Jussi Väänänen

Katja Koukkula and Jussi Väänänen is a Finnish professional couple in the area of ​​Latin dances.

Career

Koukkula and Väänänen had already participated for 15 years as amateur tournaments before they rose in 2000 for professional couple. Since 2005, they do not take more part in official tournaments.

Tournament successes

As amateurs were the two dancers between 1994 and 2000 seven consecutive time Finnish champion and also occupied the fourth place in the European Championships. During her period as a professional dancer she occupied four times the first place in the Finnish Championships. In 2000, she also took first place in the " British Open Rising Star " competition.

Participation in the Euro Vision Dance Contest

On August 25, 2007 Koukkula and Väänänen took part in the Finnish preliminary decision to Euro Vision Dance Contest 2007. The couple was able to prevail against seven other couples and thus won the right to represent Finland at the Euro Vision Dance Contest 2007. In London, the couple was very successful for their Rumba to Carmen McRae's All in love is far and their Paso Doble to The unforgiven Apocalyptica they received 132 points and won the competition ahead of Ukraine and Ireland.

Other appearances

In addition to her work as a ballroom dancer Koukkula and Väänänen also occurred elsewhere on: Both played in the Finnish version of the musical Saturday Night Fever and worked as a professional dancer with Tanssii tähtien kanssa, the Finnish edition of Strictly Come Dancing with. Since her retirement from competitive dance sport 2005, they continue to occur at various events and also act as a dance teacher and choreographer in various television and stage productions.

Swell

• Biography on eurovisiondance.tv
• The winner of Dancing with the Euro Vision Dance Contest (Video)

• Participants in the Euro Vision Dance Contest
• Dancer