GOC 2015

It's amazing that it's our 5th year competing at GOC, one of the biggest and most prestigious competitions in the world.  It always draws a lot of the best dancers from around the globe.  We finished 37th out of 145 couples, which is a great result for us considering the caliber of dancers present.  Our coaches, Paolo and Silvia were very happy with our dancing and improvement in areas we have been working on.  The endless process of aiming to improve yourself is what makes dancing so challenging, but also rewarding.  

We now prepare for our World Championships in Prague on September 5th.  Wish us luck!

Show in Masi 2015

What a memorable night!  We did a big show together with our friends in Molinella, along with our legendary coaches, Paolo and Silvia.  It was a great privilege to honor them in Paolo's home town of Masi, Italy.  We were welcomed by his family into his home and you can see how important family is in contributing to their success.  

For us, it was a dream come true.  It was 10 years ago that Gloria first saw Silvia competing live in Snowball Classic and fell in love with her.  Never in a million years did we think we would be part of a show to commemorate their illustrious career in front of a full house in a lovely town in Italy.  It was great fun dancing for the warm and appreciative crowd on a night we will never forget!

Wuppertal Dancecomp 2015

What a battle!  This was our first time competing in Wuppertal, Germany, and we both agree it was the toughest competition we have ever done.  There were over 100 couples in our category so it was a big competition, drawing a lot of the best dancers.  Even from the very first round, the bar was raised and we were towered over by big tall Germans everywhere!  We didn't even know if the judges saw us enough to make if past the first round.  We fought very hard thru 4 rounds and were thrilled to finish 15th!  

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Lasko Open 2015

Our first competition in Europe after 3 months in Canada is the Lukec Open in Lasko, Slovenia.  Originally called the Krsko Open, this is the third new location in as many years.  We won our first international competition 2 years ago in Krsko, and this year finished 3rd. It was very hot and about 30 degrees, but we managed to survive the heat and make it on the podium.  A good start to our European competitions! 

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Lowcost Prato 2015

Prato is a small town in the beautiful region of Tuscany.  We competed this past Sunday here at one of the Lowcost series competitions.  It is called Lowcost because it is only 9€ for a couple to compete and free entrance for the audience which is a great way to promote the sport.  These competitions invites WDSF international judges and draws a lot of top couples.  Lowcost competitions around Italy are always held in Sport Halls, where they have nice large floors and you can really unleash your body flight.  We always have to compete in Over 16 yr category because it is the only Open to the world category.  Senior categories are closed to only Italians.  We placed 20 out of 96 couples.  Another good fight.   

Antwerp Diamond Cup 2015

This is the fourth year we compete in Antwerp, Belgium.  We travelled by plane, train, and bus and finally arrived at the hotel after 6 hours of traveling.  This year, they were holding the Senior 1 10-dance and Senior 3 Standard World Championships at Antwerp Diamond Cup. It is amazing to see how much the calibre has gone up in all the categories.  We finished top 10 out of 36 couples and were very happy with how we danced and placed.  Considering 8 out of 9 couples ahead of us ranked top 10 in the world, we think we put on a pretty good fight! #dancesport #training #competition 

First week back to Italy

back to Italy for 10 days and we already did lessons, DSI lectures, Group practice, Performance training, 2 Rambo trainings and a competition.  We competed our first competition of the year against 129 couples in over 16 year old category and placed 31!! Our coach, Silvia Pitton is happy with our performance and so are we!  #dancesport #athletes #training # nopainnogain # evolutionsporttherapy # Naturesessence