Luda Kroitor
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{{Infobox person
| name = Luda Kroitor
| image = LudaKroitor-Salsa-Federation Square-cropped.jpg
| caption = Luda Kroitor, September 2009
| occupation = Television personality and dancer
| credits = 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.{{cn|date=March 2019}} She moved to Australia at ten years old.{{Cite news|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/5687685/luda-kroitor/#page1|title=Luda Kroitor|date=29 June 2009|work=Yahoo7|access-date=4 July 2017}} At ten years old, she partnered with dancer Oliver Pineda.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/gig-reviews/fiesta/2008/10/02/1222651257214.html|title=Fiesta|last=Wilder|first=Gabriel|date=2 October 2008|website=www.smh.com.au|language=en|access-date=4 July 2017}}
Career
Kroitor is the former five time world Salsa champion with dance partner Oliver Pineda.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsalsachampionships.com/eventinfo.htm |title=Reigning Five Time World Salsa Champion |accessdate=2009-09-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810060113/http://www.worldsalsachampionships.com/eventinfo.htm |archive-date=10 August 2009 }} She is known for her role as dance instructor on Dancing with the Stars. 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.{{cite news|title=Johnny Ruffo cha cha's to victory|url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/johnny-ruffo-cha-chas-victory/1420763/|accessdate=2 August 2015|publisher=Sunshine Coast Daily|date=17 June 2012|ref=Ruffo cha cha's}}
Kroitor also choreographed for Australia's So You Think You Can Dance.
Personal life
In 2012, Kroitor became engaged to Matt Wilson.{{Cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/luke-jacobz-congratulates-dance-partner-luda-kroitor-on-her-engagement/news-story/57a704b65062f4e43b3a75fd39b51c55|title=Luke congratulates partner Luda|date=12 July 2012|access-date=2017-01-08}} The couple had a daughter together in 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/newideamagazine/status/448261585484517377|title=New Idea magazine on Twitter|date=24 March 2014|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=2017-01-08}}
See also
References
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{{Succession box|title=Dancing with the Stars (Australia) runner up|before=Chris Bath & Trenton Shipley|after=Arianne Caoili & Carmello Pizzino|years= Season 4 (Early 2006 with Kostya Tszyu)}}
{{Succession box|title=Dancing with the Stars (Australia) runner up|before=Fifi Box & Paul Green|after=Paul Licuria & Eliza Campagna|years= Season 7 (Late 2007 with Anh Do)}}
{{Succession box|title=Dancing with the Stars (Australia) winner|before=Bridie Carter & Craig Monley|after=Adam Brand & Jade Hatcher|years= Season 8 (2008 with Luke Jacobz)}}
{{Succession box|title=Dancing with the Stars (Australia) winner|before=Manu Feildel & Alana Patience|after=Cosentino & Jessica Raffa|years= Season 12 (2012 with Johnny Ruffo)}}
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Category:Australian ballroom dancers
Category:Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) winners