Helmut Roland
2018 Chelyabinsk Region Governor`s Cup set the stage for WDSF PD World Cup Standard on April 7th. 22 couples from 12 countries had come to the City of Chelyabinsk, which is situated in South Ural. After a grandiose opening ceremony the adjudicators were awaiting the couples ...
Only six weeks after PD European Cup Latin and two weeks after PD European Championships Latin, another major event for PD Latin couples is on stage: PD World Cup Latin in Baden-Baden / Germany. 19 couples from 13 nations participated the competition. The two top couples of PD European Cup Latin changed position. Runners-up in Debrecen at the European Cup, Marts Smolko - Tina Bazykina from Latvia, won the World Cup Latin in Baden-Baden. And vice-versa, the winner of the European Cup Latin in Debrecen, Daniele Sargenti - Uliana Fomenko from Italy, achieved runners-up position in Baden-Baden. Third place was given to Wang Jun - Jia Yiwen from People´s Republic of China.
The WDSF Professional Division European Cup Latin 2017 was held on May 14th in Debrecen / Hungary. The organizer Walzer Dance Studio had invited the European Latin Professional couples to the Kölcsey Centre in Debrecen. At least 19 couples from 10 nations had come to Debrecen. Daniele Sargent - Liana Fomenko from Italy won the European Cup Latin this year ahead of Marts Smolko - Tina Bazykina from Latvia. Third place was given to Alexandr Makarov - Angela Kuryshova from Russian Federation.
The outdoor courtyard of Bad Pyrmont Castle in Germany set the stage for the WDSF Professional Division World Cup Latin on July 11th 2015. Twenty-one couples of WDSF Professional Division from 11 countries had come to Bad Payment this Saturday night to compete for the World Cup Latin. The organizer, the couples and the auditors were happy to have the best weather for this outdoor competition around 20 degrees celsius and more during the evening.
12th danceComp Wuppertal set the stage for WDSF Professional Division European Cup Standard this year on July 3rd in Historical Cityhall of Wuppertal. 23 couples from 13 countries had come to compete for the European Cup Standard. It was not only a very hot day, it also was a very hot competition. At the end Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler won the title with all 45 votes for 1st place. Congratulations!
11th danceComp in Wuppertal / Germany this year started July 4th - 6th. A highlight on the first day was the WDSF Professional Division European Cup Latin. 15 couples from 8 countries had come to join the European Cup Latin. Andrey Zaitsev - Elizaveta Cherevichnaya from Russian Federation won all five dances and became winner of this year`s European Cup Latin.
Benedetto and Claudia showed outstanding ballroom dancing and convinced the nine adjudicators. They won the European Cup with 45 first places!
Runner-up are Donatas Vezelis – Lina Chatkeviciute from Lithuania. We are very sorry not to have a nice picture of the couple. But look at the video of the final rounds to watch their performance.
3rd place was given to Isaia Berardi – Cinzia Birarelli from Italy ahead of Pavel Eydinov – Tatiana Livatova from Russian Federation, who achieved 4th place.
The courtyard of the castle of Bad Pyrmont set the stage for the first open air competition being held in Germany on June 29th 2013. Motive for this event was the WDSF Professional Division European Cup Latin. 18 professional latin couples from 13 countries joined the European Cup Latin, which was moderated by Joachim Llambi from Germany and Stuart Saunders from Scotland. Seven female adjudicators from seven European countries were assigned to find this year`s winner of European Cup Latin under the chairmanship of Andreas Neuhaus from Germany.
Donatas Vezelis and Lina Chatkeviciute from Lithuania won the World Cup Show Dance in ballroom section. The competition took place in Siemens arena in Vilnius on May 18th 2013. Seven couples qualified for the final. See the results and the videos from the final.