Cseke/Dzumaev: Strong performance in Glinde
At the beginning of the ranking list competititon in Glinde the 15 Latin couples had to battle for some space. The competition was nested into the raking list Senior II Standard competition in which more than 100 couples took part. Therefore, floor and also the space next to had already been well occupied.
by Sonja Schäufler
Results from the South
From the WDSF competitions taking part in the Spanish capital Madrid the following results can be reported: Marek Bures/Anastasiia Iermolenko Khadjeh-Nouri were placed 4th in the World Open Latin competition. The semi-final of this competition in which 65 couples took part was reached by Arthur Ankerstein/Georgiana Barbu who finished 12th.
by Sonja Schäufler
Goldstadtpokal 2016 - World Open Latin
Last night, the final of the World Open Latin competition took place. 74 couples had started the competition in the morning, amongst them 12 couples out of the top 28 worldwide.
by Kristina Scibor
Ranking list competitions in Wolfsburg
Rising Star Standard
The first competition of the weekend with ranking list competitions in the CongressPark Wolfsburg has already been danced. Out of 13 entries for the Rising Star Standard competition, 10 couples danced. From all parts of the country, the couples arrived safely to Wolfsburg, despite very difficult weather conditions. A decision in the final with 3 to 2 brought Andreas Wenzler / Verena...
by Peter Chen
First in the ranking list competition: Thorsten Strauß / Alma Marit Herrmann
Senior I Standard
45 couples danced in the first ranking list competition Senior I Standard in CongressPark. After three rounds, the digital markings by seven judges resulted in an equal number of placings from 5-7 and consequently in a final of 7. The first victory 2016 in Senior I went to Thorsten Strauß / Alma Marit Hermann from Pinneberg who were placed first in all dances, followed by Victor Fischer / Alexan...
by Peter Chen
Double start of the competition season in Mülheim
Grün-Gold-Club Bremen in the lead
Besides the Second National League (Bundesliga) Standard, also the First National League (Bundesliga) Latin started their competition season in Mülheim an der Ruhr. And it was a double in the end as well, result-wise. While the A-Team of Grün-Gold-Club Bremen was placed first by all judges and therefore ensured a clear win, the team of the host FG Bochum / Velbert shared the runners...
by Peter Chen
Win for a red dream
Ranking List Competition Adult S Standard
Despite 15 cm of fresh show, 19 couples of adult S Standard were supported by 317 people in the audience in CongressPark in Wolfsburg who cheered for their favourites until the very last dance. They were thanked with great performances. With their dancing, reigning Vice World Champions Simone Segatori / Annette Sudol enchanted and mesmerized not only the audience but also the judges...
by Peter Chen
First successes in 2016
Several German couples took part successfully in the first tournament of the new year in Verone, Italy. In the WDSF Senior Standard tournament Victor Fischer/Alexandra Rehn reached fourth place in front of their compatriots Jörg Gutmann/Isabel Matthes on fifth place. In the Seniors II Standard Knut und Antje Wichmann reached ninth place. For the Seniors Latin we can also report pleasing placements: Marc Becker/Nicole Giersbeck came fifth in Seniors I Latin, Karl-Heinz Schweiger/Olga
by Stephanie Krüger
Segatori/Sudol Vice World Champions Standard
Skuratov/Uehlin on ninth place
"This wasn't a good day for the German federation", said national sports director Michael Eichert in the Lithuanian capitol Vilnius. Amongst the 73 competing couples on the World Championships Standard, the German, European and World champions Simone Segatori/Annette Sudol aimed for the victory and to defend their recent world champion title, which they had won last year in Vienna. After all, they...
by Kristina Scibor
World Cup Latin goes to Hungary
Evgeny Vinokurov/Christina Luft on rank five
27 couples competed at the World-Cup Latin in Wetzlar on December 5th. The Hungarian couple Andrea Silvestre/Martina Varadi won all five dances in the final. The German couple Evgeny Vinokurov/Christina Luft danced a good competition in front of their home audience and showed themselves very content with reaching the fifth place. 1. Andrea Silvestri/Martina Varadi, Hungary (5) 2. Anton Aldae...
by Kristina Scibor