Winter Dance Festival (WiDaFe) in Dortmund
Apart from pleasing rises in competitor numbers German successes in the world ranking tournaments were recorded at the Youth Dance Festival "WiDaFe" in Dortmund. Whereas in the Juniors II B-Standard the German couples reached places four to six, three DTV couples rejoiced over place two in the Juniors I and even three podium places in the Youth Latin. All information and results - also of the ope...
by Stephanie Krüger
Pasechnik/Arndt in Grand Slam Final
"Pavel und Marta danced outstandingly and left good couples behind them", was the report from national sports director Michael Eichert from Shanghai. He meant Pavel Pasechnik/Marta Arndt, who had qualified for the WDSF Grand Slam Final Round and reached the final and place 6. WDSF Grand Slam Finale Latin 2014: 1. Gabriele Goffredo/Anna Matus, Moldavia 2. Armen Tsaturyan/Svetlana Gudyno, Russia 3....
by Stephanie Krüger
WC-JMD: Conclusion With Seven Final Participations for German Dancers
Gold and Silver in Ballet
The dancers needed a good night's sleep, as the duos and soloists adults opened the last WC day in Mikolajki, Poland. At 9.40 a.m. the first decision was made in the male soloists modern. Patrick Griebel (TSC Blau Gold Saarlouis) showed his memorable choreography in front of the seven judges. Before the result was announced at the award ceremony he danced with his duo partner Kristina Haar into th...
by Stephanie Krüger
All German Small Groups Modern Adults Under The Ten Best of The World
With impressive performances of all four German groups in the modern competition adults the German representatives danced under the Top Ten of the world. "J.E.T." from MTV Goslar ended the tournament on place 9. "Arabesque" (ASV Wuppertal) became 7th best Small Group of the world and only just missed the final. In the final round two Slovenian, one polish and one south-African group danced apart f...
by Stephanie Krüger
Further Medal Shower and Second WC Title for Team Germany
World Championships Jazz- and Modern Dance
The German team already celebrated the next medals at the JMD-WC in Mikolajki in the afternoon: Within a few minutes there was a veritable medal shower and the second world champions title: Angelina Coppola/Maya Simonov (TSG Bavaria Augsburg) were the best of the best in the end and were called last and therefore world champions for the award ceremony of the Children's Modern Duos. On the podium ...
by Stephanie Krüger
WC-Title for "Marsupilami" – Golden Day 2 at the JMD-WC
After three years the German team can rejoice over a world champions title again. The 14 girls from Freiburg came to the award ceremony as last children's formation. At this time parents and the whole German team, which had come to cheer, had already fallen into each other's arms. Previously the formation around trainer Heidi Gaess-Weber had danced confidently through the semi-final into the round...
by Stephanie Krüger
IDO WC Jazz and Modern opened in Mikolajki
The IDO World Championships in Jazz- and Modern Dance have begun in Mikolajki, Poland. Dancers from 24 Nations are meeting in Masuria in order to determine the titleholders from children to adults. The German team of TAF and Dancesport Germany with 147 dancers already celebrated the first medal and several final participations. In the ballet-competition of adults small groups "Arabesque" from ASV ...
by Stephanie Krüger
Results from Maribor, Slowania
In the starting field of 62 couples Anatoliy Novoselov/Tasja Schulz not only participated as only German couple but also danced to the final. They reached 6th place in the WDSF World Open Standard tournament in Maribor . In the World Open Latin tournament Sergiu Maruster/Alina Grozea reached the semi-final and came 10th. In the Rising Star Latin tournament Maruster/Grozea reached the 3rd place in ...
by Stephanie Krüger
Results From Salou, Spain
At the WDSF World Open Standard tournament in Salou, Spain, Dumitru Doga/Sarah Ertmer were the only German couple and reached place 4. In the tournament of Seniors III Standard Alexander and Barbara Valko shared the runner-up place 7 to the final with a Spanish couple. Gerard Baier/Ingrid Cloos-Baier came eleventh in the 13-couple semi final. Markus and Stephanie Greber were celebrated as winners ...
by Stephanie Krüger
World Championship Seniors II Standard in Vancouver
Gert Faustmann/Alexandra Kley in the Final
The open WDSF World Championship of Seniors II Standard took place on 15th November in Vancouver, Canada. Whereas in the past years there had been more than 150 couples starting, this time only 52 couples danced for the championship. Seven couples, four of which reached the round of the last 24, represented Germany. The only German couple in the final were Gert Faustmann/Alexandra Kley (Blau-Silbe...
by Stephanie Krüger