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New World Champions in Senior I Standard 10/02/2011

Hubert and Monique De Maesschalck together with Jan and Karina Geerts organized a full packed 3 days event. 2 World Championships for Senior catogories, IDSF Ranking comps Seniors, 2 International Open Standard and Latin, Youth Categories and Professional Division Sta and La - a challenge to every organizer and officials. The organizers proved once more that they are experienced, the schedule was perfect and every competition in time. The location " Extra Time Hoboken " provides best conditions for the participants.

Second day in Antwerp and one of the highlights was the World Championship Sen I Sta. 43 couples out of 24 nations showed up in the first round.

The group of favorites for making the final in the Sen I Championship was rather big. So who would be the lucky ones dancing in this Championship Final. Italy, Germany, Russia and Belgium were represented in the end. Among the six couples you could find former World Champions and winners of great international comps. During the price presentation everybody could see how close happyness and disappointment are, bright eyes, emotions and frozen faces.After many years of hard work and taking all efforts Thassilo and Sabine Lax, Germany, could take their first World Champion Trophy. Congratulation ! Congratulation also to the Vice Champions Stefano Berardini and Stefania Martellini, Italy. They impressed the audience and the adjudicators with their musicality and perfect dancing. The decision between 1st and 2nd place was very close, the ranking in the different dances changing.

All this is very promising and garantuees interesting competitions in the future.

Result :

1. Thassilo Lax / Sabine Lax, GER

2. Stefano Bernardini / Stefania Martellini, ITA

3. Marcello Daga / Marina Pau, ITA

4. Slavek Lukawczyk / Edna Klein, BEL

5. Aleksandr Vanchugin / Oksana Skripnik, RUS

6. Vladimir Shcherbakov / Natalia Ovcharenko, RUS

Senior DanceSport becomes more and more popular and the level is very high. In 2010 IDSF was accepted by the World Master Games Association and will be part of the World Master Games 2013. The first preliminary event will be held in Sept 2011 in Lignano ( see www.worlddancesport.org, launched on 11th Feb, 11.02 am)

Report : Heidi Goetz

Photo Heidi Goetz, Dancesportinfo.net