12-09 WDSF World Championship Freestyle Latin – Beijing / China

The 2012 World Championship Freestyle Latin, being held on September 23rd in Beijing,  was the forth highlight of this year´s Beijing International DanceSport Open. Sixteen couples from 13 countries had been registered to the competition.

With 54,79 points out of a maximum of 55,00 points Vladimir Karpov – Mariya Tzaptashvilli from Russian Federation won the World Championship Freestyle Latin competition. Congratulations!

With a superior result of 53,71 points, Charles-Guillaume Schmitt – Elena Salikhova from France achieved 2nd place.

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12-09 WDSF World Championship Freestyle Standard Beijing / China


The 2012 World Championship Freestyle Standard was being held on September 22nd in Beijing. It was one of the four highlights of this year`s Beijing International DanceSport Open.

The new sections “Freestyle Standard” and “Freestyle Latin” were started last year. For this year`s competition fourteen couples had registered. Following the rules a minimum of three out of the five standard dances have to be shown during 75 % of the time, which is between 3:30 and 4:00 minutes. Elements of the other dances may be included up to 25 % time of the show.

Titel holder Simone Segatori – Annette Sudol from Germany had come again to Beijing to stick up for the title of World Champion Freestyle Standard for a second time. And they succeeded to win again in a superior manner. Congratulations to Simone & Annette.

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12-09 WDSF Grand Slam Standard
Beijing / China

It was the weekend of dancesport highlights from September 22nd – 23rd in Beijing / China. Three world championships and the grand slam standard were set on the agenda.

More than 90 couples from all over the world joined the 3rd Grand Slam Standard of 2012.

Emanuel Valeri – Tania Kehlet from Denmark won the competition ahead of Simone Segatori – Annette Sudol from Germany, who achieved second place.


Dmitry Zharkov – Olga Kulikova from Russia attained 3rd place.

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12-09 WDSF World Championship Youth Latin – Beijing / China


Beijing International DanceSport Open set the stage this year for WDSF World Championship Youth Latin on September 22nd at Ditan Gymnasium. 66 couples from 37 countries competed for the title. We saw excellent latin dancing from the young couples.

Paul Adrian Moldovan – Christina Tatar from Romania win the title with 7 points (3,1,1,1,1) ahead of Artem Efanin – Anastasia Kornilova from Russia, who were set on 2nd place with 10 points (1,2,2,3,2).

         

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