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Interview with Vladimir Slon

Interview with an experienced dancer. He comes from Russia, lives in Austria and studies Economy. The Austrian vice Champion in Ballroom. Finalist of numerous IDSF competitions, amateur dancesport competitor Vladimir Slon – read his educated view on the dance scene: Danceway: Let’s just get to know some basic information about yourself. How long have you been dancing, and where have you started? Vladimir: I’ve been dancing for all my conscious life, began with 9 and dance until now. I started in a studio of a modern dance in Kaliningrad (Russia) run by one of the best coaches I’ve ever met Marina and Vasilij Vlasovi. They moved lately to US and me and my Russian partner to Austria. Danceway: How does the dancing in Russia differ from the dancing in Austria? After all these are the two countries you’ve been living in during your life. Vladimir: In general at the moment (I don’t want to write about the past) I believe all high level couples have pretty much the same way of practicing and similar information, so there’s no such a big difference in which country to practice. On the other hand it’s a very big difference between these two countries in the way dancers deal with information how they use it and how they use their practicing time. There are also some differences in dancing systems, in the way things and minds of people work, but as I said before if we are talking only about the dancing, than there will be almost no difference where to practice for a high class dancer. Danceway: What is the biggest problem you’ve encountered during your whole career and how are you planning to solve it? Vladimir: As because dancing is my life and I like to dance and to live as well, I really have no problems with having some problems in my dancing life. I prefer to see it as a long process of living and dancing and there for sure will be some complexities, but also new challenges for me. So as long as I have my energy and a motivated partner I will be able to manage all the difficulties.

Interview with Marco Cuocci and Nadiya Dyatlova, Youth Italian Couple - Fiesta Mediterranea IDSF Youth Latin Winners in Spain - Barcelona, June 2005; German Open 2005 Youth 10 Dance Finalists: Danceway: How long you have been dancing together? Marco: We started dancing together in August 2004 as Youth. Currently we are last year in Youth and we are dancing for Italy. Dance Way: What is most important in preparation for the dance competition? Nadiya: The way the person is dressed makes the first one of the biggest impressions on the others not only in casual life, but also in dancing. In dancing like in the normal life there are some stories that we try to show with special movements and emotions. Our dance - our story must have a sense. All the stories are different and that is why it is interesting for us to watch dancing. The dress for a dancer is very important because it\s a part of his story, his image that helps his own story to be understandable. To my mind the way a dancer looks makes the biggest impression about a personality and a quality of the performance on the judges and public. For example in the first rounds of the big competitions judges usually don\t have enough time to watch the quality of the dancing, but the image of the couple immediately makes good impression and the couple has much more chances. Danceway: How do you choose design for your costumes? Nadiya: My dresses are my personality! I create my dresses in my mind first. I try to put all my inside world into the designs I have, I point on my character, the way I understand dancing. I try to make dresses that I feel good in and that are comfortable not only to dance but also that help me to express myself on the floor, to show who I am, what I think and what I do. Sometimes the designs come very suddenly to my mind, sometimes I see them in my dreams, sometimes I think of them for a long time. Of course there are many things that I \d like to develop still and I\m working hard on each dress I make. For example before I go to order the dress I visualized I think well if the design I want to have would look good on me, would feet me. To my mind the biggest mistake of some dancers is that they don\t pay attention on the constitution of their body, on their own figure and make dresses like they think it\s popular or nobody else has this design…etc; Danceway: What advice you would like to give for dancesport costumes design? Nadiya: All people have different bodies and the same dress can\t look good on all the girls. So I think that all dancers should note the speciality of their figure and make dresses that really fit them. Only the dress that fits can make this fantastic impression. With the help of the dress we can point on some parts that we think are the most beautiful and hide the parts, that are not so attractive. For example if you have some extra weight, you can use dark colours that visually will make you slimmer. Short girls should not wear dresses with a closed neck, because visually they will look even shorter and the neck will look short. The vertical lines on the material “make you higher”. For children it\s better to have simple basic dresses that make them look more clear , focused and natural. All of us has something special inside. My advice to everyone is try to make your dress as you see yourself from the side, as you\d really like to look, that you will feel comfortable in. Use your own character and personality, because no one can make better for you than you can make for yourself! All the best and good luck in creating your new style!. (Exclusive Interview for danceway.com)

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Dancing Stars 2014 - Roxanne Rapp & Vadim Garbuzov - Jive

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$2200 - 1BR/1BA Apartment - 788 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6M2, Canada Danceway: It's good for me that I don't have to ask you too many questions, you have a lot of information to share with others. Makes my interviewing job at this moment easier. Please continue. Vadim: I would like to thank all the people that there for me..., specially Double Dance - Original & Creative Dance Fashions Design and Uniseas Inc. - shipping and chatering specialists. The most important thing that I have accumulated is the motivation. I feel quite motivated at the moment and this is thanks to all of the trainers and the dancing partners I have had. They all had something special about them which I now often remember and try to use it. The trainers and especially dancing partners that I had were all very different, and through their difference I was able to understand from various sides that motivation and positivity are the most important things to achieve success in dancing. When I say motivation I connect this word with consistency and hard work. In the future I would like to achieve as much as possible in dance that my body and mind allow. In other words "to make my potential reality". Becoming a world champion would be good, it would satisfy some of my ambition. It is although not my end goal. My main goal is to be able to put my ideas into dancing and enjoy myself what I am dancing. This would create a personal dance style which would bring demonstration of unusual, beautifully executed movements. I received a lot pleasure when I implemented an idea into my dance and it looked good, and the people liked it. It is not necessary to be a winner to be enjoyed by the people who watch you and to be respected by the circles in the dance community who are specialists in the dancing field. At the moment it is not completely possible because of my competition and practice schedule, but the heavy schedule of competitions is part of making it to the top at this point. This will help in the future. Result wise I have to first do as much as I can in the Ten-Dance section. I am very interested in the field of showcasing which is the most developed in North America. It would be very cool to do some Latin and Ballroom shows combined. It's been a long time since I saw one of these. I would like to get to know other dance styles and bring it into our ballroom world. Doing some performances with stage effects: special lighting and possibly some singing. I've got many ideas. It's important that I keep my motivation and have luck on my side to go through with them.

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