That's why we keep working hard," she said. Even now, me and my dance partner, we're not perfect at it. Oliynyk says the dancers will spend a few days a week at the dance studio working on their moves but then ramp up their practise time as the world event draws near. "Then she started growing way taller than me for a while and then I caught up to her again, so now I'm taller than her." "I was taller than her for a little bit," said Busoi. The young dancers first partnered four years ago and have been together ever since. "Then in Latin, it's cha cha, samba, rumba, paso doble and jive." "Ballroom is waltz, tango, foxtrot, Viennese and quick step," she said. Oliynyk says she and her partner have to excel at many disciplines to compete on the world stage. They complained to me when I made a (social media) post and I'm like, 'Guys, but this is a big thing,' and they were, 'Yeah, but that's not as big as it can be. Even when we got nationals, they didn't brag about themselves. "The good thing about Sonya and Patrick is they're very humble kids," said Orlyenko. Sonya's mom, Anna Orlyenko, says the two are excited about the upcoming event. The two have won the right to represent Canada at the World Dance Sport Federation in the Junior 2 Latin division this October in Portugal and then head to Romania for the ballroom portion of the event a week later. Sonya Oliynyk and Patrick Busoi are 14-year-olds who specialize in ballroom and Latin dancing.
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