News archive: 2018 2014 - 2017
Onward to new victories!
TK Master dance couples started the autumn at Grand Prix in Vaasa 8.9.
In the category of Latin Junior all the three couples from TK Master danced straight into the finals.
Rodion Mudarissov and Emilia Schurova reaching the 3rd,
Erik Jaakkonen and Laura Galashenkova the 4th,
and Ilja Jaakkonen and Diana Kojonen the 7th place.
In the category of Latin Youth Dmitri Borovski and Alisa Aleksandrova won the gold medal. Dmitri and Alisa have been at the top of their category for the whole year, and we are happy to have them to represent Finland at the World Championship in December in Riga.
In Latin adult category, Markus Ranta and Alisa Heino took the 4th place.
Congratulations!
Our couples in Tartu
26.5.2018 the traditional Tartu Open competition took place in the Estonian city of Tartu.
4 dancing couples of our club took part in these competitions.
One of the strongest compositions was in the Juvenile 2 category, where the leading dance couples from different countries of the world took part. Our couple Nikita Shchurov and Angelina Ignatieva were in the finals in both Standard and Latin programs. And in the Latin program they took 2nd place.
In the category Youth Latin program, our couple Dmitry Borovski and Alisa Alexandrova became silver medalists.
In the Senior Latin category, our couple Timo Lindfors and Ekaterina Krutovskaya-Kauppinen won an unconditional victory.
In the adult Latin category, the fourth place belongs to Markus Ranta and Alisa Heino.
Perfect completion of the dance season for our couples!
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Dancing tournament in Malmi.
26.5.2018 our club held the final dance tournament in this season, which took place in Malmi.
Congratulations to our dancing couples with successful performances:
In the category Juvenile 1 D:
1 place JeliseiZemljannikov and Vlada Sidunova
2 place Ilja Pehkonen and Elizaveta Mesetsova
3 place Felix Valtonen and Stefani Buel
In the category Children 2 E our couple Robert Poletaev and Maria Vorontchenko won.
In the category Children 1 D, our couple Daniil Kivelev and Alexandra Sofieva won.
In category Children 2 C Latin and standard programs:
1 place Maksimilian Fitisenko and Daniela Markusas
2 place Igor Boreysho and Elizaveta Plastunov
In category Junior 1 C Standard program:
2 place for Aleksei Pribolovski and Alina Khoperskaia
In the Junior category 1 C Latin program:
1 place Mark Lakhan and Anastasia Prikul
2 place Aleksei Pribolovski and Alina Khoperskaia
In the category Junior 2 B Latin program:
1 place Erik Jaakkonen and Laura Galashenkova
2 place Ilja Jaakkonen and Diana Kojonen
3 place Philipp Ratkovski and Polina Petrova
We congratulate our winners!
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Our couples are leading the contest in Lahti!
20.5.2018 in Lahti the national tournament on Latin and European dances took place, at which the couples of our club took the leading positions.
In the category Juvenile 1 E the winners were a couple of our club Max Pehkonen and Mila Martikainen.
In the category Juvenile 2 E the winners were a couple of our club Robert Poletaev and Maria Vorontchenko.
In the category Juvenile 2 D in the final 3 pairs of our club, respectively:
1 place Jelisei Zemljannikov and Vlada Sidunova
2 place Daniil Kivelev and Alexandra Sofieva
5 place Felix Valtonen and Stefani Buel.
In the category Junior 2 E 3 place was claimed by Daniel Kuivalainen and Lida Olefirova.
In the Junior category 2 C Latin program 2 pairs of our club were in the final, respectively:
1 place Mark Lakhan and Anastasija Prikul
6 place Aleksei Pribolovski and Alina Khoperskaia
In the category Junior 2 C, Standard program was won by a couple of our club, Mark Lakhan and Anastasija Prikul.
Congratulations to our young stars!
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World Championship in Tbilisi!
Congratulations to our youth duet of Dmitri Borovski and Alisa Alexandrova with a brilliant result at the World Championships in the under 21 years Latin category.
In the older age category, they were able to break into the quarter finals of the tournament, having bypassed 65 pairs of dancing couples from different countries of the world, this is a great result.
They also took part in the competition among adults in the World Class tournament, where they also danced in the quarter finals of the tournament.
Congratulations to Dmitri and Alisa with success!
Timo and Ekaterina, a successful return to the competition parquet.
