http://latinballroom.net Resources for Latin Dancers Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:13:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/11/slavik-kryklyvyy-anna-melnikova-interview-in-russian/ http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/11/slavik-kryklyvyy-anna-melnikova-interview-in-russian/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:33:28 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/11/slavik-kryklyvyy-anna-melnikova-interview-in-russian/ Dancesport.ru did an interview with Slavik Kryklyvyy and Anna Melnikova recently, and they posted the video clip yesterday. I think it was right after the Winter Star Championship that was held last weekend (February 5 thru 6). The interview looks very casual with a bit too much of background noises. Even though they lost the [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/11/slavik-kryklyvyy-anna-melnikova-interview-in-russian/feed/ 5 http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/04/uk-open-championship-2010-pro-latin-results/ http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/04/uk-open-championship-2010-pro-latin-results/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:53:23 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1551 The 2010 UK Open Championship Professional Latin was held in January 21st, so this is not really new but I want to put the results here anyway. Top 2 couples were as expected and a lot of people were speculating/wondering how Slavik Kryklyvy and Anna Melnikova would do. They got the fifth place followed by [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2010/02/04/uk-open-championship-2010-pro-latin-results/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/14/maurizio-vescovo-andra-vaidilaite/ http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/14/maurizio-vescovo-andra-vaidilaite/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:29:13 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1550 Maurizo Vescovo & Andra Vaidilaite’s videos are out! They are looking good! The UK Championship is coming up and I’m sure they’ll be in it. You can see the video here.]]> http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/14/maurizio-vescovo-andra-vaidilaite/feed/ 1 http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/09/yulia-zagoryuchenkos-costumes-for-sale/ http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/09/yulia-zagoryuchenkos-costumes-for-sale/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:08:55 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1546 I went over to Ricardo & Yulia’s/Max & Yulia’s/Max & Beata’s official home page, mydance.net to check out their schedule and found out their costumes are for sale. The costume sale section lists 35 costumes, mostly from Yulia and some from Max. Some are competition costumes and some are from their show dances. The site [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/09/yulia-zagoryuchenkos-costumes-for-sale/feed/ 1 http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/06/ricardo-cocchi-yulia-zagoryuchenko-interview/ http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/06/ricardo-cocchi-yulia-zagoryuchenko-interview/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:14:57 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1543 This is my fourth consecutive post about an interview. Dancebeat has an interview with Ricardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoryuchenko in their May 2009 issue. So, this is not a new interview but interesting nonetheless. (The interview is on page 12 in the publication.) I still remember when Yulia and Maxim Kozhevnikov announced their decision to [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2010/01/06/ricardo-cocchi-yulia-zagoryuchenko-interview/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/30/hanna-karttunen-interview/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/30/hanna-karttunen-interview/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:12:41 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1342 Dancesportinfo.net did an interview with Hanna Karttunen in which she talked about her brief partnership with Slavik Kryklyvyy. It is an interesting read. She talks about how she and Slavik became a partner and explains that the difficulty in their partnership was due, in part, to their physical location differences, and continues to say: we [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/30/hanna-karttunen-interview/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/16/world-superstars-dance-festival-2009-dvd/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/16/world-superstars-dance-festival-2009-dvd/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:06:26 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1298 World Superstars Dance Festival 2009 DVD is already out at Dancevision. This year’s lineup is: Michael Malitowski & Joanne Leunis (Poland) Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko (USA) Franco Formica & Oxana Lebedew (Germany) Sergey Surkov & Melia (Poland) Slavik Kryklyvyy & Anna Melnikova (Russia) Maxim Kozhevnikov & Beata (USA) We have Slavik Kryklyvvy & Anna [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/16/world-superstars-dance-festival-2009-dvd/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/13/kremlin-cup-2009-results/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/13/kremlin-cup-2009-results/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:17:37 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1288 The Kremlin Cup 2009 was held last week. Slavik Kryklyvyy and Anna Melnikova competed and got the third place. There was some discussion about their and other couples’ placement in this thread at Dance Forums. Slavik and Anna seem to be progressing well as partners. However, other couples, notably Sergey Sourkov and Melina, are improving [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/11/13/kremlin-cup-2009-results/feed/ 1 http://latinballroom.net/2009/10/02/exciting-new-partnerships-maurizio-vescovo-stefano-di-filippo/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/10/02/exciting-new-partnerships-maurizio-vescovo-stefano-di-filippo/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:56:19 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1267 Maurizio Vescovo Photo from Dancesportinfo.net Maurizio Vescovo has found a new partner after breaking off the partnership with Melinda Törökgyörgy earlier this year. Representing Hungary, Maurizio and Melinda danced together for at least 10 years and won all the major amateur titles. Melinda already found a new partner, Andrej Skufca, and her new partnership seems [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/10/02/exciting-new-partnerships-maurizio-vescovo-stefano-di-filippo/feed/ 0 http://latinballroom.net/2009/09/13/slavik-and-annas-first-competition/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/09/13/slavik-and-annas-first-competition/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:08:51 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=1250 Slavik Kryklyvyy and Anna Melnikova competed for the first time as a professional couple last night in Orland, Florida. The event was U.S.D.C. (United States Dance Championship). This partnership seems to be progressing well considering how long it took for Slavik and Hanna, Slavik’s former partner, to enter their first competition. As you know, Anna [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/09/13/slavik-and-annas-first-competition/feed/ 2