World Salsa Championships
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The Official World Salsa Championships, are organized by the International Dance Organization or IDO IDO
In 2003, 2004 & 2005 a British Couple, Chris Marques & Jaclyn Spencer aka Cuban Groove won the World Salsa Championships 3 times consecutively, a first ever.
This led them to becoming the only non Cuban dancers to ever perform at the Cabaret Tropicana in Havana, Cuba since it's birth 75 years ago. The performance was of such magnitude that CNN, Euronews, Reuters and many more agencies broadcast their performance throughout the world.
They are now Choreographers for programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and their many affiliated programmes "Dancing with Stars" throughout the world.
2005 saw the birth of an alternative World Salsa Championship
The World Salsa Championships are annual Salsa competitions held in Las Vegas. The championships were fathered by Salsa authority Albert Torres and first held in 2005; the second championships are to be held December 14-16, 2006. Competitions are held in four categories, namely On 1, On 2, Cabaret and Groups.
[edit] 2005 World Salsa Championships
Winners 2005
| Categories | Names | Country |
|---|---|---|
| On 1 | Abel Pena & Ziomara Torres |  United States |
| On 2 | Oliver Pineda & Luda Kroiter |  Australia |
| Teams | Pretty Boys & Girls | United States |
| Cabaret | Ricardo Murillo & Viviana Vargas |  Colombia |
[edit] 2006 World Salsa Championships
On 1
| Place | Names | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abel Pena & Ziomara Torres |  Mexico |
| 2. | Ibi Reguiera & Marina Prada |  Sweden |
| 3. | Dallin Garcia & Kathleen Eccleston | United States Dominican Republic |
| 4. | Roberto Arenas & Marie-Josee Strazzero |  Chile Canada |
| 5. | Gerardo Jacquet & Lucia Dargam |  Argentina |
| 6. | Julian Castro & Celia Montezuma | Colombia |
| 7. | Marco Berreta & Shearly Alicea |  Italy Puerto Rico |
| 8. | Jorge Martinez & Guadalupe Martinez | Mexico |
| 9. | Kikis Kakoullis & Elina Kostova |  Cyprus Bulgaria |
| 10. | Isidro Corona & Sheila Zepeda | United States |
On 2
| Place | Names | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oliver Pineda & Luda Kroiter | Australia |
| 2. | Junior & Emily Alabi |  El Salvador Republic of Korea |
| 3. | John Narvaez & Liz Rojas | United States |
| 4. | Jose De Campos & Anya Fuchs | Argentina United States |
| 5. | Taiti Walter & Crystel Beykirch |  Netherlands |
| 6. | Alejandro Molina & Mariel Valencia | Argentina |
| 7. | Mariano Soto & Celeste Delise | Argentina |
| 8. | Ganito Acosta & Sheila De Jesus | Puerto Rico |
| 9. | Juan Pablo Diaz & Cristina Verdu |  Spain |
| 10. | Brian Libier & Mechteld Sterk | Netherlands |
Teams
| Place | Names | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swing Latino | Colombia |
| 2. | Pretty Boys & Girls | United States |
| 3. | SalsaMania | United States |
| 4. | Mambo Shake | Argentina |
| 5. | Sin City Salseros | United States |
| 6. | Descarga Caribe | United States |
| 7. | Paradiso | Republic of Korea |
| 8. | Coabey Dancers | Puerto Rico |
| 9. | Son De Cali | Colombia United States |
| 10. | Modus Vivende | Australia |
Cabaret
| Place | Names | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Hernandez & Licelott Maldonado |  Venezuela Puerto Rico |
| 2. | Jhon Vasquez & Judy Aguilar | Colombia |
| 3. | John Rodriguez & Johana Vasquez | Colombia |
| 4. | Martin Avendano & Esti Ashkenazi |  Israel Mexico |
| 5. | Victor Clon & Sonia Elmore | United States Russia |
| 6. | Alex D Silva & Alian Ramirez |  Brazil Cuba |
| 7. | Grizzly Hidriago & Angely Carucci | Venezuela |
| 8. | Pablo Baez & Diana Montoya | Argentina Colombia |
| 9. | Jonathan Platero & Yahaira Sierra | El Salvador Puerto Rico |
| 10. | Jhonathan Landazurt & Deisy Roldan | Colombia |
[edit] THE WORLD SALSA FEDERATION
WSF is a corporation with World Headquarters in Miami, Florida, and was legally formed in August 2001, and is the recognized World Governing Body for Salsa Competition.
The World Salsa Federation, Inc. provides top-notch Certification for Teachers, Instructional DVD's and Videos, Achievement Awards for Amateurs, and with great customer support - a combination that can't be beat!
In 2007, the WSF will hold its 6th Annual World Salsa Championships in Miami. For more on the WSF, go to www.wsfsalsa.com
