2016 WDSF GrandSlam Standard Final _ Promo

The top 12 couples in the GrandSlam Standard Ranking that had accrued minimum four results in the regular legs of the 2016 Series got their invitation to dance the "Final Showdown in Shanghai." The season-ending GrandSlam Finals provide the world's best dancers with one more opportunity to make their final statement for the year and to bring good prize money back from their trip to China.

As far as the statements go, most eagerly awaited were those of the 2016 World Champions Dmitry Zharkov - Olga Kulikova, RUS, and of the 2014 World Champions Simone Segatori - Annette Sudol, GER. These two couples have fought hard over supremacy in Standard for the past three years, with their fortunes swaying back and forth.

Maybe the Russians had a slight advantage in the ongoing duel during the 2016 Series: of the three legs where both couples danced they had won two. Overall, they had a total of three wins - Helsinki, Wuhan, Platja d'Aro - against the Germans' two: Hong Kong and Stuttgart.

But the other couples wanted a say in this Shanghai Showdown too. Watch the semi-finalists and finalists make it on the floor of the Luwan Stadium!

STARRING

Francesco Galuppo - Debora Pacini, ITA

Bjorn Bitsch - Ashli Williamson, DEN

Vadim Shurin - Anastasia Meshkova, RUS

Dmitry Zharkov - Olga Kulikova, RUS

Evaldas Sodeika - Ieva Zukauskaite, LTU

Vaidotas Lacitis - Veronika Golodneva, LTU

Evgeny Moshenin - Dana Spitsyna, RUS

Simone Segatori - Annette Sudol, GER

Anton Skutarov - Alena Uehlin, GER

An 8-camera production in High Definition covering the decisive stages of the GrandSlam Standard Final. With full graphics but without commentary. The programme is made up of four parts: the full-length semi-final, interviews with the finalists, the full-length final and interviews with the medallists. Approximately 90-minutes running time.

Produced by the WDSF Communications team in collaboration with the host broadcaster and the Chinese DanceSport Federation.

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