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| Category: Professional |
| Style: Latin |
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Blackpool results:
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| 2003: 7th final Professional Latin |
| 2002: Joanna: 7th final Professional Latin, Michal: semifinal
Amateur Latin |
| 2001: Joanna: semifinal Professional Latin, Michal: semifinal
Amateur Latin |
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Best results:
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| 2002: World Champions of the Latin-American Showdance |
| 2000: Joanna: World Champion Amateur Latin
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| 1999: Michal: winner of the Under21 Latin in Blackpool
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Sponsors:
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| Yanagida Dance Wear |
| Supadance |
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Michal and Joanna�s career started at full speed.
Despite the fact that they danced together for such a short time they reached
the top very soon. They practically shoot to the top straight away! That�s how
Michael and Joanna describe their beginnings. They dance barely a year together
and are already the World Latin-American Showdance champions and at the
Blackpool Festival got to the final round in one dance, the Rumba.
Yes, they were the finalists in Blackpool! An enormous achievement they,
knowing Joanna, without any doubt have worked very hard for. In Blackpool,
directly at the beginning of the final, it was already announced which couples
were selected for the cha cha and the samba. All their hope was gone!
They knew, that these other 6 couples, which they competed against in the
semi-final, also danced their best to make it! And suddenly they were called
for the Rumba final - yes!. "When your number is recalled you just go totally
mad. Nothing is more important, nothing else interests you, it�s just you and
the dancefloor. The audience goes crazy, others congratulate you but you
must go out there and do the best Rumba and this is what is on your mind!".
"With a pulse of at least 600 beats per minute your body, your mind gives
everything for it........!"
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"It was great " according to Michal and Joanna.
Joanna went through the same emotions previously with two other partners in
Blackpool. And this year Joanna with the new partner straight from
Amateurs get immediately to the final.
They truly have an enormous potential!
What�s next? |
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Personalia
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Michal
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Joanna
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| Nationality |
Polish |
Belgian |
| Age started dancing |
8 |
9 |
| Favourite drink |
kiwi juice |
freshly squeezed orange juice |
| Favourite food |
Mum's cooking |
pasta |
| Most terrible food |
fast-food |
meat |
| Best qualities in your partner |
loyal, honest and works very hard |
very masculine, powerful yet sensitive |
| Worst of your partner |
perfectionist! |
not yet discovered! |
| Favourites pets |
fish |
Labrador retrievers |
| Afraid of |
rats |
spiders and snakes |
| Favourite country |
Austria and Singapore |
Italy |
| Hobby |
contemporary art |
skiing, reading, surfing and singing |
| Dislikes |
bad weather |
dishonesty |
| Favourite colour |
aqua |
white and turquoise |
| Favourite dance |
Samba and the Waltz |
La Musette (ha ha ha!!) |
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Biggest nightmare
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Joanna:"That I am pursued by someone and want to run but cannot move.
And when I want to scream no sound comes from my lips"
Michal: "My biggest nightmare is that I am a little child again"
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Nicest memory
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Michal :"I cannot openly say!"
Joanna:"My first final in Blackpool when the audience went totally mad!"
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Biggest inspiration
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Michal : "Prince, Cortes and Martha Graham"
Joanna: "Mireille Negre (despite physical problems, she was a great
ballet dancer), Lance Armstrong and naturally my friend Robin"
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Biggest blunder
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Michal : "You don't want to know!!" (Dear Michal: we
will definitely discuss this some other time - Ed)
Joanna: "It happened at the UK Open in Bournemouth. The beads of my
beautiful, crazy orange dress spread all over the dance floor � I didn�t want
to move anymore, I was so afraid to slip on them!" |
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Biggest wish
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Joanna: "Be healthy and stay healthy!"
Michal: "Move with the times!" |
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All interview material provided by the
www.dancemotion.nl. Copyright 2003 by Dancemotion.
The original interview text in Dutch was printed in the
August/September issue of the Dancemotion magazine. All photos by Wim
van IJzendoorn. Translated from Dutch.
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