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2012 European Latin

In Closing ... 16/04/2012

As promised, some more photographs taken by Prof Helmut Roland.

The razzle-dazzle of costuming for Latin!

2012 European Latin | Razzle-Dazzle © Roland

2012 European Latin | Razzle-Dazzle © Roland 2012 European Latin | Razzle-Dazzle © Roland 2012 European Latin | Razzle-Dazzle © Roland

Encore, Encore 12/04/2012

The second part of "The Semi-Final Reel"! The Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive performed by the 14 couples in the semi-final of the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP.

Pro9MTaDn0Y|The Semi-Final Reel II

What is left? Another encore: more of the outstanding photography by Prof Helmut Roland is still to go up here!

And Our Comment On Your Comments

You have been more active than ever in commenting on our posts here as well as on the videos that went up on DanceSport Total, our YouTube channel.

There were some comments that had to be removed for the simple reason that they did not comply with our basic rules (no foul language, no insults). There were others made by visitors who had an opinion different from that of the majority of the nine WDSF Adjudicators. Of those, some were rather impolite, even going towards offensive ... But we left them anyhow. Of all the comments we had to monitor over the past five days (close to 2,000), the best one (we think) was left by shadypinesmusic on YouTube.

nino & krystina: phenomenal and intense

andrey & anna: fierce and fast

martino & michelle: theatrical and expressive

gabriele & anna: artistic and different

timur & ekaterina: slick and hot

marius & nina: fresh and great characteristics

Encore 12/04/2012

This is the encore: the first part of THE SEMI-FINAL REEL! The Samba and the Cha Cha Cha performed by the 14 couples in the semi-final of the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP. Plus a look behind the scene: Latin dancers in their natural habitat!

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2012 European Latin | The Final Reel | Part IV 12/04/2012

Emotional moments after the last dance of the final at the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP. Awards, dance of honour and winners' interview!

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2012 European Latin | The Final Reel | Part III 11/04/2012

The third part of THE FINAL REEL with the Paso Doble performed solo and in the group by the six finalists at the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP: Aniello Langella & Khrystyna Moshenska, ITA; Andrey Zaytsev & Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS; Martino Zanibellato & Michelle Abildtrup, DEN; Gabriele Goffredo & Ana Matus, MDA; Timur Imametdinov & Ekaterina Nikolaeva, RUS; Marius-Andrei Balan & Nina Bezzubova, GER.

 

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2012 European Latin | The Final Reel | Part II 11/04/2012

The second part of THE FINAL REEL with the Samba, Cha Cha Cha and  Jive performed in the group by the six finalists at the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP: Aniello Langella & Khrystyna Moshenska, ITA; Andrey Zaytsev & Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS; Martino Zanibellato & Michelle Abildtrup, DEN; Gabriele Goffredo & Ana Matus, MDA; Timur Imametdinov & Ekaterina Nikolaeva, RUS; Marius-Andrei Balan & Nina Bezzubova, GER.

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Finally: The Final Reel | Part I 11/04/2012

2012 European Latin © Roland It has taken time to have this edition of The Final Reel compiled. But all of us at WDSF Communications believe that it was worth the effort. As we are reading through your many comments on the adjudicating, the novel way of incorporating the results into these reels could help for a better understanding of the process.

The first part of THE FINAL REEL with the Rumba performed as solo and in the group by the six finalists at the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP: Aniello Langella & Khrystyna Moshenska, ITA; Andrey Zaytsev & Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS; Martino Zanibellato & Michelle Abildtrup, DEN; Gabriele Goffredo & Ana Matus, MDA; Timur Imametdinov & Ekaterina Nikolaeva, RUS; Marius-Andrei Balan & Nina Bezzubova, GER.

 

n2NHFPg6dR8|The Final Reel I

 

The Coach's Corner in Cambrils 11/04/2012

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While you are still waiting for the first FINAL REEL to be completed and uploaded here, we recommend that you watch another episode of the "The Coach's Corner" series.

Heidi Goetz of WDSF Communications interviews the French trainer Frédéric Mosa ahead of the Final at the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship in Cambrils, ESP.

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Coming Soon: The Final Reel 11/04/2012

2012 European Latin © Roland "Live from Cambrils" registered the highest traffic of any blog so far. The same goes for DanceSport Total, the WDSF YouTube channel. The previous standout was the "Live from Singapore" coverage on the 2011 World Latin.

And the best is still to come: THE FINAL REEL(s) with the decisive stages of the 2012 European Latin are nearly ready and should go up here later today.

Obviously, this championship had all the right ingredients to make for compelling viewing. Great dancing, charismatic couples, suspense - plus a very "Latin" atmosphere at the venue. In the three Final Reels we tried to capture them all and to add essential information as well ... To tie our visitors over until the reels are available here, we have added Prof Helmut Roland's angle on the group Paso Doble. Enjoy!

WDSF Communications thanks the visitors to this blog, to the YouTube channel - as well as to the WDSF facebook and twitter - for following this championship in record numbers.

a0rU4a7Z48E|The Final Paso Doble

2012 European Latin Final | Langella - Moshenska, ITA 10/04/2012

Aniello Langella - Khrystyna Moshenska, ITA, dance the solo Paso Doble in the final of the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP.

FJ6Rgw3B9QA|Aniello Langella - Khrystyna Moshenska, ITA

2012 European Latin Final | Zaytsev - Kuzminskaya, RUS 10/04/2012

Andrey Zaytsev - Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS, dance the solo Paso Doble in the final of the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP.

7me_BSs-33k|Andrey Zaytsev - Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS

2012 European Latin Final | Zanibellato - Abildtrup, DEN 10/04/2012

Martino Zanibellato - Michelle Abildtrup, DEN, dance the solo Paso Doble in the final of the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Latin in Cambrils, ESP.

OXhOv9ojdoc|Martino Zanibellato - Michelle Abildtrup, DEN