Jowita Maria Przystał (born 22 August 1994) is a Polish

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r. She is known for appearing and winning both '' The Greatest Dancer'' in 2020 and ''

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'' in 2022. She has been a professional on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' since 2021.

Career

Przystał and her partner Michael Danilczuk have represented Poland in national and international competitions. In 2014 they became Polish Open Latin Champions. They have also performed with ''

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''. Przystał and Danilczuk have also performed in Broadway musical productions such as '' Legally Blonde'', ''

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'' and '' Rock of Ages''. They moved to

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in 2019 to pursue careers in the

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. In 2020, Przystał and Danilczuk appeared on '' The Greatest Dancer''. They were crowned winners of the second series. The prize was £50,000 and an opportunity to perform on the next series of BBC One's ''

''. They appeared on Week 6 of the eighteenth series of ''Strictly'', in November 2020, as the guest dancers during the musical interlude. In September 2021, Przystał joined the nineteenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' as a professional.

''Strictly Come Dancing''

Przystał started her ''

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'' career in the nineteenth series, but was not partnered with a celebrity, only appearing in group dances. For the twentieth series, she received her first celebrity partner, cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin. On 17 December 2022, they were announced the series champions, after beating Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez,

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and Vito Coppola, and

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and Carlos Gu in the final. She is the fifth professional dancer and first ever female pro dancer to win their first series with a celebrity partner. Highest and lowest scoring per dance ; Series 20 – with celebrity partner Hamza Yassin * number indicates when Hamza & Jowita were at the top of the leaderboard. * number indicates when Hamza & Jowita were at the bottom of the leaderboard. ; Series 21 – with celebrity partner

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* number indicates when Jody & Jowita were at the bottom of the leaderboard. ; Series 22 – with celebrity partner Pete Wicks * number indicates when Pete & Jowita were at the bottom of the leaderboard.

''Strictly Come Dancing'' Christmas Special

She danced with

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for 2021's '' Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special''. She danced with Danny Cipriani for the 2023 ''Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special''.

Dance tours

In September 2024, Przystal announced she was to appear with Nikita Kuzmin in ''Dancing With The Stars Weekends'' (2025).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Przystal, Jowita Living people Polish ballroom dancers 1994 births Strictly Come Dancing winners People from Kraków Polish expatriates in the United Kingdom Polish female dancers Polish dancers 21st-century Polish sportswomen