Edyta Śliwińska (; born May 6, 1981) is a Polish professional

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r who is starring in the stage show Dance Temptation. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the

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series ''

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'', where she appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the show.

Early life

Śliwińska was born in

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, and comes from a working-class Polish background. She took her first dancing class at age 12.Dancing with the Stars Secrets - People Magazine
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''Dancing with the Stars''

In the debut season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in June 2005, Śliwińska partnered boxing champion

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, 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. For

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, she originally had

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as her partner, but Pastore dropped out after a week of training, as he was unable to keep up with the hard pace of preparation. On March 2,

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was announced to be Pastore's replacement, giving Ratzenberger the least time of any celebrity to prepare for the series at the time. On May 1, 2007, Sliwinska and Ratzenberger became the sixth couple eliminated from the competition, with a finish of 6th place. Edyta Sliwinska at American Music Awards 2

Edyta Sliwinska at American Music Awards 2

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, Śliwińska was partnered with soap opera actor

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. They became the eighth couple eliminated before the Semi-Finals, with a finish of 5th place for the third time. In

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her partner was NFL player Jason Taylor. They won second place, giving Śliwińska her best finish to date. In

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, 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

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's professional partner until Hough recovered from surgery scheduled on October 28, 2008. In

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, Śliwińska was paired with NFL player

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. 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

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, 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), Jonathan Roberts, and

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. 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. On March 2, 2016 it was announced that Śliwińska would return for

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after an eleven-season hiatus and is partnered with journalist

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. The couple was the first to be eliminated on Week 2 of competition.

''Dancing with the Stars'' performances

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With George Hamilton

With Joey Lawrence

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With
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With Jason Taylor

With
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With
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With Ashley Hamilton

With Aiden Turner

With
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Personal life

Śliwińska's husband and professional partner in dance competitions is Alec Mazo, who also participated in ''Dancing with the Stars'', winning with

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. 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. The couple welcomed their son, Michael Alexander Mazo, on January 4, 2014. On June 18, 2017 she gave birth to their second child, a daughter Leia Josephine.

Professional awards

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Acting career

* Śliwińska appeared in a Jared's jewelry commercial along with fellow Dancing With the Stars pros

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, Alec Mazo, and Shalene Archer Ermis. * She also played Ruby Love on '' CSI:NY'' on the 13th episode of season 5 called "Rush to Judgment", where she played a salsa dance teacher who was involved in a murder. * In 2013, Śliwińska appeared on the May 13th edition of ''

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'' as the dance partner of Dancing with the Stars alumni

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during a Dance-Off segment between Jericho and herself against

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and his partner

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Early life

''Dancing with the Stars''

''Dancing with the Stars'' performances

With
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With George Hamilton

With Joey Lawrence

With
John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947)About John
from Ratzenberger's official website is an Americ ...

With
Cameron Mathison Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and television host. From 1997 to 2011, he played the role of Ryan Lavery on ''All My Children''. Early life and personal life Mathison was born on August 25, 1969, in S ...

With Jason Taylor

With
Jeffrey Ross Jeffrey may refer to: * Jeffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Jeffrey'' (1995 film), a 1995 film by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name * ''Jeffrey'' (2016 film), a 2016 Dominican Republic documentary film ...

With
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With Ashley Hamilton

With Aiden Turner

With
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Personal life

Professional awards

Acting career

References

External links

Early life

''Dancing with the Stars''

''Dancing with the Stars'' performances

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With George Hamilton

With Joey Lawrence

With John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947)About John from Ratzenberger's official website is an Americ ...

With Cameron Mathison Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and television host. From 1997 to 2011, he played the role of Ryan Lavery on ''All My Children''. Early life and personal life Mathison was born on August 25, 1969, in S ...

With Jason Taylor

With Jeffrey Ross Jeffrey may refer to: * Jeffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Jeffrey'' (1995 film), a 1995 film by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name * ''Jeffrey'' (2016 film), a 2016 Dominican Republic documentary film ...

With Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as an outside linebacker for the New York Giants ( 1981–1993) in the National Football League (NF ...

With Ashley Hamilton

With Aiden Turner

With Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera (born Gerald Riviera; July 4, 1943) is an American journalist, attorney, author, political commentator, and former television host. He hosted the tabloid talk show '' Geraldo'' from 1987 to 1998. He gained publicity with the liv ...

Personal life

Professional awards

Acting career

References

External links

With
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With
John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947)About John
from Ratzenberger's official website is an Americ ...

With
Cameron Mathison Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and television host. From 1997 to 2011, he played the role of Ryan Lavery on ''All My Children''. Early life and personal life Mathison was born on August 25, 1969, in S ...

With
Jeffrey Ross Jeffrey may refer to: * Jeffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Jeffrey'' (1995 film), a 1995 film by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name * ''Jeffrey'' (2016 film), a 2016 Dominican Republic documentary film ...

With
Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as an outside linebacker for the New York Giants ( 1981–1993) in the National Football League (NF ...

With
Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera (born Gerald Riviera; July 4, 1943) is an American journalist, attorney, author, political commentator, and former television host. He hosted the tabloid talk show '' Geraldo'' from 1987 to 1998. He gained publicity with the liv ...