The 4th National Dancesport Championship will be held in Delhi on 27th June 2010. In all 11 States from the country will compete with each other to win the National championship.
Goa will be represented at the National level by the Goa Dancesport Association, an affiliate of the All India Dancesport Federation. A team comprising of 06 couples including last year’s Gold Medalists Dr. Martin and Flossy will lead the Goan challenge. In the year 2009 the Goa Dancesport Association team were the runners up in their first ever participation in the National Championship.
The team selection process was conducted by Goa Dancesport Association a registered body from amongst its affiliated schools. A dance competition was held among all the competitive members to select the team to represent Goa.
The Goa Dancesport Association team has put in long hours of vigorous practice for the last 3 months on a regular basis at their headquarters in Vasco in preparation for this National event. Dancesport, it may be noted is a competitive form of ballroom unlike social dancing which is danced at social events like weddings and parties etc.
The team will be participating in two categories viz., Latin and Standard dances, which are again subdivided into several categories. In the Latin category have the Cha cha cha, Samba, Rumba, Jive, and Pasodoble. In the Standard category you have; Waltz, Tango, Vienne waltz, Foxtrot, and Quickstep. The team will take part in all.
Besides the above mentioned categories, National championship gold medalists Dr. Martin and Flossy will this time vive for honours in Standard 5 dance category.
The selected team consist of the athletes Dr Martin and Flossy, Jason and Aishwarya, Bhavin and Nieta, Francis and Vivian, Shray and Dr Xiyan, Jeethan and Dr Berthaline. Whilst Mr. Maxie Correia and Richard Vaz will accompany the team as the Managers.
It is pertinent to note that Dance Illusions set up 4 years a go in Vasco is the only Dance School in Goa exclusively promoting only Dancesport with a qualified Ballroom Dance Instructor.
The popularity of Dance Illusions has spread far and wide and taken the dance enthusiasts by storm raising the bar of Ballroom dancers to an all time high. Within a matter of 4 years Dance Illusions have set up 2 more Centres at Panjim and Margao besides Vasco.
With their insatiable passion for dancing and inspiring others to do so Dr. Martin & Flossy with their trained team has transformed Ballroom dancing into a passionate sport for the young and the old cutting across age barriers. For many after having joined Dance Illusions in Vasco, Margao or Panjim, dancing is no longer an illusion but a reality. Dr. Xiyan a member of the team speaking to this writer said “This is the first time I am participating in an event like this at the National level and I am very excited about it. Three months of regular training has instilled a sense of confidence in me and as a team we surely hope to give it our best shot and bring honour to Goa. Its thanks to Dr. Martin and Flossy with whose support, encouragement and training I am looking forward to do my best.” Bhavin Thakker a second time participant at the National Championship event had this to say “ We have very good team and we are hoping for the best. Our confidence level is much higher this time than last years. Last year we were new to the event and did not know what to expect, now we have prepared ourselves and raised our bar much higher. We expect tough competition from Mumbai and Delhi, but we are prepared for that and hope to make Goa proud.” Though most the team members are students of Dance Illusions, they are however professionals in their own diverse fields. And amongst the present team we have Doctors, Teachers, Engineers, Executives and school students too.
The winners at this years’ National Dancesport Championship will represent India at the Asian Games in Dancesport at China in November 2010 where this Dancesport event is making its maiden appearance. Will Dr. Martin & Flossy soon lead India all the way to China? Only time will tell….and time is not too far off. The results of this National Dancesport championship will be declared by midnight on 27th June 2010 itself.
Till then here’s wishing the Goan Dancesport team all the very best
– As forwarded to http://www.goa-world.com on 26/6/2010
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