St. Petersburg becomes a dance capital

All-Russian competitions in acrobatic rock-n-roll “Saint-Petersburg OPEN” held from 9 to 11 February at the ExpoForum Convention & Exhibition Centre. 1,500 sportsmen and women from 25 regions of Russia took part in the competitions, in 13 different disciplines and categories.

As the organizers say, the aim of the competitions is to form the Russian national team, make acrobatic rock-n-roll in Russia more popular and develop it, as well as advancing the skills of participants.

The strongest rock-n-roll couples performed for two days in front of spectators, with five-times world champions Olga Sbitneva and Ivan Yudin, two-times European champions Darina Kozlova and Alexey Kondrashin, silver medallists at the 10th World Games Ksenia Osnovina and Konstantin Chistikov, reigning world champions in formation, the Charm team, and silver medallists at the World Championship in formation, the Rock Comets team, boogie-woogie dancers Svetlana and Alexey Gavrilov, Yevgenia Khavtorina and Nikolay Khitruk among them.

According to Alexey Ushakov, a representative of the organizing committee, it’s very important for the venue to be in full accordance with the requirements, and the ExpoForum coped excellently with the set tasks: “We selected the ExpoForum as it is included in the All-Russian Register of Sports Facilities and is ideally suited for events like ours. The centre is equipped with all the necessary infrastructure: changing rooms, shower rooms, massage rooms, rooms for judges and coaches. As a result, the sportsmen and women were satisfied with the conditions, especially the children. The climate control here is optimal and the floor is excellent”.

Acrobatic rock-n-roll was recognized in Russiain 1986 and recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. This is a unique kind of sport, combining the beauty of dance and complexity of acrobatic elements. Currently, it is actively promoted in 8 federal districts and more than 30 regions of the country, and Russian sportsmen and women are among the world elite.

The St. Petersburg Committee for Physical Culture and Sports, All-Russian non-governmental organization “All-Russian Dance Sports and Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Federation” and St. Petersburg Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Sport Federation organized the competitions.

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St. Petersburg becomes a dance capital

All-Russian competitions in acrobatic rock-n-roll “Saint-Petersburg OPEN” held from 9 to 11 February at the ExpoForum Convention & Exhibition Centre. 1,500 sportsmen and women from 25 regions of Russia took part in the competitions, in 13 different disciplines and categories.

As the organizers say, the aim of the competitions is to form the Russian national team, make acrobatic rock-n-roll in Russia more popular and develop it, as well as advancing the skills of participants.

The strongest rock-n-roll couples performed for two days in front of spectators, with five-times world champions Olga Sbitneva and Ivan Yudin, two-times European champions Darina Kozlova and Alexey Kondrashin, silver medallists at the 10th World Games Ksenia Osnovina and Konstantin Chistikov, reigning world champions in formation, the Charm team, and silver medallists at the World Championship in formation, the Rock Comets team, boogie-woogie dancers Svetlana and Alexey Gavrilov, Yevgenia Khavtorina and Nikolay Khitruk among them.

According to Alexey Ushakov, a representative of the organizing committee, it’s very important for the venue to be in full accordance with the requirements, and the ExpoForum coped excellently with the set tasks: “We selected the ExpoForum as it is included in the All-Russian Register of Sports Facilities and is ideally suited for events like ours. The centre is equipped with all the necessary infrastructure: changing rooms, shower rooms, massage rooms, rooms for judges and coaches. As a result, the sportsmen and women were satisfied with the conditions, especially the children. The climate control here is optimal and the floor is excellent”.

Acrobatic rock-n-roll was recognized in Russiain 1986 and recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. This is a unique kind of sport, combining the beauty of dance and complexity of acrobatic elements. Currently, it is actively promoted in 8 federal districts and more than 30 regions of the country, and Russian sportsmen and women are among the world elite.

The St. Petersburg Committee for Physical Culture and Sports, All-Russian non-governmental organization “All-Russian Dance Sports and Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Federation” and St. Petersburg Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll Sport Federation organized the competitions.

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