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Giampiero Giannico
& Charlotte Jorgensen
at Elsa Wells 2001
(C) E. Allen
Louis van Amstel and Joanna Leunis split
From MaximuM maxmaximum@chello.nl

We have just received news from Joanna Leunis that she and Louis van Amstel have decided to end their successful partnership after their final show in Japan on the 12th August next. Joanna would like to thank all the people who contributed to the success of her career with Louis. Joanna is currently having try-outs and wishes to continue her competitive dance career as soon as possible. She is looking forward to being back on the competition floor in the near future. Joanna can be connected via her mobile phone: +31-6-1065 4410 or her email-address: joannaleunis@hotmail.com

Right: Louis and Joanna performing at UK Open in January 2002
The 7th Singapore Superstar International Dancesport Championships 2002
From leevi@talk21.com

Professional Open Standard Championship Top 3
  1. Giuliano Nironi & Simonetta Vecchi (Italy)
  2. Tomas Atkocevicius & Aira Bubnelyte (Lithuania)
  3. Thomas Furmeyer & Tania Beinhauer (Germany)
Professional Open Latin Championship Top 3
  1. Brendan Cole & Camilla Dallerup (England)
  2. Mark Roberson & Luana (Italy)
  3. Rommel S.Ybalio & Tomoka Morimura (Asia)
Amateur Open Standard Championship Top 3
  1. Warren & Kristi Boyce (England)
  2. Mark Friedmann & Claudia Kohler (Germany)
  3. Mark Perkovich & Lauren Allen (Australia)
Amatuer Open Latin Championship Top 3
  1. Zoran Plohl & Tatsiana Lahvinovich (Slovenia)
  2. Kryzstof Hulboj & Ewa Szabatin (Poland)
  3. Grant Mandon Beartzes & Viveca Petersen (South Africa)
Demonstrations:
  • Tony & Amanda Dokman (Holland)
  • Louis van Amstel & Joanna Leunis (USA)
For more info visit www.anjcreative.com/result.htm
Manhattan DanceSport Championships, July 4-7, 2002, New York City
From Detta Ahl detta_ahl@yahoo.com

Professional Standard
  1. Jonathan Wilkins & Katusha Demidova, New York - shown right
  2. Giampiero Giannico & Ieva Pauksena, New Jersey
  3. Alain Doucet & Anik Jolicoeur Doucet, Canada
  4. Erminio Stefano & Luana Conte, Ohio
  5. Igo Litvinov & Julia Ivleva, New Jersey
  6. Oleg Fadioukhin & Irina Auerboukh, New York
  7. Sergei Bezrodnov & Olga Bezrodnov, New Jersey
Professional Rising Star Standard
  1. Oleg Fadioukhin & Irina Auerboukh, New York
  2. Garry Gekhman & Rita Gekhman, New Jersey
  3. Sergei Bezrodnov & Olga Bezrodnov, New Jersey
  4. Vitaliy Bdovichenko & Lyunda Borodulina, New Jersey
  5. Slaveyk Baylov & Irina Kaklamanova, New York
  6. Sergei Bolotnikov & Natalia Oreshkina, New York
Amateur Standard
  1. Egor Abashkin & Katia Kanevsky, Brooklyn
  2. Alexandre Chalkevitch & Larissa Kerbel, Ontario, Canada
  3. Basil Issaev & Katya Afanasyeva, Brooklyn
  4. Jean-Francois Messier & Marie Bolduc, Montreal, Canada
  5. Christian Millette & Claudia Primeau, Quebec, Canada
  6. Masaya Sakaguchi & Miranda Pachecho, New York
Professional Latin
  1. Andrei Gavriline & Elena Kryuchkova, New Jersey
  2. Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Elena Grinenko, New Jersey
  3. Delian Terziev & Boriana Deltcheva, New York
  4. Alain Doucet & Anik Jolicoeur Doucet, Canada
  5. Pavel Kovalev & Anna Garnis, New Jersey
  6. Andre Paramonov & Natale, Florida
Professional Rising Star Latin
  1. Andre Paramonov & Natale, Florida
  2. Ilya Ifraimov & Nadia Goulina, New Jersey
  3. Christian Baerens & Sarit Ferber, New York
  4. Vladimir Korzhov & Elana Demodova, New Jersey
  5. Andrey Sviridenko & Julia Zubova, New York
  6. Marcus Johnson & Jennifer Thomas, California
Amateur Latin
  1. Roman Nabatov & Irina Boubnovskaia, Brooklyn
  2. Dmitriy Chaplin & Ilona Mayzenberg, Brooklyn
  3. Danny Arbour & Myraim Savaria
  4. Christian Millette & Claudia Primeau, Quebec, Canada
  5. Alan Krasilnikov & Anya Katsevman, Brooklyn
  6. Francis Lafreniere & Christine Thibault, Montreal, Canada
Professional American Smooth
  1. David Rosario & Larissa Tribunskaya, New Jersey
  2. Couple # 233
  3. Gleb Makarov & Tatiyana Makarov, New Jersey
  4. Kostadin Didjourov & Carrie Babcock, New Jersey
  5. John King & Patricia Dates O'Brien, Georgia
  6. Tony Scheppler & Nadiya Kravets, New York
Professional Rising Star American Smooth
  1. Andrey Abrashin & Anastasia Abrashin, New York
  2. Tony Scheppler & Nadiya Kravets, New York
  3. Mazen Hamza & Lisa Bentley, Delaware
  4. Michael Lepore & Natalia Lepore, New York
  5. Jeffrey Garza & Jennifer Davis, California
  6. Sid Pocius & Sonia Posius, Florida
Professional American Rhythm
  1. Gleb Makarov &Tatiyana Makarov, New Jersey
  2. Michael Neil & Susie Thompson, Florida
  3. Benito Garcia & Nona Nedialkova, New York
  4. Andrey Abrashin & Anastasia Abrashin, New York
  5. Danny Villavicencio & Lora Villavicencio, New Jersey
  6. Dana James & Elke Mischke, Wisconsin
Professional Rising Star American Rhythm
  1. Benito Garcia & Nona Nedialkova, New York
  2. Andrey Abrashin & Anastasia Abrashin, New York
  3. Fonzie Zapata & Kelly Bowser, Texas
  4. Dana James & Elke Mischke, Wisconsin
  5. Felipe Tenona & Carolina, New York
  6. Eddie Melendez & Pamela Licht, New Jersey
Professional Show Dance winner: Nicholas Kosovich & Elena Bahcheva, Australia

Professional Mambo Championship winner: Jose DeCamps & Viktoria Drubetskaya, New York
8th Malaysia Open 2002 Dancesport Championships, Sunday July 7th Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
From BeamanJs@aol.com BeamanJs@aol.com

Amateur Grade A Latin Open to Europe & Asia Pacific
  1. Darren Bennett & Lilia Kopylova (England) - shown right
  2. Krzysztof Hulboj & Ewa Szabatin (Poland)
  3. Zoran Plohl & Tatsiana Lahvinovich (Slovenia)
  4. Grant Mandon Beartzes & Viveca Petersen (South Africa)
  5. Dimitri Kladov & Carolin Neumann (Germany)
  6. Adam del Monaco & lauren Wood (Australia)
  7. Lee Poh Wah & Bup Lai Hung (Hong Kong)
Amateur Grade A Open to Europe and Asia Pacific
  1. Davide Tonizzo & Larissa Locke (Australia)
  2. Zoran Plohl & Tatsiana Lahvinovich (Slovenia)
  3. Dimitri Kladov & Carolin Neumann (Germany)
  4. Liu Jian Yong & Xie Li Shu (China/Hong Kong)
  5. Adam Del Monaco & Lauren Wood (Australia)
  6. Liu Ju Kao & Du Qiu Ying (China)
Asia Closed Grade A Latin
  1. M.L. Sidhisan Jumbala & M.L. Woropa Jumbala (Thailand)
  2. Lee Poh Wah & Bup Lai Hung (Hong Kong)
  3. Leon & Valerie Lim (Malaysia)
  4. Nicky Low & Sonia Yeo (Singapore)
  5. Sakarin Chujan & Jittima Mandee (Thailand)
  6. Wei Jun Yi & Feng Dong Mei (China)
Asia Closed Modern Amateur Grade A
  1. Liu Ju Kao & Du Qiu Ying (China)
  2. Yuan Cheng Jun & Su Na (China)
  3. Yap soon Ann & Kuan Yoke Hoi (Malaysia)
  4. Lee Leong Kar & Christine Chang (Singapore)
  5. Donny Oetomo & Evelyn Phanjaya (Indonesia)
  6. Phillip & Rosalind Ang (Singapore)
IDSF Open, Palm Springs, California, July 4-7 2002
From Alejandro Wiest a_wiest@yahoo.com

