| Edyta Śliwińska | |
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Śliwińska at the 2009 American Music Awards. |
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| Born | May 6, 1981 Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupation | Ballroom dancer |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Edyta Śliwińska (Polish pronunciation: [ɛˈdɨta ɕliˈviɲska]; born May 6, 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) is a professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars, where she appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the show.
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Śliwińska comes from a working-class Polish background.[1] She took her first dancing class at age 11.[2]
In the debut season of Dancing with the Stars in June 2005, Śliwińska partnered boxing champion Evander Holyfield, with whom she placed 5th in the competition.
For the second season, she was paired with actor George Hamilton, and again came in 5th place.
With the third season, her partner was actor Joey Lawrence, and the couple achieved 3rd place. Śliwińska and Lawrence were part of the first performance tour of the show from December 19, 2006 to February 11, 2007.[3]
For Season 4, she originally had Vincent Pastore as her partner,[4] but Pastore dropped out after a week of training, as he was unable to keep up with the hard pace of preparation.[5] On March 2, John Ratzenberger was announced to be Pastore's replacement, giving Ratzenberger the least time of any celebrity to prepare for the series at the time.[5] On May 1, 2007, Sliwinska and Ratzenberger became the sixth couple eliminated from the competition, with a finish of 6th place.[6]
In Season 5, Śliwińska was partnered with soap opera actor Cameron Mathison. They became the eighth couple eliminated before the Semi-Finals, with a finish of 5th place for the third time.
In Season 6 her partner was NFL player Jason Taylor. They won second place, giving Śliwińska her best finish to date.
In Season 7, Śliwińska and her partner American Comedian and Roastmaster Jeffrey Ross were the first couple voted off. They did not get their chance to show their Quickstep. During practice, Ross suffered an eye injury. Misty May-Treanor had suffered a leg injury in week three of the competition, and since she wanted to show America her Jive, Śliwińska danced it for her on the next night's result show. After week six, Śliwińska temporarily replaced Julianne Hough as Cody Linley's professional partner until Hough recovered from surgery scheduled on October 28, 2008.
In Season 8, Śliwińska was paired with NFL player Lawrence Taylor. They were eliminated in the seventh week of the show on April 21, 2009 with the lowest judged score of 21 and came in 7th place.
For Season 9, Śliwińska was paired with Ashley Hamilton, George Hamilton's son. They were eliminated first making Sliwinska the third professional to come in last more than once along with Alec Mazo (her husband) and Jonathan Roberts.
For Season 10, it was announced on March 2, 2010 that she would be partnered up with soap opera star Aiden Turner. They were voted off in the fourth week of the competition and came in 9th place.
'With celebrity partner Joey Lawrence: 26.5
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "I Like The Way You Move" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "I Got Rhythm" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive/ "Blue Suede Shoes" | 8 | 6 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Waltz/ "Take It to the Limit" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba/ "Freedom! '90" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba/ "Father Figure" Disco/ "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" |
8 No |
8 Scores |
8 Given |
No Elimination |
| 7 | Foxtrot/ "Singin' in the Rain" Mambo/ "Mambo No. 5" |
10 9 |
9 9 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango/ "The Addams Family Theme" Paso Doble/ "Sympathy for the Devil" |
10 9 |
9 8 |
9 9 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Quickstep/ "42nd Street" Rumba/ "Eternal Flame" |
9 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Eliminated, Third Place |
With celebrity partner Jason Taylor:
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot/ "Pride and Joy" | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
| 2 | Mambo/ "Lupita" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive/ "I Got a Woman" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz/ "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 5 | Rumba/ "You're All I Need To Get By" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Best of My Love" Country Western/"Cotton-Eyed Joe |
8 No |
8 Scores |
8 Given |
Safe |
| 7 | Quickstep/ "The Dirty Boogie" Paso Doble/ "Heavy Action" |
10 9 |
9 8 |
10 9 |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango/ "Tango Barbaro" Samba/ "It Had Better Be Tonight" |
10 8 |
9 7 |
10 8 |
Last to be Called Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Foxtrot/ "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" Paso Doble/ "El Gato Montes" |
9 9 |
10 9 |
9 9 |
Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dancing on the Ceiling" Freestyle/ "Miami" Quickstep/ "The Dirty Boogie" |
8 9 10 |
8 9 10 |
8 9 10 |
Runner-Up |
With celebrity partner Aiden Turner:
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Hungry Like The Wolf" | 5 | 5 | 5 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Foxtrot/ "I've Got You Under My Skin" | 7 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 3 | Quickstep/ "Hey, Soul Sister" | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
| 4 | Rumba/ "Live Like We're Dying" | 5,6 | 5,6 | 5,6 | Eliminated |
Śliwińska's husband and professional partner in dance competitions is Alec Mazo, who also participated in Dancing with the Stars, winning with Kelly Monaco. They have danced together for over 6 years and have performed together multiple times for Dancing with the Stars results shows in pair numbers. They married on September 1, 2007.
As of August 30, 2010, Sliwinska has not appeared on any subsequent seasons of Dancing with the Stars, in order to finish school and start a family with Alec. On her Facebook page she wrote: "After 10 seasons I felt like it's time to think about my future. I'm pursuing my education and looking forward to other projects that perhaps you will hear about, but my main goal is to finish my degree and start building a family."[7] She has the same birthday as Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mel B & Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
Dancing with the Stars (US) runner up Season 6 (Spring 2008 with Jason Taylor) |
Succeeded by Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson |
| Preceded by Stacy Keibler & Tony Dovolani |
Dancing with the Stars (US) third place contestant Season 3 (Fall 2006 with Joey Lawrence) |
Succeeded by Laila Ali & Maksim Chmerkovskiy |