Luda Kroitor is a salsa dancer from
Australia
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. 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.
At ten years old, she partnered with dancer Oliver Pineda.
Career
Kroitor is the former five time
world Salsa champion with dance partner Oliver Pineda.
She is known for her role as dance instructor on ''
Dancing with the Stars
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''.
She rose to fame after winning ''Dancing with the Stars''
series 8, with her partner
Luke Jacobz
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, who was an actor on ''
Home and Away
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'' and ''
McLeod's Daughters
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''. She also won while partnered with singer
Johnny Ruffo
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, in
series 12
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Kroitor also choreographed for Australia's
''So You Think You Can Dance''.
Personal life
In 2012, Kroitor became engaged to Matt Wilson. The couple had a daughter together in 2014.
See also
*
Emanuel School, Australia
References
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Australian ballroom dancers
Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) winners
Living people
Australian female dancers
Salsa dancers
Year of birth missing (living people)