Edyta Śliwińska

Edyta Śliwińska

Śliwińska at the 2009 American Music Awards.
Born (1981-05-06) May 6, 1981
Warsaw, Poland
Occupation Ballroom dancer
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Spouse(s) Alec Mazo (2007-present)
Children Michael Alexander Mazo (January 4, 2014)

Edyta Śliwińska (Polish pronunciation: [ɛˈdɨta ɕlʲiˈvʲiɲska]; born May 6, 1981) is a Polish professional ballroom dancer who is starring in the stage show Dance Temptation. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars, where she appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the show.

Early life

Śliwińska was born in Warsaw, Poland, and comes from a working-class Polish background.[1] She took her first dancing class at age 12.[2]

Dancing with the Stars

In the debut season of Dancing with the Stars in June 2005, Śliwińska partnered boxing champion Evander Holyfield, 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.[3]

For Season 4, she originally had Vincent Pastore as her partner,[4] but Pastore dropped out after a week of training, as he was unable to keep up with the hard pace of preparation.[5] On March 2, John Ratzenberger was announced to be Pastore's replacement, giving Ratzenberger the least time of any celebrity to prepare for the series at the time.[5] On May 1, 2007, Sliwinska and Ratzenberger became the sixth couple eliminated from the competition, with a finish of 6th place.[6]

In Season 5, Śliwińska was partnered with soap opera actor Cameron Mathison. They became the eighth couple eliminated before the Semi-Finals, with a finish of 5th place for the third time.

In Season 6 her partner was NFL player Jason Taylor. They won second place, giving Śliwińska her best finish to date.

In Season 7, 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 Julianne Hough as Cody Linley's professional partner until Hough recovered from surgery scheduled on October 28, 2008.

In Season 8, Śliwińska was paired with NFL player Lawrence Taylor. 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 Season 9, 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 Tristan MacManus.

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 season 22 after an eleven season hiatus and is partnered with journalist Geraldo Rivera. The couple was the first to be eliminated on Week 2 of competition.

Season Partner Place
1 Evander Holyfield 5th
2 George Hamilton 5th
3 Joey Lawrence 3rd
4 John Ratzenburger 6th
5 Cameron Mathison 5th
6 Jason Taylor 2nd
7 Jeffrey Ross 13th
8 Lawrence Taylor 7th
9 Ashley Hamilton 16th
10 Aiden Turner 9th
22 Geraldo Rivera 12th

Dancing with the Stars performances

With celebrity partner Evander Holyfield:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Respect" 5 7 6 No elimination
2 Quickstep/ "It Don't Mean a Thing" 5 4 5 Safe
3 Jive/ "Reet Petite" 5 4 4 Eliminated

With celebrity partner George Hamilton:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "Oye Como Va" 7 5 6 Safe
2 Quickstep/ "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" 8 7 7 Safe
3 Tango/ "La Cumparsita" 7 7 8 Bottom 2
4 Paso Doble/ "Matador Paso" 7 7 7 Safe
5 Samba/ "Conga"
Group Salsa/ "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
8
No
8
Scores
8
Given
Bottom 2
6 Rumba/ "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"
Group Viennese Waltz/ "Fallin'"
8
No
7
Scores
8
Given
Eliminated

With celebrity partner Joey Lawrence:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "I Like The Way You Move" 7 7 7 Safe
2 Quickstep/ "I Got Rhythm" 10 9 10 Safe
3 Jive/ "Blue Suede Shoes" 8 6 8 Safe
4 Waltz/ "Take It to the Limit" 9 9 9 Safe
5 Samba/ "Freedom! '90" 8 8 9 Safe
6 Rumba/ "Father Figure"
Disco/ "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
8
No
8
Scores
8
Given
No Elimination
7 Foxtrot/ "Singin' in the Rain"
Mambo/ "Mambo No. 5"
10
9
9
9
10
10
Safe
8 Tango/ "The Addams Family Theme"
Paso Doble/ "Sympathy for the Devil"
10
9
9
8
9
9
Safe
9
Semi-finals
Quickstep/ "42nd Street"
Rumba/ "Eternal Flame"
9
10
10
10
10
10
Eliminated, Third Place

With celebrity partner John Ratzenberger:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Chain of Fools" 6 5 6 No elimination
2 Quickstep/ "The Lady is a Tramp" 7 7 7 Safe
3 Tango/ "Libertango" 7 6 7 Safe
4 Paso Doble/ "A Kind of Magic" 6 5 5 Bottom 2
5 Samba/ "Love Is in the Air" 6 6 6 Safe
6 Mambo/ "Mambo Swing"
Swing/ "Rock This Town"
7
No
6
Scores
6
Given
Bottom 2
7 Foxtrot/ "That's Life"
Rumba/ "Under Pressure"
8
7
7
8
8
7
Eliminated

