Vincenzo Mariniello - Sara Casini. ITA, dance the second round Samba in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin in Shanghai, CHN.
Hou Yao - Zhuang Ting, CHN, dance the first round Rumba in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin in Shanghai, CHN.
Yury Simachev - Anastasia Klokotova, RUS, dance the second round Paso Doble in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin in Shanghai, CHN.
We are obviously falling way behind the power curve with our upload/download/upload modus operandi. This time it's definitely not the line - upload speed at the Luwan Stadium is very good - it is because we need to work around the fact that YouTube cannot be accessed directly from China.
In any case, we have provided the results in 100% real-time and will continue to upload round 2 and three, the finalissima, from the hotel.
1. Aniello Langella - Khrystyna Moshenska Italy
2. Martino Zanibellato - Michelle Abildtrup Denmark
3. Gabriele Goffredo - Anna Matus Moldova
4. Timur Imametdinov - Ekaterina Nikolaeva Russian Federation
5. Vitaly Panteleev - Daria Glukhova Russian Federation
6. Marius-Andrei Balan - Nina Bezzubova Germany
Timur Imametdinov - Ekaterina Nikolaeva, RUS, dance the first round Cha Cha Cha in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin in Shanghai, CHN.
Aniello Langella - Khrystyna Moshenska, ITA, dance the first round Rumba in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin in Shanghai, CHN.
Marius Andrei Balan - Nina Bezzubova, GER, dance the first round Paso Doble in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin in Shanghai, CHN.
Gabriele Goffredo - Anna Matus, MDA, dance the first round Samba in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin in Shanghai, CHN.
Damir Haluzan - Anna Mashchyts, SLO, dance the first round Jive in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin in Shanghai, CHN.
The first round of the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Final Latin was completed an hour ago. Here are the first pictures taken by Helmut Roland. The videos of the round will be uploaded to YouTube and then posted on this blog as well. The atmosphere at the Luwan Stadium is perfectly in line with the overall setting that the organisers provide at the venue, and also with the level of dancing that the 13 couples demonstrated at this point in the competition: outstanding!
A welcome party and a lavish dinner for the athletes competing in the 2012 WDSF GrandSlam Finals in Shanghai, CHN, were on last night's programme too.
歡迎到上海 ... Welcome to Shanghai!