Brno Open 2023
U21 World Championship and European Professional Championship
The 21st edition of the Brno Open took place in Brno’s Starez Arena Vodova from October 6th to 8th, 2023, once again ranking among the largest dance sport competitions in Europe. This year's edition brought the complete world's top dancers in both standard and Latin American dances to Brno. The culmination of all the competitions was the U21 World Championship in Latin American dances and the European Championship in standard dances for professionals, which took place in the Czech Republic for the very first time!
More than 120 dance couples from 40 countries and 4 continents participated in these championships.
The Czech Republic was successfully represented by dancing pairs. Jonáš Tománek - Šárka Kosmáková at the U21 World Championships in Latin, who fought their way to the finals and placed 6th. David Odstrčil - Tara Bohak At the European Professional Standard Championships, they finished a close second.
Twin Cities Cup
Equally important for Brno was the Partner Cities Cup, in which teams from our partner cities Bratislava, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Kaunas, Vienna, and of course, the host city of Brno participated.
The Saturday gala evening was hosted by moderator Jan Onder. The program included a performance by singer Roman Vojtek and stars of the TV show Stardance. Accompanying international ranking competitions were held for younger and older age groups, offering the audience a truly diverse range of dancing couples of all ages from around the world.
A record 800 couples from all corners of the world will take part in this year’s event. Czech Television has produced a total of 3 TV programs from this event.
Jan Tománek
For the Brno Open 2023 Organizing Committee
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