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Joanna Zacharewicz



Ballroom Champions Jose Decamps and Joanna Zacharewicz at Balera dаncing Mambo


Joanna Zacharewicz (b. in Poland) is a professional ballroom dancer based out of New York City. She is perhaps best known as the 2008 U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm) with her partner, Jose DeCamps.

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Joanna Zacharewicz Jose Decamps and Joanna Zacharewicz 2008 AR Honor Dance YouTube

She began dancing at the age of 8 in Poland, studying the International Latin and International Standard dances. Her early coaching included Latin champion Allan Tornsberg.

She first began competing in the American Rhythm division with Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, a fellow instructor at Stepping Out Dance Studio in New York. The two garnered the title of World Professional Mambo Champions in 2005, and placed 2nd in the rhythm division at the 2006 U.S. National Dancesport Championships. They were also featured on PBS' America's Ballroom Challenge and ABC's Dancing With The Stars

Joanna Zacharewicz Jose Decamps and Joanna Zacharewicz 2008 AR Show Dance YouTube

With Jose, her current partner, she has not only won the U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm) title in all 2007, 2008,2009 and 2010 but also the 2007 World Professional Mambo Championship, World professional 2010 Salsa championships, 2007,2008 and 2009 World Professional Rhythm Championship and World Professional Rhythm Showdance categories. Most recently (2011) Jose and Joanna have won the Sabado Gigante "Asi se Baila" competition attended by couples from all over the world.

Joanna Zacharewicz Jose Decamps Joanna Zacharewicz Honor Dance YouTube

She currently teaches at Stepping Out Studios in New York.

Joanna Zacharewicz Jose Decamps and Joanna Zacharewicz CHACHAUSDC 2010 YouTube

Joanna zacharewicz jose decamps swing usdc 2009


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Joanna Zacharewicz Wikipedia