Charlotte Jørgensen
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Charlotte Jørgensen is a Danish
ballroom dancer.
Young Charlotte began dancing at the early age of 2 years old, in 1973. She took ballet
classes at age 10 in 1981, and her future was set — she wanted to be a dancer.
By the age of 22, in 1993, Jørgensen was already the World Amateur Champion. She became professional in 1994 with partner Jens Werner
, Denmark and recently retired from the dance circuit. She partnered such dancers as Andrew Sinkinson, with whom she placed second in the British, UK, European, and World Championships. Since her retirement, she has become a ballroom trainer, and travels worldwide for coaching. She currently lives in Los Angeles
.
Jørgensen participated in the first season (Summer 2005) of the American
television series Dancing with the Stars, partnering with actor John O'Hurley
. They were the runners up, but subsequently won a "rematch" sponsored by ABC. Jørgensen and O'Hurley released the Bayview Films ballroom instructional video Learn to Dance with John and Charlotte on July 31, 2007.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
ballroom dancer.
Young Charlotte began dancing at the early age of 2 years old, in 1973. She took ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
classes at age 10 in 1981, and her future was set — she wanted to be a dancer.
By the age of 22, in 1993, Jørgensen was already the World Amateur Champion. She became professional in 1994 with partner Jens Werner
Jens Werner
Jens Werner is a Danish ballroom dancer.Jens Werner began dancing at age 4 and at age 30 in 1994 Jens was the World Amateur Champion. Jens lives just north of Copenhagen and opened his own dance studio in 2006...
, Denmark and recently retired from the dance circuit. She partnered such dancers as Andrew Sinkinson, with whom she placed second in the British, UK, European, and World Championships. Since her retirement, she has become a ballroom trainer, and travels worldwide for coaching. She currently lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.
Jørgensen participated in the first season (Summer 2005) of the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television series Dancing with the Stars, partnering with actor John O'Hurley
John O'Hurley
John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...
. They were the runners up, but subsequently won a "rematch" sponsored by ABC. Jørgensen and O'Hurley released the Bayview Films ballroom instructional video Learn to Dance with John and Charlotte on July 31, 2007.