One of the most accomplished couples of our club, Timo Lindfors and Ekaterina Krutovskaya-Kauppinen returned to the dance floor after a long break.
During their dancing career, Timo and Ekaterina achieved all they could in their age category, winning many titles, including the title of world champions, more than once.
In the recent years Timo and Ekaterina had taken a lower pace and it seemed like they were starting to move out of active competing. But the soul of a dancer does extinguish and forces you to get back in the ring or in this case parquet to compete and experience all those exhilarating emotions once again.
The return of Timo and Ekaterina was once again successful by winning 3 tournaments.
04.21.2018 they won the international tournament in Tallinn.
05.05.2018 they won the national Grand prix of Finland
05.13.2018 Timo and Ekaterina won the another title of champions of Finland in the category Seniors 2 in the Latin program.
Keep it up!
We are proud of you!
We are the champions of Finland!
Successful children are the pride of their parents!
Traditionally, as a part of the Age group Finnish Championship competitions, the Finnish Championship among children's teams took place, where 19 teams from different regions of the country took part. Our club was represented by 3 teams, which became the strongest.
Our teams took the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places stealing the pedestal from other teams.
The students of our club with protected the honor of our club, having demonstrated the highest level of preparation from our dance school!
Congratulations to our club's friendly family with a victory!
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Our success at the Championship of Finland!
The Finnish championship of dancesport among different age groups took place on 12-13.05.2018 in Kirkkonummi.
Juvenile and junior competitions were held on 12.05.18. Our club was represented by a large number of dance couples.
There were 14 dance couples
in the category of Juvenile 1, 4 of which were from our club. All 4 pairs of our club danced in the final of the tournament, not losing a single position. As a result, our dancers took 1-4 places, respectively:
1 place for Jelisei Zemljannikov and Vlada Sidunova
2 place for Ilja Pehkonen and Liisa Mesetsova
3 place for Felix Valtonen and Stefani Buel
4 place for Max Pehkonen and Mila Martikainen
In the category Juvenile 2, 34 pairs, of which 5 pairs were from our club, took part. 4 pairs of our club reached the final of the tournament, taking the following positions:
1 place for Nikita Shchurov and Angelina Ignatyeva
2 place for Maksimilian Fitisenko and Daniela Markusas
4 place for Daniil Kivelev and Aleksandra Sofieva
6th place for Igor Boreisho and Elizaveta Plastunov
In the Junior 1 category
standard program
our couple Mark Lakhan and Anastasija Prikul danced in the finals.
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In the Junior 1 category Latin 2 of our couples Mark Lakhan and Anastasija Prikul, and Ilja Jakkonen and Diana Kojonen were represented in the finals.
In the Junior 2 category 10 dances, our couple Niko Oreshkin and Emilia Shchurova won.
In the category of Latin Youth, our pair, Mikael Hagelstam and Ekaterina Selicheva, also won.
Congratulations on your success! We are proud of you!
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Golden Success of our couples at the Grand prix in Kauhajoki.
Dance couples of our club won 4 sets of gold medals at the last national Grand prix of Finland this season, which took place on May 5, 2018 in Kauhajoki.
In all categories, our couples won a confident victory.
Dmitry Borovski and Alisa Alexandrova became winners of the category of Latin youth, winning all the competitive dances.
Timo Lindfors and Ekaterina Krutovskaya-Kauppinen became winners in the category Senior Latin, having won all the competitive dances.
Anton Kurttila and Nina Anderson became winners in the adult standard category, winning all the competitive dances.
Markus Ranta and Alisa Heino became winners in the adult Latin category, winning 4 competitive dances.
Congratulations to our Champions!
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Our children conquer the whole pedestal!
Our club continues to be a dancing workshop, which successfully forges new dance duos year to year.
Our pupils grow up, move from one category to another, but in their place we train new young dance couples who equally worthily represent the work of our club at dance competitions.
For several years already, the children of our club have taken the lead in national competitions in Latin American and European dances. The national competition in Turku, which was held on April 15, 2018, was no exception.
In the youngest age category, 9 dancing couples competed, of which 3 couples of our club. And it was the couples of our club that took the whole pedestal in this tournament, respectively.
1 place Jelisei Zemljannikov and Vlada Sidunova
2 place Ilja Pehkonen and Liisa Mesetsova
3 place Max Pehkonen and Mila Martikainen
In the Juvenile 2 E category, our couple Robert Poletaev and Maria Vorontchenko became bronze medalists.
