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2012 European Standard

Thanks for Your Understanding! 28/04/2012

Single Fighter To some extent, it was anticipated: the WDSF Communications team will not be able to bring you the video content from the Oberwerth Sports Hall in the timely manner that it had hoped for.

We mentioned in a post yesterday that circumstances ...

... reduced the deployment of forces to the "single fighter" ... Prof Helmut Roland will be alone at the Oberwerth Sports Hall ... 

Thanks for your understanding if the coverage on the 2012 European Standard should be a little less and slower than usual!

With only one team member on location in Koblenz, it has now become a matter of assigning priority to the recording of the next three rounds. While we will still publish results immediately after each round, we will have to wait with the uploading of videos until after the final. Thanks for your understanding!

The Panel of Adjudicators 28/04/2012

Here are the nine WDSF Adjudicators who are officiating at today's European Standard in Koblenz.

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Irena Bous - Ukraine 
Inge Hansart - Belgium 
Ivo Kappet - Estonia 
Erling Langset - Norway 
Lubos Novotny - Czech Republic 
Henner Thurau - Germany 
Katia Vanone - Italy 
Duarte Vieira - Portugal 
Robert Wota - Poland 

Marco Sietas, WDSF Sports Director, is the chairman of the competition. Other key charges are assumed by:

Master of Ceremony: Franz Allert - Germany
   
Scrutineer(s): Michael Gewehr - Germany 
Volker Günther - Germany 
Dr. Stephan Rath - Germany 

Placing 27th Through 66th 28/04/2012

27. 44 Francesco Paris / Natalie Driker Israel
28.-29. 13 Adrián Esperon / Patricia Martinez Spain
28.-29. 20 Markus Hirvonen / Mariia Hirvonen Finland
30. 10 Egor Dulebenets / Aliaksandra Samarodskaya Belarus
31.-32. 21 Gerdts Ivuskans / Beate Katrina Zeltina Lativa
31.-32. 22 Wojciech Jeschke / Malgorzata Kowalska Poland
33. 4 Virgiliu Bumbu / Kamila Sakowska Moldova
34. 62 Miha Vodičar / Nadiya Bychkova Slovenia
35. 36 Ľubomír Mick / Adriana Dindofferová Slovakia
36. 63 Stanislav Wakeham / Laura Nolan Ireland
37. 14 Yvo Eussen / Elisabeth Novotny Sweden
38.-40. 19 Markus Hackl / Stefanie Krausz Austria
38.-40. 25 Matej Kralj / Špela Kralj Slovenia
38.-40. 55 Jozsev Szepesi / Bettina Farkas Hungary
41.-42. 41 Marcello Nencini / Tessa de Jongh Netherlands
41.-42. 64 Petr Zabystrzan / Monika Mihalikova Czech Republic
43. 40 Sebastian Mureddu / Melissa Ferraro Belgium
44.-45. 18 Vadim Garbuzov / Kathrin Menzinger Austria
44.-45. 54 Viktor Szabo / Vanja Vujic Croatia
46.-48. 39 Jan-Willem Mostert / Kendra Kraus Netherlands
46.-48. 56 German Tepavicharov / Stela Kukonova Bulgaria
46.-48. 65 Roman Usmanov / Valeryia Rymareva Belarus
49.-50. 23 Dawid Kaleta / Frida Steffensen Sweden
49.-50. 61 Istvan Varga / Gabriela Pilic Croatia
51. 9 Fabio D'Angelo / Amy Ward England
52. 12 Petter Andreas Engan / Kine Marie Mardal Norway
53. 42 John Edward Nolan / Victoria Haskins Ireland
54. 53 Mark Stalder / Yulia Dreyer Switzerland
55. 45 Bruno Petit / Severine Asnar France
56.-57. 8 Sergio Costa / Ana Rita Almeida Portugal
56.-57. 37 Boris Mladenovic / Sonja Mladenovic Serbia
58. 3 Andre Branco / Daniela Santos Portugal
59.-60. 35 Davy Maex / Bianca Jakers Belgium
59.-60. 46 Vukasin Prvulovic / Vanja Vasiljevic Serbia
61. 51 Stanislav Sergeev / Amalia  Baroyan Armenia
62.-63. 27 Beat Künzi / Barbara Krebs Switzerland
62.-63. 29 Daniel Leibman / Lital Opaets Israel
64.-66. 15 Phillip Evans / Gaynor Evans Wales
64.-66. 17 Robert Foy / Lesley-Ann Evans Wales
64.-66. 43 Matija Novosel / Ivana Udovicic Bosnia & Herzegovina

