Joanna Leunis

Joanna Leunis, born 22 May 1981 in Rocourt Liege, Belgium, is a professional ballroom dancer. With Michael Malitowski, she is the current professional World Latin Dance Champion and International Latin American Dance Champion; the couple represent Poland. As a young person of 8, she suffered from a blood disease similar... Read More

Joanna Leunis, born 22 May 1981 in Rocourt Liege, Belgium, is a professional ballroom dancer. With Michael Malitowski, she is the current professional World Latin Dance Champion and International Latin American Dance Champion; the couple represent Poland. As a young person of 8, she suffered from a blood disease similar to leukemia, but recovered after over a year in bed. She is a well-educated woman who speaks French, English, Dutch and German, and is working on learning Italian. She has training in ballet, tap and standard ballroom as well as latin dances. She had several partners before Malitowski: at 19, she won the World Amateur Latin Championship, with Slavik Kryklyvyy. See Less