WDC Italian Open Professional Standard

Professional Ballroom - Roberto Villa and Morena Colagreco from Italy came first.  Other couples came from Slovenia, Germany, England, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. 

 

The famous Italian Open was a wonderful experience.  The panel of judges was awesome - Massimo Giorgianni, Augusto Schiavo, Caterina Argenton, Jerry Abrate Vice President of WDC, Serrena Lecca - all from Italy, Andrew Sinkinson from England, Sergei Ryupin from Russia, and others including Brigita Elksne, Lalla Turra Dell'Orto the founder of the Cervia dance festival, Svatislav Vloch President of IDSA, Annatoli Treliski President of IATPD of Israel and more.

 

Annabelle Perez and Illia Miasnik from "Love To Dance" Arad came fifth in the Amateur League World Championship 2009 Ten Dance Under21 category and got into the semi finals of the Amateur Latin Italian Open 2009 which they did not expect or even believe when it happened. 

Italian Open Finalists - Amateur Latin 

22 couples competed - 4 Russian couples, 1 from Denmark and 1 from Azerbaizhan got into the finals.  First place went to  Kirill Belorukov & Elvira Skrylnikova from Russia.  I have been following this couple for many years.  Kirill I first filmed in Blackpool dancing 10-11 where he came third.  He then came first in ten dance in Mannheim 12-13.  He came first in Junior one and Junior two in Holland.  He then came first in youth.  His first year in amateur Latin in Holland he came 17th, second year 3td and third year 1st.  This year he came 7th in Amateur Latin in Blackpool and I am sure will continue to rise.  He was first in the Amateur League championships in Paris in December 2008.  As far as I know he is no longer dancing Ballroom. Amateur Amateur Ballroom  above -  you only see the first three couples of the finalists - first place went to a wonderful young couple from China - Chao Yang and Yiling Tan, second to Azerbaizhan and third to Serbia, others from England, Italy, Czeck Republic and Ukraine.

Annabelle and Illia were shocked and overjoyed at getting into the semi finals and coming 11th in Amateur Latin. In the photo above together with Sergei Rupin from Russia and Anatoli Treliski from Israel.

Finalists in World Championship Ten Dance Under 21 - First and Third place went to Russia, Second and fourth to Italy, Fifth to Israel and Sixth to Denmark. 

Massimo Giorgianni watching the football match from a comfortable seat!

Caterina Arzenton on our bike riding through Cervia with Patrice Perez and Illia Miasnik from Israel.

Press Release 3rd March 2009 Click here for PDF download

BDC PRESS STATEMENT.

The British Dance Council is disturbed to note that an IDSF member body, FIDS, has imposed a ban on Junior and Juvenile dancers from Italy participating in the British Open to the World Junior Festival 2009. There has been no direct contact between FIDS and the British Dance Council, the Organiser Sandra Wilson, Leisure Parcs or the IDSF member body in England , EADA.

Although a meeting was held in Bournemouth in January at the request of FIDS it would appear that the internal disputes in Italy have resulted in FIDS imposing a ban on Italian Junior and Juvenile couples, prohibiting them from participation in the 2009 Junior Festival in Blackpool . It was claimed that the organiser was interfering with Italian domestic affairs when it is clearly obvious that it is exactly the opposite, FIDS are interfering with the domestic affairs of Great Britain .

This deplorable ban, many people having already booked flights and hotels, has obviously caused great distress to children and parents. Making matters worse is the declaration of solidarity, again on the FIDS web site, from another IDSF member body in Russia supporting FIDS and additionally the sending out to all IDSF member bodies by the IDSF Secretary on behalf of the IDSF President, details regarding this dispute, most of which are totally inaccurate. The reasons given for this unsupportable and unjustifiable ban are untrue and wholly irresponsible causing damage to relations between organisations and disgraceful distress to dancers and parents.

The British Dance Council is especially troubled that, in view of the wonderful relationship between itself and the IDSF since the foundation of the ICAD (now the IDSF) in this matter no contact was made to ascertain the true facts. We sincerely hope nothing like this can happen in the future.

PRESIDENT

BRYAN ALLEN

AIDA organised one of the most spectacular competitions that we have ever seen in Israel - IDU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 with thirteen participating countries. 

 

Please note that Moadon Sunrise (Arad, Dimona, Jerusalem) has changed its name to Moadon Love To Dance (Arad, Dimona, Jerusalem) and is still under the same management.

Wonderful photos from IDU World Championships in Maalot.

 - לתוצאות תחרויות בארץ תלחצו בלינק

 

The wonderful Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Photographs taken by Anatoli Treliski Blackpool 2007