As this blog gets moved to the archives tomorrow, WDSF Communications launches another one in the immediate future. The Russian Open Championships are on all this week at the Crocus Expo in Moscow. The Russian DanceSport Union has rebranded them as "Dance Accord 2012" and includes a number of top-level WDSF competitions in their line-up (see left) between 25 and 28 October.
A WDSF Communications team will be on location at the Crocus Expo on 26 and 27 October to bring you coverage on the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Standard Moscow and the 2012 WDSF World Youth Ten Dance through the "Live from Moscow" blog that will go up here on Thursday.
One week later, on Sunday 4 November, WDSF and the organiser of the Platja d'Aro Dance Festival will join forces to bring you the 2012 GrandSlam Standard, the World Open Latin and the International Wheelchair Open Latin LIVE ON EUROSPORT 1 ... as well as on EUROSPORT ASIA.
As the first competitions to be broadcast live on the pan-European sports channel and on EUROSPORT ASIA, it will set the standards for global exposure that the World DanceSport Federation and the organisers expect to secure for the GrandSlam Series and other events in future years.
A staggering 70 videos have been produced of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championships in Velenje, SLO. Well over two hours of total viewing time. Nearly all of these videos have been uploaded to the blog. But if you want to make absolutely sure that you will have watched ALL of them - and you could even do it in one go - there is the playlist on DanceSport Total too!
And here are all the finalists again - in two photographs provided by the organisers!
Zoran PLOHL - Tatsiana LAHVINOVICH, SLO, present the Jive as Dance of Honour after their win at the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Latin in Velenje, SLO.
Zoran PLOHL - Tatsiana LAHVINOVICH, SLO, dance the Jive in the semi-final of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Latin in Velenje, SLO.
Paolo BOSCO - Joanne CLIFTON, ITA, present the Quickstep as Dance of Honour after their win at the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Standard in Velenje, SLO.
Paolo BOSCO - Joanne CLIFTON, ITA, dance the Quickstep in the semi-final of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Latin in Velenje, SLO.
Rosario GUERRA - Grazia BENINCASA, ITA, dance the Viennese Waltz in the semi-final of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Latin in Velenje, SLO.
Luca BUSSOLETTI - Tjasa VULIC, SLO, dance the Waltz in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Standard in Velenje, SLO.
Donatis VEZELIS - Lina CHATKEVICIUTE, LTU, dance the Waltz in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Standard in Velenje, SLO.
Rosario GUERRA - Grazia BENINCASA, ITA, dance the Waltz in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Standard in Velenje, SLO.
Paolo BOSCO - Joanne CLIFTON, ITA, dance the Waltz in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Standard in Velenje, SLO.
Isaia BERARDI - Cinzia BIRARELLI, ITA, dance the Waltz in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD European DanceSport Championship Standard in Velenje, SLO.