Press release

Brno, 2. 4. 2024

World Cup 2025

For the first time, Brno will host the world’s largest event in dance sport “World Latin American Dance Championships 2025”.

As part of the 23rd edition of the Brno Open, which will be held on 17 – 19 October 2025 at the Municipal Sports Hall Starez Arena Vodova Brno.

The culmination of all competitions will be
WDSF
World Latin Dance Championships
World Showdance Standard Dance Championships, which will be held in the Czech Republic for the first time!

More than 100 dance couples from 40 countries and 4 continents participate in this championship.

Czech Republic will be represented by dancing couples

At the World Latin Championships
Jakub Lipowski – Tereza Kucherova
Tomas Gál – Tereza Kucherova

at the World Show Dance Championships in Standard
Jan Metlický – Ela Kasalová

Josef Kuča – Veronika Hrubá

 

These pairs have ambitions to reach the finals of these championships.

Jakub Lipowski / Czech champion in LATIN

Quote:We are very happy that the Czech Dance Sport Federation and the city of Brno have managed to get the World Championships to the Czech Republic for 2025 ,
It is a big commitment for us and we will prepare ourselves to reach the finals on home soil and place as high as possible at the World Championships.

Tereza Kučerová / Czech champion in Latin

Quote:We will prepare more intensively to finally break through the finals and get among the best pairs in the world on home soil and place as high as possible.

Jan Metlický / Czech Champion in Show dance Standard

Quote:We are grateful for this opportunity to represent the Czech Republic at one of our competitions in front of our families and friends. We will do everything we can to give our best performance and achieve the best possible result.

Ela Kasalová / Czech Champion in Show dance Standard

Quote:I am looking forward to the 2025 World Championships, which will be held in Brno. It is a great honour and motivation for us. We plan to show our best performance!

Twin Cities Cup 2025

Equally important for the city of Brno will be the Brno Twin Cities Cup, which will bring to our city teams from Kaunas, Zagreb, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Bratislava and home town Brno.

The Gala

The Saturday gala evening will be hosted by Jan Onder and Kamila Tománková.

Galavechea will include the semi-finals and finals of the World Championship
The programme will feature performances by the stars of the TV show Stardance.

Family programme

For younger and older age categories of spectators will be prepared attractive accompanying program, which will surely satisfy both young and old visitors.

 

Czech Television will produce a total of 3 TV programmes from this event.