Review of International Dance Organization (IDO)
World Salsa Championship
Orlando Florida, USA
September 14, 2002

by Barbara Fernández

IDO World Salsa Championship, Orlando, Fla.

Salsa sparkled like a jewel Saturday September 14, 2002 at the IDO World Salsa / Diamond Dancesport Championships presented by Colin and Joy Hillary and Sam Sodano at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida.

Thirty couples representing sixteen international countries competed. Dynamic music, such as Latin standards like "Babalabatiri" and "Mambo Inn" added fire as the dancers turned and spinned their way to the quarter finals.

The 8 chosen couples performed their solo routines and competed in the final heat dance-off. Costumes were a mixture of glitz and street, some teams in rhinestones and glitter, others in headbands and painted jeans. The audience roared in approval for the winners Oslin Boekhoudt and Janice Kock, Aruba, #11. Oslin with headwrap and Janice wearing sweatpants, danced real street "get down " swivel hips Salsa. It was a joy to watch!

IDO Adjudicators: Nils-Häkan Carlzon President IDO, Sweden; Bill Fowler, Chairman of Judges, USA; Joanne Cartwright, United Kingdom; Kirsten Dan Jensen, Denmark; Chuck Danza, Italy; Ann Harding, Canada; Adele Hyland, Australia; Wolfgang Opitz, Germany; Eddie Torres, U.S.A.; Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar, U.S.A.

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