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Ola Jordan - Strictly Come Dancing Promoshoot & Season 8 Launch Show

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Ola Jordan - Strictly Come Dancing Promoshoot & Season 8 Launch Show

Ola Jordan - Strictly Come Dancing Promoshoot & Season 8 Launch Show
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Latin dance specialist


Aleksandra "Ola" Jordan (née Grabowska; born 30 September 1982, Nasielsk, Poland) is a Latin dance specialist best known for her appearances on the British TV show Strictly Come Dancing. She married her professional dance partner James Jordan in 2003

Ola has been dancing since the age of twelve when her school advertised for a dance club. Before dancing with James Jordan, she had danced with Przemek Lowicki in Poland. Ola won Poland’s Open Championships in 1999 and went on to 12th place in the following year’s World Championships.

James and Ola's first recorded dance as a partnership was in the Dutch Open in 2000, though they did not turn professional until 2003. The couple retired for a while to teach Latin American dancing in Hong Kong, though they turned professional again in 2005, after missing competing In May 2006, the couple came second in the Blackpool Professional Rising Stars Latin event, and in November they came third in the British Championships for Professional Latin

Jordan first appeared on Strictly Come Dancing during the show's fourth series in 2006, partnered with DJ Spoony. They were eliminated in the third round, a result which was said to be a surprise to the audience. In series five she danced with Scottish rugby player Kenny Logan while her husband danced with Kenny's wife, TV presenter Gabby Logan. Jordan and her husband were voted out of the show on the ninth and fourth weeks respectively. Ola was knocked out of series 6 in week seven of the competition, with partner GMTV presenter Andrew Castle. In January–February 2009 Ola danced with Kenny Logan on the Strictly Come Dancing Tour. In series 7, she partnered with BBC Breakfast's Chris Hollins, reaching the final and beating rivals Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe to become the 2009 champions. The couple became affectionately known as "Team Cola" by viewers and on the show, with Cola being a portmanteau of "Chris" and "Ola"