Empire state dancesport championships NY

[Medira]

We'll have to arrange to meet up if you do!

[elisedance]

I may be coming up to spectate. 

I was asked by a mom who's kid competes am/am if I'd be willing to come up and stay with her. We will see.

will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you? will you?

EEEEEKKKKKHHHH!!!!

(thought I couldn't do that didn't you )

Please come for sunday if you can....

[etp777]

Heat lists are up:

http://www.esdsc.com/hl.php

[elisedance]

thanks etp... now it starts to get real - and scary!

[Medira]

Okay, flight and hotel booked, social calendar adjusted...so I'll be there to cheer you on on Sunday, Elise!

[elisedance]

Awesome!!! Thanks M...

[Rugby]

You go girl!  Show them your stuff ee.

[standarddancer]

We probably won’t be at comp to compete, quite expensive, they charge amateurs registration fee + admission fee at door, so for a small comp would cost us around $200 but will meet ee tonight:)

[elisedance]

twas lovely to see you SD

So here's the Friday night Rising Star scoop, just the first three (numbers in the heat):

Pro Rising Star Latin (3)
1. Thanh Tran Zoya Altmark
2. Jean-Francois Messier Marie Bolduc
3. Rafal Lukasiewicz Joanna Heller

Pro Rising Star Rhythm (6)
1. Dimitrios Damalus Maria Damalas
2. Romney Riyes Marta Lyszkecwicz
3. Stephen Smyth Viktoria Kleyman

Pro Rising Star Ballroom (smooth) (4)
1. Ilya Reyzin Amanda Reyzin
2. Frank Gillitzer Angela Gillitzer
3. Cedric Jacobsen Christy Kam

Pro Rising Star Standard (6)
1. Serghei Pogonet Anastasia Kazmina
2. ?? Paolo Di Lorenzo (no name was in the program but this corresponds to the contestant number)
3. Jean-Francois Mseeier Marie Bolduc

[standarddancer]

Wish good luck for ee's pro tonight & ee's single dance tomorrow!!

Well done for the dancesport series, great get into final;)

[elisedance]

So for all our readers, Empire ball tonight, just top three:

Amateur Latin:
1. Vladislav Shaltov Milena Jasionek
2. Semen Poleschuck Nicole Pyateskya
3. #342 (late entrant)

Amateur Smooth
1. Michael Creeden Jessica Spink
2. Kurt Lemmer Mary Lemmer
3. ?

Pro Open Rhythm (semi) final:
1. Emmanual Antoine Liana Churilova
2. Ilya and Amanda Reyzin
3. Peter Perzhu ?

Pro Open Standard (semi) final:
1. Thomas Papkala Fransiska Yordanova
2. Anton Lebedev and Anna Borshch
3. Anton and Lena  Koukareko

[etp777]

In rhythm, Peter Perzhu dances with his wife Alexandra.  And standard #3 is Anton and Elena Koukarek.  2nd is Anton Lebedev (as mentioned) and Anna Borsch

[elisedance]

We should put you in charge of reporting   I'm awful at names, have to repeat them over and over...

Quite a lot of hte entries were not in the program - even for some of the strongest dancers which is unusual.

[etp777]

heh, Perzhu's I've seen often enough I generally remember.  Other two I looked up. 

[elisedance]

heh, Perzhu's I've seen often enough I generally remember.  Other two I looked up. 

Good catch - I'm sure you are right.  I saw their names on Dance Forums.