Jukka Haapalainen is a Finnish professional ballroom dancer.[1][2][3]
He started dancing at the age of 5 in his hometown Lapua. In 1989 he teamed up with Sirpa Suutari and turned to Professional category of ballroom championships. They retired from competitive dance in 2002 and have become the Latin cabaret dance artists.[1] At the peak of their success, during 1997–2001, they won a large number of 1st and 2nd places in various international championships. Their highest rating was 1887 (in 2001).[4]
For their performances in Professional Latin they have earned a number of (non-championship) awards, including the World Dance & Dance Sport Council ”Isadora Duncan” Award (2002).[1]
Haapalainen lives in London, England.[5]
^ abc"Jukka Haapalainen and Sirpa Suutari website". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
^Jukka and Sirpa profile and dancesport.net
^""Sirpa Suutari-Jääskö ja Jukka Haapalainen: Kulkurielämää ja suuria tunteita"". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
^Jukka and Sirpa dancesport rankings
^Asikainen, Merja (12 March 2018). "Tanssii tähtien kanssa -tuomari Jukka Haapalainen hakattiin Lontoossa – "Kaamea tilanne"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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