Standing ovations for the first time at this year's
German Open Championships in Stuttgart for the finalists of the IDSF Grand Slam Latin. 336 couples had started the day before, six danced the last round to a full house on Thursday evening. The two solo dances were the Rumba and the Paso Doble. The audience
expressed its appreciation of the performances with lots of spontaneous applause.
The four top couples from the 2009 World Championship Latin maintained their places in the same order they had established in Maribor, CRO.
Alexey Silde and Anna Firstova, RUS, won all dances except the Paso Doble. It was won by the runners-up Zoran Plohl and Tatsiana Lahvinovich CRO. The bronze medal went to Anrey Zaitsev and Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS, ahead of Martino Zanibellato and Michelle Abildtrup, DEN, who narrowly failed to make the winners' rostrum but received the loudest applause from the audience.
Final:
1. Alexey Silde/Anna Firstova, Russia
2. Zoran Plohl/Tatsiana Lahvinovich, Croatia
3. Andrey Zaitsev/Anna Kuzminskaya, Russia
4. Martino Zanibellato/Michelle Abildtrup, Denmark
5. Aniello Langella/Khrystina Moshenko, Italy
6. Timur Imametdinov/Ekaterina Nikolaeva, Russia
From Sant Cugat, the Catalan town near Barcelona where the WDSF offices are located, something BIG will get launched in the not too distant future!
24/05/2013 read more ...The GrandSlam Standard Semi-Final in Hong Kong with all ten heats is now available too. This reel fills the last gap in the comprensive coverage on the event.
24/05/2013 read more ...The "Semi-Final Reel" of the 2013 WDSF GrandSlam Latin in Hong Kong is now available. All ten heats danced by the top 12 couples on 11 May.
23/05/2013 read more ...WDSF President Carlos Freitag stands as candidate in the presidential elections of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.
22/05/2013 read more ...Still the only show in town! The 2013 Crystal Palace Cup was held last weekend in London. It continues as the only WDSF competition in England.
21/05/2013 read more ...The Zuvedra 1 Formation from Lithuania claimed victory at the 2013 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Lation Formation held in Vilnius, LTU.
20/05/2013 read more ...