Izabela Hannah

Who is Izabela Hannah?

Izabela Hannah is a Polish-born British ballroom and Latin American dancer. Born in Szczecin, Poland, in 1976, Hannah began dancing jazz and ballet at the age of 9, and started ballroom and Latin American dancing as a teenager. During her competitive career she won international titles in Europe and the United States, winning the Polish Amateur Ballroom Championships in 2001 and again in 2002.

In 2005 Hannah appeared as a professional dancer in the third series of the British TV talent show Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with former snooker world champion Dennis Taylor. Described as "Strictly Come Dancing's very own odd couple", the pair survived five weeks in the competition. In 2009, Hannah joined other Strictly Come Dancing professionals on Brendan Cole's UK tour 'Live and Unjudged'.