1998
BLACKPOOL DANCE FESTIVAL
held at The Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
Friday 22nd to Friday 29th May 1998
RESULTS
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scroll to the bottom of this page for 'A Little Blackpool Story'
British Open Professional Standard Championship
1st |
MARCUS & KAREN HILTON | England |
2nd |
LUCA BARICCHI & LORAINE BARICCHI | England |
3rd |
AUGUSTO SCHIAVO & CATERINA ARZENTON | Italy |
| 4th | ANDREW SINKINSON & CHARLOTTE JORGENSEN | England |
5th |
HIDE TANAKA & ADELE PRESTON | Japan |
| 6th | TIMOTHY HOWSON & JOANNE BOLTON | England |
British Open Amateur Standard Championship
1st |
ALAN & DONNA SHINGLER | England |
2nd |
WILLIAM PINO & ALESSANDRA RUCCIARELLI | Italy |
3rd |
JONATHAN CROSSLEY & KYLIE JONES | England |
| 4th | ROBERTO VILLA & MICHELLE BARRY | England |
5th |
MICHELE BONSIGNORI & MONICA BAIDASSERONI | Italy |
| 6th | ALESSANDRO FIRMO & MICHELA CEREA | Italy |
| 7th | MIRKO GOZZOLI & ALESSIA BETTI | Italy |
British Open Professional Latin Championship
1st |
JUKKA HAAPALAINEN & SIRPA SUUTARI |
Finland |
2nd |
BRYAN WATSON & KAREN HARDY |
England |
3rd |
PAUL KILLICK & VIBEKE TOFT |
England |
| 4th | ALLAN TORNSBERG & CARMEN |
Germany |
5th |
SANDRO CAVALLINI & HANNA KARTTUNEN |
Italy |
| 6th | RALF MULLER & OLGA MULLER OMEITCHENKO |
Germany |
British Open Amateur Latin Championship
1st |
MICHAEL WENTINK & BEATA |
S. Africa |
2nd |
MATTHEW & NICOLE CUTLER |
England |
3rd |
HOLGER NITSCHE & CHARLOTTRE EGSTRAND |
Denmark |
| 4th | ANDREJ SKUFCA & KATARINA VENTURINI |
Slovenia |
5th |
FRANCO FORMICA & ALICE SCHIOGI |
Germany |
| 6th | MICHAEL TORRES & SABINE KRAMSKI |
Germany |
British Professional 'Rising Stars' Latin Competition
1st |
BILL SPARKS & KIMBERLEY MITCHELL | U.S.A. |
2nd |
JAMES & JAANA KUNITZ | U.S.A. |
| 3rd | ALEXEY POCHAEV & NATALIE POCHAEVA | Russia |
| 4th | DAVIDE CABUSI & CLAUDIA TAVALAZZI | Italy |
| 5th | AKIRA HOJO & MASAMI SUDA | Japan |
| 6th | IAN WAITE & NATALIE PANINA | Holland |
British Professional 'Rising Stars' Standard Competition
1st |
IGOR SUVOROV & IRINA SUVOROV | U.S.A. |
| 2nd | SAM & MARI KAIHO | Japan |
| 3rd | KOJI & KUMIKO HIYAMA | Japan |
| 4th | ALAIN DOUCET & ANIK JOLICOEUR | Canada |
| 5th | GIULIANO NIRONI & SIMONETTA VECCHI | Italy |
| 6th | HEIKO KLEIBRINK & GISELLE KEPPEI | Germany |
| 7th | KENN & MALENE VAN HAUEN | Denmark |
A
LITTLE BLACKPOOL STORY
Ross Mitchell, with his son David and Borge Jensen met one evening
as they normally do during this hectic period in Blackpool for a good
chat and a meal. While talking in the reception area of the 'Stakis Hotel'
(formerly The Pembroke) Mr. Barry Free of Supadance International
came over and said 'Hi! guys nice to see you, what are you doing here',
we explained and Barry asked us if we would like to join his table in
the restaurant where he was entertaining some friends from Poland
with a special meal of Polish cuisine created by the hotel chef.
We said we would be delighted and the pictures below were taken
during the occasion.
We had a wonderful evening in the company of wonderful people
and apart from the dancing other great things do happen in Blackpool.

(Left to Right)
Katia Kober - Former Polish Amateur Champion ST, LA, 10 Dance
Wojtek Przemieniecki - Former Polish Amateur and Latin American
Champion now representing 'Supadance' in Poland
Danuta Mazur - Director of the 'Wika-art' dancing shop, Olsztyn, Poland
Mrs Mariola Free, Mr Barry Free, Borge Jensen, David Mitchell
and Ross Mitchell, in front of the main party Mr and Mrs Free's
children Chantel and Katrina

At the table
(left to right)
Mariola Free, Ross Mitchell, Borge Jensen, Barry Free,
Wojtek Przemieniecki, Danuta Mazur, Katia Kober
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