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Ballroom Dancesport Latin Champions Carlos & Elena
Porto, Portugal
Available from 2011

Carlos
Date of Birth: 27th November 1984
Nationality: Portuguese
Height: 1,69 m
Weight: 65 kg

Languages:
Portuguese - Mother tongue
English - Fluent
Spanish - Fluent

Elena
Date of Birth: 05th August 1984
Nationality: Russian
Height: 1,58 m
Weight: 45 kg

Languages:
Russian - Mother tongue
English - Fluent
Portuguese - Fluent

Carlos started Latin American & Ballroom Dancing at the age of 8
Elena started Latin American & Ballroom Dancing at the age of 7
Together they started to dance in November 2002 and they are an International top class Latin American Dance couple and Portuguese National Latin American Dance Champions.

Dance Training/Education

2006/2007/2008/2009/2010

Private Lessons of Latin American Dancing with coaches Graham Oswick, Tone Nyaghen, Bryan Watson ( 9 times undefeated World Latin American Champion) and Margaret Redmond
Supervised Practice with Nick & Olga Kreminski

2005
Private lessons of Ballroom & Latin American Dancing with Paul Killick (former World Champion) and with Alan & Hazel Fletcher (5 times undefeated World and European Latin American Champions)
Private Ballet lessons with Fernanda Canossa (Royal Academy of Dancing)
Lectures of Latin American Dancing in the 2005 Celtic Classic (Tralee, Ireland)

2004
Private lessons of Ballroom & Latin American Dance with Paul Killick (former World Champion)
Flamenco Private lessons with Joao Medeiros (former dancer of the Spanish Ballet)
Lectures and Workshops at the 2004 Blackpool Dance Festival
Participation in the 8th Annual Aarhus International Dance Training Camp (Private lessons, Lectures and Workshops)

2003
Argentine Tango workshop with Elaine Bottomer (former World Champion)
Private lessons of Ballroom & Latin American Dancing with Paul Killick (former World Champion)
Participation in the German Open Championships Congress in Germany, Manheim (Lectures, Workshops, Private Lessons, Guided Practise)

2002
Participation in the International Dance Masters Congress 2002 in Netherlands, Assen (Lectures, Workshops, Private Lessons, Guided Practise)
Commenced to Dance with each other

1992-2001 (Carlos)
Student at Alunos Apolo Lisboa, Lisbon and Academy of Dance Pedro Sousa, Porto, Portugal
Commenced to Dance

1991-2001 (Elena)
Student at Codrianca Dance School, Kishinev, Moldova
Commenced to Dance

Professional Dance Experience/Employment

Shows and dance employment
2006/2007/2008/2009/2010

Shows and Demonstrations all over Europe
Participation in the Movie "The London Tango"
Kensington dance studio dance teachers, London, UK
Dance coaches for Academia Pedro Sousa, Porto, Portugal

2005
October - Show in Henley Festival 2005
September - Show in Populum Hall, Braga, Portugal
- Demonstration American Express event at The Royal Cafe
June - Show in Chelsea Festival 2005
May - Show in Lagars Bar, Braga, Portugal
February - Show for the "Shall We Dance" Premiere London, UK
Dance instructors in Paul Killick dance studio, London, UK

2004
November - Show for Exponor Exposition 2004, Porto, Portugal
September and October - Spanish Cabaret Show with the other couples for many Casinos in the North of Portugal
July and August - Shows for private parties in many Hotels in Lisbon
March and April - Shows for Havana Club in Lisbon, Portugal
January - Show for the Primary Schools Dance Project Championships in Porto, Portugal

2003
December - Show for the Portuguese RTP1 TV Programme "Portugal no Coracao"
June, July and Agust - Shows every weekends in Vilamoura Casino, Algarve, Portugal
March and April - Shows every Wednesdays in Imperio Do Sol Bar, Lisbon, Portugal

2002
November - Started to Dance together

Performing

2007/2008/2009/2010
Portuguese National Champions
Top 30 couples World Ranking
2010 United Kingdom Amateur Rising Stars Finalists
2010 British Open Amateur Rising Stars Finalists
Top 30 Grand Slam German Open Championships

2006
January - United Kingdom Championships - Top 35 - England

2005
October - International Open - Top 35 - England
to the World Championships
October - IDTA Midlands Open - Runners-up - England
July - City of Porto Festival - Champions - Portugal
July - Summer Festival - Finalists - Spain

2005

May - Blackpool Dance Festival 2005 - Semi-Finalists - England
May - Imperial 2005 - Finalists - England
April - English Open Championships - Semi-Finalists - England
February - Celtic Classic 2005 - Finalists - Ireland
January - Universal Championships - Runners-up - England

2004

December - Portuguese National - Champions - Portugal
November - City of Grannollers Trophy - Finalists - Spain

2003

December - Portuguese National - Champions - Portugal
May - The Star Championships - Finalists - England
May - Crystal Palace Cup 2003 - Semi-Finalists - England
April - Kishinev Open - Finalists - Moldova

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