Team Germany at the top
The best thing about the junior and youth team competition so far has always been the teams' performances, in which they proved that they can not only dance well, but also put on a good show. This requirement doesn't seem to have got around to the generation competing this year. At least two teams stood out from the crowd. The Czech team opened the series of presentations with a folk dance in appropriate attire - although the participants did not want to do without their dancing shoes, which provided an attractive contrast to the more rustic clothing, especially for the ladies.
In the Republic of Moldova, the creativity seemed to be exhausted with the black hats worn by the ladies as they marched in. The ladies - all in black - first danced alone to the song ‘Fever’, then the music changed and the men in oversized T-shirts joined them. Three children and their ‘team leader’ were also allowed to dance a little at the end.
The Romanians entered the floor as the third team, illuminated by their mobile phone lights. A rather unmelodic ringtone signalled the dancing - first the Latin couples, then the Standard couples. It all seemed a little elegiac, but went down well with the audience.
Türkiye took part for the first time and stood out colourfully from the black of the other teams. The ladies wore bright green fringed trouser suits and had plenty of time to present themselves before the men were allowed to join in and some couple dancing was offered.
The German team had been prepared for their performance by a top choreographer. Formation expert Roberto Albanese had quickly transformed the four couples into a mini formation, which presented many typical formation patterns and figures with many partner changes - certainly the most demanding performance in terms of dance in this international comparison.
The German team also showed their quality in the subsequent ten-dance competition, ultimately winning by a wafer-thin margin of one point. After many winless years, Team Germany was thus at the top of the international rankings.
1. Germany 111.5
2. Republic of Moldova112.5
3. Romania 114.0
4. Türkiye 157.5
5. Czech Republic 165.0


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