Six burning questions for Michael Glikman ...
1. More than 200 competitors from 50 countries are taking part in the World DanceSport Championship in Melbourne this weekend. How long have you and your partner, Milana Deitch, been a team?
Michael: We've actually been dancing together for 16 years. We knew each other before we started dancing in the same dance studio. Our teacher thought it would be a good idea to pair up.
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THERE'S always some clown at the footy who spits out his tonsils yelling something like: ''Carn, Shaaane.''
You hear the same thing at the Australian DanceSport Championships, where glitzy elegance steps away from the ballroom and into the coliseum of Hisense Arena. On the floor, the dancers are all poise, while the crowd is increasingly rowdy.
''Push it, push it!'' a young man screams, urging on a couple of 11-year-olds doing the Junior Foxtrot.
Two young Icelandic dancers, who are in Melbourne for Sunday's World DanceSport Championship, share what it's like to be travelling and competitive dancers.
The WDSF Communications team on site at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne, AUS, will start reporting on the 2012 World Standard from 04:00 UTC/GMT of 2 December right here on the blog.
Clips from the first rounds will get uploaded onto the WDSF YouTube channel www.youtube.com/dancesporttotal from 01:00 UTC/GMT. The quarterfinals should start at approximately 08:30 UTC/GMT. More on the webcast schedule as information becomes available!
Martino Zanibellato - Michelle Abildtrup, DEN, the winners of the 2012 Open Latin in Melbourne, AUS, with their dance of honour.
Julian Tocker - Annalisa Zoanetti, IRL, the runners-up in the 2012 Open Latin in Melbourne, AUS, with their dance of honour, the Jive.
The finalists dance the Paso Doble in the 2012 WDSF Open Latin in Melbourne, AUS, on 1 December.
The finalists dance the Rumba in the 2012 WDSF Open Latin in Melbourne, AUS, on 1 December.
The finalists dance the Cha Cha Cha in the 2012 WDSF Open Latin in Melbourne, AUS, on 1 December.
The results of this Open Latin have been published in real-time on this blog and they are now available here. The same instant result service will again be available tomorrow too. Look for the banner above!
The finalists dance the Samba in the 2012 WDSF Open Latin in Melbourne, AUS, on 1 December.
The athletes and officials together with their fabulous hosts sat down for an exquisite dinner at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins hotel.
Speeches were held and some of the participants were honoured for their contributions to the success of the 2012 World Standard ... plus the other two World Championships (2004, 2008) already staged in Australia's sporting capital.
WDSF Treasurer Tony Tilenni received an award for his meritous work for and on behalf of DanceSport in Australia. Congratulations!
Heidi Goetz interviews Sergei Konovaltsev - Olga Konovaltseva, ahead of the 2012 WDSF World DanceSport Championship Standard in Melbourne, AUS.
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