OLIVER PINEDA AND LUDA KROITOR

Oliver Pineda is the founder and director of Latin Motion Dance Academy, Australia’s most successful Latin Dance Academy. Oliver Pineda is also the founder and co director of Australia’s most prestigious yearly salsa event and competition, The Australian Salsa Classic. Oliver Pineda with celebrity dance partner Luda Kroitor from "Dancing with the Stars" are Australia’s only 5 times World Salsa Champions having competed and won the 2001 IDO World Salsa Championships in Miami, 2005 World Salsa Open in Puerto Rico, 2005 & 2006 ESPN World Salsa Championships held in Nevada, Las Vegas and recently the 2007 ESPN World Salsa Championships held in Disney World, Florida.

Oliver was also given the honour of being Australia’s first Male dancer ever to be featured on the cover of Australia’s VIVA Magazine ‘The Only Australian Lifestyle Magazine about the Latino World’ in it’s December issue 2004. Oliver was also given the Best Male Instructor Award at the biggest Salsa Congress in the world, the 2006 West Coast Salsa Congress in Los Angeles.
After winning the title of IDO World Salsa Champion 2001 and being the First Australian International Representative, Oliver decided to take himself and his company, Latin Motion to the international circuit.

The stunning Luda Kroitor is the current 5 times World Salsa Champion with dance partner Oliver Pineda. They are the winners of the 2001 IDO World Salsa Championships, 2005 Puerto Rican Salsa Open, 2005, 2006 ESPN World Salsa Championships held in Las Vegas and most recently the 2007 ESPN World Salsa Championships held in Disney World, Florida. Adding to her achievements has also been representing Australia teaching and performing in various World Salsa Tours covering many countries throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Throughout Seven's " Dancing with the Stars" Series, Luda has partnered Home and Away actor Jason Smith in series two, singer David Campbell in series three, boxing champion legend Kostya Tszyu in series four which saw them make the finals as runners up and comedian Anh Do in the 2007 series which also saw them make the finals as runners up!