IDSF Open Standard:
  1. Victor Fung - Izabela Weiss USA
  2. Misa Cigoj - Anastasija Novozilova Slovenia
  3. Federico Di Toro - Jenny Favero Italy
  4. Gherman Mustuc - Andrea Hale USA
  5. Alexander Fung - Liene Apale USA
  6. Arturas Narbutas - Iveta Lukosiute USA
IDSF Open Latin:
  1. Eugene Katszevman - Maria Manusova USA
  2. Dan Kitsis - Giselle Peacock USA
  3. Vesa Heitala - Cheryl Burke Finland
  4. Boris Leukomovich - Diana Surkis USA
  5. Thomas Hozek - Simona Vlastik Czech Republic
  6. Misa Cigoj - Anastasija Novozilova Slovenia
THE 23RD JAPAN INTERNATIONAL DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2002 in Nippon Budokan Hall June 8 and 9, 2002
From leevi@talk21.com
    PROFESSIONAL STANDARD SECTION
    1. Timothy HOWSON & Joanne BOLTON(U.K.) - shown right
    2. Jonathan WILKINS & Katusha DEMIDOVA(U.S.A.)
    3. Alan & Donna SHINGLER(U.K.)
    4. Koji & Kumiko HIYAMA(JAPAN)
    5. Susumu & Mariko ONDA(JAPAN)
    6. Seiji TANIDO & Emi HAYANO(JAPAN)
    7. Shintaro YANAGIBASHI & Kumiko ASAMI(JAPAN)
    PROFESSIONAL LATIN AMERICAN SECTION
    1. Slavik KRYKLYVYY & Karina SMIRNOFF(U.S.A.) - shown right
    2. Markus HOMM & Charlotte EGSTRAND(GERMANY)
    3. Jussi VAANANEN & Katja KOUKKULA(FINLAND)
    4. Akiji MINEGISHI & Kyoko MIWA(JAPAN)
    5. Atsuki OMURA & Megumi WADA(JAPAN)
    6. Kiyoshi NINOMIYA & Fumie TAIRA(JAPAN)
    7. Takuo TSUKAMOTO & Ikuko MORI(JAPAN)
    AMATEUR STANDARD SECTION
    1. Warren & Kristi BOYCE(U.K.) - shown right
    2. Luca LEONI & Francesca CECCARINI(ITALY)
    3. Christopher SHORT & Anna OXENGOIT(U.K.)
    4. Kazuaki & Yuumi WATANABE(JAPAN)
    5. Glen HULKES & Sheralea STEPHENSON(AUSTRALIA)
    6. Kazuki SUGAYA & Ikuyo OZAKI(JAPAN)
    7. Takeo & Kiriko WACHI(JAPAN)
    AMATEUR LATIN AMERICAN SECTION
    1. Mauro ROSSI & Karina RUBIO(SPAIN) - shown right
    2. Michael MIZINER & Mary PATERSON(AUSTRALIA)
    3. Masaki & Chiaki SEKO(JAPAN)
    4. Yukinori SUGANO & Naoko TOKIWA(JAPAN)
    5. Akira & Hana KATO(JAPAN)
    6. Hideshi & Yuko MAEDA(JAPAN)
    7. Yoshikazu JIMENJI & Ryoko YAMAZAKI(JAPAN)


    for more info see www.jbdf.or.jp/english/compe/results/02/inter.html
NATD National Championships held on May 20th at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London.
From Nick Kremichenski national@dance-shop.com

Amateur Standard
  1. 6 Arunas Bizokas and Edita Daniute Lithuania - shown right
  2. 22 Brian Eriksen and Marianne Eihilt Denmark - shown right below
  3. 14 Craig Draper and Irina Chuprakova England
  4. 30 Federico Di Toro and Genny Favero Italy
  5. 9 Sascha Karabey and Natascha Karabey Germany
  6. 17 Stefano Soldati and Annalisa Longo Italy
in the semi-final were also:
  • 2 Dmitry Antoshin and Alla Kolobova Russia
  • 7 Mark Friedmann and Claudia Kohler Germany
  • 20 Simone Segatori and Denise Pasqualotto Italy
  • 4 Frank Radich and Susanne Holde Denmark
  • 24 Emanuel Valeri and Tania Kehlet Denmark
  • 26 Marcus Weiss and Anna Schramm Germany
  • 32 Alessio Di Veronica & Daniela Mattia Italy
in the quarter final were also
  • 33 Christopher Short & Anna Oxengoit England
  • 16 Matthew Rooke and Anna Longmore Australia
  • 36 Davide Tonizzo & Larisa Locke Australia
  • 35 Gherman Mustuc & Andrea Hale USA
  • 1 Alberto Bersini and Nicoletta Pregnolato Italy
  • 29 Peter Broström and Maria Karlsson Sweden
  • 34 Egor Abashkin & Katya Kanevskaya USA
  • 10 Alexey Lapin and Olga Tsykaliouk Russia
  • 18 Brian Redmond and Kerry Lavell Ireland
  • 19 Marc Scheithauer and Kerstin Stettner Germany
  • 37 Alexei Kolodkin & Anna Kolodkina Russia
  • 5 Florian Scheider and Manuela Stoickl Austria
in the best 48 were also:
  • 12 Oleg Mal'ovanyy and Olga Mal'ovana Ukraine
  • 3 Joel Marasigan and Clara Shih Canada
  • 31 Anton Silantiev & Marina Shpagina Russia
  • 13 Jean-François Messier and Mary Bolduc Canada
  • 27 Dan Ian Lu and Ling Hou China
  • 11 Conant Liu and Faye Hung Canada
  • 25 Kyoichi Asada and Ai Takizawa Japan
  • 38 Dan Baxter & Joan Rist England
  • 15 Katsutoshi Ninagawa and Kerry Simmons England
  • 21 Motomitsu Shimizu and Sarah May England
Professional Latin
  1. 29 Michael Wentink and Beata . South Africa - shown right
  2. 24 Sergey Ryupin and Elena Khvorova Russia - shown right below
  3. 7 Brendan Cole and Camilla Dallerup England
  4. 36 Yoshi & Hidemi Yamamoto Japan
  5. 12 Evgeniy Antonov and Regina Tchahisheva Russia
  6. 18 Kiyoshi Ninomiya and Fumie Taira Japan
in the semi-final wer also:
  • 2 Mikhail Soloviev and Elena Solovieva Russia
  • 10 Sergey Tokarenko and Mira Tokarenko Russia
  • 26 Atsuki Ohmura and Megumi Wada Japan
  • 21 Koji Nishijima and Asumi Nishijima Japan
  • 37 Jonathan Roberts & Irina Trebunskaya USA
  • 5 Ilia Danilov and Tatiana Rybalko Russia
in the quarter-final were also:
  • 4 Ivan Calicchia and Alessandra Verna Italy
  • 31 Kenji Yokota and Miki Kojidani Japan
  • 28 Sammy Ventura and Debbie Inskip England
  • 38 Roman Chechel & Olessia Chechel Russia
  • 17 Oleg Romanov and Elvira Romanova Russia
  • 39 Igor Iskhakov & Svetlana Iskhakov USA
  • 11 Toshihiko Nakamura and Tomoko Aoyagi Japan
  • 14 Michael Ma and Shirley Huang China
  • 32 Dmitry Stytsiuk and Elena Solovieva Russia
  • 20 Vlad Shalnev and Lena Shalnev Ukraine
  • 40 Hiroyuki Uemura & Yuki Horiuchi Japan
  • 13 Sasha Alexandar Kostic and Olga Kinnard Canada
  • 8 Roger Hu and Rose Hou China
in the best 48 were also
  • 9 Hirokazu Ito and Yasuko Ito Japan
  • 30 Roland Michtchenko and Ekaterina Michtchenko Canada
  • 34 Gordon Xu Zhi Gang & Helen Xu YaLin China
  • 6 Harold van Buuren and Tebogo Kgobokoe South Africa
  • 1 Jiang Luan and Ru Zhang China
  • 15 Ikuta Miyaoka and Megumi Miyaoka Japan
  • 27 Junji Tsuchida and Megumi Fujino Japan
  • 25 Valery Eryshov and Natalia Eryshova Russia
  • 35 Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Marie Gina Beaucejour Haiti
  • 19 Takehiko Miyata and Yuriko Showa Japan
  • 33 Tanson Liu & Sindy Chen China
For more results and adjudicators marks visit www.nationalchampionships.co.uk
Swedish Latin Championship 2002
From Asa Ronstrom asa.rostrom@home.se

