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2013 GrandSlam Hong Kong

Shelomitsky - Shelomitskaya | 2013 GS Hong Kong STA R1 W 12/05/2013

Vladimir Shelomitsky - Olga Shelomitskaya, RUS, dance the first round Waltz in the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Hong Kong, HKG, on 12 May.


aIBCzfKUV5o|Shelomitsky - Shelomitskaya | 2013 GS Hong Kong STA R1 W

Galuppo - Pacini | 2013 GS Hong Kong STA R1 W 12/05/2013

On to Standard!

Dancing started with round one at 10:00 local time this morning. 64 couples took to the floor.

Francesco Galuppo - Debora Pacini, ITA, dance the first round Waltz in the 2013 GrandSlam Standard in Hong Kong, HKG, on 12 May.

q5o2S8qlMSg|Galuppo - Pacini | 2013 GS Hong Kong STA R1 W

Scaling Down 12/05/2013

2013 GrandSlam Latin Hong Kong © BenSon Wong As expected, the scores that the adjudicators awarded in Latin were considerably lower than in Cambrils. For reference: Langella - Moshenska dropped nearly 10 points. And so did all the other finalist couples too. Whether it was the WDSF Sports Director Marco Sietas who had pointed out that awarding a 10 should indeed be well considered beforehand, or the adjudicators realising that they would soon run out of margin with too many 10s, the scale was certainly calibrated downward. We expect the trend to continue in today’s GrandSlam Standard too.

What is also noteworthy is that the “clean sweeps” – i.e. winning all five dances in a final – are no longer within easy reach, not even for the best couples. Langella – Moshenska, who seemed to dominate the other four dances at will, tied the Paso Doble with the runners-up, Armen Tsaturyan - Svetlana Gudyno. And a fair tie it was.




The Finalists | In The Picture 12/05/2013

BenSon Wong, the photgrapher working for the Hong Kong DanceSport Organisation, provided us with a selection of photos taken last night of the six finalists. Enjoy!

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Voronov - Imrekova | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT SF R 12/05/2013

Valentin Voronov - Alina Imrekova, RUS, dance the semi-final Rumba in the 2013 GrandSlam Latin in Hong Kong, HKG, on 11 May.


9vczECPtEoQ|Voronov - Imrekova | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT SF R

Kiselev - Balaeva | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT SF CHA 12/05/2013

Andrey Kiselev - Anastasia Balaeva, RUS, dance the semi-final Cha Cha Cha in the 2013 GrandSlam Latin in Hong Kong, HKG, on 11 May.

pilu4sUTFK0|Kiselev - Balaeva | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT SF CHA

Schmitt - Salikhova | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT SF CHA 12/05/2013

Charles-Guillaume Schmitt - Elena Salikhova, FRA, dance the semi-final Cha Cha Cha in the 2013 GrandSlam Latin in Hong Kong, HKG, on 11 May.


RDgfqMuFfkI|Schmitt - Salikhova | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT SF CHA

Simachev - Klokotova | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT R3 PD 12/05/2013

Yury Simachev - Anastasia Klokotova, RUS, dance the quarterfinal round Paso Doble in the 2013 GrandSlam Latin in Hong Kong, HKG, on 11 May.

TUSfVpkgo00|Simachev - Klokotova | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT R3 PD

Simachev - Klokotova | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT R3 PD 12/05/2013

Yury Simachev - Anastasia Klokotova, RUS, dance the quarterfinal round Paso Doble in the 2013 GrandSlam Latin in Hong Kong, HKG, on 11 May.

TUSfVpkgo00|Simachev - Klokotova | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT R3 PD

Kiselev - Balaeva | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT R3 R 12/05/2013

Andrey Kiselev - Anastasia Balaeva, RUS, dance the quarterfinal round Rumba in the 2013 GrandSlam Latin in Hong Kong, HKG, on 11 May.

WSuWTGZuIGI|Kiselev - Balaeva | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT R3 R

De Angelis - Norgaard | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT R3 CHA 12/05/2013

Andrea De Angelis - Frederikke Norgaard, DEN,  dance the quarterfinal round Cha Cha Cha in the 2013 GrandSlam Latin in Hong Kong, HKG, on 11 May.

F6jNHt-6zmc|De Angelis - Norgaard | 2013 GS Hong Kong LAT R3 CHA

The Retransmission 11/05/2013

YouTube Live

Retransmission of the broadcast on the Final of the 2013 GrandSlam Latin Hong Kong!

Ikh4E9tu0KA|Live from Hong Kong