| BOOGIE DANCING WORLD CUP -COMPETITION
AND ROCK'N'ROLL NATIONAL RANKING-COMPETITION
4th of September 1999, Helsinki
Rock'n'Roll Dance Club
Comets ry.
Competition choreography
COMMON INFORMATION
LOCATION OF THE COMPETITION
COMPETITION TIMETABLE
COUPLE LIST, BDWC
COUPLE LIST, ROCK'N'ROLL
ACCOMMODATION
FIGURE OF THE COMPETITION
WORKSHOP
BUS TIMETABLE
MAP
Common information
| Arriving |
Place of the contest is Pasilan Urheiluhalli (Pasila’s sports centre),
address: Radiokatu 22, Helsinki. Instructions enclosed
(map and bus timetable from the Helsinki Railway station).
Inquiries before the competition:
BDWC@Comets.fi, fax +358-9-875 3942, phone +358-50-3030 632 (Ms. Päivi
Järvinen: English, French).
http://www.comets.fi/BDWC
Inquiries during the competition: +358-50-370 7307 Comets (competition
languages), +358-400-978 463 (Ms. Minna Suomela: English)
Tickets to the competition can be reserved before the competition from
Paivi.Etasalo@Comets.fi
, phone +358-50-370 7307. |
| 10 am |
Pasila’s sports centre will open for competitors. Training hall is
available. |
Check in/
Announcements |
From 10 am till noon. Competitors should check in at least one hour
before the starting of the competition. If you have troubles arriving in
time, please e-mail Jarmo.Hassinen@Comets.fi
or phone +358-50-550 4868 as soon as possible.
If you have to cancel your announcement, please contact Mr. Jarmo Hassinen
before the 2nd of September (6 pm).
Delayed announcements will be accepted only if they don't change the
timetable. |
| Information |
Information for the couples will be given in English and translated,
if needed,
into Swedish, German, Russian and French.
Guides can be distinguished from the flags on their T-shirts. |
| Training hall, warm up |
There is a training hall for competitors. Music playing there
is permitted only before the competition and during the breaks, but you
can hear the competition music also in the training hall.
In the training hall there is an information board for competitors,
where a copy of the competition timetable, dancing order and results of
each round will be found.
There are two assistants to guide and inform the competitors. |
| Public services |
There is a cafeteria at the competition place.
There will also be T-shirts and records selling, etc.
It is possible for the competitors to have a lasagne-meal at extra
cost (39 FIM). |
| TV-recording |
YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Company will record the competition for TV-broadcasting.
There will be no video made for sale. |
| Video recording |
Video recording with a tripod is permitted only in specific places
for
50/100 FIM. You can also record from your own seat without a tripod
for free, if you do not disturb the other spectators. |
| Dance Floor |
Dance floor The parquet is about 8 by 14 metres. Spectators will be
on both longer sides of the dance floor. The judges can move around the
dance floor. |
| Boogie Dancing World Cup competition is held according to the rules
of WRRC (http://www.wrrc.org).
In the semi-final and final, music is selected from the WRRC's Living-Music-Selection-List. |
Meetings and team leader´s duties
Boogie-Woogie
12 pm and
4:45 pm |
Every team (country) must name a team leader who must take part
in the meetings. Essential information will be given to the team leader
about competition timetable and other competition arrangements. After the
competition the team leaders can get the results from the board of secretaries.
The team leaders have to make sure that every couple arrives in time
(at latest
12 pm). They also have to check the couples' information in the couple
list before the first meeting. They must also make sure that all the
couples will be in the training hall ready for the nation presentation
at 5:50 pm. |
BDWC Qualification rounds
| 1 pm |
Welcome. There will be no nation presentation at this time.
Dancing order can be seen on the information board in the training
hall.
During the 1st Qualification round and the fast Consolation rounds
there will be three couples on the floor per heat.The couple called in
first should place itself furthest from the entrance gate.
The Last Consolation round is a slow round and there will be two couples
on the floor per heat - as well as in the Seeded round and the Quarter-finals. |
Nation presentation and competition opening
| 5:50 pm |
All BDWC competitors shall be in alphabetical order of the countries
(except Finland) in the training hall, ready for the nation presentation.