Amateur Latin
  1. Rachid Malki - Anna Suprun, Q&Q - shown right
  2. Gustaf Lundin - Agnes Kazmierczak, GED
  3. Raymon Jansson - Karolina Bäck, GDSK
Junior Latin
  1. Richard Andersson - Cecilia Ehrling, Q&Q
  2. Anders Jacobsson - Vera Kinnunen, GEFLE
  3. Martin Ragnarsson - Malin Johansson, DIA/GED
2002 Hungarian Amateur Standard Championships, held 19-May-2002 Budapest
From Suba Peter subap@psi.com
  1. Csaba Laszlo - Szilvia Szogi (shown right)
  2. Balazs Kiss - Andrea Magyari (shown right below)
  3. Erik Pali - Viktoria Pali
  4. Tamas Kemeny - Monika Horvath
  5. Attila Harmatos - Hajnalka Huber
  6. Csongor Balogh - Anita Szabo
In the semi-final were also:
  • Tamas Sipos - Veronika Papp
  • Szilard Varga - Viktoria Deilinger
  • Jozsef Szepesi - Judit Szepesi
  • Laszlo Gyurko - Katalin Kovacs
  • Istva Zsigovits - Andrea Malina
  • Peter Suba - Krisztina Foldi
Dance and Listen Awards, Watford, 12th May 2002
From Eva Allen webmaster@zem.co.uk

Professional Modern
  1. Chris Hawkins & Hazel Newberry, England - shown right
  2. Timothy Howson & Joanne Bolton, England
  3. Jonathan Wilkins & Katusha Demidova, USA
  4. Alan & Donna Shingler, England
  5. Jonathan Crossley & Kylie Jones, England
  6. Koji & Kumiko Shimura, Japan
in the semi-final were also:
  • Roberto Regnoli & Tania Berto, Italy
  • Susumu & Mariko Onda, Japan
  • Igor & Polina Pilipenchuk, USA
  • Erminio Stefano & Luana Conte, USA
  • Michael Reilly & Valerie Hobden-Reilly, England
  • Seiji Tanido & Emi Hayand, Japan
in the quarter-final were also:
  • Ichiro & Ayumi Suzuki, Japan
  • James Taplin & Claire Taplin, England
  • Gerwin Biedermann & Betty Urbeinz, Germany
  • couple no .23
  • Michael Burton & Martina Wutting, Australia
  • couple no. 72
Amateur Modern
  1. Anton du Beke & Erin Boag, England
  2. Stefano Soldati & Anna Lisa Longo, Italy
  3. Sascha Karabey & Natasha Karabey, Germany
  4. Mark Elsbury & Olga Alissievich, England
  5. Alexei Ladin & Olga Gseikalk, Russia
  6. Ronald Jager & Jenny Sheeran, England
in the semi-final were also:
  • Valentin Reshetnokov & Kerri Anne Donaldson, England
  • Christian Smith & Joanna Spencer, England
  • Richard Still & Kate Moore, England
  • Ilya Maleko & Kimberley Taylor, England
  • Emanuel Valeri & Tania Kehelt, Denmark
  • couple no 27
in the quarter-final were also:
  • Katsutoshi Ninagawa & Kerry Simons, England
  • Yuri Rasim & Lesley Kemsley, England
  • Joel Marasigan & Clare Smith, Canada
Amateur Latin
  1. Klaus Kongsdal & Victoria Franova, Denmark - shown right
  2. Eugenii Smagin & Rachel Heron, England
  3. James Jordan & Alexandra Grabowska, England
  4. Robin Sewell & Elisabeth Haralsdottir, Iceland
  5. Oleksi Ivanets & Lisa Bellinger, England
  6. Derek Hough & Aneta Piotrowski, England
in the semi-final were also:
  • Valentin Reshetnikov & Kerri Anne Donaldson, England
  • Ilya Maleko & Kimberly Taylor, England
  • Marizus Germanavichius & Anastasia Kraitor, Lithuania
  • Adam Kent & Patricia Laine, Australia
  • couple no. 72
  • Evgeny Nazarov & Irina Boguzeva, Lithuania
  • Mario Disomma & Loren James, Wales
in the quarter-final were also:
  • Paul Michael Jones & Lucy Jones, England
  • Gary Wright & Katie Walton, England
  • Gary Woods & Susie
  • Satin Gungah & Mansi Amin, England
  • Richard Still & Kate Moore
Senior Modern
  1. Kevin & Christine Millward, England - shown right
  2. David Roberts & Gerladine Ferns O'Connor, Ireland
  3. Daryl & Tricia Leung, England
  4. John Townsend & Leena Teperi, England
  5. Michael Hawes & Sha-ping Niu, England
  6. Bram & Ans Stelling, Holland
Junior Modern
  1. Christopher Millward & Sammy Jo Shirley, England
  2. Ryan Wilson & Emma Perry, England
  3. Callum Powell & Kristen Pulsakowska, England
  4. Paul Harding & Danielle Booth, England
  5. Ashley Pearce & Lucy Irvin, England
  6. Ludovic Moureau & Louisa Brewis
Junior Latin
  1. Mark Ballas & Julianne Hough, England
  2. Stephen McCann & Victoria Burke, England
  3. Danny Bayne & Sophie Celikoz, England
  4. couple no. 93
  5. Callum Powell & Kristen Pulsakowska, England
  6. Paul Harding & Danielle Booth, England
Juvenile Modern
  1. Kyle Taylor & Lauren Oakley, England
  2. Daniel Silva & Yasmin Priestnall, England
  3. Dale White & Katherine Giannini, England
  4. John Giannini & Courtney Payne, England
  5. Luke Jarvis & Ashley Hubbard, England
  6. Nathan Clark & Deanna Cox, England
Juvenile Latin
  1. Kyle Taylor & Lauren Oakley, England
  2. Daniel Silva & Yasmin Priestnall, England
  3. Dale White & Katherine Giannini, England
  4. John Giannini & Courtney Payne, England
  5. Luke Jarvis & Ashley Hubbard, England
  6. Nathan Clark & Deanna Cox, England
Dutch Amateur Standard Championships 2002, 12-05-2002, 's-Hertogenbosch - The Netherlands
From Jan Jager jan.jager@cgey.nl
  1. Xander & Yvette Jager - shown right
  2. Aerjen Mooijweer - Monique Broekmeulen
  3. Dennis Kruse - Jessica Lie
  4. Robert & Silke Hoefnagel
  5. Isao Wolvekamp - Shirley Benton
  6. Herman Lak - Michelle Gleimann
In the semi-final were also:
  • Michel Smits - Danielle Timmermans
  • Rolf Pullens - Patricia Ligtvoet
  • Martijn Buma - Angelique Senden
  • Michel de Nijs - Tina v/d Hoek
  • Frank ter Horst - Maqrjolein van Amerongen
  • Barry Olthof - Samantha Kolijn.
Spanish Amateur Standard 2002 Championships that was held in Calvià (Mallorca Island) on 11th May 2002
From Ferran Rovira frovira@mailpersonal.com

