Helmut Roland
Last but not least the WDSF PD World Championship Master Class I Standard came to the floor at Atert Hall in Bertrange. 16 couples from 8 nations had come to Luxembourg. Giuliano Serafin - Emanuel Chittaro from Italy won the title ahead of Felice Spadaro - Luana Di Stefano from Italy, who achieved runners-up position. Third place was given to Michal Mladeck - Sara Hesova from Czech Republic.
On Sunday, 23rd Sept., the floor in Atert Hall in Bertrange was prepared for WDSF PD World Championship Master Class II Latin. 5 couples had come to compete for the title. And the winners are Andrea Leandro - Maria Cristina Trevisiol from Italy ahead of Alex Endrizzi - Ester Salerno from Italy, who achieved runners-up position. Third place was given to Vincenzo De Simone - Loredana Attanasio from Italy.
The WDSF PD World Championship Master Class II Standard was held in Bertrange / Luxembourg on September 22nd. 15 couples from 6 nations participated the championship. At the end Wilmer Righero - Manuela Traversi from Italy won the title ahead of Heinz-Josef Bickers - Aurelia Bickers from Germany, who achieved runners-up position. Third place was given to Salvatore Kantone - Raffaella Gratis from Italy.
Luxembourg Open Championships in Bertrange on Sept. 22nd and 23rd set the stage for WDSF PD World Championships Master Classes I and II in Latin and Standard sections. In Master Class I LAT 11 couples from 4 countries joined the championship. Winners are Antony Boris Coppola - Maria Grazia Patti from Italy.
It was a very long travel to go for the 2018 WDSF PD World Championship Latin, which was hosted by Chinese DanceSport Federation in Shijiazhuang City, a metropole city with around 11 million people 350 km south from Beijing. 35 couples joined the competition. At the end Gabriele Goffredo - Anna Matus from Moldova won the title ahead of Marts Smolko - Tina Bazykina from Latvia, who achieved runners-up position. Third place was given to Hou Yao - Zhuang Ting from China.
Third day of 2018 Chelyabinsk Region Governor`s Cup is the time for the WDSF PD World Championship ShowDance Latin. 18 couples had come to Chelyabinsk to compete for the title. 9 couples qualified for the final in the evening session. At the end Alexandr Shmonin - Maria Shmonina from Russian Federation won the PD World Championship ShowDance Latin ahead of Daniele Sargent - Liana Fomenko from Italy, who achieved runners-up position. Third place was given to Denis Kikhtenko - Galina Akopian from Russian Federation.
The 2017 WDSF PD World Championship ShowDance Standard was held on December 9th at Multiversum / Schwechat in Austria. 16 couples had come to compete for the title. At the end Vadim Garbuzov - Kathrin Menzinger from Austria defended their title and won the World ShowDance Standard with their presentation of "Elisabeth". Runners-up position was given to Bjorn Bitsch - Ashli Williamson from Denmark with their presentation of "Game Of Thrones". Valentin & Renata Lusin from Germany achieved third place with their show "Avatar".
WDSF PD World Championship Latin was held on October 21st at "Leipziger Messe" in Leipzig / Germany. 34 couples from 16 nations had come to compete for the title. Pavel Pasechnik - Marta Arndt from Germany achieved 1st place ahead of Marts Smolko - Tina Bazykina from Latvia, who attained runners-up position. Hou Yao - Zhuang Ting from People´s Republic of China came up to 3rd place.
Fédération Française de Danse organized the 2017 WDSF PD World Championship 10Dance in Marseille France on October 7th. 15 couples of the Professional Division joined the competition. Bjorn Bitsch - Ashli Williamson from Denmark won the title ahead of Alexis Bergeon - Johanna Rivier from France, who achieved runners-up position. Michal Drha - Klara Drhova from Czech Republic were set on 3rd place.
Last but not least competition was the WDSF PD World Championship Master Class II Standard. Carlo Wilmer Righero - Manuela Traverse from Italy win the competition and the title. Runners-up position is held by Salvatore Cantone - Raffaella Grassi from Italy. Heinz-Josef Bickers - Aurelia Bickers from Germany achieve 3rd place.