Tatiana Mollmann

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Tatiana Mollmann (born February 1, 1983 in Santa Monica, California, United States) is an American professional dancer and has acted and performed on TV shows such as Star Search, 30 Seconds to Fame (won first place) and Good Morning America.

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Life & career

Tatiana Mollmann was born to a Russian/Italian mother and German father. As a child, she studied gymnastics and West Coast Swing. She studied briefly at California State University, Long Beach.

She partnered with Parker Dearborn from 1996 to 1997 and with Shiloh Warren from 1998 to 1999. From 2000 to 2023 her partnership with Jordan Frisbee has resulted in several championship awards. They have won 11 West Coast Swing Classic Division Championships. [1] At the UCWDC Worlds event they were given the Star Award for the Couple with the Most Impact on Swing and Frisbee won Best Swing Choreographer.

Mollmann and Frisbee have won Fox TV's "30 Seconds to Fame", appeared twice on CBS TV's "Star Search", danced in the motion picture "The Polar Express", [2] [ unreliable source? ] won "America's Best Dance Couple" on ABC TV's "Good Morning America", had speaking roles and danced in the movie "Love N' Dancing". [3] [ unreliable source? ] They are certified teachers in the Golden State Dance Teachers Association. [4]

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(with Jordan Frisbee) [5]

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  5. "USA Swing Dance Network". Usaswingnet.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.