Filippo Gurrieri

Who is Filippo Gurrieri?

Filippo Gurrieri was born in Vittoria, a small town in Sicily. At the age of eight he became the youngest dancer to train and become the winner of the Sicilian Championship for Ballroom and Latin American Dance.

The following year Filippo went on to win the Championship of South Italy. He continued to hold the title for the following six years. In 1991 Mr. Gurrieri reached his goal of becoming the Italian Champion for Latin American Dance. In 1992 Filippo achieved the title of "Italian Champion of Latin American Standard Dance". He was able to keep this title for the next four years. After achieving these titles, Filippo Gurrieri rose, in 1995, to become a part of the International class, a category that now enables him to represent his home country of Italy worldwide.

Filippo, with his partner, his sister Soviana, became a household name in the world of dance by participating in highly esteemed dance competitions all over Europe. From the Blackpool Dance Festival to the UK Open Dance Championships in London, from the German Open Championships to the Imperial in London, and to the Dance Open in Portugal, Gurrieri has become a star in the international community of dance.

At the age of 16, Filippo worked to become an instructor. He dedicated his talent and passion for the various elements of dance by training other couples and leading them to become champions as he himself did and continues to do. After many years of training and competing Mr. Gurrieri proceeded to dedicate the next fifteen years strictly to furthering the dance education of others. Filippo Gurrieri's own personal dance school "Magic Moment Dance School" has expanded into a franchise in six different cities.