Kiefers win German Cup Seniors II S
115 couples provided the new participant record in this German Cup. After almost twelve hours - combined with the German Championship Juniors II Ten dances - the result was as follows: series-winner Bernd and Monika Kiefer won the title again. Second place saw a hard fight. Michael and Beate Lindner finished at last with 3:2 dances against Bernd Farwick/Petra Voosholz. (Photo: Hey) 1. Bernd und M...
by Heidi Estler
DTV-Camp
The websites of the international DTV-training camp "THE CAMP" are now also available in English, Italian and Russian. The DTV training camp will be held from 7 to 9 May 2008 in the city of Wuppertal (Germany). The Internet address is
by Heidi Estler
European Cup Latin
Within 23 couples Sergey Tatarenko / Viktoria Lyschinska danced to the final of the European Cup Latin in Linz (Austria). 1. Andrei Zaitsev/Anna Kuzminskaja, Russia 2. Jurij Batagelj/Jagoda Strukelj, Slovenia 3. Zufar Zaripov/Anna Ludwig-Tchemodourova, Austria 4. Emanuele Soldi/Elisa Nasato, Italy 5. Charles-Guillaume Schmidt/Elena Salikhova, France 6. Sergey Tatarenko/Viktoria Lischynska, Germa...
by Heidi Estler
Kies/Ribas Turon defend title
The current 10-dancing world champions Christoph Kies/Blanca Ribas Turon defended their European Championship title in Kishinev (Moldavia) 1. Christoph Kies/Blanca Ribas Turon (Germany) 2. Timur Imametdinov/Ekaterina Nikolaeva (Russia) 3. Luca Bussoletti/Tjasa Vulic (Slovenia) 4. Bjorn Bitsch/Ashli Williamson (Denmark) 5. Yevgen Kashkovskyy/Ana Matus (Moldavia) 6. Martin Dvorak/Zuzana Silhanova ...
by Heidi Estler
German Masters Latin Professionals
At the German Masters of Professionals in the Latin American dances in the sold-out house in Troisdorf, near Cologne, Franco Formica/Oxana Lebedev sovereign won the title. At the start, 14 couples. 1. Franco Formica / Oxana Lebedew (Berlin) 2. Evgenij Voznyuk / Oksana Nikiforova (Kassel) 3. Martin Schurz / Sofia Bogdanova (Bonn) 4. Anton Ganopolskyy / Nataliya Magdalinova (Ludwigshafen) 5. Stefan...
by Heidi Estler
Vinokurov/Luft in the final of the Youth World Cup Kombi
Evgeny Vinokurov and Christina Luft reached on the Youth World Cup combination in the Danish Aarhus before about 2,000 spectators the final among 33 couples. 1. Anton Azanov / Ekaterina Isakovich, Russia 2. Pavel Novikov / Karolina Iwanowicz, Poland 3. Alan Gilan / Anastasia Trutneva, Canada 4. Evgeny Vinokurov / Christina Luft, Germany 5. Earl Williamson / Tara James, Denemark 6. Andrej Kitsun ...
by Heidi Estler
Zvychayny/Cavusoglu Finalists at European Championship
Pavel Zvychayny/Jacqueline-Sybel Cavusoglu made their debut at their first European Championship Youth Latin in Moscow, reaching the finals at first go, and won the sixth rank in a top level field. Philipp Clemens/Weronika Slotala, Boston Club Düsseldorf, placed 35. Both couples had qualified only one week earlier at the German Youth Championship in Höfingen for the European Championship reintrodu...
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
IDSF World Junior Latin in Kiev
Two German couples entered the round of the best 25 out of 59 couples at the IDSF World Junior Latin. Ranks 17-18 was occupied by the new German Champions Harry Bober and Romy Kuhlmann (OTK Schwarz-Weiss 1922 at SC Siemensstadt Berlin), rank 25 went to German runners-up Ilija Schäfer and Christina Zelt (Viktoria Golden Dance Berlin). The young couples, who got a taste of a world championship for t...
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
Skuratov/Uehlin win German Champions Youth A-Latin
It was a terrific atmosphere at the Strohgäuhalle in Höfingen, and the 67 couples of the Youth A-Latin rewarded their audience with fantastic dancing. The top level finals, taking both dancers and viewers to their limits, saw Anton Skuratov/Alona Uehlin holding sway with a perfect performance. Runners-up, to the organizer's delight, were Pavel Zvychayny/Jaqueline-Sybel Cavusoglu, leaving behind Ph...
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
IDSF European Standard in Moscow
It was "a black day for dancesport", as sports director Michael Eichert designated the IDSF European Standard in Moscow (Russia): " The first rank for Bosco/Pitton was the one true and correct result" , was his disappointed comment on site. "The second Russian couple would actually not have made it into the finals, and neither could we, the German delegation, understand why Gimaev/Basiuk were pl...
by Ulrike Sander-Reis