Presentation order:
Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine
and Finland |
| 6 pm |
If the timetable allows, every country will have a dancing representation
of about
20 seconds.
After presentation the couples can sit on the dance floor starting
from the opposite side of the entrance gate, girl placed in front of the
boy.
During presentation, competitors wear preferably their national team
or club dress or their competition/show dress.
ALL the BDWC couples take part in the nation presentation.
Competition opening. The judges and important staff members will be
presented.
Couples make a queue and return lively to the training hall. |
| 6:20 pm |
Semi-final: 2 couples on the floor at the same time.
Final: one couple per heat. The music selection for the slow
and fast round will take place on the dance floor just before each round.
Between the rounds we will see a Lindy Hop and a Rock’n’Roll
Show. |
| 8:40 pm |
BDWC prize-giving ceremony |
Prize-giving ceremony
All finalists come to the prize-giving ceremony wearing their competition
dresses.
Line up for photo taking.
After line-up the finalists will dance for a minute. Changing partners
is recommended.
The three best couples are expected to give an interview for the press
right after the prize-giving ceremony in the pressroom. |
Results for team leaders
| The final results will be given to the team leader of every country. |
Time table and couples
Party time
Boogie Dancing Night Party will start at the competition place right
after the prize-giving ceremony. Free entrance for the competitors, team
leaders and audience.
The party will end at midnight. |
Accomodation
Floor level accommodation will be organised
in local schools free of charge for the competitors and team leaders Friday
and Saturday nights. The schools will be available from 9 pm till 8:30
am. Own mattress etc. needed. Detailed information below. Please contact
at latest the 2nd of September BDWC@Comets.fi
Hotels: If you are interested in reserving a hotel room for extra cost,
contact
Outi.Salonen@Comets.fi |
Workshop
On Sunday the 5th of September (from 9 am till 4:30 pm) we will have
a Boogie-Woogie workshop with the top couples of the competition as trainers.
Detailed information below.
Welcome to Finland
and to the
Boogie Dancing World Cup -competition!
|
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LOCATION OF THE COMPETITION
PLACE, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING
Place of the competition is Pasilan Urheiluhalli (Pasila’s sports centre),
address: Radiokatu 22, Länsi-Pasila, Helsinki.
It is located about 4 kilometres from the centre of Helsinki. If you
take a taxi, it will cost about 70 FIM.
Pasila is about 20 kilometres from the airport. The taxi from there
costs about 120 FIM, or the airport-taxi about 100 FIM for 2-4 persons
or 60 FIM/person (no extra cost for the luggage). The airport-bus to the
centre of Helsinki costs 25 FIM/person. The local bus (number 615) costs
15 FIM and the ticket is also valid for the train or bus to Pasila from
the centre (an hour of changing time).
Pasila’s Railway station is about one kilometre from the competition
place.
All trains arriving to and parting from Helsinki stop also at Pasila
station.
There is also a taxi stand at the Pasila station.
Bus number 23 from the Helsinki Railway station via Pasila operates
just beside the competition place.
The timetable
(http://www.hel.fi/HKL/aikataulut/bussit/23.html) is also attached to this
letter.
There is very limited parking space near the competition place.
We will try to arrange a transportation service from the airport, for
only the competitors and the team leaders, if you announce your flight
number, exact arrival time, number of persons and their names. The transportation
service must be booked in advance before 1.9.1999. You must also get a
confirmation. The limited transportation capacity may cause some waiting
time. Please contact BDWC@comets.fi before 1st of September.