With celebrity partner Cameron Mathison:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot/ "Moondance" 7 7 7 Safe
2 Mambo/ "Mas Que Nada" 7 7 7 Safe
3 Tango/ "The Beat Goes On" 8 7 8 Safe
4 Paso Doble/ "Theme from Superman" 9 9 9 Safe
5 Rumba/ "I've Got To See You Again" 8 9 9 Safe
6 Samba/ "Magalenha"
Rock N Roll/ "Rockin' Robin"
9
No
8
Scores
8
Given
Bottom 2
7 Quickstep/ "Why Can't I Be You?"
Jive/ "Boy from New York City"
8
9
8
9
8
9
Safe
8 Viennese Waltz/ "Hedwig's Theme"
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Brown Sugar"
9
8
9
8
9
8
Eliminated

With celebrity partner Jason Taylor:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot/ "Pride and Joy" 7 8 7 No elimination
2 Mambo/ "Lupita" 9 9 9 Safe
3 Jive/ "I Got a Woman" 8 7 8 Safe
4 Viennese Waltz/ "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 10 9 10 Safe
5 Rumba/ "You're All I Need To Get By" 9 9 9 Safe
6 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Best of My Love"
Country Western/"Cotton-Eyed Joe
8
No
8
Scores
8
Given
Safe
7 Quickstep/ "The Dirty Boogie"
Paso Doble/ "Heavy Action"
10
9
9
8
10
9
Safe
8 Tango/ "Tango Barbaro"
Samba/ "It Had Better Be Tonight"
10
8
9
7
10
8
Last to be Called Safe
9
Semi-finals
Foxtrot/ "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"
Paso Doble/ "El Gato Montes"
9
9
10
9
9
9
Safe
10
Finals
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dancing on the Ceiling"
Freestyle/ "Miami"
Quickstep/ "The Dirty Boogie"
8
9
10
8
9
10
8
9
10
Runner-Up

With celebrity partner Jeffrey Ross:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "Play That Funky Music"
Quickstep/ "I Get A Kick Out Of You"
4
Did
4
Not
4
Perform
Eliminated

With celebrity partner Lawrence Taylor:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "25 Miles" 6 5 5 No elimination
2 Quickstep/ "As Long As I'm Singing" 7 7 6 Safe
3 Samba/ "I Can't Get Next To You" 7 6 7 Safe
4 Argentine Tango/ "Suite Punta Del Este" 7 5 7 Safe
5 Paso Doble/ "Granada" 6 7 7 Dance off
6 Jive/ "Ain't That Peculiar 7 7 8 Safe
7 Waltz/ "Open Arms"
1960's Group Dance/ "The Clapping Song"
7
No
7
Scores
7
Given
Eliminated

With celebrity partner Ashley Hamilton:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot/ "Grace Kelly"
Salsa relay/ "Get Busy"
5
Awarded
6
4
4
Points
Eliminated

With celebrity partner Aiden Turner:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Hungry Like The Wolf" 5 5 5 No Elimination
2 Foxtrot/ "I've Got You Under My Skin" 7 6 6 Safe
3 Quickstep/ "Hey, Soul Sister" 7 6 7 Safe
4 Rumba/ "Live Like We're Dying" 5,6 5,6 5,6 Eliminated

With celebrity partner Geraldo Rivera:

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Treasure" 5 4 4 No Elimination
2 Salsa/ "Ran Kan Kan" 5 4 4 Eliminated

Personal life

Śliwińska's husband and professional partner in dance competitions is Alec Mazo, who also participated in Dancing with the Stars, winning with Kelly Monaco. 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. On October 10, 2013, they announced they were expecting their first child, a son, due in January 2014.[7] The couple welcomed their son, Michael Alexander Mazo, on January 4, 2014.[8]


Professional awards

Acting career

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mel B & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Dancing with the Stars (US) runner up
Season 6 (Spring 2008 with Jason Taylor)
Succeeded by
Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson
Preceded by
Stacy Keibler & Tony Dovolani
Dancing with the Stars (US) third place contestant
Season 3 (Fall 2006 with Joey Lawrence)
Succeeded by
Laila Ali & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Preceded by
New show

Billy Ray Cyrus & Karina Smirnoff
Dancing with the Stars (US) quarter-finalist
Season 1 (Summer 2005 with Evander Holyfield)
Season 2 (Winter 2006 with George Hamilton)
Season 5 (Autumn 2007 with Cameron Mathison)
Succeeded by

Jerry Springer & Kym Johnson
Mario & Karina Smirnoff
Preceded by
Penn Jillette & Kym Johnson
Belinda Carlisle & Jonathan Roberts
Chaka Khan & Keo Motsepe
Dancing with the Stars (US) last place
Season 7 (Autumn 2008 with Jeffrey Ross)
Season 9 (Autumn 2009 with Ashley Hamilton)
Season 22 (Spring 2016 with Geraldo Rivera)
Succeeded by
Belinda Carlisle & Jonathan Roberts
Shannen Doherty & Mark Ballas
current

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