New Year New Challenges

Hi Guys,

How was your New Year's Eve?

I hope that all you have promissed to yourselves or this what you are dreaming for will come true!

I am wondering what this new 2015 year holds for me... Last year wasn't perfect, I guess it's even silly to expect sth perfect from un-perfect world. But still there were many rocky roads and I have fallen more times then I can count.

At the end of 2013 I have finished my 3 years relationship. It wasn't easy. It changed me and seriously messed me up, I lost my ways. That was a time when I made decision and started my dancing again. After that I have decided to leave my day job as trainings, private lessons and dance stuff in general was taking too much out of me and I knew I wouldn't be able to keep on doing both for much longer. So, my income went down as I started to live out of dance jobs only. However I was still very happy cuz I was doing sth what after all...  I love so deeply.

Ahhh... if this only could've been all. On some point I started to feel lonely. I started on thinking that having someone next to me would be like a sweet cherry on a chocolate cake. As it turned out I was wrong. Not only my reasons for going into sth but the person himself was a total mistske... just hurt me more. As I haven't shared any of my feelings on that relation I have managed to got up quite quickly.

I don't really know to whom or if I should thank, but that's not all. On the 15th of December I have met someone as it turned up who I knew for the past 7 years... I started new, real, honest, loving relationship and I still dance! I am a bit scared to open myself again an to be hurt again... but somewhere deep inside I feel like it can't be different I just have to give it a go. I am very happy... At this point of this new relationship in my life I could not imagine to have it with anyone else.

So yes, even that it was a hard year, full of life changing decisions I can still say that I am happy. That even that I still fight with all my problems - now, I don't do it alone... I dance... I smile... And my heart feels funny each time I think of my partner... This new person who entered my life so suddenly and from the first minute found for himself a little place in my heart!

I guess what I want to say is that life may very often feel unfair and give us bad time one time after another... But if we stay calm and remain strong we can be sure that we are heading towards sun, the better days!

That was my year, some things to celebrate and some to forget... but New Year is just once a year and I hope you made the most of it!

Happy New Year Everyone!

I am going to get ready to bed I have to be fresh for tomorrow's training. With a new year I promissed myself to enter some of very important dance competitions and I like to be ready. So, working hard and harder is my new favorite thing! :)

I will see you soon!

Keep Calm & DANCE!

Adrian :)

My Christmas... My Christmas Gift... And Stupid Cupid! :D

Hello Lovely People,

I hope you are all well.

Our First Xmas - Strolling through Christmasy London

I am so sorry I didn't write to you for so long. I was closed up in my problems, felt like not myself for a while... And then funny thing happened, just when I was about to give up and started feeling sorry for myself... I've met someone.

I guess it's true what they say, that sth special comes along when you don't look for it. Feeling happy, full of joy and hope again lifted my spirits up. I was never big on Christmas, always thought that is too commercial. But this year I could not celebrate it, after all this new person in my life is a Christmas gift! So, it happened I made Christmas this year, good food, good wine, candles, Christmas music and us... It was the best Christmas yet!

Even that I still try to solve all of my problems I am feeling happy and have some strange believe that I can make it, that from now long everything is going to be just great! It was on Stupid Cupid out there somewhere... ahaha... but yes, I think I couldn't be more happier right now... :D

Our First Xmas - Xmas table, romantic style :D

So even that Christmas is over now and we all are waiting for the New Year I am still kind a in that mood and I have just seen coolest Christmas lights yet! Just check it out:

And this Christmas display is to 'Let It Go' song... :)

Ok... now few words about my dancing cuz after all this blog is about dance, love for the sport and for the art of dance itself...

I am not dancing that much right now, my practises are shorter as my dance partner went to to visit her family for Christmas. We are going to be back on truck from the 4th of January next year. Till then we are practising separately.

As you already know, from time to time I like to say 'See you soon' by a dance video. Video I made or found on the web, video I simply like, video which reminds me of sth or giving an inspiration... Today I am going to post 2 videos, both to 'Let It Go' song which is so Christmas and winter like but so joyful in the same time :)

So get ready for a light dance and contemporary routine from 'Dancing With The Stars' TV show:

I hope you all have had a great Christms with your friends and families...

I will see you soon.

Keep Calm & DANCE!

Adrian :)

Today's Thoughts and Latin Dancing :D

Hello Guys,

Hmmm.... I don't really have much to say about dancing today. I am very busy for the past some time, have loads on my mind and try to go visit Poland as soon as possible. So, honestly I am somewhere else entirely.

My mind is surrounded by my personal problems... I was thinking, am I a bad guy? I know I am straight forward kind of guy maybe even too straight forward, I am also impatient, critical and demanding. But still does it make me bad? Don't I have any good qualities... Everyone does, so I do have some! I am not bad... I honestly have to stop think that... It is not helping! :D

I am writing this stuff as I put myslef in a difficult situation, socially and personally. I thought I have met someone GREAT, but then realized that even if someone is great doesn't necessary gotta be my kind of great. That this is not really my type of a relation, type of a relation I am looking for.