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Competition timetable
Qualification rounds
| 12:55 |
Starting of the competition |
|
Couples |
| 13:00 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
1st Qualification, fast |
40 |
| |
Break 20 min |
|
|
| 14:00 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Consolation 1, fast |
30 |
| 14:30 |
Rock'n'Roll Youth II C |
Final |
|
| |
Break 10 min |
|
|
| 15:00 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Consolation 2, fast |
18 |
| 15:20 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Seeded Couples, fast |
10 |
| 15:35 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Last Consolation, slow |
10 |
| |
Rock'n'Roll Youth II C |
Prize-giving ceremony |
|
| |
Break 30 min |
|
|
| 16:30 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Quarter-final, fast |
20 |
| |
Break 60 min |
|
|
Finals
| 18:00 |
Opening ceremony |
Nation presentation |
|
| 18:20 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Semi-final, fast |
14 |
| 18:40 |
Rock'n'Roll Junior C |
Final |
|
| |
Lindy Hop Show |
|
|
| 19:10 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Music selection, slow |
|
| |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Final, slow |
7 |
| |
Rock'n'Roll Junior C |
Prize-giving ceremony |
|
| 19:55 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Music selection, fast |
|
| |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Final, fast |
7 |
| |
Rock'n'Roll Show |
|
|
| 20:40 |
Boogie-Woogie BDWC |
Prize-giving ceremony |
|
| 21:00 |
Boogie Dancing Night |
Let's party! |
|
| 0:00 |
Closing Time |
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Couple List
| |
Point
|
|
Nation
|
Male |
Female |
Club |
|
1
|
143,0
|
1
|
BEL
|
Patrick Outers |
Vinciane Brisbois |
Rock'n'roll Club Roder
Lilien |
|
2
|
47,0
|
2
|
BEL
|
Fabrice Carnevale |
Nathalie Carnevale |
|
|
3
|
14,0
|
3
|
BEL
|
Santi Giaruzzo |
Jennifer Rivera |
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
BEL
|
Stephane Mentens |
Laititia Close |
|
|
5
|
65,0
|
1
|
DEN
|
Steen Jensen |
Lonnie Henckell |
|
|
6
|
52,0
|
1
|
FIN
|
Tommi Koivula |
Pirjo Koivula |
Swing Team |
|
7
|
|
2
|
FIN
|
Harri Nolvi |
Riikka Raikko |
Bolero |
|
8
|
|
3
|
FIN
|
Tom Vuorinen |
Anne-Marjatta Laakso-Vuorinen |
Comets |
|
9
|
|
4
|
FIN
|
Timo Arstila |
Taina Kortelainen |
Comets |
|
10
|
|
5
|
FIN
|
Jukka Toikka |
Heli Salo |
Comets |
|
11
|
|
6
|
FIN
|
Markku Vastamäki |
Tii Kinnunen |
Comets |
|
12
|
|
7
|
FIN
|
Jari Norkola |
Heidi Relander |
Comets |
|
13
|
|
8
|
FIN
|
Kari Isokääntä |
Tarja Jaakkola |
Swing Team |
|
14
|
|
9
|
FIN
|
Tatu Valavuo |
Anu Kauppi |
Swing Team |
|
15
|
|
10
|
FIN
|
Ari Vaskelainen |
Hanna Oinonen |
Swing Team |
|
16
|
|
11
|
FIN
|
Hannu Sauvala |
Minna Seppänen |
Swing Team |
|
17
|
163,0
|
1
|
GER
|
Michael Grimm |
Andrea Schiffer |
|
|
18
|
149,0
|
2
|
GER
|
Andrea Pantaleo |
Doris Konrad |
|
|
19
|
103,5
|
3
|
GER
|
Axel Ehlert |
Bernadette Zeipert |
|
|
20
|
93,5
|
4
|
GER
|
Christian Pinsker |
Doris Schnappberger |
|
|
21
|
60,0
|
5
|
GER
|
Meinrad Fink |
Anita Zehentbauer |
|
|
22
|
