Jordan on Dancing with the Stars: Taniec z gwiazdami in 2019
Born
Aleksandra Grabowska
(1982-09-30) 30 September 1982 (age 41)
Nasielsk, Poland[1][2]
Occupation
Professional dancer
Known for
Strictly Come Dancing (2006-15) Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami (2018-19)
Height
1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse
James Jordan
(m. 2003)
Children
1
Parents
Dariusz Grabowska[2] (father)
Janina Grabowska[2] (mother)
Website
JamesAndOla.com
Aleksandra 'Ola' Jordan,[3]néeGrabowska; born (1982-09-30) 30 September 1982 (age 41), is a Polish-born British professional ballroom dancer, specialising in Latin American dancing.[2][4] She appeared as a professional on the British BBC One television show Strictly Come Dancing (SCD) from 2006 to 2015,[3] becoming champion in 2009.[2][5] Prior to this, after winning a championship event in her native Poland, Aleksandra Grabowska moved to England and began a new partnership with James Jordan.[2] They married on 12 October 2003[2][4] and live near Maidstone in Kent.[6] In 2018, she became a judge on Dancing with the Stars: Taniec z gwiazdami in Poland.[7]
^"Strictly Come Dancing - Ola Jordan - Small and energetic!". BBC.co.uk. BBC One, British Broadcasting Corporation. n.d. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ abcdefg"Ola Jordan biography". JamesAndOla.com. James and Ola Dance Academy Limited. 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ ab"Strictly Come Dancing series four – Professional dancers". BBC.co.uk (Press release). BBC Press Office, British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ ab"Strictly Come Pole Dancing". TheNews.pl. The News - Polskie Radio S.A. 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^Al-Othman, Hannah (22 November 2015). "Ola Jordan tells twitter followers she has quit Strictly Come Dancing". Standard.co.uk. London, England: Evening Standard – Evening Standard Ltd. Retrieved 31 October 2023. Hi tweeps.... So, yes it's true. I will be leaving Strictly at the end of this series. I have had an amazing 10 years on the show, but things change and I feel it's time for me to move onto other things.
^"Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan enters Celebrity Big Brother house". KentOnline.co.uk. Medway, Kent: Kent Online - KM Group. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014.
^"Tancerka Ola Jordan za Beatę Tyszkiewicz w jury "Tańca z gwiazdami" w Polsacie" [Dancer Ola Jordan replaces Beata Tyszkiewicz in the jury of 'Dancing with the Stars' on Polsat]. WirtualneMedia.pl (in Polish). Realizacja Grupa AMP Media. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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