ADULT
  1. Carlos Manchado & Silvia Colominas
  2. Isaac Rovira & Desirée Martín
  3. Jordi Solà & Monica Crocetta
  4. Víctor Buenavida & Meritxell Gómez
  5. Enrique Lluch & Piedra Escrita Medina
  6. Emilio Villodres & Lubov Heredia
YOUTH
  1. Añaki Albiol & María Carbonell
  2. Alvaro Insua & Leticia Insua
  3. Jonathan Rodríguez & Meritxell Purtí
  4. Ferran Roigé & Ariadna Porras
  5. Sergi Puértolas & Carlota Carrillo
  6. Roberto García & Sara Martín
SENIOR
  1. Vicent Mengual & Amparo Belda
  2. Jordi Obradors & Núria López
  3. Eduard Gajo & Montserrat Carles
  4. Toni Fiol & Kika Jordà
  5. Maximino García & Conchi Lara
  6. Antonio Zaplana & Sílvia Torralba
JUNIOR
  1. Josep Maldonado & Irene Romo
  2. Pol Chamorro & Lorena Bargalló
  3. Carles Aguilar & Jennifer del Campo
  4. Christian Portela & Ariadna Pérez
  5. Aleix Madrid & Irina Martínez
  6. Antonio Guerrero & Laia Ruiz
  7. Carlos Polonio & Gemma Oliart
French Amateur Standard Championships 2002, 04-05-2002, Villeurbanne - France
From Patrick Dereymez patrick.dereymez@wanadooo.fr

Adult :
  1. DEREYMEZ Maxime - CHEVALIER Sophie (Villeurbanne) - shown right
  2. RIOULT Christophe - RIOULT Sonia (Le Havre)
  3. LAROCHE Mathieu - RUSKOVA Silvia (Limoges)
  4. MASTROIANNI Régis - MULLER Aurélie (Colmar)
  5. RUFFINO Chris - RUFFINO Laëtitia (Villeurbanne)
  6. PAYEN Pierre - REYJAL Isabelle (Paris)
Youth :
  1. MASTROIANNI Régis - MULLER Aurélie (Colmar)
  2. DUPONT Aurélien - JOURDREN Mélanie
  3. IRAETA Thomas - GEROPP Jade
  4. PERIGNON Julien - JEANNE Lucie
  5. RIOULT Damien - L'HEGARAT Marion
  6. BEZOTEAUX Philippe - SCHICKEL Emilie
  7. COUDERC Julien - MERCIER Cloé
Séniors :
  1. MOKTARI J-Claude - BOUVARD Geneviève (Villeurbanne)
  2. MURZIN J-Yves - MURZIN Christine
  3. VALADE Philippe - VAN MULLEM Sylvie
  4. DESPRE Frédéric - DESPRE Corinne
  5. GIRAUD Thierry - GIRAUD Patricia
  6. MAROUBY J-Pierre - MAROUBY Martine
Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships, May 1-5, 2002, Los Angeles, California, USA
From Detta Ahl detta_ahl@yahoo.com

Professional Standard:
  1. Igor Suvorov with Irina Suvorov - shown right
  2. Giampiero Gianneco with Eva Pauksena
  3. Igor Pilipenchuk with Polina Pilipenchuk
  4. Erminio Stefano with Luana Conti
  5. Oleg Suvorov with Tatiana Pavlova
  6. Galeone Gianfranco with Manigrasso Loredunci
Professional Rising Star Standard:
  1. Galeone Gianfranco with Manigrasso Loredunci
  2. Garry Gekhman with Rita Gekhman
  3. Francesco Flumiani with Hong Su
  4. Slavik Sochacki with Marzena Stackura
  5. Alex Rubin with Tatyana Rubin
  6. Bill Milner with Roberta Sun
Professional Latin:
  1. Louis Van Amstel with Joanna Leunis - shown right
  2. Gary McDonald with Diana McDonald
  3. Andrew Philips with Katarzyna Kozak
  4. Andrei Gavriline with Elena Kryuchkova
  5. Eduard Apolonov with Olga Kormanovskaya
  6. James Kunitz with Jaana Kunitz
Professional Rising Star Latin:
  1. Maksim Chmerkovskiy with Elena Grinenko
  2. Dmitriy Ostashkin with Svetlana Ostashkin
  3. Delyan Terziev with Boriana Deltcheva
  4. Andre Paramonov with Natalie
  5. Ilya Ifraimov with Nadia Goulina
  6. Jonathan Roberts with Anna Trebunskaya
Professional Classic Show Dance:
  1. Gary McDonald with Diana McDonald - shown right
  2. Igor Pilipenchuk with Polina Pilipenchuk
  3. Garry Gekhman with Rita Gekhman
  4. Igor Iskhakov with Svetlana Iskhakov
  5. Peter Vaco with Irina Sarukhanyan
Professional South American Show Dance:
  1. Louis Van Amstel with Joanna Leunis
  2. James Kunitz with Jaana Kunitz
  3. Andrei Gavriline with Elena Kryuchkova
  4. Rick Robinson with Ashly Delgrosso
  5. Peter Michael Schneider with Cassandra Valeria
  6. Lucas Jaime with Michelle Lamb
Amateur Open International Standard:
  1. Gherman Mustuc with Andrea Hale
  2. Arturas Narbutas with Iveta Lukosiute
  3. Anton Domansky with Erica Ridgeway
  4. Alexander Fung with Liene Apale
  5. Max Sinitsa with Lesya Sinitsa
  6. Jason Turner with Lila Lee
Amateur Open International Latin:
  1. Kevin King with Olga Rodionova
  2. Alec Mazo with Edyta Sliwinska
  3. Vesa Hietala with Cheryl Burke
  4. Tony Pututau with Shala Parrish
  5. Paul Barris with Melanie Henderson
  6. Gherman Mustuc with Andrea Hale
for more info visit www.emeraldball.com
Junior British Open Dance Festival, Blackpool, April 2002
Junior Standard
  1. Roger Niitmae & Kerttu Tanav, Estonia
  2. Andrey Sirbu & Anna Martsenko, Russia
  3. Raimondo Todaro & Irina Novogilova, Italy
  4. Romeo & Cecilia Carbone, Italy
  5. Konstantin Kasper & Oxana Sidorenko, Russia
  6. Tom-Erik Nilsen & Pia Engelberg Lundanes, Norway
  7. Danny Stowell & Holly Woolcott, England
  8. Ivan Mouravien & Inga Tindronova, Russia
Junior Latin
  1. Mark Ballas & Julianne Hough, England
  2. Anton Marchuk & Elena Kalugina, Russia
  3. Andrei Kisselev & Daria Zviaguina, Russia
  4. Gabrielle Goffredo & Teresa De Chiaro, Italy
  5. Raimondo Todaro & Irina Novogilova, Italy
  6. Stephen McCann & Victoria Burke, England
Juvenile Standard
  1. Kyle Taylor & Lauren Oakley, England
  2. Nikita Melaschenko & Julie Reshetova, Russia
  3. Nikita Mazaev & Elizaveta Cherevichnaya, Russia
  4. Nikita Boukhtoiarov & Alina Libkind, Russia
  5. Nikolai Lapkovskiy & Irina Madarakh, Russia
  6. Oleksandr Zaplitnyy & Kateryna Slobodyanyuk, Ukraine
Juvenile Latin
  1. Kyle Taylor & Lauren Oakley, England
  2. Nikita Melaschenko & Julie Reshetova, Russia
  3. Kirill Belorukov & Olga Nikolaeva, Russia
  4. Nikita Mazaev & Elizaveta Cherevichnaya, Russia
  5. Gayk Karamyan & Daria Kovaltchouk, Russia
  6. Daniel Power & Adele Foreman, England
Austrian 10 Dance Championhsips 2002
From Alexander Sebestian Alexander.Sebestian@alexseb.at
  1. Florian Gschaider & Manuela Stöckl
  2. Florian Eisenmagen & Elisabeth Schatten
  3. Gualtiero Cantalupo & Katya Dodeva-Ivanova
  4. Alexander Kreissl & Christina Auer
  5. Patrick & Kathrin Menzinger
  6. David Lettner & Martina Friedl
for more info visit www.alexweb.at
The All-England Latin Championships, 28.4.02, Grays, Essex, UK
From David Mallabone d.j.mallabone@talk21.com

