Helen Richey is a former competitive ballroom and latin dancer and is currently a dance coach and judge. Ballroom dance refers collectively to a set of Partner dances which originated in Germany and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the The term Latin dance has two meanings depending on whether the context is social or ballroom Dance. She is also currently appearing as a judge in the Australian television series Dancing with the Stars. Dancing with the Stars is a multi Logie Award winning Australian light entertainment television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing
Richey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia and travelled to the United Kingdom with her husband Robert for dance training and international competition experience. Bacchus Marsh ( Postcode: 3340 is a town in Victoria, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The couple stayed in the UK for 27 years before returning to Australia in June 2000. Her competitive dance career highlights include coming second at the UK Professional Latin Championship, and third at the World, the International and the British Professional Latin Championships. She and her husband were finalists in the British Professional Latin Championship for seven consecutive years.