The hotly anticipated 2008 World Latin Formation Championships did not disappoint! 22 Teams from around the world descended on Wiener Neustadt, Austria, to compete for the title. With the standard across all teams higher than ever, XS Latin were thrilled to receive two recalls to the semi-final, placing them 14th overall.

After a very tight competition, XS Latin won the British National Latin Formation Championships, held in the Winter Garden’s Empress Ballroom in Blackpool. It’s the third time the team has won the title and means they will be representing England at next year’s European Championships in Lithuania.

Competing with their new Night Fever routine for the first time, XS Latin gave a good performance at the 2008 British Open in Blackpool and secured their chance to represent England at the World Championships later in the year in Austria.

The inspiration for this, XS Latin’s 8th themed routine, was the London stage production of Saturday Night Fever, which played at the London Palladium and was choreographed by Arlene Philips. One of the team members, along with her sister, displayed a worrying devotion to the production, having seen it on stage several times, and, after some successful campaigning, persuaded the coaches and the team to buy into this theme. Perhaps a little dancing to Staying Alive at the 2007 World Championship’s after-party proved the clincher …

XS starts the year with a new routine. After enjoying the sounds of the Bee Gees at the Bremerhaven post-comp party, Night Fever was the natural choice.