Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko began dancing together in the fall of 2007, taking the ballroom world by storm and captivating audiences with their unique Latin style. They ascended to the finals of every major world championship as they together took their first step onto the dance floor.
Riccardo and Yulia won their ninth world title at Blackpool United Kingdom at the famous Winter Garden Pavilion on November 18, 2018.
They won their final world championship and 10th world title in Miami, USA on October 26th, 2019.
The son of famed Italian ballroom coaches, Riccardo always knew that dance was his future and one day he would become the world champion. Riccardo was born in Terni, Italy.
Yulia was born in Belgorod City, Russia and first started dancing at the age of four. She then began ballroom dancing at age seven, and began teaching at the early age of 11.
2010-2019 World Professional Latin Champions
2009 World Professional Showdance Champions
2008-2016, 2019 U.S. National Professional Latin Champions
2012, 2015-2019 Winners of the International Championships England
2008-2014 U.S. Open Champions
2016-2019 Blackpool Dance Festival Champions, England
2016-2017 Blackpool Dance Festival Champions, China
2016-2019 UK Championship Champions, England
2008-2011, 2013-2018 WDC Fred Astaire Cup Competition (Disneyland, Paris)
2008-2018 Dutch Open Champions, Assen Netherlands
2010-2018 Asian Open Champions (Tokyo, Japan)
2013, 2016 Asian Open Champions (Korea and China)
2010-2014, 2016-2018 Asian Open Champions (Taiwan)
2010-2012 Asian Open Champions (Indonesia)
2010-2014, 2015-2017 Asian Open Champions (Macao)
2010-2012 Philippine Star Ball Champions
2009, 2012, 2013 German Open Champions
2012, 2016 Asian Pacific Champions.
“All dancers can move, but only great dancers can move others.”
DONNIE BURNS, MBE