42,0
|
6
|
GER
|
Marco Rissmann |
Sabine Rissmann |
|
|
23
|
81,0
|
1
|
NOR
|
Kenneth Jacobsen |
Monica Amundsen |
Bislett Sportsdansere |
|
24
|
49,5
|
2
|
NOR
|
Lyder Hole |
Ingrid Aske |
Bislett Sportsdansere |
|
25
|
16,0
|
3
|
NOR
|
Rolf Micheeff |
Anita Micheeff |
Club Harstad Rock´n´Boogie
Team |
|
26
|
|
4
|
NOR
|
Arnstein Heimseth |
Marje Storetvedt |
Hill Sportsdansere |
|
27
|
|
5
|
NOR
|
Jørgen Brudal
Sandnes |
Aina Nygård |
Ntnui Dans |
|
28
|
59,0
|
1
|
POL
|
Grzegorz Kowalczyk |
Marta Bartnicka |
|
|
29
|
|
1
|
RUS
|
Vladimir Ishimov |
Ksenia Semenikhina |
Tanceklass, Moscow |
|
30
|
|
2
|
RUS
|
Valeri Kouznetsov |
Elena Vedeneeva |
Tanceklass, Moscow |
|
31
|
|
3
|
RUS
|
Ilia Tchourkine |
Natalia Shouvalova |
Tanceklass, Moscow |
|
32
|
|
4
|
RUS
|
Nikolai Shaposhnikov |
Svetlana Evdokimova |
Master, Moscow |
|
33
|
|
5
|
RUS
|
Viacheslav Kouzine |
Lada Kouzina |
Titan, Moscow |
|
34
|
|
6
|
RUS
|
Vladimir Metelski |
Elena Bourkova |
Rock'n'roll Army,
Ivanovo |
|
35
|
|
7
|
RUS
|
Andrei Vakouline |
Ekaterina Avlasevich |
Rock'n'roll Army,
Ivanovo |
|
36
|
|
8
|
RUS
|
Alexei Kit |
Irina Semenova |
Rock'n'roll Army,
Ivanovo |
|
37
|
|
9
|
RUS
|
Anton Prannyk |
Lioudmila Radtchenko |
Kaliningrad |
|
38
|
99,5
|
1
|
SWE
|
Fredrik Fridh |
Katja Paaso |
Sdk Laxbuggarna |
|
39
|
99,0
|
2
|
SWE
|
Hans-Erik Mattson |
Marie Nahnfeldt |
Ebba Dk |
|
40
|
94,5
|
3
|
SWE
|
Tobias Jäderqvist |
Elise Ahlström |
Dk Ena Bugg &
Swing |
|
41
|
40,5
|
4
|
SWE
|
Andreas Berg |
Jessica Lennartsson |
Källbäckens
IF |
|
42
|
32,0
|
5
|
SWE
|
Marcus Nätblom |
Frida Segerdahl |
Sdk Laxbuggarna |
|
43
|
|
6
|
SWE
|
Robert Jonsson |
Ingela Hansson |
Jönköpings
SDK |
|
44
|
|
7
|
SWE
|
Daniel Dahlman |
Sandra Dahlman |
Dk Marionetterna |
|
45
|
|
8
|
SWE
|
Daniel Johansson |
Sara Hermansson |
Sdk Trandans |
|
46
|
|
9
|
SWE
|
Stefan Lidman |
Nina Sundqvist |
Skellefteå DK |
|
47
|
|
10
|
SWE
|
Anders Ringqvist |
Jessica Rosén |
Hjo DK |
|
48
|
|
11
|
SWE
|
Henrik Andersson |
Cecilia Rehnström |
Skara Rockarna Df |
|
49
|
|
12
|
SWE
|
David Svensson |
Sara Orshammar |
Skara Rockarna Df |
|
50
|
7,0
|
1
|
UKR
|
Taras Melnyk |
Larysa Glikina |
|
Couple List, Rock’n’Roll
Rock 'n' Roll Junior C
| Joni
Tauriainen |
Heidi
Laatikainen |
Rocking
Sneakers |
Kaarina |
| Jarno
Laatikainen |
Noora
Kultaranta |
Rocking
Sneakers |
Kaarina |
| Mikko
Ailoranta |
Mari
Aarnio |
Rocking
Sneakers |
Kaarina |
Rock ’n’ Roll Youth II C
| Mika
Salmi |
Jelena
Kouru |
Rocking
Sneakers |
Kaarina |
| Mikko
Maula |
Sanna
Eskola |
Rocking
Sneakers |
Kaarina |
| Jesse
Thulin |
Petra
Nysten |
Marimba |
Valkeakoski |
| Joonas
Salminen |
Essi
Elijoki |
Marimba |
Valkeakoski |
| Ville
Kalavainen |
Anni
Tirronen |
Spiral |
Tampere |
| Marko
Repo |
Minna
Repo |
Spiral |
Tampere |
Floor level accomodation
Friday and Saturday nights:
School: Eläintarhan ala-aste (1 gymnasium)
Address: Savonkatu 2
Only Saturday night:
School: Alppilan yläaste (2 gymnasiums)
Address: Tammisaarenkatu 2
Floor level accommodation will be organised in local schools free of
charge for the competitors and team leaders on Friday and Saturday nights.
