75th Blackpool DanceSport Festival: May 26th - June 2nd, 2000

"DEAR DIARY"...Adventures in Blackpool!

Monday, May 29th, 2000

Monday's events included the Professional Rising Star Modern/Standard. William Pino and Alessandra Bucciarelli were the favourites going into this event, and they made their mark throughout each heat and in the finals. Perhaps one of the best showings was from the German team, Stefan Ossenkop & Pia David, who finished ahead of the other Italian, Michele Bonsignori & Monica Baldasseroni. These were all new professionals, and in recent years during World "Amateur" Championship events, the German team had never placed higher than the Italian team.

Amateur Senior (Over 35) Latin:
1. Alan & Ginny Newman, England
2. Petr Bartunek & Eva Bartunkova, Czech Republic
3. Miquel Alonso & Eva Angues, Spain
4. Jari Huusko & Miriami Hartikainen, Finland
5. Ullrich & Carmen Sommer, Germany
6. Maurizio Delle Fratte & Carla Federici, Italy
7. Paul & Caroline Johnson, England

Professional Rising Star Modern/Standard:
1. William Pino & Alessandra Bucciarelli, Italy
2. Krzysztof & Dorota Tretowski, Poland
3. Shintarou Yanagibashi & Kumiko Asami, Japan
4. Stefan Ossenkop & Pia David, Germany
5. Michele Bonsignori & Monica Baldasseroni, Italy
6. Raffaele Damin & Nicoletta Zabeo, Italy
7. Adam Reeve & Karen Bjork, Iceland

Congratulations to all competitors from Canada, USA, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Special highlights included Danny Quilliam/Lynn Jolicoeur for reaching the 4th round, Claude Martelle & Isabelle Gagne for reaching the 3rd round, Jayne/Mark Marquis for reaching the quarters, and Marcel Ste-Marie & Monique Thivierge for reaching the semi's of their respective divisions.

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