In the category Juvenile 2 D 2 place was taken by Daniil Kivelev and Alexandra Sofieva.
In the category Juvenile 2 C, standard program was won by Nikita Shchurov and Angelina Ignatyeva, 3rd place by Igor Boreisho and Elizaveta Plastunov.
In category Juvenile 2 C Latin American program
1 place Nikita Shchurov and Angelina Ignatyeva
2 place Maksimilian Fitisenko and Daniela Markusas
4 place Igor Boreisho and Elizaveta Plastunov
In the Junior category 2 C of 10 dance, our pair, Mark Lakhan and Anastasija Prikul won. Mark and Anastasija won a confidently despite the fact that they competed in an older age category for themselves. 5th in the final were Aleksei Pribolovski and Alina Khroperskaia.
In category Junior 2 B Latin
1 place Rodion Mudarissov and Ksenia Shaykhulina
3 rd place Ilja Jaakkonen and Diana Kojonen
4 place Erik Jaakkonen and Laura Galashenkova
5th place Philipp Ratkovski and Polina Petrova
In the Youth category B, the standard program was won by Matias Maula and Anna Presnukhina.
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Anton and Nina - Champions of Finland 2018!
Congratulations to our dance couple, Anton Kurttila and Nina Anderson, with the victory at the Finnish Championship in standard dances among adult category. The championship was held in the city of Jyväskylä 7.04.2018.
Anton and Nina won all the competition dances.
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Our victories at the national contest 25.3.2018
25.3.2018 a national competition for dancesport was held to which our club brought a large team of dancecouples.
We want to note the successful performances of our students.
In the category Juvenile 1 E the whole pedestal was claimed by the couples of our club
1 place Ilja Pehkonen and Liisa Mesetsova
2 place by Jelisei Zemljannikov and Vlada Sidunova
3 place Max Pehkonen and Mila Martikainen
In the category Juvenile 2 E out of 8 competing couples, a couple of our club Robert Poletaev and Maria Vorontchenko won.
In the category Juvenile 2 C Latin:
1 place Nikita Shchurov and Angelina Ignatyeva
2 place Maksimilian Fitisenko and Daniela Markusas
4th place Igor Boreisho and Elizaveta Plastunov
In category Juvenile 2 C standard:
1 place Nikita Shchurov and Angelina Ignatyeva
3 place Igor Boreisho and Elizaveta Plastunov
In the junior category 1 D, of 12 competitive couples, a couple of our club Daniil Kivelev and Alexandra Sofieva won.
In category Junior 1 C standard and latin:
1 place at Mark Lakhan and Anastasija Prikul
3rd place in Aleksei Pribolovski and Alina Khoperskaia
In the category of Junior 2 E the couple of our club Daniel Kuivalainen and Lida Olefirova scored a victory.
In category Junior 2 B standard, silver medals were won by Niko Oreshkin and Emilia Shchurova.
In category Junior 2 B latin:
1 place in Niko Oreshkin and Emilia Shchurova
2 place at Erik Jaakkonen and Laura Galashenkova
4 place at Ilja Jaakkonen and Diana Kojonen
5 place in Philipp Ratkovski and Polina Petrova
In the adult standard age category, the first place was taken by our new duet, Daniil Dekhtyar and Elisa Niinistö.
Congratulations to the team of dancecouples for a great performance!
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Success at the Grand Prix in Salo
17.03.2018 in the city of Salo the next national Grand prix of Finland was organized. The Grand prix of Finland represents the highest level of national competitions, in which all leading dancecouples of the country take part. On the basis of the Grand Prix and Championships, a national rating is formed in the age categories of Junior, Youth, Adult and Senior.
The success of our club at the recently held Finnish Championships in Latin dances was confirmed by the results of this Grand Prix. Couples of our club achieved a place on the pedestal in many categories, having in total won 5 sets of medals, of which 3 gold medals.
In the Junior category, the Latin program was won by our couple Rodion Mudarissov and Ksenia Shaykhulina. Previously, Rodion and Ksenia were the first in the Finnish Championship in 2018. Bronze winners in this category were also our couple Niko Oreshkin and Emilia Shchurova.
In the category Youth, our couple Dmitri Borovski and Alisa Alexandrova won, having won all competitive dances.
