Vladimir Karpov - Mariya Tzaptashvilli, RUS, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Latin Final in Salou, ESP. The two placed 5th.
This is the final post in this blog. When it was in live mode, it drew another record audience. Given the quality of dancing shown by the 24 couples in the 2011 Grand Slam Finals, that was hardly a surprise. However, the fact that visitors stayed longer than ever - and until very late by Central European Time zone standards - was much appreciated not only by us, WDSF Communications, but by the couples too.
This also wraps up our live reporting for the year. And what a year it was: 12 blogs kept you informed about the main events in DanceSport and gave you the front row seat to watch some of the very best dancing ... We will be back next year with more blogs and coverage on WDSF championships and Grand Slams.
We will use the two months without major competitions to organise the content here and on DanceSport Total, the WDSF YouTube channel (that is about to break the mark of 5 million videos viewed), upload the highlights produced ny IEC in Sports and much more.
Thanks for following!
The 2011 WDSF Communications Team: Heidi Goetz, Prof Helmut Roland, John Caprez, Kathy Lang, Martin Branc, Ferran Castañner and Roland Hilfiker
Martino Zanibellato - Michelle Abildtrup, DEN, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Latin Final in Salou, ESP. They two ended up in third place.
Aniello Langella - Khrystyna Moshenska, ITA, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Latin Final in Salou, ESP. Nino and Khrystyna are the runners-up.
Timur Imametdinov - Ekaterina Nikolaeva, RUS, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Latin Final in Salou, ESP. The couple placed 4th.
Andrey Zaytsev - Anna Kuzminskaya, RUS, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Latin Final in Salou, ESP. Andrey and Anna are the Grand Slam Latin Champions of 2011, winning all five dances.
Andrey Gusev - Elizaveta Cherevichnaya, RUS, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Latin Final in Salou, ESP. The two placed 6th.
Dmitry Zharkov - Olga Kulikova, RUS, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Standard Final in Salou, ESP. The two placed 3rd.
Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet, DEN, are the 2011 Grand Slam Champions Standard in Salou, ESP. The two doubled up on the World Champion Standard title they won a few weeks earlier in Moscow, RUS. Danish dynamite ...
Simone Segatori - Annette Sudol, GER, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Standard Final in Salou, ESP. The two placed 2nd.
Evgeny Moshenin - Genny Favero, ITA, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Standard Final in Salou, ESP. The two placed 4th.
Nikolay Darin - Natalia Seredina, RUS, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Standard Final in Salou, ESP. The two placed 5th.
We are making good on our promise to show you the entire final in HD and with the results for each dance - all of this by couple. It allows you to compare your own impressions and quality assessments with those of a panel of expert WDSF Adjudicators.
Bjoern Bitsch - Ashli Willamson, DEN, dance in the final of the 2011 WDSF Grand Slam Standard Final in Salou, ESP. The 2011 World Ten Dance Champions placed sixth among the specialists.