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Klaipėda University DSC Žuvėdra (literally: tern) is a dancesport formation dance team since 1995 affiliated with Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania. It is a 7-time world champion and 9-time European champion. It was founded in 1965 by ballroom dancer Ona Skaistutė Idzelevičienė. She and her husband Romaldas Idzelevičius (since 1971) are the primary trainers. [1]

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Since 1989, the team participated in World and European Championships. During 1995–2006, it was in the top 3 in European and World Latin Formation Championships, taking world first places in 2002–05. In 2006–13, the club formed the second team that participated in most important competitions. [1] Besides competitions, the team performed at various events in many European countries. In total, the team performed 14 different compositions [2] (music by composer Audrius Balsys since 1997, costumes by Aina Zinčiukaitė since 1999). [1]

The team did not compete in the 2014 season as, after retirement of a cohort of experienced dancers in 2012–13, there were not enough replacements. [2] In a press interview, the trainers blamed a higher education reform that made it more difficult for potential dancers to get admitted to Klaipėda University. [3] Additionally, the team faced financial difficulties: it could not offer stipends to its dancers, only small discounts on tuition fees. Therefore, dancers had to balance studies, work, and practice. [2]

Championship results

Year World Championship [1] European Championship [1]
Location Place [4] Location Place [5]
1989 Germany 7   
1991 Germany 5   
1992 Austria 4 Germany 4
1993 Norway 4 Germany 4
1994 Germany 3 Germany 5
1995 Germany 3 France
1996 Lithuania Germany
1997 Germany 3 Poland
1998 Sweden 3 Hungary 3
1999 Lithuania Belarus
2000 Austria Czech
2001 Germany Hungary
2002 Lithuania Holland
2003 Germany Czech
2004 Belarus Germany
2005 Germany Germany
2006 Germany Lithuania
2007 Germany 3 / 6 Germany
2008 Austria Germany
2009 Germany Lithuania
2010 Russia Germany
2011 Lithuania Russia
2012 Germany Austria
2013 Germany 4 Lithuania
Note: from 2006, Žuvėdra had a second team competing. Its results are shown after the "/" symbol.

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References

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  3. ↑ LRT radijo laida „60 minučių“ (2014-11-14). "Pagrindinė „Žuvėdros" ansamblio subyrėjimo priežastis – ne pinigai" (in Lithuanian). Delfi.lt . Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  4. ↑ Spaeker, Heinz. "Results of IDSF Competitions". DanceSport Services.
  5. ↑ "Žuvėdros skrydžiai" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Dancesport Federation. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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