Professional Latin
  1. Michael Wentink & Beata, RSA, (1,1,1,1,1) - shown right
  2. Giaccomo Steccaglia & Melissa Dexter, ITA, (2,2,2,3,2)
  3. Brendan Cole & Camilla Dallerup, NZ, (3,4,3,5,3)
  4. Robertas Maleckis & Inga Sirkaite, LIT, (4,3,4,4,4)
  5. Jussi Vaananen & Katia, FIN, (5,5,5,2,5)
  6. Mark Lunn & Louise Lidbury, ENG, (6,6,6,6,6)
Amateur Latin
  1. Riccardo Cocchi & Joanne Wilkinson, ITA, (1,1,1,1,1) - shown right
  2. Peter Stokkebroe & Kristina Juel, DEN, (2,3,2,2,2)
  3. Matej Krajcer & Janja Lesar, SLO, (3,2,4,3,3)
  4. Sergey Sourkov & Agnieszka Melnika, POL (4,4,3,5,4)
  5. Michael Malitowski & Iwona Golczak, POL, (5,5,5,4,5)
  6. Darren Bennett & Lilia Kopylova, ENG, (6,6,6,6,6)
Worlds Classic Showdance 2002, Toronto Canada
From Nick Kosovich dancesport1@aol.com

  1. Massimo Giorgianni & Alessia Manfredini - Italy (shown right)
  2. Jonathan Wilkins & Katusha Demidova - USA
  3. Alain Doucet & Anik Jolicoeur-Doucet - Canada
  4. Danny Quillam & Christine Kunz - Canada
  5. Heiko Kleibrink & Gisselle Keppel - Germany
  6. Nicholas Kosovich & Elena Bahcheva - Australia
in the semi-finla were also:
  • Narichika & Kayo Imamura - Japan
  • Michael Mead Toni & Redpath - USA
  • Roman Frieling & Pamela Jung - Germany
  • Luca Tonello & Ekaterina Baroulina - Russia
  • Ichiro & Ayumi Suzuki - Japan
  • Oleg Fadioukhine & Irena Averboukh - Russia
  • Krzystof Kulig & Aleksandra Niewinska-Kulig - Poland
Singapore IDSF International Open Latin 13 April 2002.
From Fredie-Pedersen info@fredie-pedersen.dk

  1. Blaz Bezek & Gigi Fredie-Pedersen, Denmark - shown right
  2. Rafig Hoosain & Janine Roach, South Africa
  3. Giuseppe de Chiaro & Antonia Gaffredo,Italy
  4. Daniele Lodi & Deborah Ceccio,Italy
  5. Genice Marquez & Belinda Adorra,Japan
  6. Hidishi Maeda & Yuko Maeda,Japan
Russian National Professional Standard Championship 2002
From Andrey A. Dementiev andrey@dancesport.ru

  1. Cacciari Davide - Garshina Olga - shown right
  2. Vladykin Vadim - Ivanova Kristina
  3. Tonello Luca - Barullina Ekaterina
  4. Bastert Dirk - Tkachenko Alla
  5. Belikov Sergey - Lapteva Irina
  6. Bekmametov Stanislav - Urban Natalia
For more info visit Russian Information Dance Agency www.dancesport.ru, www.rita.ru
Results of The Crown Championship International Dancing 2002, held on the 24th March at Melbournes Crown Casino.
From Scott Bryan ritz_ballroom@dancewear.com.au

Pro Standard
  1. Ian Gillard and Cheri Isbel (Australia)
  2. Peter Head & Simone Towndrow (Aust)
  3. Alex Lim Tcuk & Carmen Ch'ung (Malaysia)
  4. Nathan Strange & Kerri Ward (Aust)
  5. Marinus DeRoo & Marlene Hallewell (Aust)
Pro Latin
  1. Ken & Jenni Pedersen (Aust)
  2. Robbie Carmelotti & Natalie Jones (Aust)
  3. Shane & Kaylene Phillips (Aust)
  4. Alberto DiMarucut & Deborah Civardi (Phillipines)
  5. Marinus DeRoo & Marlene Hallewell (Aust)
Pro New Vogue
  1. Darren & Lecia Putland (Aust)
  2. Ian Gillard & Cheri Isbel (Aust)
  3. Peter Head & Simone Towndrow (Aust)
  4. Scott Bryan & Angela Froude (Aust)
  5. Nathan Strange & Kerri Ward (Aust)
  6. Peter & Sue Martin (Aust)
  7. Marinus DeRoo & Marlene Hallewell (Aust)
Amateur (Level 5) Latin
  1. Nathan Meyers & Nuria Santalucia (Aust)
  2. Arsen Kishishian & Alana Donovan (Aust)
  3. Kevin Bartolo & Renee Reynolds (Malta)
  4. Craig Monley & Sriani Argeat
Amateur (Level 5) Standard
  1. Stefano Olivieri & Melanie Sears (Aust)
  2. Matthew Rooke & Anna Longmore (Aust)
  3. Brett Reilly & Tanya Locke (Aust)
  4. Robbie Yates & Abbey Ross (Aust)
  5. Jordan Merrett & Katie Hicks (Aust)
Amateur (Level 5) New Vogue
  1. Adam Blakey & Meagan Alderton (Aust)
  2. Jordan Merrett & Katie Hicks (Aust)
  3. James Bannan & Lisa Foster (Aust)
  4. Justin Chang & Brihony Sheppard (Aust)
  5. Mark & Melissa Gadsden (Aust)
European Professional Latin Championship
06-04-2002, St.-Petersburg, Russia
From Dmitry Potapoff info@dancenews.net

  1. Bryan Watson & Carmen (Germany) - shown right
  2. Paul Killick & Hanna Karttunen (Great Britain)
  3. Sergey Ryupin & Elena Khvorova (Russia)
  4. Allan Tornsberg & Vibeke Toft (Denmark)
  5. Vlad Pavlov & Svetlana Polyanina (Russia)
  6. Giacomo Steccaglia & Melissa Dexter (Italy)
For more info visit Russian Information Dance Agency www.dancesport.ru, www.rita.ru and also www.dancenews.net
The Singapore Millennium 2002 International Open DanceSport Championship, 24th March 2002
From John Tan jandjtan@pacific.net.sg

Professional Standard Open
  1. Mirko Selli/Marika Selli (Italy) - shown right
  2. Tomas Atkocevicius/Aira Bubnelyte (Lithuania)
  3. Adam Reeve/Karen Bjork (Iceland)
  4. Jason Thomas and Erin Lowe (Australia)
  5. Sami Yli-Piipari/Karita Lehto (Finland)
  6. Tassilo Lax and Sabine Lax-Hoffman (Germany)
Professional Latin Open
  1. Markus Homm/Charlotte Egstrand (Denmark)
  2. John Byrnes/Jane Lyttleton (England)
  3. Adam Reeve/Karen Bjork (Iceland)
  4. Davide Gabusi/Claudia Tavalazzi (Italy)
  5. Sammy Ventura/Debbie Inskip (England)
  6. Sami Yli-Piipari/Karita Lehto (Finland)
Amateur Standard Open
  1. Marco Cavallaro/Joanne Clifton (England)
  2. Zoran Plohl/Tatsiana Lahvinovich (Slovenia)
  3. Mario Maiello/Giovanna Maiello (Italy)
  4. Andrzej Sadecki/Karina Nawrot (Poland)
  5. Aleksi Tuominen/Kati Miettinen (Finland)
  6. Volker Schmidt/Ellen Jonas (Germany)
Amateur Latin Open
  1. Olexandr Prysyazhnyuk/Angelina Lokteva (Ukraine)
  2. Darren Bennett/Lylia Kopylova (England)
  3. Zoran Plohl/Tatsiana Lahvinovich (Slovenia)
  4. Sokolov Alexander & Chernova Julia (Russia)
  5. Mark Perkovich & Lauren Allen (Australia)
  6. Aleksi Tuominen/Kati Miettinen (Finland)
for more info visit www.johnjosephinedance.com.sg
Lithuanian LA and ST championships 2002 of all groups held in Vilnius.
From anybodyx@yahoo.com

