Luca and Loraine Baricchi are professional ballroom dancers and dance teachers from the Republic of Ireland & Italy.
The couple also won the International Professional Standard Championship in London in 1999–2000, and are former British Open, UK and European champions.
[2] Luca Baricchi was born on 4 July 1969 in Reggio Emilia, Italy to a family of Italian dance teachers.
The previous partner of Luca was Amanda Owen and Loraine's was Andrew Sinkinson (both couples split in 1993).
[1] As of 2023[update] they are divorced and they are dance teachers (owing different studios) in the United States.