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

Dance vs Emotions - Kyle Hanagami & Viet Dang

Hello Lovely People,

Is there anyone who enjoys using public transport? Transport of London is particulary bad and there is always sth wrong with that bloody tube :/

Anyway, I had my weekly private class with my coach today and it only took me over 1,5 hour to get to the studio. In the normal circumstances I would've been all over the place, screaming inside, getting mad - where do I know that from, yes? :) ahahah.... However, this time I took my time to explore YouTube and I have made most amazing discovery: Kyle Hanagami!

This young dancer is from Los Angeles, USA and he is making the most amazing dance videos I have seen on YouTube so far.

There is no simple explanation on why I am so amazed about his work... Maybe is the fact that the first video I found of him was to one song I listen for weeks now? Yes, Christina Perri and 'A Thousand Years' is definitely a factor here. But I am also fascinated by his way of seeing and understanding the enviroment around him, people and their reletaions and also the way he feels about it.








If you like to follow Kyle's work you can join him on his offcial Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kyle-Hanagami/270064642487?sk=timeline

Or on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/kylehanagami

I guess there is no point for me to talk about it any more is much simpler to share his work with you guys and give you an opportunity to make up your own mind about Kyle.

Ok, so first video I am going to share in here is to 'A Thousand Years' song, of course. Hands up, read the Kyle's comment below the video.

And here are couple of different videos I like,

Share your thoughts, if you like it...

I think he is pretty awesome! :D

Hmmm... in London is 2:47am. But talking about Kyle reminded me of Viet Dang really cool dancer who lives in USA and teaches Lirycal Hip Hop at IDA Hollywood. I had great pleasure meeting him in Buenos Aires where he was trying to teach me how to hip hop.... Me dancing Lyrical Hip Hop wasn't impressive lol :P

You can follow his YouTube chanel here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/dancingviet

So I guess this is a perfect moment to share some of Viet's work with you my friends:

Ok guys I am going to bed. Sleep well and see you soon.

Keep Calm & DANCE!

Adrian :)

World Ballroom Champions - Arunas Bizokas & Katusha Demidova

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all well.

After publishing my last post last night I see that it is a bit funny, it's not like rest of my post. So, I have decided to write this post again and hopefully this time it will visiually match the rest of my posts.

Last night on my way back from class I was thinking about you guys and shared amazing story of Arunas Bizokas & Katusha Demidova. Those great Ballroom dancers are from USA and just retained their title for the 6th time and remain undefeated World Champions. This great news came from Blackpool, UK where on the 23rd of November Arunas and Katusha won 2014 WDC Open World Ballroom Championships!

They were just GREAT!

Unfortunately, I can't find any videos from this event :( But would like to show you the perfection in Slow Waltz from 2013 WSSDF:

Going back to the business, the first 10 couples of the World Ballroom Championships 2014 were:

1. Arunas Bizokas & Katusha Demidova (USA)

2. Andrea Ghigiarelli & Sara Andracchio (Great Britain)

3. Domen Krapez & Monica Nigro (Slovenia)

4. Alexander Zhiratkov & Irina Novozhilova (Russia)

5. Chao Yang & Tan Yi Ling (China)

6. Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyeva (USA) WITHDRAWN

7. Warren Boyce & Kristie Boyce (Great Britain)

7. Wiktor Kiszka & Genny Favero (Italy)

9. Marat Gimaev & Alina Basyuk (USA)

9. Angelo Madonia & Maria Mitrokhina (Great Britain)

And full results of the event you can see under the link below:

http://www.scrutelle.info/cgi-bin/results6.pl

Very soon I will start uploading my dance videos in here - I hope - as my dance routines are half way done. I am really looking forward to January 2015, where I will start competing and representing UK in WDC!

I can honestly say there is no better drug than dance! :D

Once you are on the dance floor you are not yourself, you are someone else, someone who was created in that moment by your imagination... You are saying a story. You are showing your feelings. But are those really yours...? You never know, it's just that feeling, emotion you feel in that second... You feel FREE! :D

Ohhh... this made me day dreaming ahahahah :)

Let's enjoy one story together. Story created by Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko:

See you soon lovely people...

Keep Calm & DANCE!

Adrian :)

'Blue Journey' duo & Open World Championships 2014 in Disneyland, Paris.

Hi Guys,

I hope you are all well.

My watch is showing 12:45pm so, I will try to make it short :)

I have discovered 'Blue Journey' dance group from US's edition of 'Got Talent'.

Rachel (18) and Nick (33), were trained by David Middendorp. They are both contemporary/classic dancers making their shows with use of animation. The duo met formally only four days before their audition after they were introduced to each other by a mutual dancer friend.

The story line of their shows is about the journey of a girl that struggles with herself and the world around her. She is the only person in the world with a blue shadow and has the to deal with the conflicts that brings. The video projections shape her world.

