Luda Kroitor Explained

Luda Kroitor
Occupation:Television personality and dancer
Credits:Dancing with the Stars

Luda Kroitor is a salsa dancer from Australia. She is a five time world Salsa champion. She also won Australia's Dancing with the Stars twice.

Early life

Kroitor was born in Moldova. She moved to Australia at ten years old.[1] At ten years old, she partnered with dancer Oliver Pineda.[2]

Career

Kroitor is the former five time world Salsa champion with dance partner Oliver Pineda.[3] She is known for her role as dance instructor on Dancing with the Stars. She rose to fame after winning Dancing with the Stars series 8, with her partner Luke Jacobz, who was an actor on Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters. She also won while partnered with singer Johnny Ruffo, in series 12.[4]

Kroitor also choreographed for Australia's So You Think You Can Dance.

Personal life

In 2012, Kroitor became engaged to Matt Wilson.[5] The couple had a daughter together in 2014.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Luda Kroitor. 29 June 2009. Yahoo7. 4 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Fiesta. Wilder. Gabriel. 2 October 2008. www.smh.com.au. en. 4 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Reigning Five Time World Salsa Champion . 2009-09-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090810060113/http://www.worldsalsachampionships.com/eventinfo.htm . 10 August 2009 .
  4. News: Johnny Ruffo cha cha's to victory. 2 August 2015. Sunshine Coast Daily. 17 June 2012. Ruffo cha cha's.
  5. News: Luke congratulates partner Luda. 12 July 2012. 2017-01-08.
  6. News: New Idea magazine on Twitter. 24 March 2014. Twitter. 2017-01-08.