Nick Kosovich is a professional ballroom dancer specializing in American Smooth and International Ten Dance. Nick Kosovich resides in Los Angeles. He is currently appearing in the "Second Dance World Championship" (Dance for a Dream)in Mexico City for the "Televisa" Company. He is the representing Judge for team USA. He retired from competition dancing in 2005, however he has achieved many awards in his career. An internationally respected figure in the Ballroom world, Kosovich competed for 36 years having represented in seven Professional World Championship events, he won the United States American Smooth Championships and finished second in the 2004/5 World Classic Showdance Championships.

Kosovich movies, most recently Shall We Dance? and also in Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You is a 1996 American musical film that was written and directed by Woody Allen. The film features many stars, including Julia Roberts, Alan Alda, Edward Norton, Drew Barrymore, Gaby Hoffmann, Tim Roth, Goldie Hawn, and Natalie Portman.Set in New York, Venice, and Paris, the...

, Blue in the Face

Blue in the Face

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and Only with You, Mango Tango. He has also appeared on numerous TV network shows. Kosovich partnered with actress Tatum O'Neal

Tatum O'Neal

Tatum Beatrice O'Neal is an American actress best known for her film work as a child actress in the 1970s. She is the youngest to win a competitive Academy Award, at the age of 10, which she won for her performance as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon opposite her father Ryan O'Neal...

 in Season 2 of Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

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. They were the second couple voted off, coming in 9th place. In Season 3, he was partnered with actress Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox

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 until their elimination in the 4th week. He is an Emmy nominated choreographer, for his work on DWTS, recently choreographing for Dance Your Ass Off

Dance Your Ass Off

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season 1 and 2.

He and wife Lena have a costume manufacturing business LENIQUE in LOS ANGELES. Making costumes for world dance champions and olympic iceskaters, Okasana Bauil, Roman Kostormorov and Tatiyana Navka, Victor Petrenko and Katia Gordeiva. They have made costume for Dancing with the Stars, So You Think you can Dance, Dance Your Ass Off, Ballroom Boot Camp, Americas Got Talent, American Ballroom Challenge and thousands of dance competitors in the US.

Achievements

• Prestige Awards Menswear designer for the year 2009
• Two-time U.S. American Ballroom Champion
  U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Smooth)
  The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships , as recognized by the National Dance Council of America and the World Dance & DanceSport Council .The American Smooth division consists of American-style...
  
  
• 2005 World American Ballroom Champion
  Dancesport World Champions (smooth)
  World Championships have been held in the Smooth section of ballroom dancing since they were organised by the National Dance Council of America in 2005.American Smooth dancing covers the dances waltz, tango, foxtrot, and Viennese waltz.- World Champions :...
  
  
• Two-time U.S. Classic Showdance Champion
• Two-time World Classic Showdance runner-up
• Arthur Murray National American Ballroom Champion

Numerous American Smooth and Showdance regional Titles
Emmy Nominated Choreographer. "Dancing with the Stars"
Two-time North American Couple of the Year.
Prestige Award Winner Menswear Designer of the Year
Australian and New Zealand Professional 10 Dance representative
Performances include: Academy Awards 2008, Philippine Star Ball, Dancing with the Stars, Triple Crown Dancesport Series, British Open Blackpool Demonstrators,
RON Benise PBS special

External links

• http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/bios/3/nick_kosovich.html
• http://campeonatodebaile.tv