Nadya Khamitskaya
Nadya Khamitskaya at Women's Lunch 2011, arranged by Start NHH.
Born (1982-11-21) 21 November 1982
NationalityBelarusian
Occupation(s)Dancer and designer

Nadya Khamitskaya (born 21 November 1982, in Belarusian SSR) is a dancer and designer, best known for taking part in TV 2's reality show Skal vi danse.[1] Khamitskaya has won the Norwegian national dance championships five times.

Private life

Khamitskaya came to Norway aged 17 to advance her dance career.[2]

She is in a relationship with VG-journalist Mads A. Andersen.[3]

Skal vi danse

Khamitskaya became well known as one of the professional dancers for many seasons on Skal vi danse.

  • In Winter 2008 Khamitskaya danced to second place with Tore André Flo.
  • In Winder 2009 Khamitskaya danced with Svein Østvik, better known as "Charter-Svein" from TV 3's program Charterfeber.[4]
  • In Winter 2010 Khamitskaya was meant to dance with Tom Nordlie, but he dropped out three weeks before the competition.[5] Her new dance partner was Åsleik Engmark, and the couple were well known for their humorous dancing.[6] The pair won the final in 2010.
  • In Winter 2011 Khamitskaya danced with the NRK-personality Noman Mubashir.
  • In Winter 2012 Khamitskaya danced with the artist Vebjørn Sand
  • In Winter 2013 Khamitskaya danced with the Idol-finalist Eirik Søfteland
  • In Winter 2014 Khamitskaya danced with the ex-footballer Roar Strand (Rosenborg)

Design

Khamitskaya's design is called "Venti Uno", which is Italian and means "21". The clothing design was first shown at Oslo Fashion Week in 2008.[7][8][9]

Her design career took off when Khamitskaya designed the gold dress for Therese Johaug at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo[10] and designed Dorthe Skappel's dress for the Gullruten 2011.[11]

Titles

Nadya Khamitskaya has competed in the Norwegian dance championships.[12]

  • 2007: Norwegian champion in 10-dance with Tom-Erik Nilsen
  • 2007: Norwegian champion in standard dance with Tom-Erik Nilsen
  • 2003: Norwegian champion in 10-dance with Thomas Kagnes
  • 2003: Norwegian champion in standard-dance with Thomas Kagnes
  • 2002: Norwegian champion in standand-dance with Thomas Kagnes

References

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