IDSF World Ten-Dance Championship 2003

On 21-23 February 2003 World Ten-Dance Championship took place in Hyatt Regency Hotel located in downtown Vancouver. 29 couples took part in the event. Moscow residents Marat Gimaev and Alina Bassiouk reconfirmed the title of champions. Second place was taken by couple from Slovenia – Misa Cigoj and Anastasia Novojilova. Misa is known for his skill in playing with audience and eccentricity. Canadian couple Christian Millette Claudia and Primeau-Sauve took sixth place. In Snowball Classic Latin category was won by Latin world champions Franco Formica and Oksana Nikiforova competing for Germany. Winners in Standard - Brian Eriksen Marianne Eihilt. Misa and Nastia were second in both categories. There is local prize of best British Columbia couple. In Adult Latin category it was granted to Dmitry and Katie Ilyushenov, in Adult Standard – to Joel Marasigan and Clara Shih, in both Youth programs – to Vadim Garbuzov amd Nadiya Dyatlova. On the concluding show of nine best Standard couples with mixed partnership Misa Cegoj again excited the public by somewhat challenging dance with partner of Ukrainian participant Dmitro Vlokh. Brian Eriksen tried to smooth the confusion on the fly. Jim Fraser, chairman of Canadian Dance Federation, congratulated everybody with vote in favor of winter Olympics in Vancouver and expressed the hope of final inclusion of Dance Sport into summer Olympics in 2008.

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