Professional status in 2011 and have been competing at this level ever since!
