Joanna Zacharewicz

Joanna Zacherewicz (b. in Poland) [cite web|url=http://www.steppingoutstudios.com/studio/staff/joanna-zacharewicz.htm|title=Joanna Zacherewicz|publisher=Stepping Out Studios|accessdate=2008-09-12] is a professional ballroom dancer based out of New York City. She is perhaps best known as the 2008 U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm) with her partner, Jose DeCamps. [cite web|url=http://www.ohiostarball.com/index.cfm/showsection/winners_circle/showsubsection/results/results_section/dance_listings/dance_category/Professional%20Multi-Dances/dance_name/World%20Professional%20American%20Rhythm%20(C%7CR%7CSW%7CBOL%7CMAM)/dance_level/none/page.htm|title=Winner's Circle - 2007 Results|publisher=Ohio Star Ball|accessdate=2008-09-12]

Joanna began dancing at the age of 8 in Poland, studying the International Latin and International Standard dances. Her early coaching included Latin champion Alan Tornsberg.

She first began competing in the American Rhythm division with Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, a fellow instructor at Stepping Out Dance Studio in New York. The two garnered the title of World Professional Mambo Champions in 2005, and placed 2nd in the rhythm division at the 2006 U.S. National Dancesport Championships. They were also featured on PBS' America's Ballroom Challenge and ABC's Dancing With The Stars.

With Jose, her current partner, she has not only won the U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Rhythm) title in both 2007 & 2008 [http://www.unitedstatesdancechampionships.com/index.cfm/showsection/winners_circle/showsubsection/results/results_section/dance_listings/dance_category/U.S.%20National%20Professional%20Championships/dance_name/U.S.%20National%20Professional%20Rhythm%20Dance%20Championship%20%28C%7CR%7CSW%7CB%7CM%29/dance_level/none/page.htm] , but also the 2007 World Professional Mambo Championship, and World Professional Rhythm Championship and World Professional Rhythm Showdance categories at the Ohio Star Ball.

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