In St. Petersburg, saturday 2nd June, within the framework of the «White Nights Ball», the European Championship of Standard dances was held among WDSF Professionals. 19 couples from 9 different countries participated, celebrating the competition in two rounds prior to the final.
In this prestigious competition, 19 couples participated from 9 different countries, six of which reached the final. Two rounds prior to the Final.
Last year’s Vice Champions, Donatas Wejelis and Lina Chatkeviciute of Lithuania won this time and became Champions! In second place were the representatives of Denmark Bjorn Beatch and Ashley Williamson. And the bronze medalists became the dancers of Moldova, Nikolai Darin and Natalya Seredina, who since December 2017 are competing in Professionals WDSF.
WDSF PD EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP STANDARD
1-Donatas Vezelis – Lina Chatkeviciute, LTU
2. Bjorn Bitsch – Ashli Williamson, DEN
3. Nikolay Darin – Natalia Seredina, MDA
4. Andrey Motyl – Ekaterina Kim, RUS
5. Luca Rossignoli – Merje Styf, FIN
6. Igor Potovin – Yanina Yakubova, RUS
The Championship was held on December 6, 2018 in Guadalajara with a concurrence of 13 juvenile 1 couples arrivals from all over Spain. The young couple (9 years) of Almassora-Castellón has managed to validate the same title that he already had from the previous edition .
With this Championship the couple concludes their first cycle in the Juvenile 1 category with this extraordinary results:
8 titles of VALENCIA COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS.
5 titles of SPANISH CHAMPIONS.
From now on it is necessary to focus on work to enter Juvenile 2 Category to plan new international projects.
The juvenile couple is guided by Cristina García and Javier Felip as principal trainers and constantly assisted by international teachers such as David Carrillo and Laia Benet in Standard and Christian Sanchez and Miriam Sanchez in Latin being also students in a timely manner of other teachers both National and International.
On Thursday 6th December, 2018, Spanish Champions of 8 Dances Junior 1 dances, Alexánder Gascón & Alexandra Zaiko (ELITE CLUB-VALENCIA) were proclaimed winners, winning all dances.
The Championship of Spain was held in Guadalajara, near Madrid. The competition was established among 28 couples from all over Spain.
Trainers Valera Zaiko, Yulia Zaiko, and parents thank the other teachers with whom the couple works frequently: Lorera Costa (Spain), Guillem Pascual (Spain) Ilya Danilov (Russia).