Youth ST
  1. Vaidotas Lacitis/Aurelija Griciute, Vilnius
  2. Tadas Ivasauskas/Erika Marengolcaite, Kaunas
  3. Kestutis Zaica/Iveta Kovalenkaite, Kaunas
  4. Justinas Duknauskas/Jurgita Liaugaudaite, Vilnius
  5. Tomas Uroska/Irma Rzeuskyte, Jonava
  6. Karolis Milius/Ruta Jakstaite, Kaunas
Youth LA
  1. Gediminas Grigonis/Gintare Bankauskaite, Kaunas
  2. Laimonas Zickus/Rolanda Maniuskaite, Kaunas
  3. Justas Kucinskas/Agne Malinauskaite, Kaunas
  4. Marius Lukminas/Monika Siauciunaite, Panevezys
  5. Andrius Skambinas/Ugne Palubinskaite, Kaunas
  6. Linas Lukosiunas/Natalija Maidiuk, Klaipeda
Adults LA
  1. Andrius Kandelis/Egle Visockaite, Vilnius
  2. Vaidotas Skimelis/Jurga Pupelyte, Kaunas
  3. Martynas Kura/Karina Kasetaite, Klaipeda
  4. Marijus Germanavicius/Anastasija Kraitor, Vilnius
  5. Saulius Skambinas/Sandra Kniazeviciute, Kaunas
  6. Andrius Brikmanis/Ruta Zajanckauskaite, Kaunas
Adults ST
  1. Arunas Bizokas/Edita Daniute, Kaunas
  2. Donatas Vezelis/Lina Chatkeviciute, Kaunas
  3. Andrius Ivasauskas/Jurgita Dingelyte, Kaunas
  4. Marius Kriukelis/Kristina Valiunaite, Kaunas
  5. Andrius Brikmanis/Ruta Zajanckauskaite, Kaunas
  6. Remigijus Suslavicius/Astra Vilinauskaite, Elektrenai
  7. Tomas Dimavicius/Ruta Buragaite, Kaunas
for more info visit www.johnjosephinedance.com.sg
United States National Professional Standard
Championship - Provo, Utah - March 7-9, 2002
From Detta Ahl detta_ahl@yahoo.com

USA Closed Professional Standard:
  1. Jonathan Wilkins with Katusha Demidova - shown right
  2. Igor Suvorov with Irina Suvorov
  3. Igor Litvinov with Julia Ivleva
  4. Igor Pilipenchuk with Polina Pilipenchuk
  5. Oleg Suvorov with Tatiana Pavlova-Suvorov
  6. Gert Roslender with Kristi Roslender
in the semi-final were also:
  • Giacomo Agrello with Wendi Davies
  • Alexandre Bogdanov with Olga Bogdanov
  • Garry Gekhman with Rita Gekhman
  • Slava Sergiev with Katya Sergiev
  • Erminio Stafano with Luana Conte
  • Francesco Flumiani with Su Hong
USA Closed Rising Star Professional Standard:
  1. Gert Roslender with Kristi Roslender
  2. Garry Gekhman with Rita Gekhman
  3. Alexandre Bogdanov with Olga Bogdanov
  4. Robert Kubis with Izabela Yaworsky
  5. Sergei Bezrodnov with Olga Bezrodnova
  6. Vitaly Vdovichenko with Lyuda Borodulina
for more info visit usjrprostandard.accessdance.com
Russian National Championships
From Andrey A. Dementiev andrey@dancesport.ru

Russian National Standard Championship
  1. Gimaev Marat - Basyuk Alina (Moscow)
    2. - shown right
  2. Galchun Aleksey - Demina Tatiana (Moscow)
  3. Antoshin Dmitriy - Kolobova Alla (Moscow)
  4. Hadzhiev Denis - Balabaeva Yana (Moscow)
  5. Kutepov Denis - Vasilieva Marina (Volgograd)
  6. Kotlov Maksim - Uspenskaya Elena (Moscow area)
  7. Miheev Sergey - Sidoran Anastasiya (Moscow)
Russian National Latin Championship
  1. Timokhin Dmitriy - Anna Bezikova (Moscow)
  2. Kuznetsov Denis - Kulagina Natalia (Moscow)
  3. Borovsky Andrey - Panteleeva Svetlana (Moscow)
  4. Gimaev Marat - Basyuk Alina (Moscow)
  5. Silde Aleksey - Firstova Anna (St. Petersburg)
  6. Jury Neizdominoga - Shibalova Mariya (Moscow)
  7. Demidov Dmitriy - Borisova Olesya (Moscow)
Russian Youth Standard Championship:
  1. Krupnov Dmitriy - Elfimova Evgeniya
  2. Chubarev Andrey - Vlasova Veronika
  3. Matveev Dmitriy - Guinko Anna
  4. Zaharov Valeriy - Shevyakova Snezhana
  5. Muretov Aleksandr - Serpikova Olga
  6. Semenov Anton - Dolinina Asya
  7. Malkov Denis - Chernomorskaya Vera
Russian Youth Latin Championship:
  1. Matveev Dmitriy - Guinko Anna
  2. Plahotnikov Aleksey - Savelieva Anna
  3. Nikolaev Stanislav - Kozlova Kristina
  4. Zaharov Valeriy - Shevyakova Snezhana
  5. Karpov Vladimir - Ershova Alena
  6. Boldyrev Grigoriy - Elnikova Anna
  7. Provotorov Nikolay - Bogomolova Juliya
For more info visit Russian Information Dance Agency www.dancesport.ru, www.rita.ru
SPANISH AMATEUR LATIN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2002
Granollers (Barcelona) - 17 March 2002
From Ferran Rovira frovira@mailpersonal.com

Adult
  1. Mauro Rossi & Karina Rubio Reche - shown right
  2. Iban Salgado Abadia & Adriana Torrabadella Ruiz
  3. Christian Sánchez Ruiz & Míriam Sánchez Ruiz
  4. Abraham Martínez Arroyo & Núria Serrallonga Farràs
  5. Isaac Rovira Farré & Desirée Martín Pérez
  6. Javier Tamayo Maluenda & Anaïs Fortuny Cortadellas
Senior
  1. Miquel Alonso Granero & Eva Angües Solans
  2. Albert Mota Estrada & Joana Subirana Arnau
  3. Toni Figuerola Marcos & Esther Alcantara Arjona
  4. José Dols Cladera & Francisca Forteza Riera
  5. Eduard Gajo Ballesteros & Montserrat Carles Garau
  6. Josep Martínez Carrique & Lourdes Juncosa Romero
Youth
  1. Iñaki Albiol Uriz & Maria Carbonell Barniol
  2. Jonathan Rodríguez Pérez & Meritxell Purti de la Cruz
  3. David Tamayo Maluenda & María Pozuelo Nin
  4. David Gordo Tisora & Eva Yubero Gordo
  5. Robert García Lara & Sara Martín Fresneda
  6. Javier Rodríguez Manzaneque & Silvia Fernández Marchena
Junior
  1. Josep Maldonado Guerrero & Irene Romo Orihuela
  2. Eudald Coll Reverté & Gyllia Roche Izquiano
  3. David Forés Campos & Rosa Olmos Sales
  4. Guillem Pascual Iniesta & Cristina Gómez Castro
  5. Victor Zarallo Múñoz & Anaïs Cubillo Mediñá
  6. Roger Romero Güell & Anna Mateu Closa
Latin French Championship held in Albi, 16th March 2002
From Olivier Da Rosa darosa@gprhp.insa-lyon.fr

Adults
  1. MEYER Cédric et Angélique, Paris
  2. PARISE Ilario - BRANGBOUR Lydia, Colmar
  3. LAVIGNE Gwénaël - ROBIN Caroline, Dax
  4. DEREYMEZ Maxime - CHEVALLIER Sophie, Villeurbanne
  5. MALGRAT Laurent -ROMANZIN Coralie, Toulouse
  6. GALLIGA Artiom - SARICCA Ophélie, Six Fours
  7. CLERC Vincent - PLANTIER Emelyne, Valence
Youth
  1. AUNAVE Sébastien - GASQUET Cindy; Valence
  2. MASTROIANNI Régis - MULLER Aurélie, Colmar
  3. IRAETA Thomas- GEROPP Jade, Paris
  4. RODRIGUEZ Yoan - FABRICI Julie, Colmar
Israel Amateur Latin Championship 2002
From Felix Katzman ballroom@netvision.net.il
  1. (169) Bobovik Yael Patane Mario (Oscar)
  2. (178) Aronov Ania Yuhtman Denis (Colours of Rainbow)
  3. (179) Diskin Elena Mishota Roman (Colour of Rainbow)
  4. (175) Magilnik Viktoria Tinkelman Alexander (Tsisaphers)
  5. (170) Goldkin Elvira Suhorukov Nikita (Oscar)
  6. (176) Potiran Pavlina Magilner Shlomi (Tsisaphers)
Celtic Classic 2002
From Tommy Shaughnessy shaugh@iol.ie

