Helmut Roland
The "CODREANCA 2023" in Chisinau / Moldova set the stage for the WDSF European Championship Youth Latin on April 15th. 48 couples from 26 countries had come to Chisinau to join the championship. Armand Georgescu - Kamila Novosyolova from Moldova won the title ahead of Walter Bogdan Costner - Andreea Daiana Dumitru from Romania, who achieved runners-up position. 3rd place was given to Joao Sant´Anna - Pinto Luna from Portugal.
Another highlight in Mülheim an der Ruhr: The WDSF World Championship ShowDance Latin starts on December 11th 2022 with 15 couples from 11 countries. Artur Balandin - Anna Salita from Germany win the title with their show "Breathe". 2nd place is given to Paraschiv Mihai Vlad - Iosub Antonia Ioana from Romania. Ryan Zhumatayev - Ekaterina Panteleeva from Kazakhstan achieve 3rd place with their show "Roxolana".
Tanzsportverband Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V. set the stage for the 2022 WDSF World Championship Latin on December 11th in Mülheim an der Ruhr. 65 couples from joined the competition. Marius-Andre Balan - Khrystyna Moshenska from Germany won the title ahead of Charles-Guillaume Schmitt - Elena Salikhova from France, who achieved runners-up position. 3rd place was given to Edgar Marcos Borjas - Alina Nowak from Poland.
On Sunday, Dec. 4th, FIDS presented the highlight of the 2022 Rimini DanceSport Championships: WDSF World Championship Standard. 59 couples from all over the world had come to Rimini to compete for the title. We saw a most exciting final due to the top dancing and the results of the five dances. At the end Francesco Galuppo - Debora Pacini from Italy won the Worlds Standard curtly ahead of Evaldas Sodeika - Ieva Zukauskaite from Lithuania, who achieved runners-up position. 3rd place was given to Tomas fainsil - Violetta Fainsil from Germany.
The Rimini DanceSport Championship on December 2nd was also the place for the 2022 WDSF Professional Division European Championship Standard. 17 couples from 11 countries started in the first round. Vaidotas Lacitis - Veronika Golodneva from Lithuania won the title ahead of Edgars Linis - Eliza Line from Latvia, who achieved runners-up position. 3rd place was given to Pasquale Farina - Sofie Koborg from Denmark.
Federal Italien DanceSport set the stage for the 2022 WDSF World Championship SEN II Standard in Rimini on December 2nd. 88 SEN II couples from all over the world had come to Rimini to join this championship. At the end Manuele Marinozzi - Sara Romagnoli from Italy won the title. 2nd place was given to Gates Simsons - Julia Simone from Latvia. Lionel Lepreux - Charlotte Millville from France achieved 3rd place.
The Canadian DanceSport Federation set the stage for the 2022 WDSF Professional Division World Championship Standard in Toronto on October 23rd. 19 couples from 15 countries had come to Toronto to compete for the "Worlds". Nikolay Darin - Natalia Seredina from Moldova won the title ahead of Vaidotas Lacitis - Veronika Golodneva from Lithuania, who achieved runners-up position. 3rd place was given to Edgars Lines - Eliza Line from Latvia.
It was not only the World Championship Formation Standard, but also the WDSF World Championship Latin at the same evening organized by Braunschweiger TSC. 14 teams from 8 countries made their way to Volkswagen Hall on October 15th. And the winner-team comes from Grün-Gold-Club Bremen with their show "Emotion 2022". Runners-up position was given to the team Moon Dance from Mongolia for their show "The Power of the 4 Elements". TSG Bremerhaven from Germany achieves 3rd place with "Time Machine".
The Braunschweiger TSC set the stage for the 2022 WDSF World Championships Formation Standard and Latin on October 15th in Braunschweig Volkswagen Hall. In the standard competition 15 teams from 11 countries started for the title. And the winners are ... the A-Team from Braunschweiger TSC in Germany. Runners-up position was given to the European Champions, Tanzsportteam im ASC Göttingen. TSK Juventus Wien achieved 3rd place.
The International DanceSport Festival Leipzig also set the stage for the WDSF Professional Division World Championship ShowDance Standard. Alexandra Ionel - Patricija Ionel from Germany win the title with their show "Mr. and Mrs. Bond". Sean Smullen - Amine Leak from Ireland achive the runners-up position with their presentation "In Neverland". 3rd place is given to Stanislaw Wolyniec - Katarzyna Tuns from Poland.