USA won Team Match
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SDsalsaguy
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WOW! Waaaaay cool!
(As if I wasn't bummed out enough about missing Blackpool this year... :sigh:
(As if I wasn't bummed out enough about missing Blackpool this year... :sigh:
Laura
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The program listed Paul Killick & Olga Rodinova as one of the Latin couples for England, but in reality Ryan McShane & Rachel Heron (who were Rising Star Finalists the night before) danced.
Does Olga have some kind of rule about dancing with guys named Paul? Her last partner was Paul Richardson, and I think before that she danced with Paul King, right? And now she's with Paul Killick? I guess she'll never forget her partner's name, eh?
Too bad they didn't dance, I'd have loved to have seen it!!!!
Does Olga have some kind of rule about dancing with guys named Paul? Her last partner was Paul Richardson, and I think before that she danced with Paul King, right? And now she's with Paul Killick? I guess she'll never forget her partner's name, eh?
Too bad they didn't dance, I'd have loved to have seen it!!!!
chocolatchica
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Yay!!! Sorry I didn't post in time Laura. Had to stay late night at work :-( Wish I was in Blackpool. GO TEAM US!!! WOOHOO!!!
Nik
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The program listed Paul Killick & Olga Rodinova as one of the Latin couples for England, but in reality Ryan McShane & Rachel Heron (who were Rising Star Finalists the night before) danced.
Does Olga have some kind of rule about dancing with guys named Paul? Her last partner was Paul Richardson, and I think before that she danced with Paul King, right? And now she's with Paul Killick? I guess she'll never forget her partner's name, eh?
She couldn't come.
Laura
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The teams were:
JAPAN
Intro theme: martial arts and cute girls
captain: Yoshihiro Yamamoto
ballroom: Seiji Tanidou & Emi Hayano and Tomoki Shiraishi & Kaori Shiraishi
latin: Atsuki Ohmura & Megumi Wada and Toshihiko Makamura & Tomoko Aoyagi
USA
Intro theme: some really odd thing with American Indians and condoms that didn't seem clear enough to be humorous
captain: Gary McDonald
ballroom: Arunas Bizokas & Katusha Demidova and Victor Fung & Anna Mikhed
latin: Riccardo Cocci & Yulia Zagoruychenko and Andre Gavriline & Elena Kryuchkova
ITALY
Intro theme: "Faces of the Past and Future" -- some people dressed in masks as famous judges of yore were judging/instructing the team members
captain: Catia Vanone
ballroom: Mirko Gozzoli & Alessia Betti and Roberto Villa & Morena Colagreco
latin: Benedetto Capraro & Marta Faiola and Maurizio Ghigiarelli & Manuela Andracchio
GREAT BRITAIN
Intro theme: "Ladies Night" -- the past ladies champions danced solo (i.e. sans male partner). It was AWESOME...I can't even remember who all was there, but there was Ann Lewis, Lorraine Barry, Hazel Fletcher, Dorreen (forgot her last name, was champion with Harry Smith Hampshire!), Gaynor Fairweather, and like 10 more! The whole ballroom was on their feet, clapping with delight and cheering with abandon. So nice when in ballroom couples are often referred to by the man's name, as if his partner didn't exist!
captain: Vicky Barr
ballroom: Timothy Howson & Joanne Bolton and Christopher Hawkins & Justyna Hawkins
latin: Alex Ivanets & Lisa Bellinger-Ivanets and Ryan McShane & Rachel Heron
Judges:
Rene Barsi (France)
Espen Salberg (Norway)
Peter Smith (New Zealand)
Grand total scores:
1) USA 298.0
2) Great Britain 294.5
3) Italy 293.7
4) Japan 288.7
Watching this was so delightful...it was like being presented with a box of fabulous gourmet chocolates and finding out that not only were they delicious, but they were entirely calorie-free.
JAPAN
Intro theme: martial arts and cute girls
captain: Yoshihiro Yamamoto
ballroom: Seiji Tanidou & Emi Hayano and Tomoki Shiraishi & Kaori Shiraishi
latin: Atsuki Ohmura & Megumi Wada and Toshihiko Makamura & Tomoko Aoyagi
USA
Intro theme: some really odd thing with American Indians and condoms that didn't seem clear enough to be humorous
captain: Gary McDonald
ballroom: Arunas Bizokas & Katusha Demidova and Victor Fung & Anna Mikhed
latin: Riccardo Cocci & Yulia Zagoruychenko and Andre Gavriline & Elena Kryuchkova
ITALY
Intro theme: "Faces of the Past and Future" -- some people dressed in masks as famous judges of yore were judging/instructing the team members
captain: Catia Vanone
ballroom: Mirko Gozzoli & Alessia Betti and Roberto Villa & Morena Colagreco
latin: Benedetto Capraro & Marta Faiola and Maurizio Ghigiarelli & Manuela Andracchio
GREAT BRITAIN
Intro theme: "Ladies Night" -- the past ladies champions danced solo (i.e. sans male partner). It was AWESOME...I can't even remember who all was there, but there was Ann Lewis, Lorraine Barry, Hazel Fletcher, Dorreen (forgot her last name, was champion with Harry Smith Hampshire!), Gaynor Fairweather, and like 10 more! The whole ballroom was on their feet, clapping with delight and cheering with abandon. So nice when in ballroom couples are often referred to by the man's name, as if his partner didn't exist!
captain: Vicky Barr
ballroom: Timothy Howson & Joanne Bolton and Christopher Hawkins & Justyna Hawkins
latin: Alex Ivanets & Lisa Bellinger-Ivanets and Ryan McShane & Rachel Heron
Judges:
Rene Barsi (France)
Espen Salberg (Norway)
Peter Smith (New Zealand)
Grand total scores:
1) USA 298.0
2) Great Britain 294.5
3) Italy 293.7
4) Japan 288.7
Watching this was so delightful...it was like being presented with a box of fabulous gourmet chocolates and finding out that not only were they delicious, but they were entirely calorie-free.
Doreen Casey ( 59, 60, and 61 )
chocolatchica
New Member
Condoms and Native Americans???? Must have been interesting.... I don't see it....lol
Standarddancer
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That's really fantastic!!! so happy for that!!!
Standarddancer
Well-Known Member
I thought we deserved to win the year before too when we placed a close 2nd...anyway, finally happened!!!
Sambero
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The program listed Paul Killick & Olga Rodinova as one of the Latin couples for England, but in reality Ryan McShane & Rachel Heron (who were Rising Star Finalists the night before) danced.
Does Olga have some kind of rule about dancing with guys named Paul? Her last partner was Paul Richardson, and I think before that she danced with Paul King, right? And now she's with Paul Killick? I guess she'll never forget her partner's name, eh?
.. it was a pity that Killick and Olga didn't get a chance to compete. That would have definitely been worth watching ! Her partner before Richardson was KEVIN king so her Paul fettish is more recent =))