XS Latin competes at British Open Championships 2010

XS Latin have qualified to represent England at the World Latin Formation Championships (to be held in Moscow in October) after performing their "Priscilla" routine for the first time at the British Open Championships.

XS Begins a New Routine

XS begin training on a new routine, entitled "Priscilla".

XS Compete at the 2009 World Championships

XS travelled to Bremen, Germany to represent England at the IDSF 2009 Latin Formation World Championships, and were very pleased to get 13th out of 19 teams from around the world. The local team won the day, with the team from Lithuania a close second.

World Championships 2008

The hotly anticipated 2008 World Latin Formation Championships did not disappoint! 22 Teams from around the world descended on Wiener Neustadt, Austria, to compete for the title. With the standard across all teams higher than ever, XS Latin were thrilled to receive two recalls to the semi-final, placing them 14th overall.

Excitingly, the Lithuanian team won the competition, beating the top German team for the first time in three years. Many teams who have previously been in contention for finalist places were not recalled to the semi-final, proving once again that the calibre of Latin Formation is increasing universally.

Check out XS Latin performing at the competition here:

XS Latin wins British National Championships!

After a very tight competition, XS Latin won the British National Latin Formation Championships, held in the Winter Garden's Empress Ballroom in Blackpool. It's the third time the team has won the title and means they will be representing England at next year's European Championships in Lithuania.

Four teams competed for the title, the most for almost a decade. Let's hope this increasing popularity in latin formation means that for future British competitions, the judges will adopt the International standard of facing the teams in an elevated position.

Full results:

1. XS Latin (trained by Bruce Lait and David Mallabone)
2. Encore Formation Latin Team (trained by Martin Cutler)
3. Fever Latin Team (trained by Rachael Holland and Roberto Albanese)
4. Ystrad Fawr Latin Team (trained by Philip and Carol Perry)

XS Latin competes at British Open Championships 2008

Competing with their new "Night Fever" routine for the first time, XS Latin gave a good performance at the 2008 British Open in Blackpool and secured their chance to represent England at the World Championships later in the year in Austria.

Check out XS performing at the competition here:

XS Latin goes disco!

XS starts the year with a new routine. After enjoying the sounds of the Bee Gees at the Bremerhaven post-comp party, Night Fever was the natural choice.

XS Latin shines in Vienna

XS finished the year with a fantastic performance at the Donaupokal Invitational Competition in Vienna, Austria. Twenty-five teams from seven countries took to the floor and XS were placed 8th, only one mark away from making the prestigious final.

Check out XS performing at the competition here:

XS Latin competes at the 2007 World Championships

XS travelled to Bremerhaven this weekend for the 2007 Latin Formation Dance World Championships. The level of competition was very high and XS was very pleased to be placed 15th out of 22.
The two German teams -- the hosts, Bremerhaven, and last year's champions, Bremen -- tied for first place, while the Lithuanians were placed third.

XS Latin competes at British National Championships

XS put on another great show at the British National Championships today in Blackpool. Full results:

1. Encore Latin (trained by Martin Cutler)
   marks: 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2
2. Fever Latin (trained by Rachael Holland and Michael Stylianos)
   marks: 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1
3. XS Latin (trained by Bruce Lait and David Mallabone)
   marks: 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 3

XS Latin Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

What better to celebrate 10 years of XS Latin than to have party -- and dance?! As well as dancing, the anniversary event included a host of photos, videos and costumes from all previous routines, and appearances by many of the team's former members, coaches and friends. Holding back the tears, David Mallabone gave the speeches, handed out the awards and presented the masterly-produced 10-year anniversary video.

Thanks to every who helped with the event and everyone involved in making XS such a success over the past 10 years.

XS Latin - 4th at British Open Championships 2007

Hard work and five short months of training paid off for XS Latin this weekend when they were recalled to the final of the 2007 British Open Latin Formation Championships in Blackpool. One of only four teams recalled, XS performed well and were only one mark away from 3rd place. The result means that XS remain the UK's top latin formation team and ensures them a place at the 2007 World Championships in Bremerhaven in December.

Full results:

1. Guang Dong Latin Formation Team (CHI)
2. Brigham Young University Latin Team (USA)
3. TSC Salier Club (GER)
4. XS Latin Formation Team (ENG)

• Botafogo Dance Ensemble (HUN)
• Fever Adult Latin Formation Team (ENG)
• TSC TK Schwarz Gold Altenburg (GER)

XS Latin competes at the 2007 European Championships

To show off their new routine, XS journeyed to Düsseldorf to compete, for the first time, in the European Latin Formation Championships. The top teams from across Europe compete at this event and the standard was incredibly high. Despite a remarkable performance, particularly given the routine is so new, XS did not receive enough recalls into the semi final. Bremen, the reigning world champions, took first place.

A new routine for XS Latin

The first training session for XS Latin this year saw the commencement of training on a new routine, entitled "On Broadway". The new routine takes its inspiration from musicals of Broadway and the West End, and the music includes snippets of songs such as "Big Spender", "Whatever Lola Wants" and "Aquarius". The first competitive performance of the new routine is scheduled for the European Championships in May, which gives the team less time than they've ever had before to learn and refine the six minutes of choreography.