75th Blackpool DanceSport Festival: May 26th - June 2nd, 2000

"DEAR DIARY"...Adventures in Blackpool!

Thursday, June 1st, 2000

During the afternoon, many of the vendors had other activities. For example, the CHRISANNE booth had prize drawings -- Kevin Carson from Canada won the Swarovski watch, and Anik Laforest from Canada won the Ballgown which was adorned with over 50,000 Swarovski crystals. Peter Dobner, Director at CHRISANNE, along with a representative from Swarovski made the presentations. Sapiel, another vendor, had fashion shows throughout the week with the latest styles from Italy.

In the evening, the Amateur Standard and Invitational Exhibition events took place, with the following results:

Amateur Standard:
1. Jonathan Crossley & Kylie Jones, England
2. Roberto Villa & Michelle Barry, England
3. Mirko Gozzoli & Alessia Betti, Italy
4. Alessandro Firmo & Michela Cerea, Italy
5. Brian Eriksen & Marianne Eihilt, Denmark
6. Mirko Selli & Marika Selli, Italy

Invitational Exhibition:
1. David Howland & Vivienne Ramsey (USA)
2. Edward Kottmeyer & Celia Mullen (USA)
3. Tatsuro Otake & Takako Suzuki (Japan)
4. Vicotr & Catherine da Silva (South Africa)
5. Billy Fajardo & Katie Marlow (USA)
6. Richard Croteau & Maria Zee (USA)
7. Jerry & Virginia Lenoir (USA)

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