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The President of the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF), Mr. Carlos Freitag of Spain, announced on February 9 that the IDSF World Cup Latin Competition has been awarded to the SnowBall Classic on January 22-24, 2010 in Vancouver.

The world’s best Latin dancers will compete for one of the most prized trophies in DanceSport, just prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Mark down January 22-24, 2010 for one of the most exciting DanceSport competitions in the world!

Full results are available at http://www.o2cm.com/ under “Results”.

IDSF World Cup Ten Dance

February 10, 2008

18 couples from 18 countries

1) Misa Cigoj & Alexandra Malai - Slovenia

2) Andrey Zaytsev & Anna Kuzminskaya - Russia

3) Martin Dvorak & Zuzana Silhanova - Czech Republic

4) Bjorn Bitsch & Ashli Williamson - Denmark

5) Marco Cuocci & Nadya Dyatlova - Italy

6) Andrej Mosejcuk & Jzabela Janachowska - Poland

7) Anton Belyayev & Karolina Paliwoda - Canada

8) Michal Stukan & Susanne Miscenko - Germany

9) Pasha Pashkov & Inna Brayer - USA

10) Isaac Rovira & Desiree Martin - Spain

11) Volodymyr Lyatov & Veronika Myshko - Ukraine

12) Richard Still & Morgan Hemphill - England

13) Steve Gaudet & Laure Colmard - France

14) Yutaka Kubota & Miyuki Kubota - Japan

15) Anton Sokolov & Katarina Mass - Israel

16) Markus Hackl & Stefanie Krausz - Austria

17) Alexcandar Halleland & Olga Diva - Norway

18) Mark Filotas & Dominika Valler - Hungary

IDSF Adult International Open Standard

February 8, 2008

34 couples from 15 countries

1) Simone Segatori & Annette Sudol - Germany

2) Marco Cavallaro & Joanne Clifton - England

3) Misa Cigoj & Alexandra Malai - Slovenia

4) Martin Dvorak & Zuzana Silhanova - Czech Republic

5) Bjorn Bitsch & Ashli Williamson - Denmark

6) Michal Stukan & Susanne Miscenko - Germany

7) Marco Cuocci & Nadya Dyatlova - Italy

IDSF International Open Latin

February 9, 2008

28 Couples from 15 countries

1) Andrey Zaytsev & Anna Kuzminskaya - Russia

2) Jurij Batagelj & Jagoda Strukelj - Slovenia

3) Martino Zanibellato & Michelle Abildtrup - Denmark

4) Grigory Boldyrev & Andra Vaidilaite - Lithuania

5) Misa Cigoj & Alexandra Malai - Slovenia

6) Marco Cuocci & Nadya Dyatlova - Italy

7) Martin Dvorak & Zuzana Silhanova - Czech Republic

IDSF Senior I Open Standard

February 9, 2008

1) Robert Panther & Birgit Panther - Germany

2) Lonny K. W. Tsang & Susie Tsang - USA

3) George Lindholm & Deborah Wong - Canada

4) Serge Gingras & Lucie Pelletier - Canada

5) Hans Stork & Ans Stork - USA

6) Rob High & Hisae Ito - Canada

Full results are available at http://www.o2cm.com/ under “Results”.

CBC - BC is a sponsor of the SnowBall Classic and they are profiling a number of dancers. Read about the fascinating lives and backgrounds of DanceSport BC members on the CBC web site at: CBC - SnowBall.

You can also enter and win BIG with CBC’s “Worst Dance Blooper” Contest!

Athletes from 20 countries will compete at the IDSF World Cup Ten-Dance on Sunday February 10 at the SnowBall Classic:

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, USA, Poland, and Russia.

The World Cup Ten-Dance (of which there is only one in the world in 2008), is a physically exhausting competition where dancers compete over all 10 dances:

Latin (samba, cha cha, paso doble, jive and rumba); and

Ballroom (waltz, slow foxtrot, tango, Viennese waltz, and quickstep).

Officials from 10 countries will oversee and adjudicate the competition.

• A World-ranking DanceSport competition
• 400 competitors from 20 countries
• 3 full days of competition
• 4 World-ranking events
• Judges from 10 countries
• The World Cup Ten-Dance (only one in the world in 2008), a physically exhausting competition where dancers compete in 10 dances: Latin (samba, cha cha, paso doble, jive and rumba) Ballroom (waltz, slow foxtrot, tango, Viennese waltz, and quickstep)
• A Cultural Olympiad presentation on Sunday February 10

If you thought the hit tv show “Dancing with the Stars” had great dancing, then you’ll be amazed by the world’s best dancers at the SnowBall Classic!

DanceSport BC is very pleased to announce that the SnowBall Classic has moved to a beautiful new venue, the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel (1088 Burrard Street in downtown Vancouver, Canada).

A contract has been signed to host the SnowBall Classic at the Sheraton Vancouver until 2010. The dates are:

• February 8-10, 2008
• February 13-15, 2009 
• January 22-24, 2010 (immediately prior to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver)

The Sheraton Vancouver is the largest hotel west of Toronto. More information on the hotel is available at http://www.sheratonwallcentre.com.

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society (GVFBS) distributes 100,000 lbs. of food to 25,000 people each week in Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver and the North Shore. They receive no government funding and rely solely on private and corporate donations. Most needed items are:

• Canned fish, meat, vegetables, fruit and soup
• Meal in a can such as stews and ravioli
• Pasta, pasta sauce, macaroni & cheese
• Peanut butter

Due to the purchasing power of the GVFBS, every $1 donated can purchase $3 worth of food. Please bring one or more of these items to the SnowBall Classic - there will be a drop box in the lobby. For more information, visit http://www.foodbank.bc.ca/.

Thank you for supporting the Food Bank.