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| Category: Professional |
| Style: Latin |
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Blackpool results:
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| 2003: 5th Professional Latin |
| 2002: 5th Professional Latin |
| 2001: 7th Professional Latin |
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Best results:
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| 2003: 2nd European Championships |
| 2003: 5th UK Open Professional
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| 2002: 6th World Championships
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| 2002: 4th UK Open |
| 2002: 4th International |
| 2000: winners of the UK Open Amateur Latin |
| 1999: World and European Champions Amateur Latin |
| 1999: winners of the International Amateur Latin |
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Sponsors:
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| Supadance |
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This interview started really well! First Matthew told us that
he thinks that all the Dutch are crazy! Matthew and Nicole danced in the
Netherlands many times and like it very much.And then he explains that they
love the way the Dutch audience gets the 'warming-up' until they totally 'raise
the roof' like nowhere else!
Later, as the photo session continues, Matthew himself goes completely crazy
and 'raises the roof', is it than really infectious?! They are both such
natural and spontaneous people who you can talk to for hours.
As amateurs, Matthew and Nicole won the Grand slam-series (World Championships,
European, UK Open, International and Blackpool) in one year. The same year as
they turned professional they danced the finals and in 2003 reached the 2nd
place in the European Championships. They were one of the main stars in the
great dance show 'Burn the Floor' and travelled with this show, with a whole
group of dancers the whole world. This show is available on the DVD and
absolutely worth the money! Conclusion: a multi-purpose and all-round couple in
the Latin scene! |
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Personalia
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Matthew
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Nicole
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| Nationality |
English |
South-African |
| Age started dancing |
8 |
12 |
| Favourite drink |
beer |
coffee |
| Favourite food |
meat and mushrooms |
tomato and cheese on toast |
| Most terrible food |
oysters |
oysters |
| Best qualities in your partner |
absolutely devoted, sexy and excellent dancer |
very cheerful and easy going. Excellent cook |
| Worst of your partner |
she is much too critical to herself |
a bit careless and forgetfull |
| Favourites pets |
dogs |
dogs |
| Afraid of |
spiders |
snakes |
| Favourite country |
Thailand |
South Africa |
| Hobby |
nothing special, much too busy with dancing |
making clothes, listening to music, surfing the
net and dancing, dancing, dancing |
| Dislikes in people |
rudeness and people who talk only about
themselves |
gossips and people who have "airs and graces" |
| Favourite colour |
black |
blue |
| Favourite dance |
jive |
whatever we dance best at the moment, but mostly
the jive |
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Biggest nightmare
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Matthew: "That everything goes wrong in a show.
Dreadfully wrong!"
Nicole:"That I am totally alone in the world."
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Nicest memory
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Matthew:"Too many to pick one! I enjoy my time
everywhere. Ask Nicole about the real high points. She knows much better!!!"
Nicole:"Dancing in the show 'Burn the Floor' was fantastic. Travelling
around the world was great and wherever we came people were so enthusiastic. It
was such a fantastic, unforgettable and unique experience. And naturally,
winning the world championships as amateurs and my wedding day. But what
Matthew says is true. Wherever we are, we see and experience unique things and
if you can enjoy them, isn�t it really fantastic?"
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Biggest inspiration
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Nicole: "Kylie Minogue and Justin Timberlake. No doubt
possible!"
Matthew: "Oh, me again! It�s difficult to choose! I don�t have anyone
specific really. Oh yes, simply, a normal person who has a talent and uses it,
makes a good example."
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Biggest blunder
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Matthew: "This has nothing to do with making choices
because I can't remember any big blunders. Nothing comes to mind, really I
cannot remember any!"
Nicole: "This is indeed difficult. Oh yes, we had to give a rock &
roll show once. And everything what could go wrong went wrong, really. Yes, it
really was a blunder!" |
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Biggest wish
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| Both: "Be happy now and in the future!" |
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All interview material provided by the
www.dancemotion.nl. Copyright 2003 by Dancemotion.
The original interview text in Dutch was printed in the
August/September issue of the Dancemotion magazine. All photos by Wim
van IJzendoorn. Translated from Dutch.
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