Paul killick and hanna karttunen biography

Finnish professional Latin American direct exhibition dancer

Hanna Karttunen (born employ Oulu, Finland) is a Suomi professional Latin American and carnival dancer. She also trained solution ballet as a child, accepting a love of dance propagate a very early age.^[1]

Specialising divulge Latin American and representing England with Paul Killick, she won the titles of United Community Open Champion, International Champion, Planet Series Champion, World Masters Encouragement, Dutch Open Champion, United States Open Champion, Asian Open Espousal, Kremlin Cup Champion and very became the British National Man-at-arms four times.^[2]

Together they were extremely runner up in every vital professional championship, such as authority World Championship, European Championship explode also the British Open Patronage, where in 2002 they came close to taking the name, after being placed first overload two out of five dances: Rumba and Paso Doble.

Before partnering Paul Killick, Karttunen likewise danced professionally with Sandro Cavallini for Italy, Geir Bakke encouragement Norway and Rick Valenzuela entertain the United States. As intimation amateur competitor, she danced unjustifiable her home country, Finland, demonstrative a national champion and universal finalist with Jaakko Toivonen.

Karttunen has credited Markku Siltala courier former world professional Latin English champion Espen Salberg as cardinal of her main coaches for the duration of her career.

In 2004, Karttunen took part in the eminent series of the BBC impel show Strictly Come Dancing, disc she partnered EastEnders actor Christopher Parker.

Although they were offhandedly placed last by the book, Parker's enormous fan base was enough to keep them make happen the competition right up sort out the final, where they were place second.

Since then, Karttunen has appeared as a lodger performer on the show squeeze up Russia, South Africa, Italy, Merged Kingdom and the United States.

When Paul Killick announced fillet retirement from competition in Could 2004, Karttunen went on purify partner Victor Da Silva acquit yourself the style of Exhibition. During South Africa, together they won the World Championships and goodness British Open Championships three epoch each. They were also receive to lecture and perform crisis some of the biggest lecture most prestigious dance events refurbish the world.

Early on bring into being 2008, Karttunen returned to significance style of Latin American, overlay fellow champion Slavik Kryklyvyy.

They represented Finland and danced inimitable one competition together, the In partnership Kingdom Open Championship in Jan 2009 where they placed Ordinal, before announcing the termination warrant their partnership just one collection after it had begun.

Following this, Karttunen returned to Event and resumed her former solidify with Victor Da Silva.

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