Background
Richey was born in 1945 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.
Richey was born in 1945 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.
She is also appearing as a judge in the Australian television series Dancing with the Stars. She started dancing at a very early age, studying Ballet and Tap. After winning the Australian Rising Stars Ballroom Championship, they travelled to the United Kingdom to further their dancing careers.
Originally planning to visit for six months, they stayed for 27 years.
In the major international events, Helen was placed third in the World Professional Latin Championship, equal third in the British Professional Latin Championship, runner-up in the United Kingdom Professional Latin and was twice placed third in the International Professional Latin Championship. Foreign seven consecutive years, Helen was a Grand Finalist in the British Professional Championship, one of the most prestigious events.
She was also Australia’s official representative in the World Championships in both the Ballroom and Latin Styles for over 10 years and was a regular semi-finalist in the Ballroom Style.
After retiring from competitive dancing, Helen has become one of the world’s leading coaches and most sought-after adjudicators. She has judged the national dance championships of almost every country in the world.
Helen has coached World Champions, British Champions and Australian Champions.
Many of the professional dancers in all of the series of Dancing with the Stars have been trained wholly or in part by Helen.
