Pasquale La Rocca Interview for Performers Stuff Pro Series: Dancing with the Stars

Performer Stuff Pro Series host, Mark Pawsey catches up with Pro Ballroom & Latin Dancer, Pasquale La Rocca, two-time winner of Dancing with the Stars firstly in Belgium (2019) and most recently in Ireland (2020). Pasquale shares with Mark his passion and dreams for dance and what it means to win DWTS

Meet Two-time Dancing with the Stars Champion

PASQUALE LA ROCCA

Originally from Italy and now based in London, Pasquale La Rocca is an Italian Ballroom and Latin American Champion having represented Italy at the World Latin American Championship in 2007. Dancing since he was 9 years old, he has since become a specialist of Ballroom and Latin America dancing, and has also trained in Jazz, Commercial and Musical Theatre.

In 2014, Pasquale joined the Broadway production of "Burn the Floor", touring London, China, Australia, Japan and South Africa as Principal Dancer and Dance Captain. Following UK tours of “Tango Moderno”, and "Here come the Girls”, as a leading male dancer, Pasquale joined Dancing with The Stars – Belgium, in 2019, partnering influencer Julie Vermeire. Immediately after winning the competition and lifting the famous Mirror Ball Trophy, Pasquale joined the Irish cast of Dancing with the Stars, this time partnering Broadcaster Lotti Ryan. Remarkably he was able to dance to victory again and lift the Mirror Ball Trophy for a second consecutive time.