Helmut Roland
2023 August 10th was the day of the WDSF PD Super Grand Prix Standard in Stuttgart, Germany. 37 couples from 17 countries started in the Beethovensaal . Edgars Lins - Eliza Line from Latvia win the PD Super Grand Prix Standard ahead of David Odstrcil - Tara Bohak from Czech Republic, who achieve runners-up position. Third place was given to Edgars Baltaragis - Indre Baltarage from Lithuania.
The first major event on 2023 German Open Championships was the WDSF Professional Division Super Grand Prix Latin on August 8th in Stuttgart, Germany. 30 couples from 19 countries had come to participate the PD Super Grand Prix Latin. And the winners are Andrea Silvestri - Martina Varadi from Hungary. Runners-up position was given to Marts Smolko - Tina Bazykina from Latvia. Sergiu Maruster - Anastasia Stan from Moldova achieved 3rd place.
The 2023 German Open Championships offered 60 competitions in 5 days from August 8th - 12th. See the finals of nine WDSF Open competitions in Youth, Under 21, Rising Stars in Standard and Latin and the Standard competitions of Senior I, Senior II and Senior III.
After 4 years of waiting for the new start of "THE CAMP" 186 couples from 35 countries were glad to meet 34 top dancesport trainers again. This time the Maritim Hotel in Magdeburg / Germany was the place for the event. And there is a new combination ... THE CAMP meets DSF (Dance Sport Festival) in Bremen.
The highlight of the 2023 Dance Sport Festival Bremen was the WDSF World Championship Junior II 10Dance during the DSF Gala Night. 30 Junior II couples from 30 nations competed for the title. Yigit Bayraktar - Lukretcija Kuraite from the organizing club, Grün-Gold-Club Bremen, Germany won the title ahead of Marius-Tiberiu Padurean - Adelina Stanciu from Romania, who achieved runners-up position. 3rd place was given to Jegors Provinz - Polina Karimova from Latvia.
Another highlight of the 2023 Dance Sport Festival in Bremen was the WDSF Word Championship SEN I Standard. 66 couples from 17 countries had come to the DSF to find the SEN I World Champion 2023. After 5 rounds of excellent dancing the World Champions SEN I Standard were found: Congratulations to Manuel Guidotti - Silvia Mariotti from Italy. Runners-up position was given to Fabian Wendt - Anne Steinmann from Germany. Alexander Voges - Lura Voges from Germany achieved 3rd place.
The Dance Sport Festival in Bremen set the stage for 3 WDSF World Championships, organized by Grün-Gold-Club Bremen. On Friday, June 2nd, it was the competition for the Senior II couples. 128 couples from 25 countries had come to Bremen to join the World Championship SEN II Standard. And the winners are Ruben Viviana Lopez - Eva Mona from Spain. Runners-up position was given to Tomas Rimkus - Nerija Surblyte from Lithuania. Gatis Simsons -Julija Simsone from Latvia achieved 3rd place.
Zagreb Dance Grand Prix set the stage for the WDSF Professional Division World Championship 10Dance on May 27th in Zagreb, Croatia. 10 couples from 10 countries had come to compete for the title. And the winners are ... Viktor Szabo - Vanja Vujic from Croatia. Runners-up position was given to Michele Albigese - Anelise Christiana Isaincu from Romania. Matej Stec - Elena Popova achieved 3rd place.
The 57th "Amber Couple" in Kaunas / Lithuania set the stage for the 2023 WDSF Professional Division World Championships Standard on May 7th. 20 couples from 13 countries had come to Kaunas to compete for the title. Vaidotas Lacitis - Veronika Golodneva from Lithuania won the title ahead of Edgars Linis - Eliza Line from Latvia, who achieved runners-up position. David Odstrcil - Tara Bohak from Czech Republic achieved 3rd place. At the end of the prize presentation Vaidotas & Veronika retired from competition dancing and their honorary dance was their last waltz ... All couples wished Vaidotas & Veronika luck for the future.
The highlight of the 50th "CODREANCA 2023" in Chisinau / Moldova was the WDSF Professional Division World Championship Latin on April 16th. 25 couples from 19 countries had come to Moldova to find the World Champions 2023. And the winners are ... Gabriele Goffredo - Anna Matus from Moldova. Andrea Silvestri - Martina Maradi from Hungary achieved runners-up position ahead of Sergiu Maruster - Anastasia Stan from Moldova.