This year, BDSC had 2 Amateur Latin National Champions with Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina becoming the 2013 United States Amateur Latin Champions and Pasha Stepanchuk and Anastasiya Danilova becoming the 2013 USA Dance Amateur Latin Champions. These two couples encompass what hard-work, dedication and perseverance can achieve. Both of these couple was featured on the Front Page of Dance Beat. We are proud of these couples and wish them further success defending their National titles.
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Congratulations to Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina for Placing 10th in the Amateur Latin at the Freedom to Dance Championships in London, England
This weekend, Denys and Antonina competed in the Freedom to Dance Championships and made the semi-final of the event, competing against some of the world’s top couples. As the 2013 United States National Amateur Champions, Denys and Antonina have consistently been one of the top performing couples in International competitions such as the Freedom to Dance Championships and have been preparing hard for the year’s biggest competition, the 2013 Blackpool Dance Festival. We would like to wish them the best of luck later this month in this competition!
Congratulations to All the BDSC Couples who Competed at the 2013 NDCA United States National Amateur Championships in Provo, Utah
The 2013 NDCA United States National Amateur Championships are hosted annually at the Marriott Center in the Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. This year, BDSC had 8 couples competing at the event with 3 National Championships and 5 Nationals Finalists.
Andrei Kazlouski and Asta Sigvaldadottir
Invitational Professional Latin: 2nd
Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina
Amateur Latin Championships: 1st
Patryk Ploszaj and Anna Kaczmarski
Junior II Latin Championships: 1st
Junior II Standard Championships: 1st
Alex Karaulov and Vlada Semenova
Amateur Latin Championships: 4th
Pasha Stepanchuk and Anastasiya Danilova
Amateur Latin Championships: 6th
Evgeniy Raev and Gabriella Sabler
Amateur Latin Championships: 7th
Under-21 Latin Championships: 2nd
Daniel Vesnovskiy and Emily Thorpe
Standard Latin Championships: 12th
Amateur Latin Championships: 21st
Levy Agaronnik and Danielle Malpa
Junior I Latin Championships: 7th
Junior II Latin Championships: 8th
“Photo of the Week” – Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina winning the 2013 NDCA US National Amateur Latin Championships
This week’s “Photo of the Week” features Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina and their amazing, second consecutive, NDCA US National Amateur Latin Championship win. Denys and Antonina displayed a fantastic showing, demonstrating a full packaged performance with a high level of dancing, unique choreography and great presentation. Congratulations to Denys and Antonina for becoming the 2013 NDCA United States National Amateur Latin Champions!
Congratulations to the BDSC Finalists at the 2013 NDCA United States National Latin Championships in Provo, Utah
Brooklyn DanceSport Club had 3 couples at this year’s NDCA US National Latin Championships final in Provo, Utah with BDSC representing half of the finalists at the event. Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina won the event for the second year in a row and became the 2013 NDCA US National Amateur Latin Champions. Alex Karaulov and Vlada Semenova had an amazing result at their first competition together by placing 4th in this very competitive final. Pasha Stepanchuk and Anastasiya Danilova displayed some of the most magnificent dancing on the floor and placed sixth in the final. Congratulations to Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina for becoming 2013 NDCA US National Amateur Latin Champions, Alex and Vlada for a wonderful beginning to their partnership together and to Pasha and Anastasiya for amazing dancing on the evening.
Congratulations to Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina for making the Quarter-Final of the Amateur Latin at the 2013 UK Open Championships in Bournemouth, England!
Congratulations to Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina for making the Quarter-Final of the Amateur Latin at the 2013 UK Open Championships in Bournemouth, England!
Good luck to all BDSC Couples Competing at the 2013 UK Open Championships in Bournemouth, England!
The week of January 14th to the 18th, Brooklyn DanceSport Club will be having 5 couples competing at the 2013 UK Open:
- Marat Gimaev and Alina Basyuk (Professional Standard)
- Andrei Kazlouski and Asta Sigvaldadottir (Professional Latin)
- Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina (Amateur Latin)
- Pasha Stepanchuk and Anastasiya Danilova (Amateur Latin and Rising-Star Amateur Latin)
- Evgeniy Raev and Gabriella Sabler (Amateur Latin and Rising-Star Amateur Latin)
We wish all of our couples the best of luck, and hope that all their hard-work put on the dance floor pays off!
Congratulations to Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina and Pasha Stepanchuk and Anastasiya Danilova for making the Quarter-Final at the 2012 WDC Amateur Latin World Championships in Paris, France!
Denys and Antonina continued their consistent results with yet another quarter-final appearance at a major competition. They are inching themselves towards the highly coveted semi-final, this time missing it by only a couple of recalls. After placing 14th at the WDC World Championships, Denys and Antonina are pumped and ready for their next major competition, the UK Open!
Pasha and Anastasiya followed their WDSF Amateur Latin World Championship Quarter-Final appearance, with a Quarter-Final appearance at the WDC Amateur Latin World Championships. A fantastic 21st place result once again for this quickly improving and hard-working couple. Pasha and Anastasiya will be practicing now for their next major competition, the UK Open but in the meantime, they will be looking to defend their Regional Championship Title at the 2013 Manhattan Amateur Classic!
