Edyta Sliwinska Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Edyta Sliwinska (born May 5, 1982) is a professional ballroom dancer. She is best known as the only professional dancer to appear on all four televised seasons of the American version of the ABC televsiion series Dancing with the Stars.

Early life

Sliwinska came from a working-class Polish family, who she credits to helping her pursue a career in Latin dancing. She attended her first dance class at age 11, finding herself enamored with music. She no longer competes professionally, as she busies herself with TV and other dancing events.

Dancing with the Stars

In the debut season of Dancing with the Stars in June 2005, Sliwinska partnered boxing champion Evander Holyfield, where they placed fifth in the competiton. For the second season, she was paired with actor George Hamilton, and again came in fifth place. With the third season, her partner was actor Joey Lawrence, and the couple achieved third place. Sliwinska and Lawrence were part of the first performance tour of the show from December 19, 2006 to February 11, 2007.

Sliwinska returned to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom on March 19, 2007 for Season 4. She originally had Vincent Pastore as her partner, but Pastore dropped out after a week of training, and was unable to keep up with the hard pace of preparation. On March 2, John Ratzenberger was announced to be Pastore's replacement, giving Ratzenberger the least time of any celebrity to prepare for the series. On May 1, 2007, Sliwinska and Ratzenberger became the sixth couple eliminated from the competition, with a finish of sixth place.

Personal life

Sliwinska's professional partner in dance competitions is Alec Mazo, who also participated in Dancing with the Stars, winning the first season with Kelly Monaco. They have danced together for over 6 years and have performed together multiple times for Dancing with the Stars results shows in pair numbers. As of November 1, 2006, Sliwinska and Mazo are engaged and soon to be married. According to the dancers' webpage the couple is set to marry in September 2007.

Professional awards

• Emerald Ball Latin Amateur Champion
• 1st Place - 2001 International Grand Ball (San Francisco)
• 1st Place - 2001 Holiday Dance Classic (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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