Luda Kroitor

Luda Kroitor
Luda Kroitor, September 2009
Occupation(s)	Television personality and dancer
Notable credit	Dancing with the Stars

Luda Kroitor is a salsa dancer from Australia. She is a five time world Salsa champion. She also won Australia's Dancing with the Stars twice.

Early life

Kroitor was born in Moldova.^{[citation needed]} She moved to Australia at ten years old.^[1] At ten years old, she partnered with dancer Oliver Pineda.^[2]

Career

Kroitor is the former five time world Salsa champion with dance partner Oliver Pineda.^[3][2] She is known for her role as dance instructor on Dancing with the Stars.^[4] She rose to fame after winning Dancing with the Stars series 8, with her partner Luke Jacobz, who was an actor on Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters. She also won while partnered with singer Johnny Ruffo, in series 12.^[4]

Kroitor also choreographed for Australia's So You Think You Can Dance.^[1][2]

Personal life

In 2012, Kroitor became engaged to Matt Wilson.^[5] The couple had a daughter together in 2014.^[6]

See also

• Emanuel School, Australia

References

1. "Luda Kroitor". Yahoo7. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
2. Wilder, Gabriel (2 October 2008). "Fiesta". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
3. "Reigning Five Time World Salsa Champion". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
4. "Johnny Ruffo cha cha's to victory". Sunshine Coast Daily. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
5. "Luke congratulates partner Luda". 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
6. "New Idea magazine on Twitter". Twitter. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

Preceded by Chris Bath & Trenton Shipley	Dancing with the Stars (Australia) runner up Season 4 (Early 2006 with Kostya Tszyu)	Succeeded by Arianne Caoili & Carmello Pizzino
Preceded by Fifi Box & Paul Green	Dancing with the Stars (Australia) runner up Season 7 (Late 2007 with Anh Do)	Succeeded by Paul Licuria & Eliza Campagna
Preceded by Bridie Carter & Craig Monley	Dancing with the Stars (Australia) winner Season 8 (2008 with Luke Jacobz)	Succeeded by Adam Brand & Jade Hatcher
Preceded by Manu Feildel & Alana Patience	Dancing with the Stars (Australia) winner Season 12 (2012 with Johnny Ruffo)	Succeeded by Cosentino & Jessica Raffa