I was born in Wroclaw, Poland. I started dancing ballet at age 2, and continued until I got very sick at age 7, had surgery, and couldn't dance for a while. When I came back, I thought I could try my talents in a little bit of a different direction. Therefore, I chose ice dancing. I did some figure skating and speed skating at the same time, and achieved some very successful trophies. One day, my community club I belonged to had a dance show, where they had kids, my age, performing for the public. That day changed my interest into Ballroom and Latin Dancing, and this is were it all started. I've been dancing Ballroom and Latin ever since. I turned into a professional competitor and a teacher about 11 years ago. My work helped me travel around the US where I have won many championship titles with different dance partners.
I enjoy teaching and sharing this love of a beautiful art with my students and look forward to do so in my future.
Competitions Attended in 2006
CALIFORNIA OPEN, Orange County, CA 02/18-20/'06
VEGAS SHOWDOWN, Las Vegas, NV 03/4-5/'06
CITY LIGHTS BALL, San Francisco, CA 03/12/'06- DANCE SHOW
SAN FRANCISCO OPEN, San Francisco, CA 04/1-3/'06
EMERALD BALL, Los Angeles, CA 05/4-7'06
NEVADA STAR BALL, Las Vegas, NV 08/17-23/'06
EMBASSY BALL DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS, INC., Irvine, CA, 08/30-9/3/'06
USDSC, Hollywood, FL 09/5-10/'06
HAWAII STAR BALL, Sheraton Waikiki - Waikiki, Honolulu, HI, 9/21-24/'06
GOLDEN STATE CHALLENGE, Orange County, CA, 10/13-14/'06
ATUMN DANCE CLASSIC, San Francisco, CA 10/20-22/'06
PACIFIC DANCESPORT, Los Angeles, CA 11/3-5/'06
CALIFORNIA STAR BALL, Costa Mesa, CA 11/24-26/'06
HOLIDAY DANCE CLASSIC, Las Vegas, NV 12/7-10/'06
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Monika Olejnik Professional dance instructor and competitor, San Jose, California, U.S.A.