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Qualified For Quarterfinal 28/04/2012

1 Alexis Bergeron / Johanna Rivier France
2 Björn Bitsch / Ashli Williamson Denmark
5 Paolo Campigotto / Alina Petre Romania
6 Marco Cavallaro / Letizia Ingrosso Italy
7 Rares Cojoc / Tatiana Timus Romania
11 Martin Dvorak / Zuzana Silhanova Czech Republic
16 Benedetto Ferruggia / Claudia Köhler Germany
24 Sergej Konovaltsev / Olga Konovaltseva Russian Federation
26 Zymantas Kucikas / Urte Januskeviciute Lithuania
28 Czaba Laszlo / Viktoria Pali Hungary
30 Alari Liiv / Baile Orb Estonia
31 Andres Liiv / Kristin Vaha Estonia
32 Janick Loewe / Pia Lundanes Loewe Norway
33 Giuseppe Longarini / Maria Carbonell Spain
34 Volodymyr Lyatov / Veronika Myshko Ukraine
38 Evgeny Moshenin / Genny Favero Italy
47 Andrejs Rogovenko / Anna Voroncuka Latvia
48 Andrzej Sadecki / Karina Nawrod Poland
49 Dávid Schavel / Barbara Bilkovičová Slovakia
50 Simone Segatori / Annette Sudol Germany
52 Evaldas Sodeika / Ieva Zukauskaite Lithuania
57 Salvatore Todaro / Violeta Yaneva Bulgaria
58 Daniil Ulanov / Irina Gogoladze Russian Federation
59 Jaak Vainomaa / Taina Savikurki Finland
60 Emanuel Valeri / Tanja Kehlet Denmark
66 Yury Petrov / Yana Kozhukhar Ukraine

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Walking on Air: Sergey Konovaltsev – Olga Konovaltseva, RUS 28/04/2012

Sergey Konovaltsev – Olga Konovaltseva, RUS © Roland

Their unmatched airborne grace and dynamism - above all in the Quickstep - have earned Sergey Konovaltsev and Olga Konovaltseva, RUS, the praise and undivided attention of every photographer in DanceSport.

"Air Konovaltsev" is at it again in Koblenz!

Sergey Konovaltsev – Olga Konovaltseva, RUS © Roland

 

First Round PIX: Simone Segatori - Annette Sudol, GER 28/04/2012

WDSF Communications adds more photographs taken by Helmut Roland during the first round to the Gallery.

Here's another series taken of of the home team, Simone Segatori - Annette Sudol, GER, whose club Redoute Koblenz is responsible for organising this championship at the Oberwerth Sports Hall.

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First Round PIX: Benedetto Ferruggia - Claudia Koehler, GER 28/04/2012

Benedetto Ferruggia - Claudia Koehler, GER © Roland
 

Benedetto Ferruggia - Claudia Koehler, GER, dancing round one.

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First Round PIX: Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet, DEN 28/04/2012

Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet, DEN © Roland
 

Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet, DEN, dancing the first round! While waiting for the first videos to come in, some more below.

 
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2012 European Standard | Team Denmark Today 28/04/2012

After we have resorted to archived footage (from the Tokyo GrandSlam) for the comments by Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet, DEN, in the first clip yesterday, here we have them TODAY at the hotel, about to leave for round one of the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Standard ... Tension is building!

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At the Oberwerth Sports Hall ... 28/04/2012

Oberwerth Sports Hall
 

Another panoramic view, this time it is of the venue for today's European Standard: the Oberwerth Sports Hall. Dancing is in progrees there, and we will soon find out what it looks like now, after people have put in some hard work since yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/em2012koblenz On the organisers' facebook page we found some photographs of how it presented itself in the afternoon of 27 April.

The appropriate comment: "Even if it doesn't look like it, we will dance here tomorrow!"

No we wait for Helmut Roland's first batch of pictures to come in to get full confirmation.

 

 

2011 European Standard: Think About Germany! 27/04/2012

Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet, DEN, started thinking about Koblenz, Germany, on 11 March, the day they came in second to Benedetto and Claudia in the GrandSlam Tokyo. And their gold medal won at last year's World Standard in Moscow is again safely left at home ... Another teaser for the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Standard!

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2011 European Standard: A Close-To-Home Game! 27/04/2012

Benedetto Ferruggia - Claudia Koehler, GER, are as ambitious and confident as Simone and Annette. Even if it's not an outright home game, it will be very close to one at the Oberwerth Sports Hall tomorrow too. Another teaser for the 2012 WDSF European DanceSport Championship Standard!

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