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Interview Sergey Ryupin and Elena Khvorova : They are a newly emerging Latin dance couple, after they suddenly won the Championsip in 2000 U.K. Open Professional Rising Star, immeditely after they turn to professional. They are both from small towns in Siberia, Russia. They are Russian Professional Latin Champions 2001, and semi-finalists(best 12) in the 2001 Blackpool Open British Professinal Latin. If you read the contents of interview with this couple which Ms. Eva of Dancesport-uk has done on Jan. 15th 2002, you will feel their passsion and energy for dancing, as competitive dancers. You will feel they may may appear much bigger in a near future, in the field of Professional Latin Dancing

Timothy Howson & Joanne Bolton, Finalists of British Open Professional Championships 1997,1998 & 1999, and Japan International Professional Modern Champions 1999, and Embassy Ball Professional Open Standard Champions 2000. In the future they aim to become World and British Professional Modern Champions.

Since they teamed up as couple in Aug. 1991, they achieved great results of being champions of almost all amateur modern major competitions during 1993-1995, including British Open Amateur Modern Champions 1993/1994/1995, and Internatioinal Amateur Modern Champions 1993/1994/1995. They turned to professional in 1995, and soon became British Open Professional Rising Stars Champions 1996 and Semi-Finalists of British Open Professional Championships1996, and since then they are are really rising rapidly in the world of professional moden dance competitions.

Timothy and Joanne started to learn dancing at such early age of  5 years old, and 4 yeras old, respectively. Their parents hugely supported their Juvenile, Junior, Youth and part of their Amateur careers once they were together. They both agree that they would not be where they are today without the love, help, advice and financial support of their parents. Read about their story.

Christopher Hawkins & Hazel Newberry, finalists in Blackpool 2000. They are visiting Seoul/Korea during Dec. 2-7th 2000, and are presenting a demonstration show (a five-dance show) at the 4th Korea International Championships in Seoul on Dec. 3rd 2000, while also giving lessons to Korean professional dancers during their stay in Seoul. Read a life-story about Chris and Hazel, and their recent travel to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and San Francisco, etc.

Inga Haas, former Amateur Latin American World Champion, teaches in Semley Dance Studio in London. The Semley Studio is known one of the best places to learn and practise Latin dancing. Read an interesting story about Inga Haas.

Luca and Lorraine Baricchi, Open British Champion in Standard Ballroom. Read INTERVIEW 1999 and INTERVIEW 2000.

Corky Ballas, a living legend of Latin American Dances, former Open Bristish Champion and U.S. Champion. Read INTERVIEW 1998 - Corky Ballas.

Kenn & Malene van Hauen, Danish Professional Standard Champions 1999 & 2000, and Quarterfinalists in British Open Professional Standard 2000. Click here for the story about them and and the beautiful photos.

Gary and Diana McDonald, 8 times undefeated United States Professional 10-Dance Champions 1993-2000, 9 times United States Professional Latin Finalists 1991-1999, 3 times United States Professional Standard Finalists 1995, 1998 and 2000, representing the United States at over 20 World Championships..... Click here and read about them.

William Pino & Alessandra Bucciarelli, an incredibly fast-rising dance couple from Italy. Read about their career story and Interview 2000.

Marcus and Karen Hilton, 9 times former undefeated World Professional Standard Champions.Also included is the interview with Marcus Hilton which was done by Ms. Ruth Gledhill, a writer to The Times newspaper on the topics of religion and dance sport and at the same time a competitive ballroom dancer herself.

In the interview with Marcus Hilton, you may read very important and interesting coaching tips on how he understands of the ballroom dancing mechanism. Marcus emphasizes that he is "dancing on the edge of balance" saying that dancing is movement from "out of balance" to "out of balance." And his theory(?) of  "following his own shadow" is very impressive. This means that a man should follow his own shadow, which is in front of himself and behind the lady, producing a type of sandwich effect.

Read about them and the interview.

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