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Wania is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Dominik Wania (born 1981), Polish pianist and composer * Wania Monteiro (born 1986), Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast See also *Vânia Vânia or Vania is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Vânia Abreu (born 1967), singer and performer from Brazil * Vânia Bastos (born 1956), Brazilian singer * Vânia Fernandes (born 1985), Portuguese singer *Vânia Ishii (born ...

Dominik Wania
Dominik Wania (born 24 November 1981 in Sanok, Poland) is a Polish pianist and composer. Biography Wania started his piano studies at age three. In 2005 he graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków, Poland, where he was an honors music student studying classical piano performance. In 2006 he was awarded The Helena Foundation Presidential Scholarship at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he pursued Master of Music degree in Jazz Performance. While at NEC Dominik Wania studied with Danilo Perez, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Ran Blake, Allan Chase and Frank Carlberg. He also was a member of one of NEC’s prestigious Honors Ensembles. Wania has performed and collaborated with musicians like Vladislav Sendecki, Tomasz Stańko, Marcus Miller, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Anders Jormin, Gary Thomas (musician), Gary Thomas, George Garzone, Eddie Henderson (musician), Eddie Henderson, Marilyn Mazur, Joey Baron, Nguyen Le, Don Byron, Jacek Kochan, Zbigniew Namysłows ...
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Wania Monteiro
Wania Monteiro (born 9 August 1986) is a Cape Verdean Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast. Biography Born 9 August 1986 in Santa Catarina, Cape Verde, Santa Catarina, Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago, she lived in Praia for a while. She is trained by Elena Atmacheva. ''Time (magazine), Time'' noted that she often trained "in a dilapidated gym with ceilings too low to accommodate a proper hoop or ball toss", due to a lack of adequate facilities in Cape Verde. She later moved to the USA for her studies. Sports career Monteiro Cape Verde at the 2004 Summer Olympics, represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and was Cape Verde's flag bearer during the Games's opening ceremony. She was also the first gymnast from Cape Verde to compete in the Olympic Games. In 2006, she won four medals at the African Gymnastics Championships, three bronze and one gold, being present on all podiums during this competition. Monteiro Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics# ...
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