PARA DANCE SPORT NEWS
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Multi-champion Machens focuses on fun
German Para dancer will perform in front of home crowd at Mainhatten Cup.
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Polish dancers delight home crowd
European champions Joanna Reda and Pawel Karpinski won double-gold together.
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Para dance sport season continues in Lomianki
Dancers will continue preparations for the 2017 World Championships with the Polish Open.
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Ukrainian dancers open season strong in Cujik
Finland and Poland also left the Netherlands with multiple wins.
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Para dance sport season sweeps into Cujik
The first competition of the World Championships season will take place in the Netherlands between 15-16 April.
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Para dance sport 2017 competition calendar announced
Two events will be held in Asia prior to the season-ending World Championships in October.
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New dance sport classification, sport rules introduced
A course for international classifiers is also being offered by World Para Dance Sport.
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Para dance sport partners with DSI London
The suppliers to British TV series Strictly Come Dancing will offer a 10 per cent discount on dresses, shoes, fabrics, crystals and accessories to athletes.
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Hosts wanted for Para dance sport Euros, Asian Champs
The Championships, scheduled for 2018, will attract some of the world’s best dancers.
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Malle, Belgium, to host 2017 Para dance sport Worlds
The competition will take place between 21-22 October at the Provincial Education Centre.
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Para sport in review: November 2016
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during November.
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The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for
From 30 November, the sports will adopt new names, identities and competition name formats.
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No. 46 Slovakians Kasicka, Vidasic perform last dance
Helena Kasicka and Peter Vidasic swept all three European titles in front of their home crowd, a grand way to bow out from the sport.
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South Korea triumph at first dance Asian Champs
Hosts Chinese Taipei also impressed at the first competition of its kind with two titles.