Mia Linnik-Holden and Andrei Toader dominate the dance scene

Date published: 24 December 2015


Middleton dancer Mia Linnik-Holden and her dance partner Andrei Toader, from Romania, are taking the ballroom and Latin dance scene by storm.

The duo, who have been dancing together since May 2015, have risen fast within the junior ballroom and Latin ranks and have become the UK Close U14 Ballroom and Latin Champions as well as the Dutch Open WDC UK U14 Ballroom and Latin Finalists, International U14 Finalists, WDC U14 World Ballroom Champions, U14 World Latin Vice Champions and British National U16 Ballroom and Latin Finalists placing third in Ballroom and fourth in Latin.

Mia started dancing at the age of six after asking her parents for lessons.

The dancing duo have also won the Classique Dance Award for Junior Rising star and have been nominated for a Le Classique de Danse Award.

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