Dmitri and Alisa are the current Champions of Finland in the Latin program of 2018.
In the category of Adult Latin program, the silver medalists were Markus Ranta and Alisa Heino, who improved their result compared to the Finnish championship, rising one step higher, from 3rd to 2nd place.
In the adult category, the standard program was won by our couple Anton Kurttila and Nina Anderson, having won all the competitive dances.
Congratulations to our champions!
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Finnish Open - We did it!
March 2-4, 2018 in Vantaa Energy Arena, our club once again successfully held the biggest dance event of the year - the Open Championship of Finland and the Grand Slam Cup in dance sport.
It was the 6th Finnish Open and the 4th Grand Slam Cup, organized by our club.
Preparation for the tournament of this level takes the whole year, completing a Finnish Open our club immediately begins preparations for the next one, and a few months before the event our team is working day and night to finish everything on time.
Within the tournament, international competitions took place in all age categories. We can proudly say that the strongest couples of the world took part in the tournament. The Finnish Open entered the TOP-5 of the most important World tournaments of the year and the leading dance couples consider it a rule to visit our tournament.
Finnish Open hosted around 1000 dancecouples from 39 countries of the World during the competition.
The tournament was evaluated by a panel of judges, that included leading experts from 17 countries of the World.
The competitions were held for 3 days, starting early in the morning with qualifying rounds and ending with finals late in the evening. On Saturday and Sunday the Evening Gala with the final rounds of the Grand Slam Cup were held. The evening Gala of the tournament has traditionally passed under the live music of the band of the unsurpassed Dave Benton.
We were pleased that the Finnish Open was visited by important guests, including the Mayor of the city of Vantaa Ritva Viljanen, Member of the Finnish Parliament and member of the International Olympic Committee Sari Essayah, President of the World DanceSport Federation Lucas Hinder.
And of course we were very pleased to welcome President Tarja Halonen and Professor Pentti Arajarvi who already were at our tournament last year and this year also decided to attend the tournament. President Halonen was very enthusiastic about the evening Gala and stayed to see the tournament until the very end, spending more than 3.5 hours instead of the planned 1.5 hours.
We were glad to receive many excellent reviews from the participants of the competition, among them were champions of Europe and the World. Participants noted the high level of the organization, many of whom said that for them the Finnish Open is the best tournament in the World. For us, this review is the best reward for the work done and makes us move further along the difficult path of organizing such events.
Successful weekend
A week before the main dance event of the year, couples of our club took part in two national competitions for Latin and Standard dances, one of which took place in Helsinki and the other in Kaarina.
In both tournaments our couples showed brilliant results.
In Helsinki 24.02.2018 Competition:
Juvenile 2 D
1. Igor Boreisho - Elizaveta Plastunov
5. Daniil Kivelev - Alexandra Sofieva
Junior 2 C 10 Dance
1. Mark Lakhan - Anastasija Prikul
4. Aleksei Pribolovski - Alina Khoperskaia
Junior 2 B Latin
4. Philipp Ratkovski - Polina Petrova
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In Kaarina 25.02.2018 competition:
Juvenile 1 E
1. Ilja Pehkonen - Liisa Mesetsova
Juvenile 2 D
1. Igor Boreisho - Elizaveta Plastunov
Junior 1 C Standard
1. Mark Lakhan - Anastasija Prikul
5. Aleksei Pribolovski - Alina Khoperskaia
Junior 1 C Latin
1. Ilja Jaakkonen - Diana Kojonen
3. Mark Lakhan - Anastasija Prikul
6. Aleksei Pribolovski - Alina Khoperskaia
We congratulate our dance couples for the outstanding results!
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9 medals for Master!
11.02.2018 in Helsinki there was a national competition on Latin American and European dances, to which our club brought a large team of dancing couples.
Our dance couples were the strongest in all categories represented.
In the category Juvenile 1 "E"
1 place Ilja Pehkonen and Liisa Mesetsova
2 place Jelisei Zemljannikov and Vlada Sidunova
In the category Juvenile 2 "C" gold on the Latin American and European programs for Nikita Shchurov and Angelina Ignatieva.
In category Junior 1 "D"
2 place for Igor Boreisho and Sofia Plastunova and 5 place for our children's pair Daniil Kivelev and Alexandra Sofieva, who had to perform in the senior age category for not having their own. Thus, this is a remarkable result and experience for a children's couple who was able to get to the final of the tournament in the older age category.
