EuroGames in Budapest
For the first time in their history the EuroGames were granted
to an East European country. In contrast to the last GayGames 2010,
which took place in Germany (Cologne), the organizers of the
Budapest EuroGames have to get along without communal help.
However, the Hungarian dancesport enthusiasts received valuable
support from the ESSDA (European Same-Sex Dance Association), under
the auspices of which this year's EuroGames were given the rank of
official European Championships of Equality Dancing for the second
time.
The European Championships were held in various sections,
being divided into female and male couples, 18+ and 35+. In spite
of the intensive promotion for the EuroGames, only approx. 150
dancers participated in the competitions. The main reason for this
is the tense political situation in Hungary. Nonetheless, many
DVET-couples were very successful and managed to reach a place on
the podium.
The following couples are European Champions:
Petra Katja Zimmermann/Caroline Privou (Women 18+ Standard),
Kerstin Kallmann/Cornelia Wagner (Women 18+ TenDance),
Heidrun Kling/Heike Kämmerer (Women 35+ Standard),
Peter Becker/Peter Schlattmeier (Men 35+ Standard) and
Dorothea Arning/Almut Freund (Women 35+ Latin and
TenDance).
Results of German couples:
Women 18+ Standard
1 Petra Katja Zimmermann/Caroline Privou, Germany
2 Citabria Phillips/Angie Esswein, USA
3 Kerstin Kallmann/Cornelia Wagner, Germany
Men 18+ Standard
1 Csaba Csetneki/Balázs Gáti, Hungary
2 Christian Roman Wenzel/Pascal Herrbach, Germany
3 Stefan Schlattmeier/Peter Becker, Germany
Women 18+ Latin
1 Charlotte Lange/Kristen Steinmetz Moeller, Denmark
2 Kerstin Kallmann/Cornelia Wagner, Germany
3 Kieren Jameson/Emily Coles, USA
Men 18+ Latin
1 Antonio Castillo/Santiago Granizal, Spain
2 Gilles Hoxer/Pascal Herrbach, Denmark/ Germany
3 Esben Weiergang Larsen/Nicolai Nyholm, Denmark
Women 18+ TenDance
1 Kerstin Kallmann/Cornelia Wagner, Germany
2 Kieren Jameson/Emily Coles, USA
3 Santra Rinne/Piia Korpe, Finland
Women 35+ Standard
1 Heidrun Kling/Heike Kämmerer, Germany
2 Katerina Blinova/Melissa Saphir, USA
Men 35+ Standard
1. Peter Becker/Stefan Schlattmeier, Germany
2. Andreas Schöpp/Holger Wenzel, Germany
3. John Church/Alexandre Lewalle, England
Women 35+ Latin
1. Dorothea Arning/Almut Freund, Germany
Women 35+ TenDance
1. Dorothea Arning/Almut Freund, Germany
2. Sabine Keldenich/Angelina Brunone, Germany
3. Dörte Lang/Ingeborg Petersen, Germany
Complete results can be found via
ESSDA.
by Tobias Hock Uhr