WORLD CHAMPIONS DANCE IN LOMBOK

Lombok was treated to a magnificent evening of world class ballroom and Latin American dance performances at the first ever Lombok International Dance Championships on Sunday, 29 June 2008.

The spellbinding event was held in the conference centre at Santosa Villas and Resort, with hundreds of separators attending to witness the finals of the Championships held in the evening, starting at 6.00 pm.

Performances by Latin American dance masters, Evgency Ryupin and Yana Povrovskaya from Moscow, as well as 2008 World Championship Finalists, Roberto Villa and Morena Colagrego from Italy, were highlights of the event; although it was impossible to choose favourites from the many talented dancers present.

The conference centre at Santosa Villas and Resort was converted into a ballroom for te Championships, with a specially constructed wooden dance floor installed for the event. Professional lighting and sound systems were also installed, to ensure a top class presentation. Mr Marcel de Rijk, world-renowned ballroom dancer, Vice president of the World Dance Council and international adjudicator, who also owns the delightful Purim as Boutique Resorts in Lombok, was responsible for organizing the Lombok International Dance Championships and his popularity in dance circles was evident, with top international dance couples from more than 15 countries and an international panel of judges and adjudicators made up coming to Lombok for the event. The lombok International Championships was a spectacular event, unlike anything usually seen in Indonesia, and promises to be an important date on the Lombok calendar for the future.