Category: Competitions
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Unprecedented Success for XS Latin at 2017 Nationals
After a wonderful spring season for XS Latin and an exciting guest performance for the A team at the 2017 Dance Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, XS Latin headed to the 2017 Nationals in high spirits and with great expectations. For the second year in a row, XS Latin took three teams to the…
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XS Latin triumphs at British Open
Eight teams were entered but two late withdrawals meant that six teams contested the 2017 British Open Formation Championship. In recent years, this championship has been dominated by teams from China and the USA, but with no teams from either country in attendance this year the title was destined to go to a different country.
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XS Latin secures seventh consecutive UK championship title
The growth of formation dancing in the UK in recent years saw the 2017 UK Championships being expanded to two days. The Adult Formation Championship took place on Saturday 20th June, on the same day as the Junior 4 Couple and the Juvenile 8 Couple Championships.
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XS LATIN B WINS WDC EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP!
The WDC European Championship, held in Blackpool on 16th April 2017, offered a number of firsts for XS Latin. It was the first time XS had competed at the WDC Championship, it was the first time XS Latin B had performed their new Planets routine at a British competition and, significantly, it was the first competition that XS…
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XS Success in Emsdetten
XS Latin started its 2017 campaign by taking both the A and B teams to the ThyGer Dance Gala in Emsdetten, Germany. Sixteen teams were entered for the competition but a late withdrawal from one German team meant that fifteen formations took to the floor to compete for the title.
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World Latin Formation Championships 2016
The World Latin Formation Championships 2016 were held on 10th December and, once again, GGC Bremen hosted an exciting and large-scale event with a sold-out area of nearly 5000 spectators.
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Three teams at the British Nationals 2016
The XS Latin A, B and C teams all travelled to Blackpool to compete in the British National Championships on Thursday 17th November, which were fiercely fought by the 11 teams in attendance.
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XS A & B in Hungary
On the 5th November 2016, XS Latin A and B teams travelled together to Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, for the 2016 Zala Open.
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BYU Pip Beijing to British Open Title as Two XS Teams Make the Final
2016 saw the British Open Festival amend its regular timetable and the Latin Formation Championship move from the usual Friday slot to Wednesday evening. Eight high standard teams arrived to contest the title with a semi-final and final round being scheduled.
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World Latin Formation Championships 2015
The 2015 WDSF World Latin Formation Championships were held in Wiener Neustadt, Austria on December 12th. For the previous three years, GGC Bremen had hosted, and won, the competition in their home town. The last time the Championships were NOT won by the host team was in 2008, also in Wiener Neustadt, when Zuvedra memorably…
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Vice-Champions at the Zala Open
On 25th October 2015, XS Latin A team competed for the first time in Hungary. The Zala Open, hosted by World Championship semi-finalists Gala TE, was held in Zalaegerszeg and, with the British National and World Championships on the horizon, promised to provide the team with a good opening competition for the season.
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XS Success at Stars of the Future 2015
XS Latin has a long history of their couples competing at Stars of the Future, one of the largest competitions for dancers in the UK. Stars of the Future 2015 was held on Saturday 6th June and a record number of current and alumni XS couples entered, enjoying great success in a wide range of…