Edyta Śliwińska (; born May 1979) is a Polish-American 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. She took her first dancing class at age 12.Dancing with the Stars Secrets - People Magazine
Dancing with the Stars In the first 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.
For season 4, she originally had Vincent Pastore as her partner, but Pastore withdrew after a week of training, as he was unable to keep up with the hard pace of preparation. 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. On May 1, 2007, Sliwinska and Ratzenberger became the sixth couple eliminated from the competition, with a finish of 6th place.
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 to be eliminated. 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 eliminated 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 the second week of competition.
Season Partner Place Average Score1Evander Holyfield5th15.002George Hamilton21.673Joey Lawrence3rd26.504John Ratzenberger6th19.505Cameron Mathison5th24.506Jason Taylor2nd26.337Jeffrey Ross 12th12.008Lawrence Taylor7th19.719Ashley Hamilton12th15.0010Aiden Turner9th17.4022Geraldo Rivera12th13.00
Dancing with the Stars performances Season 1
With Evander Holyfield
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-cha-cha"Respect" — Aretha Franklin57618No Elimination2Quickstep"It Don't Mean a Thing" — Duke Ellington545Safe3Jive"Reet Petite" — Jackie Wilson544 Eliminated
Season 2
with George Hamilton
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-cha-cha"Oye Como Va" — Santana75618Safe2Quickstep"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" — Fred Astaire87722Safe3Tango"La Cumparsita" — Danny Malando77822 Bottom Two4Paso doble"Matador Paso" — Andy Fortuna77721Safe5Samba"Conga" — Miami Sound Machine88824 Bottom Two6Rumba"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — Doris Day878 Eliminated
Season 3
with Joey Lawrence
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-cha-cha"I Like The Way (You Move)" — Body Rockers77721Safe2Quickstep"I Got Rhythm" — Ella Fitzgerald10910Safe3Jive"Blue Suede Shoes" — Elvis Presley86822Safe4Waltz"Take It to the Limit" — The Eagles99927Safe5Samba"Freedom! '90" — George Michael88925Safe6Rumba"Father Figure" — George Michael88824 Bottom Two7Foxtrot"Singin' in the Rain" — Gene Kelly10910(+28)SafeMambo"Mambo No. 5" — Lou Bega99108Tango"The Addams Family Theme" — from The Addams Family109954(+SafePaso doble"Sympathy for the Devil" — The Rolling Stones9899Quickstep"42nd Street" — Lee Roy Reams91010(+ EliminatedRumba"Eternal Flame" — The Bangles101010
Season 4
with John Ratzenberger
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-cha-cha"Chain of Fools" — Aretha Franklin65617No Elimination2Quickstep"The Lady Is a Tramp" — Sammy Davis Jr.77721Safe3Tango"Libertango" — Astor Piazolla76720Safe4Paso doble"A Kind of Magic" — Queen65516 Bottom Two5Samba"Love Is in the Air" — John Paul Young66618Safe6Mambo"Mambo Swing" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy766 Bottom Two7Foxtrot"That's Life" — Frank Sinatra87845(23+22) EliminatedRumba"Under Pressure" — Queen & David Bowie787
Season 5
with Cameron Mathison
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot"Moondance" — Van Morrison77721Safe2Mambo"Mas Que Nada" — Sérgio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas77721Safe3Tango"The Beat Goes On" — Sonny & Cher87823Safe4Paso doble"Theme from Superman" — John Williams99927Safe5Rumba"I've Got to See You Again" — Norah Jones89926Safe6Samba"Magalenha" — Sérgio Mendes98825 Bottom Two7Quickstep"Why Can't I Be You?" — The Cure88851(+27)SafeJive"Boy from New York City" — The Manhattan Transfer9998Viennese waltz"Hedwig's Theme" — John Williams99951(+) EliminatedCha-cha-cha"Brown Sugar" — Rolling Stones888
Season 6
with Jason Taylor
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot"Pride and Joy" — Marvin Gaye78722No Elimination2Mambo"Lupita" — Perez Prado999Safe3Jive"I Got a Woman" — Ray Charles87823Safe4Viennese waltz"It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" — James Brown10910Safe5Rumba"You're All I Need to Get By" — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell99927Safe6Cha-cha-cha"Best of My Love" — The Emotions88824Safe7Quickstep"The Dirty Boogie" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra10910(+26)SafePaso doble"Heavy Action" — Johnny Pearson9898Tango"Tango Barbaro" — Lalo Schifrin1091052(+)SafeSamba"It Had Better Be Tonight" — Michael Bublé8789Foxtrot"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" — Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald910955(28+27)SafePaso doble"El gato montés" — Manuel Penella99910Group Cha-cha-cha"Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie888(+27+)Runners-upFreestyle"Miami" — Will Smith999Quickstep"The Dirty Boogie" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra101010
Season 7
with Jeffrey Ross
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-cha-cha"Play That Funky Music" — Wild Cherry444No EliminationQuickstep"I Get a Kick Out of You" — Frank Sinatra colspan="3" X Eliminated
Season 8
with Lawrence Taylor
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-cha-cha"Twenty-Five Miles" — Edwin Starr65516No Elimination2Quickstep"As Long as I'm Singing" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra76720Safe3Samba"I Can't Get Next To You" — The Temptations76720Safe4Argentine tango"Suite Punta Del Este" — Ástor Piazzolla75719Safe5Paso doble"Granada" — Agustín Lara67720 Bottom TwoPaso doble Dance-off677Safe6Jive"Ain't That Peculiar" — Marvin Gaye77822Safe7Waltz"Open Arms" — Journey777 Eliminated
Season 9
with Ashley Hamilton
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Foxtrot"Grace Kelly" — Mika564(15+) EliminatedSalsa Relay"Get Busy" — Sean Paul4
Season 10
with Aiden Turner
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-cha-cha"Hungry Like the Wolf" — Duran Duran55515No Elimination2Foxtrot"I've Got You Under My Skin" — Frank Sinatra76619Safe3Quickstep"Hey, Soul Sister" — Train76720Safe4Rumba"Live Like We're Dying" — Kris Allen55533(15+ Eliminated666
Season 22
with Geraldo Rivera
Week #DanceSongJudges' scoreTotalResultInabaGoodmanTonioli1Cha-cha-cha"Treasure" — Bruno Mars544No Elimination2Salsa"Ran Kan Kan" — Tito Puente544 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 in season one. 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. They have two children; she gave birth to their son, Michael Alexander Mazo, on January 4, 2014. On June 18, 2017, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter named Leia Josephine.
Professional awards Emerald Ball Latin Amateur ChampionBrief bio at ABC.go.com 1st Place - 2001 International Grand Ball (San Francisco) 1st Place - 2001 Holiday Ball (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Acting career Śliwińska appeared in a Jared's jewelry commercial along with fellow Dancing With the Stars pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Alec Mazo, and Shalene Archer Ermis. She played Ruby Love on CSI: NY on the 13th episode of season 5 called "Rush to Judgment", where she played a salsa dance teacher who was involved in a murder. In 2013, Śliwińska appeared on the May 13th edition of WWE Raw as the dance partner of Dancing with the Stars alumni Chris Jericho during a Dance-Off segment between Jericho and herself against Fandango and his partner Summer Rae.
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External links
Edyta Śliwińska – official Twitter profile Edyta Śliwińska – official website Edyta Sliwinska – official Myspace profile
DancePlaza.com entry for Alex Mazo and Edyta