Long story short, before I realized it, it was too late. Now I am stucked and living this nightmare I made for myself. I know I gotta be strong, wait it till passes and then carry on with my life, but still today it is not a happy day!

Ahhhh....to lift my spirit I am going to repeat an incredible Marilyn Monroe:

I just love this women!

Days like this I like to spend on dancing. Dance and music always make everything better!

So, let's watch some amazing dancers together, let's smile... forget everything even if only for 5 mins :)

Riccardo & Yulia performing Jive:

Stefano Di Fillipo & Dasha dancing Samba:

Michal Malitowski & Joanna Leunis playing with Cha Cha:

Ok, I am going sleep... Thanks guys for 'listening' ahahah... honestly writing to you works better then any therapy I ever heard about! :D

See you soon!

Keep Calm & DANCE!

Adrian :)

WDC AL World Open Dance Championships 2014 in Disney, Paris

Hello Everyone,

I while back I was writing about WDC AL World Open Dance Championships 2014 in Disney in Paris. The tournament finished yesterday and athletes were competing in Latin, Ballroom, Argentin Tango, Belly Dance, American Rhythm, Streetdance and Salsa over 3 days from 5th to 7th of December.

Here you can see an official poster of the event:

And the official video promoting the event:

So here we are, a day after the event.... Social Media is burning with news, videos and pics of these 3 days of dancing. I was just checking the results and couldn't be more happier to be honest.... Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko are this year winners in Professional Latin division, where in the same division a Polish couple Marek Fiksa & Kinga Jurecka-Fiksa finished on 8th place! In the same time another Polish couple Aleksander Holod & Magdalena Kogut won this year Amateur Latin Championship! Great time for Polish dancing!

I am going to share in here final results from Ballroom Professional and Latin Professional divisions only. However, full results from each of the categories you can see under the link below:

http://www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2014/141205/index.htm

And under this link you will find an offical web page of the WDC AL World Open Championships Disney 2014:

http://www.parisworlds.com/

Final results - Professional Ballroom category:

1		Yang Chao & Tan Yi Ling (China)
2		Marat Gimaev & Alina Basyuk (U.S.A.)
3		Eldar Dzhafarov & Anna Sazhina (Azerbadzjan)
4		Angelo Madonia & Maria Mitrokhina (England)
5		Wiktor Kiszka & Genny Favero (Italy)
6		Anton Lebedev & Anna Borsch (Canada)
7		Gaetano Iavarone & Emanuela Napolitano (Italy)

Final results - Professional Latin category:

1		Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko (U.S.A.)
2		Maurizio Vescovo & Andra Vaidilaite (Canada)
3		Andrej Skufca & Melinda (Slovenia)
4		Stefano Di Filippo & Dasha (U.S.A.)
5		Evgeny Smagin & Polina Kazachenko (Russia)
6		Emanuele Soldi & Elisa Nasato (Italy)
7		Justinas Duknauskas & Anna Melnikova (Lithuania)

And here are some pictures to show you guys what Disney is really about (there is not many pictures on the web guys, so I am sharing whatever I have found :D)...

This year Professional Latin winners - Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko

And unfortunately there are still no videos from this WDC AL World Championships Disney 2014. I have found one video on Facebook, you can see it under the link below (I hope) - Please, remember to turn on HD option for better quality of the video:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10201906138294757

As I said there is no videos of this event yet so, I am going to show you have the the Disney looked like in 2013:

And between the tournaments... there was a party time!

So my dearest, that is all I have for you today...

See you next time!

Keep Calm & DANCE!

Adrian:)

#PartnerWithBeata - Fight a cancer...

Good Evening Everyone,

It is 11:25pm here in London and I have another important message to send across.

While back I was writing about Beata Onefater, professional Latin dancer who has retaired from competitive dancing in 2004.

I will paste here informations I have once written about Beata on my 'Name & Face' page:

Beata was born in Lithuania, started her dance career at the age of 6. She became the Lithuanian and former Soviet Union youth latin, ballroom, and folk dancing champion. She moved to the U.S. at the age of sixteen. At that time she began her ten year partnership with Michael Wentink.

In 1998, Beata and Michael became World Amateur Latin Champions and won British Open (Blackpool), UK Championships, International Championships, US Open, German Open, Swiss Open and all other amateur competitions. They remained undefeated as amateurs, as well as, undefeated South African Latin Amateur and Professional Champions for 10 years. In 1999, they turned professional and were finalists of every major international competition. In 2004, they moved to New York and were representing the United States. At the end of 2004, Beata retired from competitive dancing. From the end of 2007 to 2009, Beata performed a showdance program worldwide.

Presently, Beata is coaching and lecturing and adjudicating competitions in all parts of the world.

As you can see for yourselves, Beata Onefater is a huge part of dance sport history and that's why my message and story I am writting today is so important to all of us dancers but also for everyone who knows Beata or is just passionate about the sport.

Beata was diagnosed with late stage overian cancer in the mid-November. This's trully shocking news to all of us, but there is one incredible thing in all that impossible situation! Dancers from around the world have joined there forces to help Beata fight this awfull disease. Initiative called 'Partner with Beata' is to help collect enough money to give her fair chances of fighting it!

