Svetlana Roosiparg

Svetlana Roosiparg was born in Tallinn, Estonia where she began dancing at the age of eight. In her Junior career, she became proficient in all divisions of Ballroom Dancing: Standard, Latin and 10 Dance.  By the age of 18 Svetlana achieved the Estonian Latin Championship, 2^nd place in the Estonian Ten Dance and has represented her country professionally in the World Latin Championship. She continued her professional career in Italy where she enhanced her reputation as an International Dance Sport star and teacher of the highest caliber. After dancing and teaching in Italy for two years, Svetlana moved to the United States where she has continued to teach, compete and coach.  In 2006, she once again, represented her native Estonia at the Latin Professional World Championship in Irvine, California. In the summer of 2007 she partnered up with Nikolas Czarnecki and is now working for Rogers.