Category: WDSF Grand Slam

The China Chengdu International Dancesport Festival set the stage for the WDSF Grand Slam Latin on July 15th 2012. 150 couples from all over the world had come to Chengdu this weekend to compete. At the end Aniello Langella / Khrystyna Moshenskawon won the Grand Slam Latin with 237,51 points ahead of Gabriele Goffredo / Anna Matus with 229,65 points. With 229,23 points just under the result of Gabriele & Anna, Martino Zanibellato / Michelle Abildtrup gained 3rd place.

On February 4th the new series of grand slam latin competitions 2012 started in Antwerp / Belgium. 75 couples had come from 18 European countries to join the tournament. Hubert De Maeschschalck guided the competition as master of ceremony under the chairmanship  of Marco Sietas, Sportsdirector of WDSF.

Many experienced adjudicators are needed to run international championships. They usually judge from dawn to dusk on several days. Couples should be aware that they also “perform” excellently till the end of the competition.

XIII Spanish Open set the stage for this year`s WDSF Final Grand Slam competitions in standard and latin sections on December 3rd and 4th 2011 in Salou / Spain.

Six competitions belong to an annual run. In standard section the couples had to start in Seoul / Korea. Next station was Chengdu in China followed by Stuttgart / Germany and Aarhus / Denmark. Last chance for winning a ticket to the Final Grand Slam in Salou was in St. Petersburg / Russia. In latin section the couples started in Copenhagen / Denmark. Next competition was held in Chengdu followed by Stuttgart and Aarhus. Last chance for the latin couples to win a ticket to the Final Grand Slam was in Ostrava / Czech Republic.