Irish IDSF International Open Standard
  1. Domenico Soale / Giola Cerasoli Italy - shown right
  2. Craig Draper / Irina Chuprakova England
  3. Warren Boyce / Kristi Boyce England
  4. Sasha Karabey / Natascha Karabey Germany
  5. Federico Di Toro / Genny Favero Italy
  6. Luca Leoni / Francesca Ceccarini Italy
Irish IDSF International Open Latin
  1. Dmitri Tomohkin / Anna Bezikova Russia - shown right
  2. Klaus Kongsdal / Viktoria Franova Denmark
  3. Sergeuei Sourkov / Agnieszka Anna Melnicka Poland
  4. Dmitri Demido / Olesia Borisova Russia
  5. Denis Kuznetsov / Natalie Koulagina Russia
  6. Peter Stokkebroe / Kristina Juel Denmark
  7. Denis Kasper / Ksenia Kasper Russia
Irish Open Professional Standard Championship
  1. Jonathan Wilkins / Katusha Demidova USA 1,1,1,1,1 - shown right
  2. Jonathan Crossley / Kylie Jones England 2,2,2,2,2
  3. Guiliano Nironi / Simonette Vecchi Italy 3,3,4,3,4
  4. Matis Toome / Helen Klandorf Estonia 4,6,3,4,3
  5. Michele Bacci / Denise Mayers England 5,4,5,5,5
  6. Gianfranco Galeone / Loredana Manigrasso Italy 6,5,6,6,6
Irish Open Professional Latin Championship
  1. Robertas Meleckis / Inga Sirkaite Lithuania 1,1,1,1,1 - shown right
  2. Mark Lunn / Louise Lidbury England 2,2,3,2,2
  3. Jonathan Roberts / Anna Trebunskaya USA 4,3,2,3,3
  4. Josep Roca / Regina Tarrago Spain 4,4,3,4,4
  5. Sammy Ventura / Debbie Inskip England 5,5,5,5,5
  6. Frederic Puaux / Mylene Clary France 6,6,6,6,6
Irish Open Professional Showdance Championship
  1. Jonathan Crossley / Kylie Jones England - shown right
  2. Damien Evens / Clara Guzzardi England
  3. Mark Lunn / Louise Lidbury England
  4. Giovanni Chiapperini / Gianita Bigazzi Italy
  5. Gill Hoxer / Helene Holm Denmark
  6. Lawerence Chan / Gertrude Ko Hong Kong
  7. Frederic Frennessen / Vicki Frennessen England
Celtic Senior Standard Championship (Over/35)
  1. Antonio Sartori / Emanuela Bissolo Italy 1,1,1,1,1
  2. Heinz-Josef Bickers / Aurelia Bickers Germany 2,2,2,2,2
  3. Andrea Ruscito / Maddalena Iannone Italy 4,3,3,3,3
  4. Eric Voorn / Charlotte Voorn Holland 3,5,4,4,6
  5. David Roberts / Geraldine Ferns O'Connor Rep. of Ireland 5,4,5,5,4
  6. Sean Madden / Carol Madden England 6,6,6,6,5
Celtic Senior Latin Championship (Over 35)
  1. Miguel Alonso / Eva Angues Spain 1,1,1,1,2 - shown right
  2. Sean Madden / Carol Madden England 2,3,2,2,1
  3. Marc Bosmans / Anita Daniels Belgium 3,2,4,3,3
  4. Reinhard Egli / Katherina Egli Switzerland 4,4,3,4,4
  5. John Mulrennan / Marie Mulrennan England 5,5,5,5,5
  6. Donatello Fumia / Laura Solaini Italy 6,6,6,6,6
Celtic Senior Standard Championship (Over 50)
  1. Bram Stelling / Ans Stelling Holland 1,2,1,2,
  2. Luciano Cerrutti / Nunza Italy 3,1,2,3
  3. Willy Sostrom / Gurlil Sostrom Denmark 2,3,3,1
  4. Gerd Biehler / Baerbel Biehler Germany 4,4,4,4
  5. Gianni Mori / Marisa Mori Italy 5,5,6,5
  6. David James / Judith James England 6,6,5,6
Celtic Youth Standard Championship
  1. Cosimo Caramia / Antonella Decararolis Italy 1,1,2,2,1
  2. Dmitri Kroupnov / Evguenia Elfirmova Russia 3,2,1,1,2
  3. Craig Shaw / Claire Hansen England 2,5.5,3,3,3
  4. Dmitri Matveev / Anne Ginko Russia 5,3,4,4,5
  5. Marco Bevilacqua / Alessandra Ippolito Italy 4,4,5,5,4
  6. Valentin Reshetnikov / Kerri-Ann Donaldson England 6,5.5,6,6,6
Celtic Youth Latin Championship
  1. Dmitri Matveev / Anne Ginko Russia 1,1,1,1,1
  2. Derek Hough / Annetta Peotrowste England 3,2,2,2,2
  3. Yuriy Kutikov / Liliana Giterman USA 2,3,3,3,3
  4. Alexei Plakhotnikov / Anna Savelieva Russia 4,5,5,4,4
  5. Valentin Chmerkovskiy / Diana Olonetskaya USA 5,4,4,5,5
  6. Steffan Fredriksen / Michelle Byrial Denmark 6,6,6,6,6
Celtic Junior Standard Championship
  1. Tom-Erik Nilsen / Pia Engelberg Laundanes Norway
  2. Valentin Voronov / Svetlana Goudyno Russia
  3. Jonny Ruscito / Ilaria Campa Italy
  4. Stephen McCann / Victoria Burke England
  5. Danny Stowell / Holly Woolcott England
  6. Vladyslav Dolyezhalov / Yelyzaveta Nazarenko Ukraine
Celtic Junior Latin Championship
  1. Mark Ballas / Julianne Hough England 1,1,1,1,1
  2. Valentin Voronov / Svetlana Goudyno Russia 2,2,2,2,2
  3. Stephen McCann / Victoria Burke England 3,3,3,3,3
  4. Anders Jacobsen / Veera Kinnunen Sweden 4,5,4,5,5
  5. Tom-Erik Nilsen / Pia Engelberg Laudanes Norway 5,4,5,4,6
  6. Igor Drobyazko / Isabelle Babot USA 6,6,6,6,4
Celtic Juvenile Standard Championship
  1. Frederil Kuhl / Henriette Schou Hansen Denmark
  2. Daniel Silva / Yasmin Pristnall England
  3. Dale White / Ketherine Giannina England
  4. Jonathan Jones / Amy Baker England
  5. Joonas Rytkonen / Jasmin Pocknell Finland
  6. Leon Adamson / Jourdan Stone N. Ireland
Celtic Juvenile Latin Championship
  1. Frederil Kuhl / Henriette Schou Hansen Denmark
  2. Dale White / Ketherine Giannina England
  3. Jonathan Jones / Amy Baker England
  4. Daniel Silva / Yasmin Pristnall England
  5. Leon Adamson / Jourdan Stone N. Ireland
  6. Joonas Rytkonen / Jasmin Pocknell Finland
Results of Japan Open Dance Championships 2002
Professional Standard
  1. Augusto Schiavo & Lyn Marriner, Italy - shown right
  2. Jonathan Wilkins & Katusha Demidova, USA
  3. Jonathan Crossley & Kylie Jones, England
  4. Luca Tonello & Ekaterina Baroulina, Russia
  5. Tomoki & Kaori Shiraishi, Japan
  6. Takuhide & Mayumi Takeda, Japan
  7. Mikiya Higuchi & Yoko Haseba, Japan
Professional Latin
  1. Paul Killick & Hanna Karttunen, England - shown right
  2. Slavik Kryklyvyj & Karina Smirnoff, USA
  3. Markus Homm & Charlotte Egstrand, Germany
  4. Yoshihiro & Hidemi Yamamoto, Japan
  5. Shigeru & Misako Yahata, Japan
  6. Goro & Yoshie Hayakawa, Japan
  7. Kensaku Nagai & Kyoko Aoki, Japan
Results of LA CLASSIQUE DU QUEBEC 2002 (Montreal, Canada)
From Christian Millette christianmillette@hotmail.com

