It looks like longer skirts are in for latin competition costumes. This is something I noticed last year while watching the 2008 Blackpool latin finals. I continue to see longer hemlines, especially in competitions in Europe. Most of them have a single or double slit(s) that go(es) up quite high so the skirt doesn’t get in the way of dancing.

Still, some skirts are so long…. some are at the ankle length. Overall, the knee length seems to be becoming a norm.

I paid special attention to jive where there are kicks and flicks when I watched competition videos. Since high-level dancers are very skillful, they hold their long skirt when necessary and the movement itself accentuate their routine. I, on the other hand, can’t handle long skirts well for a jive.

Anyways, here’s a collection of long skirted female competitors from recent competitions.

Anna Melnikova Anna Melnikova and Slavik Kryklyvyy at World Masters 2009 (November).

Yulia Zagoryuchenko

Ricardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoryuchenko at World Masters 2009 (November).
Joanna Leunis Michael Malitowski and Joanna Leunis at World Masters 2009 (November).
Jana Pokrovskaya Evgeni Ryupin and Jana Pokrovskaya at World Masters 2009 (November).
Elizaveta Divak Evgeniy Imrekov and Elizaveta Divak at Russion Open 2009 (October).
Anna Firstova Alexei Silde and Anna Firstova at World Games 2009.
Anna Kuzminskaya Andrei Zaitsev and Anna Kuzminskaya at World Games 2009.
<br /> Melinda Torokgyorgy Maurizio Vescovo and Melinda Torokgyorgy at 2009 Blackpool.