Hanna Rún Óladóttir (born 17 July 1990) is an Icelandic

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and

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dancer Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

. Born in

Kópavogur Kópavogur () is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region. The name literally means ''seal pup inlet''. ...

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

, in 1990, Hanna began dancing at the age of 4. During her competitive career she has won titles in Iceland and Europe. She has won the Icelandic Ballroom Championships more than 15 times, first in 1997. In 2011, Hanna competed as a professional dancer on the Icelandic TV series ''Dans, dans, dans'', with her then partner Sigurður Þór Sigurðsson. Her current dance partner is Nikita Bazev, with whom she won the 2013 WDSF International Open Latin in

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. Hanna was raised, with her parents and two sisters, in

Garðabær Garðabær () is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. History Garðabær is a growing town in the Capital Region. It is the fifth largest municipality in Iceland with a population of 20,116 (1 January 2025). The site of Gar ...

, near the capital

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

. Her father is a

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. Hanna represented Iceland in the

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in the pre-qualifying round in Czech Republic.

References

Living people Hanna Run Oladottir Hanna Run Oladottir 1990 births Ballroom dancers Hanna Run Oladottir {{Iceland-sport-bio-stub