SnowBall Classic http://www.snowballclassic.com Spectacular. Snowball. We promote participation in DanceSport by producing a spectacular, volunteer-driven DanceSport destination event for competitors of all levels. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:58:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Slider Post 6 http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/08/slider-post-6/ http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/08/slider-post-6/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:49:39 +0000 SnowBall Classic http://www.snowballclassic.com/?p=720 http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/08/slider-post-6/feed/ 0 IDSF International Open Latin 2011 Results http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/02/idsf-international-open-latin-2011-results/ http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/02/idsf-international-open-latin-2011-results/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:07:24 +0000 SnowBall Classic http://www.snowballclassic.com/?p=701 A spectacular finish to the 2011 SnowBall Classic. Congratulations to Zoran and Tatsiana on their IDSF International Open Latin win!

  1. 276 Zoran Plohl & Tatsiana Lahvinovich – Croatia
  2. 258 Martino Zanibellato & Michelle Abildtrup – Denmark
  3. 212 Klemen Prasnikar & Alexandra Averkieva – Slovenia
  4. 321 Miha Vodicar & Nadiya Bychkova – Slovenia
  5. 103 Anton Belyayev & Antoaneta Popova – Canada
  6. 136 Yvo Eussen & Elisabeth Novotny – Sweden
  7. 104 Vladyslav Bohdanov & Maryana Dudchenko – Canada

Join us next year for the 2012 SnowBall Classic, starting February 17, 2012!

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Congratulations again to Dmitry and Olga from Russia on their second win in two nights!

  1. 298 Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova (Russia)
  2. 300 Marco Cavallaro & Joanne Clifton (Italy)
  3. 224 Anton Skuratov & Alena Uehlin (Germany)
  4. 235 Lukasz Tomczak & Aleksandra Jurczak (Poland)
  5. 161 Matej Kralj & Spela Kralj (Slovenia)
  6. 302 Miha Vodicar & Nadiya Bychkova (Slovenia)

Doors open tomorrow morning at 9 am for Junior, Juvenile and Youth as well as Pro-Am events. Tickets are only $25 at the door if you want to catch it live!

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Congratulations to Dmitry Zharkov and Olga Kulikova from Russia on placing first in all five dances in the IDSF World Cup Standard! Here are the results from this evening’s final:

  1. 298 Dmitry Zharkov and Olga Kulikova (Russia)
  2. 300 Marco Cavallaro and Joanne Clifton (Italy)
  3. 224 Anton Skuratov and Alena Uehlin (Germany)
  4. 208 Yuri Petrov & Yana Kozhukhar (Ukraine)
  5. 235 Lukasz Tomczak and Aleksandra Jurczak (Poland)
  6. 161 Matej Kralj and Spela Kralj (Slovenia)

Doors open tomorrow morning at 9 am for Adult Latin, Senior Standard events and the initial rounds of the IDSF International Open Standard. Tickets at the door if you want to catch it live!

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In addition to World Ranking IDSF entries, we have one of the highest numbers of bronze and below competitors in BC’s history.

The 2011 SnowBall will make history. Be part of it.

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Get your tickets soon to see these world-class DanceSport competitors compete and perform!

]]> http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/01/international-couples-at-the-2011-snowball-classic/feed/ 0 Genya Mazo and Maria Shibalova, 2005 http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/01/genya-mazo-and-maria-shibalova-2005/ http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/01/genya-mazo-and-maria-shibalova-2005/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:22:26 +0000 SnowBall Classic http://www.snowballclassic.com/?p=667 As we get closer to the opening of the 2011 SnowBall Classic, our Youtube Channel will see even more activity, highlighting showcase dances from previous years.

This week’s video is a showcase dance by former US Champions Genya Mazo and Maria Shibalova. See the entire routine on the DSBC YouTube Channel!

For more information see our tickets and registration information pages on our website.

See you at SnowBall!

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This week’s video features current world Standard DanceSport champions, Benedetto Ferruggia and Claudia Köhler from Germany. Benedetto and Claudia competed at the 2005 and 2007 SnowBall Classic competitions — their Showcase Dance in 2005 was a passionate Tango. Since 2005, Benedetto and Claudia have soared through the international ratings. For the last two years running, they have the IDSF World Standard Championships.

]]> http://www.snowballclassic.com/2011/01/benedetto-ferruggia-and-claudia-kohler-tango/feed/ 0 Zoran Plohl and Tatsiana Lahvinovich, 2007 http://www.snowballclassic.com/2010/12/zoran-plohl-and-tatsiana-lahvinovich-2007/ http://www.snowballclassic.com/2010/12/zoran-plohl-and-tatsiana-lahvinovich-2007/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:12:23 +0000 SnowBall Classic http://www.snowballclassic.com/?p=653 Currently ranked second in the world in Amateur Latin, Croatian couple Zoran Plohl and Tatsiana Lahvinovich first danced at the SnowBall Classic in 2004. They have placed in the top two in every competition they have entered over the past year, including a recent second place finish at the World Latin Championships in New York.

We are pleased to announce that Zoran and Tatsiana have confirmed they will be attending the 2011 SnowBall Classic.

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