The schools are available from 9 pm till 8:30 am. The gyms are needed for
the workshop Sunday morning at 8:30 am.
Own mattress and sleeping bag etc. needed.
Dressing rooms and showers are available.
Please contact BDWC@Comets.fi
at latest the 2nd of September.
BDWC-figure (or an even
nicer version)
First Qualification Round
40 couples (other than Seeded couples, 3 couples/heat)
10 couples go to Quarter Finals. |
Consolation Round 1
30 couples (3 couples/heat) |
Consolation Round 2
18 couples (3 couples/heat) |
Seeded Round
10 best couples from ranking list (2 couples/heat)
6 couples to Quarter- final
3 couples to Semi-final |
Last Consolation Round
10 couples. Slow (2 couples/heat)
Jatkoon 4 couples. |
Quarter-final
20 couples (2 couples/heat)
10 couples continue.
|
Semi-final
14 couples (2 couples/heat)
|
Finaali
7 couples (1 couple/heat)
Slow Round
Fast Round
|
Boogie-Woogie workshop on Sunday the 5th of September
1999
Five training groups
Beginners-Intermediate and Intermediate
| Two levels combined.
You have been dancing Boogie-Woogie for almost a year now or you can
dance some other swing-dance(s). You are able to dance Boogie-Woogie relatively
well and you know several figures. You have an idea of how to interpret
the music.
School: Aleksis Kiven koulu
Address: Porvoonkatu 2
|
Intermediate-Advanced and Advanced
| Two levels combined.
You have been dancing Boogie-Woogie for about three years. You master
the basics and know how to vary the basic figures and music interpretation.
You are able to dance easily to fast music.
School: Eläintarhan ala-aste
Address: Savonkatu 2
|
PreCompetitors
| You have just begun to compete. You need to have your own partner in
this group. |
Competitors
| You have been competing for about two years. You know how to perform
to an audience. You need to have your own partner in this group. |
Competitors Experienced
| You already have lots of experience in competing. You are not the last
couple in international competitions. You need to have your own partner
in this group.
All three Competitors-groups in the same school: Alppilan yläaste
Address: Tammisaarenkatu 2 |
The workshops will be held from 9 am till 16:30 pm.
Workshop costs 300 FIM/person.
Lunch break is an hour and a half, from noon till 1:30 pm, in restaurants
nearby.
Maps can be found in the schools.
Dressing rooms and showers are available.
Announcements at the latest the 1st of September to
Bus timetable from Helsinki
Railway station via Pasila station
23 Rautatientori/Helsinki
Railway station -> Pasila -> Ruskeasuo
From Helsinki Railway station
From Ruskeasuo
Saturday
Saturday
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5 40
5 30 50
6- 7 00 20 40
6- 7 09 29 49
8 00 20 39 59
8 09 28 42 55
9 15 28 41 54
9 08 21 34 47
10 07 20 33 46 59
10 00 13 26 39 52
11 12 25 38 51
11 05 18 31 44 57
12 04 17 30 43 56
12 10 23 36 49
13 09 22 35 48
13 02 15 28 41 54
14 01 14 27 40 53
14 07 20 33 46 59
15 06 19 32 45 58
15 12 25 38 51
16 11 24 38 51
16 04 17 30 45 56
17 04 18 44 57
17 09 23 36 50
18 24 44
18 32
19 28 50
19 16
20 12 34 56
20 00 22 44
21 18 40
21 06 28 50
22 02 24 44
22 12 34
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Sunday
Sunday
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7 00 22 44
6 52
8 06 28 50
7 12 32 54
9 12 34 56
8 16 38
10 18 40
9 00 22 44
11 02 24 46
10 06 28 50
12 08 30 52
11 12 34 56
13 14 36 58
12 18 40
14 20 42
13 02 24 46
15 04 26 48
14 08 30 52
16 10 32 54
15 14 36 58
17 38
16 20 42
18 22
17 04 26
19 06 28 50
18 10 54
20 12 34 56
20 00 22 44
21 18 40
21 06 28 50
22 02 24 44
22 12 34
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Tammelundin Liikenne Oy, puh. 09-3896973.
From Railwaystation peer number 2
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