Dancer is having a ball

A BERWICK local is burning up the dance floor after taking out a major competition.
Andrew Nolo and his partner Alexandra Vladimirov won the Southern Cross Dancesport Championship Adult Open Ballroom division.
The pair have only been dancing together for six months and it was their first major competition together but have had very successful careers with previous partners.
“It was very good to see our hard work pay off,” Mr Nolo said.
“We’re currently working towards the Australian Championships which are held in December.”
Mr Nolo has been dancing since he was four years old and was previously national champion in youth and adult divisions.
He has also represented Australia in competitions in England, South Korea and Russia and ranked in the top 30 at the World Youth 10 Dance Championships held in Moscow.
Mr Nolo and Ms Vladimirov were both looking for partners at the start of the year and decided to partner up; they also competed in the National Finals in Canberra in June.
Ms Vladimirov, who is originally from Germany, moved to Australia with her family last year; she had previously won German State Championships in the junior and youth divisions.
Together the couple train six days a week.