Blackpool History – Senior Latin

Australia has had a very good run in the Senior Latin event, firstly on our records with Brad Rathbone being a finalist 3 times for Switzerland and, Jeff Haddleton & Fiona Watson being the first Australasian couple to make the final in 1996. 

Shaun Peacham & AJ Whitty (VIC)
2016 Champions

Australia’s first winner of this event came in 2016 with Victorians Shaun Peacham & AJ Whitty with Sydney couple Suppakorn Chuwongwut & Zuzana Vasailes also making the final and placing 5th. The following year, 2017, Australia won the title again with Suppakorn & Zuzana bringing the title back to Australia.

Suppakorn & Zuzana (NSW)
2017 Champions

Results of the Top 48 Australasian dancers over the years can be found below;

CHAMPIONS

  • 2016 – Shaun Peacham & AJ Whitty (VIC)
  • 2017 – Suppakorn Chuwongwut & Zuzana Vasailes (NSW)

4TH PLACE

  • 1993 – Brad Rathbone & Rita Rathbone (Switzerland)
  • 1994 – Brad Rathbone & Rita Rathbone (Switzerland)
  • 1997 – Jeff Haddleton & Fiona Watson (QLD)
  • 2014 – Paul Zaidman & Cheryl Smith (VIC)

5TH PLACE

  • 2016 – Suppakorn Chuwongwut & Zuzana Vasailes (NSW)

7TH PLACE

  • 2013 – Joe Guan & Sharron Weight (VIC)

SEMI FINAL

  • 1998 – Jeff Haddleton & Fiona Watson (QLD)
  • 2005 – Tony Romano & Dianne Forbes (SA) 13th place
  • 2018 – Charles Xu & Jenny Kirillova (VIC) Equal 10th

QAURTER FINAL – TOP 24

  • 1999 – Jeff Haddleton & Fiona Watson (QLD)
  • 2012 – Joe Guan & Sharron Weight (VIC) 13th place
  • 2013 – Darol Garchev & Yvette Rousseau (VIC) 13th place
  • 2014 – Darol Garchev & Yvette Rousseau (VIC) 15th place
  • 2015 – Darol Garchev & Yvette Rousseau (VIC) Equal 22nd
  • 2017 – Charles Xu & Jenny Kirillova (VIC) Equal 13th
  • 2017 – Darol Garchev & Yvette Rousseau (VIC) 19th place

TOP 48

  • 1998 – Osamu & Junko Sakai (QLD)
  • 1998 – Mike & Trish Whitson (New Zealand)
  • 2001 – Tony Nardella & Maree Wood (VIC) Equal 37th
  • 2003 – Craig & Sharon Haymes (VIC) Equal 28th
  • 2004 – Craig & Sharon Haymes (VIC) Equal 35th
  • 2005 – Craig & Sharon Haymes (VIC) Equal 25th
  • 2005 – Gerry Garcia & Shirley Law (NSW) Equal 32nd
  • 2006 – Craig & Sharon Haymes (VIC) Equal 37th
  • 2006 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (VIC) 47th place
  • 2008 – Gerry Garcia & Shirley Law (NSW) Equal 48th
  • 2009 – Gerry Garcia & Shirley Law (NSW) Equal 44th
  • 2011 – Darol Garchev & Yvette Rousseau (VIC) 25th place
  • 2012 – Darol Garchev & Yvette Rousseau (VIC) 25th place
  • 2014 – Dean Anderson & Danielle Devine (VIC) 34th place
  • 2015 – Zarko Milicevic & Sharron Weight (VIC) 33rd place
  • 2017 – Glen Strauss & Loreta Camerlengo (VIC) 32nd place
  • 2018 – Troy Haligowski & Anna Lyudmilina (QLD) Equal 31st
  • 2019 – Dean Anderson & Danielle Devine (VIC) Equal 32nd