Open Pro Ballroom
Open Pro Ballroom
Iaroslav & Lilia Bieliel
Iaroslav & Lilia Bieliel
Igor Mikushov & Ekaterina Romashkina
Igor Mikushov & Ekaterina Romashkina
Vladislav Shahov & Ekaterina Popova
Vladislav Shahov & Ekaterina Popova
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Andre & Natalie Paramonov
Andre & Natalie Paramonov
Ivan Dishliev & Marieta Nedyalkova
Ivan Dishliev & Marieta Nedyalkova
Open Pro Rhythm
Open Pro Rhythm
Vard Margaryan & Inga Demetryan
Vard Margaryan & Inga Demetryan
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Aleksandr Ivanov & Maria Usanina
Aleksandr Ivanov & Maria Usanina
Open Amateur Latin
Open Amateur Latin
Dmytry Dmytrenko and Yelyzaveta Gizhko
Dmytry Dmytrenko and Yelyzaveta Gizhko
Nikolai Tarasov & Sarah Nolan
Nikolai Tarasov & Sarah Nolan
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So how did it break down. The winners tonight were Dmytry Dmytrenko & Yelzaveta Hyzhko 2,3,1,1,2. We thought they were on fire tonight and gave the best performance we’ve seen from them. 2nd went to Aleksandr Ivanov & Maria Usanina 2,1,3,3,1 – a quieter performance than the winners but obviously appealing to a lot of judges. 3rd went to Nikolai Tarasov & Sarah Nolan 1,2,2,2,3 and they had the majority of 1st places in cha cha and missed that majority by 1 first place in samba, rumba & paso. A very unlucky result for them. 4th fell to Jacob Murillo & Alexis Warr 4,5,4,4,5. 5th were Danya & Anastasiya Rubashevsky 5,4,5,5,4. We saw this couple higher in the final. 6th were John Swiger & Ariana Shtykova 6,6,6,6,6 and 7th Aleksei Anikev & Daria Samorodova 7,7,7,7,7.
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Today is junior day here at Desert and the ballroom is rocking!
An Unexpected Pleasure!
Last night at Desert Classic, the audience received an unexpected pleasure.
Igor & Irina Suvorov
Igor & Irina Suvorov
Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyeva
Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyeva
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Prior to show time we also enjoyed 2 first class open professional events, Smooth and Latin.
Max Sinitsa & Tatiana Seliverstova
Max Sinitsa & Tatiana Seliverstova
Nick Cheremukhin & Viktorija
Nick Cheremukhin & Viktorija
Open Pro Smooth
Open Pro Smooth
Yegor Novikov & Alexandria Smirnova
Yegor Novikov & Alexandria Smirnova
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Open Pro Latin
Open Pro Latin
Ilya Maletin & Polina Maier
Ilya Maletin & Polina Maier
Mykhailo Bilopuknov& Anastasia Shchypilina
Mykhailo Bilopuknov& Anastasia Shchypilina
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For the pro-ams it was Ballroom day with the Open Scholarships decided in the late afternoon.
In the Open A Natalie Rozai w/ Sergey Kiselev stayed in winning form placing 1st in all dances. Runner-up spot went to Rebecca Kuhn w/ Andrea Faraci 2,2,3,3,2. Sabina Blyth w/ Davide Gozzi was 3rd 4,3,2,2,3. 4th Andreas Mantius w/ Olga Tsikalyuk 3,4,4,4,4; 5th Colette Marotto w/ Egor Abashkin 5,5,5,5,6; 6th Bing Zhang w/ Stefano DiBrino 6,6,7,6,5; 7th Brenda Dalzell w/ Evgeny Mayorov 7,7,6,7,7.
Shin-Chang Wang w/ Leonid Burlo won the Open B 1,2,1,1,1. Winning the tango and placing 2,2,2,3 in the other dances was Monica Sun w/ Iaroslav Bieliel. 3rd spot went to Patricia Schneider w/ Sergey Kiselev 3,3,3,3,2. 4th Laura White w/ Andrea Faraci 4,4,5,4,5; 5th Grace Wang w/ Victor Yushin 5,5,4,5,4; 6th Catherine Gallo w/ David Semken 6,6,6,6,6.
Ans Stork w/ Oleksiy Pigotsky won all dances in the Open C. 2nd in all went to Paige Riffle w/ Iarslav Bieliel. 3rd Annie Chan w/ Christian Radvan 3,3,5,5,3; 4th Jenny Fong w/ Victor Veyrasset 5,4,4,3,4; 5th Sheila Zou w/ Denis Kutepov 4,5,3,4,5; 6th Sylvia Mortgat w/ Robert Nemiro 6,6,6,6,6; 7th Marina Sanchez-Torres w/ Andrea Faraci 7,7,7,7,7.
The Open Senior Ballroom was the largest of the open scholarships, beginning with a quarter-final. The winner was Yeh w/ Stefano DiBrino 1,1,1,1. 2nd Suzuki w/ Sergey Kiselev 2,2,2,2; 3rd Chiang w/ Igor Colac 3,3,3,3.
In the Sunshine at Desert Classic 2017
The sun is definitely shining on the JW Marriott, Palm Desert – solid blue skies and temperatures over 100.
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The competition began yesterday with 2 styles of pro-am dancing – Smooth and Latin. We thought the Latin Open Scholarships were especially strong with some relative newcomers, at least to our eyes.
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Pro-Am Open C Latin
Pro-Am Open C Latin
Deborah Wright w/ Nicolai Voronovich
Deborah Wright w/ Nicolai Voronovich
Iris Chiang w/ Evgeny Nazarov
Iris Chiang w/ Evgeny Nazarov
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All 4 Professional Rising Star Divisions were also held last night. The Ballroom and Smooth each began with a semifinal.
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The new partnership of David Estrada & Meagan Mendoza won the RS Smooth. They had the majority of 1st places in 3 dances but there was an unbreakable tie in the waltz between them and the runners-up Stephen McCann & Elisa Seja 1T,2,2,2. 3rd in all dances fell to Nikolay Kralev & Julianne DiBacco Daniels; 4th in all went to Brodie Kaster & Erin Drake, 5th in all to Tyler Ryan & Jennifer Marie Davis, 6th in all to Joel & Kimberly Callahan.
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The Latin was the smallest with only 3 couples and also the cleanest win. Andrei Voloshko & Kateryna Kyrylenko won all dances and lost a total of only 2 first place marks total. 2nd Daniel Buhala & Natalia Bekker 2,2,2,2,3; 3rd Vasily Golovin & Anastasia Banderovskaya 3,3,3,3,2.