Both German Couples in the Finals at IDSF World Standard Championships
Benedetto Ferruggia and Claudia Köhler as well as Simone Segatori and Annette Sudol represented Germany at the IDSF World Standard Championships in Moscow (Russia) in the course of the Russian Open. Both couples entered the finals together with the world's best Standard couples, making the wish of the national coach Oliver Wessel-Therhorn come true: "I'd love to see both German couples in the fina...
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
German Championship Title for Ferruggia/Köhler
The new Vice World Champions Benedetto Ferruggia/Claudia Köhler presented themselves in top form. With a clear victory in every single dance, they became the new German Champions Standard. With the same clarity, rank two went to Simone Segatori/Annette Sudol, who were as well among the finalists in the IDSF World Championships one week ago. The adjudicators also came to an agreement regarding thei...
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
Premiere: Central European Team Cup
DTV-Coach Laurens Mechelke reported on the Central European Team Cup in Usti Nad Labem (Czechia) . The tournament is a test for a new IDSF format: "With a great dancing performance, 'Team Germany' Sebastian Matheja and Lydia Hellmann in Latin and Michael Wenger and Melanie Ahl in Standard won us the Central European Team Cup for Germany. Now we are celebrating Michael's birthday and the victory"....
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
Ludwigsburg and Grün-Gold Bremen win German Championships Formation Standard & Latin
Only one team did not come through the preliminaries, and five of the seven remaining teams made it into the finals. And this in Standard and Latin. High rankings were one of the distinguishing elements of the recent German Championships Formation Standard & Latin at the RuhrCongress in Bochum, Germany. The other one was the "kicking floor" (according to Chairman Thomas Kokott), which was uneven a...
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
IDSF World Senior II Open Standard Championship
Three German couples reached the finals at the IDSF World Senior II Open Standard Championship that were part of the Belgium Open at the Palais des Congrès in Liège (Belgium).
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
Kies/Ribas Turon Defend their Title
An sms by the national coach Oliver Wessel-Therhorn from Tokyo bore the good news of Christoph Kies' and Blanca Ribas Turon's successful defense of their title at the IDSF World Ten Dance in Tokyo. 5000 viewers watched the fivefold German Champions dancing towards their victory at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo. Just as German Sports Director Michael Eichert added: "The start number 13 brough...
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
German Championships Freestyle Ballroom and Latin
On 20. October, the German Championships Freestyle Ballroom and Latin were held in Troisdorf. (Contributed by: F. Ritter)
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
German Open Championship Youth Standard at Duesseldorf
48 Youth Standard couples were at the start in a Championship which was marked by a very high performance level.
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
Germany Cup Junior I Standard at Duesseldorf
The Germany Cup for the best couples in the Junior I B catergory took place at the Boston Club Duesseldorf Duesseldorf in front of a fairly full house. 16 couples competed for the victory in their age groups.
by Ulrike Sander-Reis
IDSF European Formation Standard
It was their first time to participate in an international championship - and at the end of the day the Standard formation of OTK Schwarz-Weiß Berlin found themselves among Europe's top teams.
by Ulrike Sander-Reis