I really enjoy their work and the theatrical / poetic nature of performances and that's why I am going to share some videos from their time in 'Got Talent' in here.

More videos from this incredible duo you can find on YouTube! :)

Ok, and now sth for those of you who love a good fairy tale... from 5th to 7th of December 2014 Disneyland in Paris will host WDC AL Open World Championships in Latin, Ballroom, Argentin Tango, Belly Dance, American Rhythm, Streetdance and Salsa! 

Official poster:

This massive dance event will take place in Hotel New York in Disneyland, Paris:

Full program of the event you can find under the link below:

http://www.parisworlds.com/index.php/2014-03-20-09-09-07/program

Open World Championships are going to be crazy and I am deeply jealous of everyone who will be there! Of course I will keep updating my blog with the freshest news from Paris :)

And for me that would be a bed time. After practicing every day and gettingmy new routines in the right place I feel exhausted... Happy!!! But exhausted :D

See you soon!

Adrian

Dutch Open 2014 - Assen

Hello from a rainy London,

This week was incredible important and also memorable for all dancers from around the world... we all were following Dutch Open 2014 taking place in Assen, Holland from 10th to the 16th of November!

And that's a promo clip from this year event:

From what I hear and see online it was truly unforgettable experience for everyone who had a pleasure to be there!

Dutch Open has 2 parts - Dance Camp and main Competition host for 4 days!


Dance Camp:

It is and amazing workshop were you have rare opportunity to be thought by best dancers in the world.

And here I have few pictures from this year camp with Riccardo & Yulia and also Donnie Burns current President of WDC (World Dance Coucil).

Also I have found some videos on YouTube, great to watch and also it gives a better understanding of the camp itself.

Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko:

 

 

 

 Slavik Kryklyvyy & Ekaterina Lapaeva: 

 

 

 

Competitions:

 

This year tournaments were massive. There were couples from 43 countries from around the globe. Dancers were competing for 4 days in various of categories: Junior, Juvenile, Youth, Pro-Amatuer, Raising Stars, Senior, Professional and Show Dance. 

 

Link below will direct you to an offcial website of Dutch Open 2014 were you will see all of the programms, dates, rankings, dance camp, etc:

 

http://www.dansinternationaal.nl/ 

 

I am going to very shortly conclude the results of Latin Professional division only:

 

1		Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko
2		Maurizio Vescovo & Andra Vaidilaite
3		Andrej Skufca & Melinda
4		Evgeny Smagin & Polina Kazachenko
5		Jurij & Jagoda Batagelj
6		Neil & Ekaterina Jones
7		Marek & Kinga Fiksa

 

Full results you can see in the link below:

 

http://www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2014/141113_assen/index.htm 

  

I am so happy that there were Polish couple so high in the final ranking - 7th place for Marek Fiksa & Kinga Jurecka-Fiksa (Professional Latin) and on top of all that they were 3rd in Show Dance category! Amazing achievements!!!

 

And here is Marek & Kinga in their final performance:

 

That would be all from Dutch Open 2014 :)

For me, myself and I last week was a week of reflection... One of the things I had on my mind were my parents. And it just happened that I found this video of Riccardo & Yulia performing Rumba to this song. To this specific song to which my parents met for the first time, danced together for the first time and from which my journey called life has began... <3 - Breathless performance:

Ok, so that would be all for today... See you soon!

Keep calm & DANCE!


Adrian:)

 

Michal Malitowski & Joanna Leunis - Professional World Cup Latin 2014 in Moscow, Russia

Hello Everyone,



Michal Malitowski & Joanna Leunis are victorious again!



This time M&J have won Professional World Cup Latin in Kremlin, Moscow in Russia on the 25th of October 2014.



I have for you a final results from this event:



1. Michal Malitowski & Joanna Leunnis - England
2. Maurizio Vescovo & Andra Vaidilaite - Canada
3. Andrej Skufca & Melinda Torokgyorgy - Slovenia
4. Stefano Di Filippo & Daria Chesnokova - USA
5. Justinas Duknauskas & Anna Melnikova-Duknauske - Lithuania
6. Manuel Favilla & Nataliya Maidiuk - Ukraina



And a full results you can see under the link below:

http://dancesportinfo.net/Competition/2014_Kremlin_World_Cup_Latin_25625/Professional_World_Cup_Latin_353724/Results


And here I have for you some pictures of Michal & Joanna performing at the Professional World Cup Latin 2014:

And here I have official poster of the Professional World Cup Latin 2014:

 
If you go to the link below you will see highlights from the 2014 Kremlin World Cup Latin in Russia:

Ohh... is getting late and I have practice today! All day of Rumba... lol :D
It's a great feeling of practicing and developing routines. I have almost forgotten how refreshing and energetic it is! :D



I am off to bed - Keep Calm and DANCE!
See ya!

Adrian