Hanus/Kirchmann Only Just Miss WC Final
In Brasov, Romania, 16 couples took part in the 10-Dance World Championship of the WDSF Professional Division. The German representatives, Philipp Hanus/Siri Kirchmann, narrowly missed the final with their seventh place. 1. Janick Loewe/Pia Lundanes-Loewe, Norway 2. Martin Dvorak/Zuzana Silhanova, Czech Republic 3. Steeve Gaudet/Mariora Cheptene, France 4. Tibor Toth Csaba/Valentina Dobrila, Roma...
by Stephanie Krüger
Results from Luxemburg - updated
This weekend many German dance athletes are taking part in the three-day WDSF tournaments in Luxemburg. First successful reports have arrived: Dumitru Doga/Sarah Ertmer won the 10-dance-tournament. Grigorij Gelfond/Isabel Tinnis reached the final of the Rising Stars Standard tournament: they came sixth. In the youth tournament Standard three German couples participated: Lukas Gandor/Veronika Bauer...
by Stephanie Krüger
Training Successfully Completed
The pilot project "Instructor training as Formation Instructor C Standard / Latin" ended successfully last weekend in Bremen. 40 participants had entered for the training, 37 of them entered the exam of which 31 formation-interested dancers passed. The instructors training involved a four-day course and a weekend in which 46 technical and three general, formation-specific units were completed. 45...
by Stephanie Krüger
Rolf Andreas Laubert and Jeannette Seydich end Their Partnership
The German vice champions and twice winners in Blackpool in Senior I Latin form the Grün-Gold TTC Herford, Rolf Andreas Laubert and Jeannette Seydich, announced last night that they have ended their partnership for private reasons after two very successful years. "We would like to thank the DTV and TNW for the support during this time. An enormous thank you goes to our trainer Alice Marlene Schlög...
by Stephanie Krüger
Segatori/Sudol win the “Blaue Band der Spree“
Victory of the favourites in Berlin
A Russian-German final was celebrated by the spectators the first evening of the "Blaue Band der Spree" in Berlin. With exactly 100 couples, the WDSF International Open Standard tournament was well-attended both qualitatively and quantitatively. There was no doubt at all regarding the victory of the German champions and world championship runner-ups Simone Segatori/Annette Sudol. They clearly domi...
by Sonja Schäufler
Semi Final Missed
At the European Championship Youth Latin in Cambrils, Spain, both German couples reached the round of the best 48 without the re-dance and made it to the quarter final round of 26 couples. " Unfortunately it was not enough for the semi final", Boris Exeler, former national youth director, wrote from Cambrils. Nikita Schneider/Jacqueline Joos shared the 14th place, while Mikael Tatarkin/Nicole Wirt...
by Sonja Schäufler
The Top-ranking Seniors in the World met in Berlin
Andreas Lippok/Karin Eva Rode 2nd in the Senior Standard Tournament
Half of the twelve couples of the semi final of the world ranking list tournament Senior Standard were from the DTV. The second half consisted of two couples from the Czech Republic and Italia each and one couple from France as well as one couple from Austria. The 50% share of German couples continued until the last round: three German couples qualified for the final. The current 2nd of the world ...
by Sonja Schäufler
The “Blaue Band” in Latin goes to Russia
Jan Dvoracek/Malika Dzumaeva 2nd in Berlin
79 couples participated in the WDSF International Open Latin tournament on the third day of the 42th edition of the "Blaue Band der Spree" event. Four German couples made it to the semi final: Kirill Ganapolskyy/Kim Pätzug placed 9th, Sergiu Maruster/Anna Grozea 10th. Jan Dvoracek/Malika Dzumaeva, who were 3rd at the German Championship, and Artur Balandin/Anna Salita, who were 6th at the German C...
by Sonja Schäufler
Lusin/Busheeva 10th at the European Championship 10-Dance
28 couples represented their nations at the European Championship 10-Dance in Camprils, Spain. The German representatives Valentin Lusin/Renata Busheeva finished 10th in the semi final. Final: 1. Jaak Vainomaa/Taina Savikurki, Finland 2. Miha Vodicar/Nadiya Bychkova, Slovenia 3. Volodymyr Lyatov/Veronika Myshko, Ukraine 4. Victor Burchuladze/Katerina Kalish, Russia 5. Konstantin Gorodilov/Dominika...
by Sonja Schäufler
Lehmann/Kleinschmidt in the Final of the World Championship U21 Latin
Boris Exeler reported "a great success for the German competitive dancing" from Calvià in Spain. Vadim Lehmann/Maria Kleinschmidt made it to the final of the WDSF World Championship Under 21 Latin tournament and finished 6th in a field of 63 couples. The former German Champions Youth Latin improved from round to round in the course of the tournament. The current German Champions Nikita Schneider/J...
by Sonja Schäufler