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2012 WDSF PD World Latin | The Final | Rumba 09/11/2012

Ooooopps, ... Rumba was missing from the final line-up of dances.

The six couples dance the Rumba in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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You Tell Us! 08/11/2012

The jury is still out, but preliminary assessments can be made after Sunday's live transmission of the GrandSlam and two other competitions from Platja d'Aro. We ask you for one!

After The Premiere

2012 Platja d'Aro DanceSport Festival © Lena Hilfiker The goal was - and continues to be - to find the perfect formula that will allow for the five annual GrandSlam legs and the finals to be broadcast to a maximum number of countries worldwide from 2013.

The World DanceSport Federation and its television partner IEC in Sports have a system in place that brings highlights programming of the World and European Championships to global TV audiences already. IEC distributes every year minimum five programmes under the brand "Best of DanceSport" to broadcasters everywhere. 

WDSF is now trying to secure similar levels of exposure for its GrandSlam Series 2013 to 2017. The changed format - the new judging system, solo dances in the final, Latin and Standard legs always held jointly, etc. - should make for television-friendly competitions.

Shades of Gray Sunday's 2-hour programme was the first trial balloon launched between WDSF, the Platja d'Aro organisers and the pan-European sports network EUROSPORT.

From the latter's programming executives we are waiting to get feedback and hear their opinions based on ratings, technical aspects, etc. From you we would like to get input too. Please send your critiques, comments, suggestions, etc. to 

 

 

Sports Director Joachim Llambi | 2012 PD World Latin Leipzig 06/11/2012

Dr Helmut Roland interviews WDSF PD Sports Director Joachim Llambi, who puts it all into perspective in his analysis of the 2012 Professional World Latin in Leipzig, GER.

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Plohl / Lahvinovich, SLO | 2012 PD World Latin Honour Dance 06/11/2012

Zoran Plohl / Tatsiana Lahvinovich, SLO, with their Dance of Honour after winning the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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Plohl / Lahvinovich, SLO | 2012 PD World Latin Final S 06/11/2012

Zoran Plohl / Tatsiana Lahvinovich, SLO, dance the Samba in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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2012 WDSF PD World Latin | The Final | Jive 06/11/2012

The six couples dance the Jive in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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2012 WDSF PD World Latin | The Final | Paso Doble 06/11/2012

The six couples dance the Paso Doble in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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2012 WDSF PD World Latin | The Final | Cha Cha Cha 06/11/2012

The six couples dance the Cha Cha Cha in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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2012 WDSF PD World Latin | The Final | Samba 06/11/2012

The six couples dance the group Samba in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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Sergey / Viktoria Tatarenko | PD World Latin Final S 06/11/2012

Sergey Tatarenko / Viktoria Tatarenko, GER, dance the Samba in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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Solovyev / Tsvetkova, RUS | PD World Latin Final S 06/11/2012

Mikhail Solovyev Kristina Tsvetkova, RUS, dance the Samba in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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Loria / Zanetti | PD World Latin Final S 06/11/2012

Saverio Loria / Zeudi Zanetti, ITA, dance the Samba in the final of the 2012 WDSF PD World DanceSport Championship Latin in Leipzig, GER, on 3 November.

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