So on Thursday afternoon, the second round of the competition kicked off. This is a choreography round, where couples who have won their national title (or pre-qualified the day before) perform a 2 minute choreography to fight for the right to make it into the semi-final.
This year there were 22 couples competing, with 13 to make it through to the semi-final round.
Our own Uly and Jas competed in this round, and did a great job. Unfortunately they diodn't make it into the semi's, but theirs competition was ridiculously amazing!
Special mentions from this round to a Brazilian couple (who were Elli and my favourites last year) and again the Italian couple from Tropical Gem.
Following the second qualifier, a semi-final round then reduced the numbers to just eight couples.
The plot thickened with this round, as Adrian and Anita from Spain, who have won this competition twice before and narrowly missed out on a third consecutive win last year (after he threw her to the floor in a final trick gone wrong) also appeared to make their debut in the semis (as past champions they didn't need to complete earlier rounds).
The betting is already beginning as to who will take out the crown, and the crowd is going to be loud and crazy on the night of the final. Can a hometown (Puerto Rican) couple take the crown? Will the Italians nail it? Will Spain complete a year in which they already won the Soccer and take the Salsa as well?
Stay tuned! (Literally - if you like - the whole competition streams live here:
http://www.puertoricosalsacongress.com/2010/content/video_live.html
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