Marius-Andrei Balan/Khrystyna Moshenska: Winners of the Goldstadtpokal
The first competition of the new combination Marius-Andrei Balan/Khrystyna Moshenska ended with a clear victory in all dances. But it wasn't just a small event - the competition for the two was strong, as there were 62 couples from 13 countries and five couples from the top 16 in the world. Fortunately, another German couple managed to reach the final: Maxim Stepanov/Ksenya Rybina, another new com...
by Kristina Scibor
Many finalists in Antwerp
TEAM 13 scores high
In Belgian Antwerp, international competitions took place over three days and there were many finalists from the German federation: Fabian Taeschner/Darja Titowa were forth in the Rising Stars Latin competition. In the Junior II Latin competition, the whole winners' podium was German: The siblings Nikita and Elisabeth Yatsun were the happy winners, Steven Korn/Katrin Domme were first runners-up an...
by Kristina Scibor
Final in Brno
Results from the Czech Republic
In Czech Brno a lot of German couples had a successful competition: Gert Faustmann/Alexandra Kley left the floor as winner of the WDSF Senior II Standard competition. Patrick and Sandra van der Meer ranked 5th in the same final, Wolfgang Walter/Ilse von Bayer finished 6th. At the Junior I Latin competition two German couples entered the final and even ascended the podium: Daniel Lenz/Vanessa Vikto...
by Sonja Schäufler
Andrei Balan/Khrystyna Moshenska win German Championship Adult S Latin
In the RWE sports hall in Mühlheim an der Ruhr 59 couples took part in the German Championship Latin. The afternoon event was already well attended, until the evening event also the last tribune places were occupied. The tension at this championship could have hardly been higher as there were several couples striving for one of the sought-after rostrum places or even the vacant title. Marius-Andre...
by Sonja Schäufler
Place one and three for Team Germany
Segatori/Sudol and Skuratov/Uehlin successful in Antalya
In the Turkish tourist attraction Antalya Simone Segatori/Annette Sudol won the WDSF World Open Standard competition. Anton Skuratov/Alena Uehlin were given the 3rd place behind the Russian couple Zharkov/Kulikova. At the Junior II Latin competition Pawel Pastuchow/Juliane Engelke finished 3rd (see photo). In the competition of the Senior I Standard class the DTV couples were given the places four...
by Sonja Schäufler
Finalists in Marseille
In rainy Marseille, France, Jörg Gutmann/Isabel Matthes entered the final of the WDSF Open Senior I Standard competition. The 5th place was also given to Daniel Radu/Anne Weber at the WDSF International Open Adults Standard competition (see photo). The new combination Gwenael Lavigne/Jana Hofmann reached the 4th place at the Senior I Latin competition. At the Youth Standard competition Jürgen Scha...
by Sonja Schäufler
German couples in Italian finals
At the WDSF International Open Latin competition in Pieve di Cento, Italy, Pavel Pasechnik / Marta Arndt made it into the final and finished fourth. The WDSF PD Standard competition was won by Benedetto Ferruggia / Claudia Köhler, the WDSF PD Master Class II was won by Heinz-Josef and Aurelia Bickers, Günther and Antje Nagel finished sixth.
by Peter Chen
Rules and Regulations and Rules for Stars online
29th German Open Championship
The rules and regulations for competitions of the 29th German Open Championships as well as the rules for stars for different competitions are online. For the regulations please see on "Event Guide / Regulations".
by Petra Dres
Big event in the Dutch Tilburg
World Championship Senior IV Standard and world ranking competitions
For a lot of competitive dancers the small Dutch city Tilburg has been the centre of all happening this weekend. At the World Championship Senior IV Standard 127 couples took part. Among them there have been various German couples, too, but none of them made it to the final. The best German couple has been Hans-Georg and Barbara Strunk with a 14th place in the semi-final. Already in the quarter-fi...
by Sonja Schäufler
Victory for Imametdinov/Bezzubova and Glass/Holzwarth
Results from Copenhagen
Understandably, global news were more characterised by the assassination in Copenhagen than by the excellent results of the German couples in Denmark. Besides the title of the European Champion for Benedetto Ferruggia/Claudia Köhler in the Professional Division Standard there have been two more victories for Germany: At the WDSF World Open Latin competition the new combination Timur Imametdinov/Ni...
by Sonja Schäufler