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Barry
Joined on 07 Mrz 2008
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Freitag, 30. Mai 2008 20:35

All week there have been rumours. Now is a mystery.

 

Howson/Bolton and Hawkins/Hawkins were in the original start list but are not shown in the recalled 157, They would have had to qualify as they did not compete last year.

 They are also completely missing (not even shown as "withdrawn")  from  the "No results for these couples".  Like they just disappeared..

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peter
Joined on 13 Jan 2005
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Samstag, 31. Mai 2008 09:04

We were able to talk to them on the spot and they have both not started as Justina and Timmy are injured. (Of course they were both dancing the teammatch, but remember dancing 5 dances in a spacious floor is not exactly the same as dancing 40 dances in one day, while couples around you fight for their life and empty floorspace.)

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jazz
Joined on 07 Apr 2005
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Sonntag, 1. Juni 2008 14:35

Coincidentally....were   Warren and Kristi  also injured ?  

 

 

 

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peter
Joined on 13 Jan 2005
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Sonntag, 1. Juni 2008 20:10

Yes. They danced 2 or 3 dances in the first round only before withdrawing. They were recalled to the second round but could not dance.

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simplydancer
Joined on 04 Dez 2007
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Montag, 2. Juni 2008 01:08

The withdrawal of Howson and Hawkins second year in row seems to be some political statement. The probability of the same couples getting injured at the same competition twice is so minimal that something else has to be the cause of the withdrawal.

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admin
Joined on 14 Feb 2001
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Montag, 2. Juni 2008 01:35

Actually we talked to them about it and they said that it is the same back injury (Timothy) which was not fully cured. They can dance few rounds, but in Blackpool they would have to dance from the first round, and they did not feel good enough.

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Elaine
Joined on 28 Jan 2003
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Montag, 2. Juni 2008 07:24

Simply Dancer, I think the reason that the two couples didn't dance at Blackpool last year was not through injury but because they were both representing England at the Professional World Championships which took place in Blackpool on the day following the British Open comp. Presumably they felt that they gave themselves a better chance at the World event if they wern't attempting to dance two such big events in two days??

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admin
Joined on 14 Feb 2001
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Montag, 2. Juni 2008 14:02

If I remember correctly - Professional World Championships were after British Closed not after British Open.

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Elaine
Joined on 28 Jan 2003
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Re: Blackpool Professional Ballroom

Montag, 2. Juni 2008 23:03

Ahh yes Admin you could well be right there, sorry!! At my age they just all tend to blur into one - lol

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