At the competitions in Moscow on October 28, two Japanese pairs. Semi-finalists, like a year ago, were Guo Hashimoto and Keiko Onda. And Shintaro Asamura and Emmy Toyama improved last year's result and danced in the quarterfinals. Spectators in the Kremlin warmly received both Japanese duets. Especially they liked the slow waltz performed by Guo and Keiko, and the royal carriage and the incredible beauty of Emmy Toyama completely delighted Muscovites. Shintaro Asamura and Emmy Toyama About the performance of Japanese dancers in the championship and the traditions of the Japanese dance school told the organizer of the tournament, President of the Russian Dance Union Stanislav Popov.

"Duo Guo Hashimoto and Keiko Onda were already semi-finalists of the World Cup and confirmed their high level. This is the best Asian dance couple, the best couple in Japan! Winner of Asian Championships. This duo has long played in tournaments. Elegant and beautiful ". "Japanese dancers in the European and Latin American programs in general are traditionally very strong. Japan for many years was one of the world leaders in sports dance, "he added.. "There was a time when in the final of the world championships in the 80 years two couples danced - Isao Nakagawa and his wife Eiko Nakagawa and the duo Katsuo and Satomi Sakuromoto. In the 80s, these two Japanese couples invariably were in the final. Once, and in 1981, instead of the Nakagawa couple, other dancers from Japan Tu and Susie Tanaka came forward and also danced in the final. You can recall the 70's. Then in the finals of the Latin American dance tournaments there were two Japanese couples - Hirota and Yoki Torii, and Mito and Motoki Kazzuka. So it was such a dawn of Japanese dance. These pairs of their successes contributed to the very active development of ballroom dance in Japan, "said Popov. "To date, Japan probably represents the largest number of professional couples, just a huge amateur band in this country and the largest number of licensed judges in the world. Japan is a very important country in dance sport, a member of the World Dance Council (World Dunce Council). Fine traditions of Japan are now continued by Guo Hashimoto and Keiko Onda ". During a visit to Moscow, Japanese dancers managed to walk around the capital of Russia, take a lot of photos and get a lot of good impressions. After the tournament, all four were in a great mood and gladly shared their emotions and feelings. For Shintaro Asamura and Emmy Toyama, this is the second visit to the Kremlin, and they are "very happy to be here again". "I really like the atmosphere, the audience is magnificent, many famous people. Enjoy this amazing evening. We are happy that we are here, in front of the Cup of Japan, very important for us, "said the dancers.

"We are dancing here for the second time. It seems that today was even better than four years ago. We set the goal to get to this semifinal in this world championship and fulfilled it. So we are happy! The next competition will be in Japan, so we continue to practice in the dances.

I liked very much to dance to Russian music, it's wonderful, "noted Guo Hashimoto and Keiko Onda.

It's nice to note that the championship in the Kremlin was attended by a whole team of Japanese fans of eight people. They unanimously supported their compatriots on the dance floor, which undoubtedly contributed to the good mood of dancers and excellent results. At the end of the tournament, fans of sports dancing from Japan immediately ordered tickets for the 2018 World Cup, which will also take place in the Kremlin.