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German Professional Ten Dance Championships

In Limbach-Oberfrohna (near Chemnitz) the tournaments for the professionals in Standard and Latin took place on 29 March 2008, being at the same time the German Ten Dance Championships for the four couples who participated in both tournaments: 1. Sergej Diemke / Katerina Timofeeva (Berlin) 2. Boris Rohne / Madeleine Epler (Leipzig) 3. Boris Baßler / Daniela Heinzmann (Heppenheim) 4. Mario Schiena...

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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Pavel Zvychaynyy and Jacqueline Cavusoglu Finalists at the IDSF Youth Latin

Only one week after the European Latin Youth, the IDSF Youth Latin took place in Marseille. Both German couples had a reason to be pleased with their performance and even topped their own results of the past week in a field of 20 more couples. Pavel and Jackie (TSC Höfingen) reached the finals with 7 couples from a field of 68, and won a sensational rank 7. Philipp and Weronika (Boston-Club Düssel...

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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World Games 2013 again in Germany

Once again Germany will host the World Games in 2013. Duisburg and Duesseldorf will be the venues, whereas Duesseldorf has set the benchmark for organising this event in 2005. The World Games are meant for non-olympic sports, accordingly also for dancesport. The next World Games will take place in Taiwan in 2009.

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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German Championship Title Number Four for Birkehoj/Kravchenko

The German Championship S-Latin was clear as crystal for Jesper Birkehoj/Anna Kravchenko: With all the first places they went away as German Champions for the fourth time - a deserved victory with a strong performance throughout the tournament. There was not much new on the following ranks either, with the result being the same as last year on the first five ranks. Timo Kulczak/Motshegetsi Mabuse ...

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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Bröker/Schantora Finalists at IDSF World Senior Latin

Georg Bröker/Susanne Schantora entered the finals and eventually secured the bronze medal at the IDSF World Senior Latin at Sant Cugat del Valles near Barcelona. Roundabout 700 viewers made for a fantastic atmosphere in the hall of "Pavello Poliesportiu". At the start were 37 couples from five continents, with South America represented for the first time by one couple from each Argentina and Chile...

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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Dancing Rebels Dancers of the Year

With a total of 8,921 votes (46%) The Dancing Rebels have won DTV's online survey, becoming the Dancers of the Year 2007 in the section Team of the Year. DTV Vice President Dr. Thomas Kokott awarded them the DTV certificate in front of an excellent seasonal performance of all Jazz and Modern Dance Teams of TC Grün-Weiß Schermbeck. In addition to very special trophies, namely stamps showing the pic...

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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German Championships Junior II B Latin

Suspense was held until the end of the German Championships Junior II B Latin at Vellmar-Frommershausen (organized by Rot-Weiß-Klub Kassel): As a pilot project in the youth section, for the first time the final round was not conducted open, enabling parents and fans to totally focus on supporting their favorites at best. The couples rewarded them with their excellent performance.

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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Mr. Bill Irvine MBE Died

Mr. Bill Irvine MBE, the dancesport legend, passed away at the age of 82 years yesterday. He was born on 30th January, 1926, to a miners' family. As a young man, he went to spend a few years in South Africa, where he met his wife to be, Bobbie. In 1959, the couple returned to England and since then dominated the dance scene. Between 1960 and 1968, Bill and Bobbie Irvine won 13 world titles, the fi...

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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ADTV and DTV renew Cooperation Agreement

The President of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Tanzlehrerverband e.V. (ADTV), Ms. Cornelia Willius-Senzer, and the President of the German Dancesport Association e.V. (DTV), Mr. Franz Allert, have signed a new cooperation agreement today, expressing their wish to intensify their close and trustful cooperation between the two associations. The new agreement replaces the 1968 agreement, which has been a...

by Ulrike Sander-Reis

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Spokespersons for IDSF's active membership

Melinda Törökgyörgy and Wiktor Kiszka represent the active members in the IDSF Athletes Commission. Their term is in line with the term of the IDSF presidium and accordingly may last until 2010 as long as the two of them can be seen as active members. You can contact Melinda Törökgyörgy and Wiktor Kiszka per email at kiszki2@wp.pl and melindamaurizio@yahoo.it.

by Ulrike Sander-Reis