13-03 WDSF Grand Slam Latin – Cambrils / Spain


The 2013 WDSF Grand Slam Latin Series started in Cambrils / Spain on March 31st. 76 couples had come to Cambrils at this Easter Sunday, only one week before the European Championship Latin in Krasnodar / Russia. Only a few of the top couples were missing.

This Grand Slam Latin competition was the first one being held under the new judging system 2.0. The atmosphere was very good, the performance of the couples was excellent.

Aniello Langella - Khrystyna Moshenska / Italy Andrey Kiselev - Anastasia Balaeva / Russian Federation

The World Champions Latin, Aniello Langello – Khrystyna Moshenska from Italy won the competition with 196,76 points, followed by Andrey Kiselev – Anastasia Balaeva from Russian Federation ( 184,27 points).

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13-03 WDSF Grand Slam Standard – Cambrils / Spain

The 2013 WDSF Grand Slam Series started on March 30th in Cambrils / Spain. It also was the start of the new grand slam judging system 2.0. WDSF Sportdirector Marco Sietas had explained the new judging rules some weeks before on WDSF website.

Several tests had been made to assure the new system. The juging system 2.0. needs 12 adjudicators, who are seperated to four groups of three judges. Each group has to evaluate another criteria with an absolute appraisal between „very poor“ (0,5) and „outstanding“ (10,0) points.

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13-03 WDSF European Championship
Youth Standard – Cambrils / Spain

Dominykas Granskas and Kotryna Petrosiute from Lithuania win the title.

VII D. O. World Dancesport Cambrils 2013 set the stage for this year`s WDSF European Championship Youth Standard. 55 couples from 30 countries had come to join the competition. After 4 rounds six couples had been qualified for the final.

The results are …

1st place:   Dominykas Granskas – Kotryna Petrosiute / Lithuania

2nd place:  Alexey Barkov – Anna Grishchenko / Russian Federation

3rd place:   Madis Abel – Aleksandra Galkina / Estonia

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13-02 WDSF World Championship Junior II Latin – Bassano Del Grappa / Italy

Bassano Open 2013 set the stage for this year`s WDSF World Championship Junior II Latin on February 9th in Italy. Semen Khrzhanovsky - Vitalina Bunia from Russian Federation won the title. Sixty-two couples from thirty-three countries from Europe, Asia, America and Africa had come to Bassano to join the competition. At least seven couples qualified for the final rounds late in the evening.

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13-02 WDSF World Championship Under 21 Standard – Antwerp / Belgium


Highlight of the third day at 13th Antwerp Stars Club was the WDSF World Championship Under 21 Standard. Evgeny Nikitin – Dana Spitsyna from Russian Federation won the title. Patrick Rucinsli – Ella Nusenbaum from Canada achieved runners-up position. 57 couples from 21 countries had come to join this year´s World Championship U 21 STD. The couples presented excellent standard dancing and we will enjoy to see them in future competitions also in adult class.

The results of the final rounds … 

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13-02 WDSF World Championship Senior I TenDance – Antwerp / Belgium

Second day at 13th Antwerp Stars Club was impressed by WDSF World Championship Senior I TenDance. Christian Bono – Elena Bono from Italy won the competition curtly ahead of Rodrigue Vieux – Adriana Teoli from France. Both couples achieved 15 points. Scating rule 10 – counting the numbers and the sum of places in all dances – did`t show a difference as well. So rule 11 – the number and sum of all judges in all dances – decided for Cristian and Elena from Italy to win (78 marks) ahead of Rodrigue and Adriana from France (75 marks).

 Christian & Elena Bono / Italy

                     1st place: Christian & Elena Bono / Italy (15 points – 78 marks)
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13-02 WDSF WCH Senior III Standard
Antwerp / Belgium

The Metropolis Danssport Club and the Stars Danssport Club in Antwerp / Belgium had a full workload of 3 WDSF World Championships within the 13th Antwerp Stars Cup from February 1st – 3rd 2013. Hubert and Monique de Maesschalck as Masters of Ceremony chaired 15 competitions in these three days and the panels of adjudicators had to judge from dawn to dusk. Late after midnight the last prize presentation and the last dance of honour was finished.

On Friday, the World Championship Senior III Standard competition was on schedule. 232 (!) couples had come to take part in the world championship. It took seven rounds to find the new champions.

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12-12 WDSF Final Grand Slam Standard
Shanghai / China

Benedetto Ferruggia – Claudia Köhler from Germany, who had won World Championship Standard last Sunday (Dec. 2nd) in Melbourne, this Sunday (Dec. 9th) again had to compete with Emanuel Valeri – Tania Kehlet from Denmark at Final Grand Slam Standard in Shanghai. The results of the Final Grand Slam confirmed the victory of Benedetto and Claudia in Melbourne. Emanuel and Tania again became runners-up.

Simone Segatori – Annette Sudol from Germany successfully pleaded 3rd place they also achieved in Melbourne. Dmitry Zharkov – Olga Kulikova from Russsian Federation achieved 4th place ahead of Nikolay Darin – Natalia Seredina from Moldova, who were set on 5th place. Evgeny Moshenin – Genny Favero from Italy attained 6th place in Shanghai.

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12-12 WDSF Grand Slam Latin
Shanghai / China

Aniello Langella Khrystyna Moshenka from Italy, who had won World Championships Latin three weeks before in Vienna, definitely also attained the Final Grand Slam Latin 2012 in Shanghai ahead of Martino Zanibellato – Michelle Abildtrup from Denmark, who achieved runners-up position. Leader of Grand Slam Ranking List Gabriele Goffredo – Anna Matus from Moldova scored 3rd place.

The 12 top ranked couples of grand slam latin competitions were invited to compete at Final Grand Slam Latin 2012 this year on December 8th at Luwan Stadium in Shanghai. Chinese DanceSport Federation set the stage for this special event starting with a particular press conference for the couples and officials.

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