英國和黑池比賽

英國和黑池比賽

又到了一年一度的黑池比賽。這是國際上 Dance Sport (competitive ballroom) 的最大賽事。第一次知道黑池比賽還是從日本電影 Shall We Dance 。當時我整個還是個局外人，並非懂得它的意義。去年這時我正在英國旅遊，就順便從倫敦去黑池看比賽。黑池是個小地方，很不起眼。比賽場地 Winter Garden 也沒有象影像和想象中那麽富麗瑭璜。但它匯集了世界頂級選手。雖然也有不少湊份子的。在加上舞蹈用品供應商們助陣，好是熱鬧。

值得一提的是近年來中國在 Dance Sport 上的突飛猛進。在2006年，職業 International Standard 和 Latin 都進入了前 24 名。業餘組更有 Yang Chao 和 Tan Yiling 獲 2006 年 International Standard 業餘新星組冠軍，差點進入業餘組半決賽。比所有的美國選手都靠前。 Tan Yiling 的素質很優秀，很有天份。我 2000 年在香港居住時第一次看她比賽。當時她隻有 14 歲。下麵附上去年 Yang Chao 和 Tan Yiling 在 黑池比賽的照片。

Lu Ning 和 Wei Wei 獲 2006 年 Latin 業餘新星組冠軍，並進入業餘組半決賽。下麵附上去年他們倆的照片。

今年賽事。兩名中國選手已進入職業 Latin 新星組決賽，並其中一對獲得冠軍。希望今年會聽到中國隊更多的好消息。

[flamenco_girl]

回複海鷗飛處的評論:
是啊，沒見Christopher & Justyna Hawkins.一般來說，成績不如從前，就沒什麽比下去的意義了。

[海鷗飛處]

Domenico Soale & Gioia Cerasoli可是我的favorites之一。嗬嗬。

可惜的是這次沒見到Christopher & Justyna Hawkins。難得他們跟Timothy Howson & Joanne Bolton一樣retired了嗎？（我這兒消息閉塞，聽不到什麽風聲。） ：－（

不過令人高興的是又見Slavic重出江湖了。相信許多MM都迷死了。 ：）

[Flamenco_Girl]

回複海鷗飛處的評論:

好吧，我有空兒接著些。

剛看了 Blackpool 的結果。Victor Fung & Anna Mikhed 進入了final, 得第六。Domenico Soale & Gioia Cerasoli 轉 pro 了。難怪 Amatuer Standard Champion 原第二名進級了。

中國選手 Qi Zhi-Feng 又換舞伴了，這回名列36，大不如從前了。

[海鷗飛處]

最近家裏有點忙。謝謝你的讚揚。我是看別人寫，自己也手癢寫了幾篇。見笑了。

還在等你的Ballroom經曆的續集呢。我現在沒什麽舞跳，就愛看看別人寫的跳舞的事過幹癮。 ：－）

[Flamenco_Girl]

Hi 海鷗, 好久不見了。歡迎來串們。我看過你的博客文章。你寫得挺好的。

[海鷗飛處]

好熱鬧嗬。難得在網上找到中文談Black Pool的（孤陋寡聞，見笑了)。

我也看了一下結果：不錯嘛，廣東隊又得了Latin Formation的第一名。 ：）

美國也不錯：JONATHAN WILKINS and KATUSHA DEMIDOVA終於排到第二名了（professional standard),而Victor and Anna也有三個舞擠進final了。很好的結果！

[flamenco_girl]

I just saw the results. Yang Chao 和 Tan Yiling placed 13 (1 place improved), Lu Ning 和 Wei Wei placed 14 (3 place droped). The best places for USA in Latin is No.4, and Standard is No.65.

To answer menhaoran1's question, Chinese dancers have won both Professional and Amatuer International Standard and Latin in Rising Star divisions, but none placed top 10 in Open levels yet. Usually, we count top 6 (final) and top 12 (semi-final). Lu Ning 和 Wei Wei was best placed so far, got No.11 last year in Amatuer Latin. Zhang Jin and Luo Wen Qing placed 15 in Open Pro Latin last year, Qi Zhi-Feng and Hou Ling just made into quater-final in Pro Standard.

[menhaoran1]

any Chinese dancers made into professional dance competition top 10 in blackpool ever? I could not remember any. Just curious.

If none has made that far, hope someone will.

[aircraft]

謝謝，以後會經常來看看，你這裏很多好東西呢。

[Flamenco_Girl]

回複aircraft的評論:
Hi aircraft, glad to see you here. There is no 黑池比賽轉播 in US unfortunately. Actually, I guess none has 轉播 rights so far. They sale DVDs afterwards. I do have 2006 Professional Latin in this blog that I digged out from YouTube. Hopefully, someone will post 2007 黑池比賽 in YouTube afterwards.

[aircraft]

哇，謝謝，正想上網查呢，倒是在你這裏看到這麽詳細的報導，好像是在哪裏看過關於Yang Chao 和 Tan Yiling的介紹，第二組沒有印象。黑池比賽美國轉播嗎？

[Flamenco_Girl]

回複melly的評論:
I have had different partners along the way, like most people do. Changing partner happens quite frequently in competitive dancing world. It's very hard to find a really good match, which need match in dance skills, image, personality, mental readiness, etc ... The higher level the harder, simply very few man go that far for dancing in our age group. Also, people can grow apart even matched initially. In general, the everage life for a competitive partnership could be about 2 years, enough to tell how far they can go. "Life partner + dance partner" can be relative stable, but usually they compromise one way or another. Many couples divorced after competitive dancing life, and others stick together going nowhere competitively. I guess it depends on what's important to each person. There are also lucky ones who meet their best match, surface immediately, and then stay forever. My personal life and dancing life were separated all the time. My last dance partnership ended about a year ago.

[melly]

回複Flamenco_Girl的評論:

Just curious, you have danced for a long time, you do not have a long-term right partner yet? It is painful to change partners over and over again, right?

[Flamenco_Girl]

I haven't competed in foreign country yet, though I traveled a lot (as a package of life without kids, isn't it?) I guess you'll be compensated later :-)

I'll consider to compete again if meet a right partner.

[melly]

Have you ever taken part in any of international competitions?

I admire you so much since you have been to many places. you are rich in terms of life experiences.