The 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, was an outstanding success at all levels.
17 nations fielding 29 couples topped the entries in the 2011 WDSF PD World Latin that was held in Luxembourg (click here).
After Alexey Silde - Anna Firstova, RUS, it was another World Champion couple that revalidated the Latin title won as "amateurs" in its first outing as professionals. Zoran Plohl and Tatsiana Lahvinovich, SLO, were the winners of the 2011 WDSF World Latin in Singapore - and they are now European and World Champions in the Professional Division.
Their dances in the final can all be watched on the "Live from Platja d'Aro" blog (click here). And here's what Zoran and Tatsiana had to say after their win.
Helmut Roland interviews Zoran Plohl / Tatsiana Lahvinovich, SLO, after their win at the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.
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Everything else is put into perspective by WDSF PD Sports Director Joachim Llambi in his analysis of the 2012 Professional World Latin in Leipzig, GER.
Donatas Vezelis - Lina Chatkeviciute, Lithuania, won the 2013 WDSF PD World Cup at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius very convincingly on Staurday 18 May.
21/05/2013 read more ...Plohl - Lahvinovich, SLO, revalidate their title; Zanibellato - Abildtrup, DEN, and Karpov - Tzaptashvilli are first and second runners-up.
26/02/2013 read more ...The live webcast of the 2013 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Latin at the Crocus Expo Centre in Moscow, RUS, starts at 18:00 MSK.
23/02/2013 read more ...It was a Professional Division World Championship that had the ingredients of surprise and suspense guaranteed. Even before it went underway!
15/02/2013 read more ...The 2013 PD World Standard takes place in Bassano del Grappa, ITA, on 10 February. The list of entries is very long (47) ... and more global than ever.
05/02/2013 read more ...The 2012 WDSF PD World Championship Showdance in Ashdod, ISR, scheduled for 9 December had to be cancelled du to the hostilities in the region.
22/11/2012 read more ...