(MENAFN- AzerNews) Azerbaijani dancers, the family couple Eldar Jafarov and Anna
Sazhina have claimed bronze medalists at the Blackpool Dance
Festival, Azernews reports.
The 8-day dance festival is the world's first and most famous
annual ballroom dance competition of international significance,
held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool,
England since 1920. It is also the largest ballroom
competition.
"For Anna and I, the Blackpool Festival is not a ballroom
dancing competition, it's our lifestyle. From early childhood, we
watched videos from the tournament on video cassettes and dreamed
of being on this dance floor at least once. We have been training
all our lives and still train every day. For 22 years in a row we
have been participating in tournaments and championships, 19 of
them in pairs. After meeting Anna in Italy, our wedding and the
birth of a child, our main goals remain unchanged," Eldar Jafarov
told trend life .
"The last two years we have been passing to the finals of the
Blackpool Dance Festival, which is a great pride for us. When
children's dreams come true, life becomes brighter and richer. Me
and Anna have a sense to live, create, enjoy the art of ballroom
dancing, be inspired and inspire others. We are glad that after so
many years, we continue to move towards our goals together and
proudly carry the Azerbaijani flag at the world championships," he
added.
Honored masters of sports of international class Eldar Jafarov
and Anna Sazhina are the founders of the Professional Dance Union
in Azerbaijan (AzDC).
Since 2005, the dance couple has represented the country in the
sports dance arena and are the first couple from Azerbaijan to
enter the world dance elite.
Five-time world champions in ballroom dancing among
professionals, holders of titles in world and European
championships in various types of dance, prestigious international
tournaments.
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