In the Junior category 2 "C" the European program was won by our couple Mark Lakhan and Anastasia Prikul.
In the Junior 2 "C" category our couples did not let anyone ahead, finishing in the finals of the competition from 1st to 4th places respectively:
1 place at Erik Jaakkonen and Laura Galashenkova
2 place at Ilja Jaakkonen and Diana Koenen
3 place in Philipp Ratkovski and Polina Petrova
4 place at Mark Lakhan and Anastasia Prikul
Congratulations to our dance stars with success!
We are proud of your achievements, you are worthy of defending the honor of the club!
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We won 3 gold medals at the Championships of Finland!
3.02.2018 in Tampere, the Finnish Championships in the Latin American dance program took place.
Undoubtedly this tournament is a landmark and very important in the career of each dance couple.
Our club showed a brilliant result in this tournament having won 3 gold medals out of 4 possible ones, repeating the success of 20 ... , when we also won 3 gold medals.
In the category of Junior 1 gold was awarded to Rodion Mudarissov and Ksenia Shaykhulina.
At the championship, Rodion and Ksenia confirmed their leadership in the Junior category after winning the Finnish Grand Prix which took place ... before the championship.
Also in the finals of this category in 4th place was our pair Aleksi Savolainen and Anastasia Huopalainen.
In the Youth category Dmitri Borovsky and Alisa Alexandrova became champions of Finlan winning all competitive dances.
In the past, Dmitri already won the title of champion of Finland twice in tandem with other partners. For Alisa, this is the first champion title.
In the category of Senior, champions of Finland are Mikko Kemppe and Johanna Raatikainen, who for the first time became national champions. Mikko and Johanna are undoubtedly worthy of this high title, which is confirmed by their success at the World Championship among the seniors of 2017, where they danced in the finals.
We also want to congratulate our pair Markus Ranta and Alisa Heino with the bronze medal of the Finnish championship in the adult category. Markus and Alisa have successfully represented Finland in a number of international tournaments of world classification.
We sincerely congratulate our dance duos who, despite the obstacles, were able to defend the honor of our club with dignity. You are worthy of this title and we are proud of you!
Our club once again proved the right to be considered the strongest!
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The first steps in DanceSport!
28.1.2018 our club organized a club competition for beginners in Latin American and European dances.
The contest was held in the studio of our club in which the beginner dancers of different ages from our and other clubs in Finland took part.
Among the competitors we want to note the success of our children's dance couples
In the category juvenile 1.
In the category juvenile 2 our dance couple Daniil Kivelev and Alexandra Sofieva took first place.
Within the competition a salsa competition was held, in which the beginner salsa couples took part.
Enjoy the photos!
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Our dancecouples in St. Petersburg!
On 27-28.01.2018, two of our couples took part in the International Dance Time Cup competitions, which took place in St. Petersburg.
Our children's pair, Nikita Shchurov and Angelina Ignatieva, made a successful debut in a new age category of Juvenile 2, to which they moved at the beginning of 2018.
This tournament was marked by an undoubted success, as they won the tournament in the open class Juvenile 2 in the Latin American dance program.
Dmitry Borovski and Alisa Alexandrova took second place in the category of Rising Stars (Adult + Youth) in the Latin American dance program.
Congratulations on your success!
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Master is in the lead in the first Grand Prix of 2018.
In Tampere, January 20, 2018, the first Grand Prix of the Latin and Standard Dances took place. Our club got into the lead by winning 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals.
In the youth competition, a sure victory was assured by our couple, Dmitri Borovski and Alisa Alexandrova.
In the junior category of Latin dances, Rodion Mudarissov and Ksenia Shaykhulina came in first, Aleksi Savolainen and Anastasia Huopalainen, third. In addition, Aleksi and Anastasia were in the finals of the standard junior category. In the Latin senior category, silver was taken by our couple Mikko Kemppe and Johanna Raatikainen. In the standard dances adult class, gold medals were won by our couple Anton Kurttila and Nina Anderson. We also congratulate Markus Ranta and Alisa Heino for reaching into the Latin Grand Prix finals and Aleksandr Ivanitsky and Irene Hägerström for achieving the finals of the senior standard category.
Alexander and Irene are a recently formed dance couple. Dancing in the finals is undeniably a great achievement for them.
Our sincere congratulations!
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