The 51st “Hessen tanzt” has come to a close, and it was once again a major dance sport spectacle that brought together many dancers from all over the world at the Frankfurt Ice Rink. There were 2,475 competition entries from 1,392 couples and soloists representing 30 nations (including distant countries such as China, the Philippines, […]
Seven couples represented four nations in the final round of the European Senior IIl Latin Championships. Three German couples confidently danced their way into the final. After Marc Becker/Nicole Giersbeck had already set their mark on the first day of Hessen tanzt with their victory in the Senior III Latin, they danced fully on the […]
The WDSF Youth Standard Open went into the first round with 34 couples from eleven nations. The DTV made up around two thirds of the field with 21 couples, while another eight nations were only represented by one couple each. There were also two couples from France and three from the Czech Republic.Four of the […]
At the WDSF Open for Seniors II Standard, the reigning world champions Serhii and Olha Shulha from the Netherlands impressively lived up to their favorites. They clearly won all five dances. However, the surprise came in second place. Here, the German champions and seventh-placed from last World Championship Maksim Tschernin and Diana Pierau from Munich […]
Just over three and a half hours after the competition began, the six finalists were determined. Joining the three German couples were one couple each from Denmark, Lithuania, and China. Like the Standard final the day before, this final was also conducted as a “solo” final. With a clean sweep of top marks, German champions […]
Four nations were represented in the Junior II Latin final. As was the case in the Standard section for this age group, the tournament victory here also went to a couple from Estonia — specifically, Ronald Kogan and Alina Potapova. Tim Gordon and Elisa Huber from Pforzheim had initially held the lead in the Samba, […]
The recently crowned European Champions, Maddox Loevenhardt and Sara Coman from Denmark, dominated the WDSF Open Youth Latin from the very first step, conceding only 8 out of a possible 55 first-place marks in the final round. The remaining first-places all went to the siblings Philipp and Seraphina Bogdanov, who otherwise received exclusively second-place scores, […]
The Senior I Latin couples kicked off their competition in the early evening — the third block of the day — with a field of 48 couples. By around 10:00 PM, the finalists had been determined. The couples ranked first, second, and fourth at the German Championships — as well as those ranked second, third, […]
With 155 couples, the Senior III Standard division fielded by far the largest starting field of the day—and indeed, of the entire weekend. Consequently, five rounds were required before the six finalists could be determined. The final itself evolved into a national showdown between Germany and Italy, as each nation was represented by three couples. […]
Just as in previous years, the final was conducted as a “solo” final, ensuring that everyone in the ice arena could fully enjoy the fantastic dancing on display. The finalists gratefully embraced the audience’s support and delivered a truly electrifying final round.Dancing with commanding confidence through every round, the German Champions—currently ranked fifth in the […]