First World Rueda de Casino Championships & the World Salsa Cup in Torino, Italy
June 1, 2003

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One of the largest Caribbean Dance competitions in the world has graced the city of Torino (Italy). The 1st of June, 2003 at Palastampa, the place that has always been the musical temple of this SalsaCity, 2,500 people were able to enjoy a stunning spectacle, right up until the last musical note! This was the First World Rueda de Casino Championships and the World Salsa Cup.

Torino had never seen such a large international dance competition with more than 100 couples and 12 Rueda dance teams struggling until the last salsa was played to win the much coveted trophy.

Surely this can be considered as a general test for next year's competition. They didn't give us much time to organize the Rueda teams and the couples from outside of the European continent, but the results obtained in two months of work lead us to believe that next year will be even better.

The final results are in and Sergio and Sonia Sampaoli, already world vice-champions of salsa in 2000, and surely one of the most representative couples of Caribbean dance styles in Italy, were the big winners this time around, both as a couple in the Campeonato del Mondo di Salsa, and also in the group as a part of the Sampaoli Dance Company.

Right up there at the top as well was the team of the best Cuban dancers who live in Italy, the Rueda Cubalibre, taking second place. They have been here for more than 20 years and have contributed much to the Latin dance movement in Europe.

 

Actualizada el día 07-Mar-2005