Quebec Open Latin Championship
  1. Eugene Katsevman & Maria Manusova (New York) 1,1,1,1,1 - shown right
  2. Andrius Kandelis & Egle Visokaite (Lithuania) 2,2,2,2,2
  3. Roman Nabatov & Irina Boubnovskaia (New York) 3,3,3,3,3
  4. Yuriy Kutikov & Liliana Gitermann (New York) 4,4,5,6,5
  5. Dmitriy Chaplin & Ilona Mayzenberg (New York) 6,5,6,4,4
  6. Boris Leokumovitch & Diana Surkis (New York) 5,6,4,5,7
  7. Christian Millette & Claudia Primeau-Sauve (Quebec) 7,7,7,7,6
Quebec Open Standard Championship
  1. Arunas Bizokas & Edita Daniute (Lithuania) 1,2,1,1,1 - shown right
  2. Victor Fung & Ieva Pauksena (California) 3,1,3,2,2
  3. Sascha Karabey & Natasha Karabey (Germany) 2,3,2,3,3
  4. Alexandre Chalkevitch & Larissa Kerbel (Ontario) 4,4,4,4,4
  5. Jean-Francois Messier & Mary Bolduc (Quebec) 5,6,5,5,5
  6. Simone Zat & Fany Godin (Quebec) 6,5,6,6,6
Professional Latin
  1. Gary McDonald & Diana McDonald (New Jersey) 1,1,1,1,1 - shown right
  2. Andrew Phillips & Katarzyna Kozak (California) 2,2,2,3,2
  3. James & Jaana Kunitz (California) 3,3,5,2,3
  4. Alain Doucet & Anik Jolicoeur (Quebec) 4,5,3,4,4
  5. Andrei Gavriline & Elena Krynchkova (New Jersey) 5,4,4,5,5
  6. Delyan Terziev & Boriana Deltcheva (New York) 6,6,6,6,6
Professional Rising Star Latin
  1. Dmitriy Ostachkine & Svetlana Ostachkina (New Jersey) 1,1,1,1,1
  2. Igor & Svetlana Iskhakov (Ohio) 2,3,5,2,2
  3. Delyan Terziev & Boriana Deltcheva (New York) 3,2,2,4,4
  4. Roland Michtchenko & Katerina Michtchenko (British Columbia) 4,4,3,3,3
  5. Ilya Ifraimov & Nadia Goulina (New Jersey) 5,5,4,5,6
  6. Stephane Mainguy & Sophie Desjarlais (Quebec) 6,6,6,6,5
Professional Standard
  1. Alain Doucet & Anik Jolicoeur (Quebec)
  2. Gerwin Biedermann & Betty Urbeinz (Germany)
  3. Gary McDonald & Diana McDonald (New Jersey)
  4. Danny Quilliam & Christine Kunz (Quebec)
  5. Giacomo Agrello & Wendi Davies (New York)
  6. #61
Junior Open Latin
  1. Alex Samusevich & Sandra Udis (New York) 1,1,1,2,1
  2. Igor Drobyazko & Isabella Babot (New York) 2,2,2,1,2
  3. Pavel Pashkov & Natasha Byshkova (New York) 3,3,3,3,3
  4. Rolan Sokolovski & Jessica Stephens (Ontario) 4,6,4,4,5
  5. Dmitriy Yesin & Rita Getsin (New York) 5,4,5,5,4
  6. Benoit Duquette & Marjolaine Millette (Quebec) 6,5,6,6,6
Results of the Quebec Closed Championship (Longueuil, Quebec, Canada) 19th January 2002
From Christian Millette christianmillette@hotmail.com and Evan Garner Evan.Garner@marshmc.com

Standard
  1. Dominic Lacroix - Delphine Romaire (1,1,1,1,1)
  2. Jean-Francois Messier - Mary Bolduc (2,2,2,2,2)
  3. Christian Millette - Claudia Primeau-Sauve (3,3,3,3,3)
  4. Francis Lafreniere - Christine Thibeault (4,4,5,5,4)
  5. Simone Zat - Fany Godin (5,5,4,4,5)
  6. Jean-Philippe Milot - Ekaterina Stylshenko (7,6,6,6,7)
  7. Louis-Philippe Deslauriers - Vanessa Primeau-Poirier (6,7,7,7,6)
Latin
  1. Dominic Lacroix - Delphine Romaire (1,1,1,1,1)
  2. Christian Millette - Claudia Primeau-Sauve (2,2,2,2,2)
  3. Danny Arbour - Myriam Savaria (4,3,4,3,3)
  4. Francis Lafreniere - Christine Thibeault (3,4,3,4,4)
  5. Frederic Cote - Nadia Gaudreault (5,5,5,5,5)
  6. Mathieu Caron - Marilyne Prevost (6,6,6,7,7)
  7. Simone Zat - Fany Godin (7,7,7,6,6)
Amateur latin 35+
  1. Marcel Ste-Marie & Monique Thivierge (11111)
  2. André Plante & Suzanne Murray (22222)
  3. Francis Rios & Joanne Bujold (33333)
  4. Patrick Franchino & Lucie Pelletier (44444)
  5. Serge Blais & Josée Nadeau (55556)
  6. Sylvain Laperrière & Chantal Cyr (66665)
Amateur standard 35 ans et plus
  1. Yves Verret & Agathe Geoffrion (21121)
  2. Jean-François Gosselin & Sylvie Gosselin (12212)
  3. Serge Blais & Josée Nadeau (34534)
  4. André Plante & Suzanne Murray (45343)
  5. Patrick Franchino & Lucie Pelletier (53455)
  6. Sylvain Laperrière & Chantal Cyr (66666)
Amateur latin 19+
  1. Dominique Lacroix & Delphine Romaire (11111)
  2. Christian Milette & Claudia Primeau Sauvé (22222)
  3. Danny Arbour & Myriam Savaria (43433)
  4. Francis Lafrenière & Christine Thibault (34344)
  5. Frédéric Côté & Nadia Gaudreault (55555)
  6. Mathieu Caron & Marilyn Prévost (66677)
  7. Simone Zat & Fanny Godin (77766)
Amateur standard 19 ans et plus
  1. Dominique Lacroix & Delphine Romaire (11111)
  2. Jean-François Messier & Marie Bolduc (22222)
  3. Christian Milette & Claudia Primeau-Sauvé (33333)
  4. Francis Lafrenière & Christine Thibault (44554)
  5. Simone Zat & Fanny Godin (55445)
  6. Jean-Philippe Milot & Ekaterina Stylsenko (76667)
  7. Louis-Philippe Deslauriers & Vanessa Primeau Poirier (67776)
Amateur Jeunesse standard (16-18 ans)
  1. Louis-Philippe Deslauriers & Vanessa Primeau Poirier
Amateur Junior standard (12-15 ans)
  1. Benoit Duquette & Marjolaine Milette
Amateur latin jeunesse (16-18 ans)
  1. Louis-Philippe Deslauriers & Vanessa Primeau Poirier
  2. François Pruneau & Kate Mineau
Amateur latin junior (12-15 ans)
  1. Benoit Duquet & Marjolaine Milette
UK Open Dance Championships, Bournemouth, 22-24 Jan 2002
The results of these events are in the UK Open section
Hannes Emrich & Mette Gammelgaard split
Hannes Emrich & Mette Gammelgaard (shown right), a successful Professional 10 dance competitors representing Austria have terminated their partnership. They both would like to thank their teachers and friends for all their support over the years. They both are looking for new partners.

Mette can be contacted on +45 20217711 or at : mette@gammelgaard.com and will be at the UK Championships in January.

Hannes can be contacted on +44 (0)7710 061078 or at Hannes@hmitservices.com and will also be at the UK.
Older news are on NewsNet archive 2001 part 2