Few facts from 'Partner with Beata':

Beata was diagnosed with late stage ovarian cancer in mid-November. Unlike you and me, the cancer doesn’t care about her spirit, her contribution to dancing, or her beauty. It doesn’t care about her family, her husband, or their friends. It doesn’t care, but we hope all of the people who have been touched by Beata do care because she needs your help.

Ballroom Dancing teaches you a lot. One of its greatest lessons is the importance of partnership. Your partner is there to support you, to bring out the best in you, to make you better than you could ever be on your own. If you are falling, your partner catches you. If you are tired, your partner helps you through. Your partner is your foundation. Fighting cancer is similar: it beats you up, it wears you out, it tears you down and your support system is what is there to make sure you don’t fall down.

This adversary is going to be tough to beat. It will test her resolve more than anything she has faced before. Beata is a champion who can face any challenge, but she can’t do it alone. The reality is, treating cancer is expensive and ballroom dancers still do not have access to the type of medical insurance needed to make such a battle financially possible.

You can make donations to Beata's Cancer Fund by going to the link below:

http://savebeata.com/donate/

Finishing this post I would like to show you my friends how incredible dancer and beautiful soul Beata trully is:

Thank you guys for reading. If you feel that you can help please, do so! #PartnerWithBeata

Share your love one to another cuz as one Polish saying states:

'Let's hurry to love people now as they leave us so fast'

See you soon guys!

Adrian :)

Paulo Coelho about love...

Hi Everyone,

How is your evening guys?

I am not practising my dancing for the past 2 days cuz of a knee injury so, my evening is very quiet.
In the same time I am feeling like a drug addict who can't get his drug, being not able to dance is awful. This reminds me a quote from one of the books written by Paulo Coelho - 'By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept':

"Love is like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day, you want more. You're not addict yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things. You think about the person you love for two minutes, and forget them for three hours. But then you get used to the person, and you bebin to be completely dependent on them. Now you think about him for three hours and forget him for two minutes. If he's not there, you feel like an addict who can't get a fix. And just as addicts steal and humiliate themselves to get what they need, you're willing to do anything for love."

In my opinion, even that he writes there about love, being not able to do what you feel so passionate about is absolutely comparable. Love is a drug but so, is your passion... Or maybe passion is your life?

That's why I very much like what Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko have said in one of their short movies, you can check it out under the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152378681691459&pnref=story

Yes, it is not only a a strive for perfection but your life... everything you do and the way you do it is done cuz of your passion for dance.

And the good thing is that I am on the dance floor tomorrow, I am having a private class with my coach so can't really miss it :)

Then, on Friday I am going to perform Rumba with my new dance partner... Extremely exiting but also stressful. We dance together for little over a month and we have never performed together. So, if someone up there would like to wish me some luck, I take it!

And... If I will have any recordings from this Rumba presentation and there will be anything worth to show you guys I will definitely post it in here.

Now, let's have some YouTube talk. I don't know, if you are checking You Tube to see what is in there, funny stuff or creepy... I like to doing it from time to time and last time I came a cross some crazy stuff.

That's why let's have some fun now:

And at last... Travis Wall...!...

Ahahah...

Don't be confused Travis is a great American dancer and dance instructor specializing in contemporary and jazz. He is well known for his appearance as a competitor on the second season of 'So You Think You Can Dance' in 2006. As of 2012, he is a choreographer for the show and in 2011 he was nominated for Emmy for his work on the show's seventh season.











And that would be all for tonight... See you next time!

Keep Calm & DANCE!


Adrian :)

SHARE YOUR LOVE - Weelchair Dance Sport European Championships, Poland 2014!

Hi Everyone,

Tonight I would like to write about sth very important.

I have to say that I am feeling really proud of being Polish and also a dancer!

This year Poland were a host for IPC Weelchair Dance Sport European Championships 2014 in Lomianki. Competitions took place at Integracyjne Centrum Sportowo Dydaktyczne (ICDS) on 8th and 9th of November 2014. There were 150 dancers performing from over 20 countries from around Europe!

That was official poster of the event:

Program of the event and additional informations you can find under link below, on the offical IPC federation's web site:

http://www.paralympic.org/lomianki-2014

And I am going to post some pictures of this great event in here but also you can find full photo relation on the official IPC's Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/IPCWheelchairDanceSport

IPC Weelchair Dance Sport European Championships, Poland 2014 - Photo:

I was really pleased to see that this dance event was wildly shown in TV in many countries around Europe. Here you can see short relation for Ukrainian TV:

And the last video I am going to share is from Facebook, just open the link below and enjoy:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=689381637826022

Finishing this post I just would like to say that it's amazing how people can unite with no limitation - no age, race, disability or look makes a difference. It's only now and here, joy of life, friendships, love... And this few hours when you are performing and where you are no longer disabled, different or simply from a diffrent culture. At that time we are all the same, friends... Just humans who happened to love sth, share same passion and enjoy life as it is!

#FREEDOM #LOVE # JOY #DANCE #HAPPINESS

That's all for tonight guys! Share the love... Love for dance but what is most important, love for each other.

Keep Calm & DANCE!

See you soon,

Adrian