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Benedetto Ferruggia / Claudia Köhler win European Cup
23 Paare of the Professional Division came into the historic city hall to dance the European Cup which was organised at the DanceComp for the second time. With all first placings Benedetto Ferruggia / Claudia Köhler defended their title. Runners up was the fourth placed couple from the European Championship, Marco Cavallaro / Letizia Ingrosso. The third place went to Isaia Berardi / Cinzia Birare...
by Peter Chen
Ruben Vicinana Lopez / Eva Moya win WDSF-Open Senior I Latin
A real battle against the heat was the WDSF Open Senior I Latin competition. 47 couples representing 11 nations, including a couple from Japan, faced the difficult conditions and proofed remarkable stamina from the first round, which started at 17.00. Two couples from Spain were in the lead. Ruben Vicinana Lopez / Eva Moya won, followed by Carlos Ciera / Eva Nieto. Bronze medal went...
by Peter Chen
65 first placings for Simone Segatori / Annette Sudol
danceComp Adult Standard
The historic city hall and the danceComp obviously also attract a lot of international couples. Some final couples of the World Open Standard can be seen as regular guests. The couples from Moldova, Denmark and Poland who finished second, third and fourth last year, have entered this year as well. Fortunately the share of German couples in the final could be increased: Valentin and ...
by Peter Chen
Fabian Ardeiu / Manea Andreea Raluca win Rising Star Latin
WDSF Rising Star Latin
7 out of 76 was the latin final late Saturday evening, which was filled with excellence. Winning four dances and finishing first were Fabian Ardeiu / Manea Andreea Raluca, who were third at the World Championship Youth Latin. They lost the Paso Doble against their fellow competitors from Thailand, Shinawat Lerson / Krittaporn Manasuth, who finished second in all other dances. It was...
by Peter Chen
Gold for Francisco Javier Otamendi Fenandez / Lourdes Dominguez Guilera
Early Sunday morning was the start of the WDSF Open Senior II Latin competition. Already at that time of the time, many people filled the spectator stands. 40 couples representing eight nations enjoyed the great atmosphere in the historic city hall. Francisco Javier Otamendi Fenandez / Lourdes Dominguez Guilera from Spain have started dancing in the Senior II age category this year ...
by Peter Chen
Win for World Champions
WDSF Open Senior IV Standard
45 couples danced in the WDSF Senior IV Standard competition with summer hot temperatures. And they all proofed stamina and endurance. There were no changes in the medal ranks compared to the year before: Reigning world champions Luciano Ceruti / Rosa Nuccia Capello won all dances, runners up were Bram and Ans Stelling who defended that place from last year as well. Alessandro Barbone / Patrizia...
by Peter Chen
Medal ranks of champions
danceComp Senior Standard
An Interesting set of finalists was seen at the World Ranking List competition of Senior Standard. The Czech Champions, the first and third couple from both the last Italian and German Championship as well as the Runners up from Russia were dancing in the final. World Champion and last years' winner Cristian and Elena Bono who entered the competition but had to withdraw, were miss...
by Peter Chen
dC-Gold for Marius-Andrei Balan / Khrystyna Moshenska
World Open Latin
What a final at the World Open Latin competition of the danceComp 2015! The last gold medals of the weekend went to Marius-Andrei Balan / Khrystyna Moshenska, leaving 108 couples behind them and captivating the audience and judges alike. Marius received his fourth danceComp gold medal. Anton Aldaev / Natalia Polukhina were runners up. Being placed third three times and with a fourth...
by Peter Chen
Gert Faustmann / Alexandra Kley – German Champions
German Championship Senior II S Standard
133 couples danced on June 6th 2015 the German Championship Senior II S Standard in the Sportcentrum Siemensstadt in Berlin. With temperatures well above 30 Celcius outside and inside the hall, a fan was not only the most important accessory for the dancers next to the floor. Gert Faustmann / Alexandra Kley were in the lead in the ranking list and they showed from the very first d...
by Peter Chen
Competition results from Vienna
Vienna Dance Concourse
Full attention was drawn by the dance sport world to the capital of Austria, where the Vienna Dance Concourse took place with many World Ranking List events. High temperatures made the couples sweat a lot in the wonderful atmosphere of the ballroom inside the Vienna City Hall. Besides the unchangeable weather conditions, the organizers enabled a smooth competition weekend. The spe...
by Peter Chen