| 1 | Troels Bager & Ina Jeliazkova (Denmark) | 189 | F | ||
| 2 | Kirill Belorukov & Elvira Skyrlinokova (Russia) | 214 | F | ||
| 3 | Ferdinando Iannaccone & Yulia Muskhina (Italy) | 100 | F | ||
| 4 | Morten Lowe & Roselina Doneva (Denmark) | 157 | F | ||
| 5 | Mirco Risi & Maria Ermachkova (Italy) | 155 | F | ||
| 6 | Marek Fiksa & kinga Jurecka (Poland) | 201 | F | ||
| =7 | Arkady Bakenov & Rosa Filipello (Australia) | 75 | 5 | 18 | |
| =7 | Anton Nestero & Dasha Maryoshchenko (Ukraine) | 212 | 5 | 18 | |
| 9 | Klemen Prasnikar & Alexandra Averkieva (Slovenia) | 122 | 5 | 15 | |
| 10 | Vladimir Litvinov & Olga Nikolaeva (Russia) | 195 | 5 | 13 | |
| 11 | Denys Samson & Yuliya Nikitenko (Russia) | 89 | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | Manuel Frighetto & Karin Rooba (Italy) | 141 | 5 | 9 | |
| 13 | Stefano Oradei & Veera Kinnunen (Sweden) | 184 | 4 | 29 | |
| 14 | Denys Drozdyuk & Antonina Skobina (U.S.A.) | 88 | 4 | 25 | |
| 15 | Sergiy Chyslov & Daria Chyslova (Ukraine) | 182 | 4 | 24 | |
| 16 | Oleksandr Kravchuk & Olessia Getsko (Ukraine) | 164 | 4 | 21 | |
| 17 | Massimo Arcolin & Luba Musthuk (Italy) | 148 | 4 | 19 | |
| 18 | Francesco Bertini & Sabrina Manzi (Italy) | 101 | 4 | 16 | |
| 19 | Sam Shamseili & Arina Grishanina (Denmark) | 216 | 4 | 15 | |
| 20 | Luca Urso & Alessandra Tripoli (Italy) | 136 | 4 | 12 | |
| 21 | Pasha Stepanchuk & Nastya Danilova (U.S.A.) | 167 | 4 | 10 | |
| =22 | Konstantin Chigirev & Daria Mikhalskaya (Russia) | 124 | 4 | 9 | |
| =22 | Daniel Falkenberg & Anna Kapli (Denmark) | 210 | 4 | 9 | |
| =24 | Dmitrii Semeshkin & Karina Zadoyan (Russia) | 90 | 4 | 4 | |
| =24 | Ruslan Khisamutdinov & Alena Rabinovich (Russia) | 179 | 4 | 4 |
Good luck to all the BDSC Competitors Competing at the 2012 WDC World Ballroom and Latin Championships in Paris, France!
This weekend, Brooklyn DanceSport Club will be having 6 of our couples competing at the 2012 World Dance Council Ballroom and Latin World Championships in Paris, France. This will be most of the couple’s first time competing in this event, and they have all been practicing extremely hard for this very important event. We want to wish luck to:
- Marat Gimaev and Alina Basyuk (Professional Ballroom)
- Andrei Kazlouski and Asta Sigvaldadottir (Professional Latin)
- Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina (Amateur Latin)
- Pasha Stepanchuk and Anastasiya Danilova (Amateur Latin)
- Evgeny Raev and Gabriella Sabler (Under-21 Latin)
- Patryk Ploszaj and Anna Kaczmarski (Junior Latin and Ballroom)
Congratulations to all the Brooklyn DanceSport Club competitors representing New York and BDSC at the 2012 Ohio Star Ball!
The Ohio Star Ball began as a one day showcase 35 years ago, under the direction of Sam Sodano. With equal amounts of creativity, courage and perseverance, Sam has developed this Championship into the largest Pro/Am competition, not only in North America, but in the world today. Held in November in Columbus, Ohio at the Hyatt Regency and televised on PBS, the Ohio Star Ball hosts several national championship events.
Andrei Kazlouski and Asta Sigvaldadottir were only behind world Champions, Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko, and Blackpool Finalists, Maurizio Vescovo and Andre Vaidilaitev on this night. Absolutely remarkable dancing and we are proud to have such a hard-working and dedicated couple represent BDSC!
Professional Latin Championships: 3rd
Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina kept on par with their competitors and displayed a very high level of technical expertise.
Amateur Latin Championships: 3rd
Artur Tarnavskyy and Patrycja Golak had a truly fantastic result only after a few months of dancing together, beating some of the best couples in America!
Amateur Latin Championships: 5th
Patryk Ploszaj and Anna Kaczmarski, our Junior All-Stars, showed why they are considered our “Junior All-Stars” with amazing dancing and results!
Junior II Latin Championships: 2nd
Junior II Latin Grand Slam: 2nd
Junior II Standard Championships: 1st
Junior II Standard Grand-Slam: 1st
Evgeny Raev and Gabrielle Sabler continued their string of amazing results from the Dutch Open, by becoming the Ohio Star Ball Under-21 Latin Vice-Champions!
Under-21 Latin Championships: 2nd
Amateur Latin Championships: 9th
Dmitry Nikishkin and Olena Shvets became the Ohio Star Ball Professional Rising-Star Latin Vice-Champions in only their second competition together as Professionals!
Professional Rising-Star Latin: 2nd
Stanislav Savich and Annie He Xiao stayed on pace with their results by having a solid night of fantastic dancing.
Professional Rising-Star Latin: 3rd
Levy Agaronnik and Danielle Malpa keep building on their past results, and improving with every single competition in dancing and results.
Junior I Latin 3-Dance: 3rd
Leor Hofman and Amanda Herrschaft continue their improbable run of wonderful results as one of BDSC’s newest and up and coming couples.
Youth Latin 3-Dance: 4th
Larry Tokar and Juliana Hoff have achieved remarkable results through a lot of recent adversity and we are proud of their dedication and perseverance.
Youth Latin 3-Dance: 5th
Youth Standard 3-Dance: 7th