Other Sports: In golden groove
The 19-year-old pair captivated judges and audiences with their performance to clinch first place ahead of Uzbekistan's Savva Venidiktov-Darya Panova in second, while Hong Kong's Marcus Hui-Ng Shuk Yee took bronze at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Shah Alam on Saturday.
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Other Sports: In golden groove
PETALING JAYA: National dancers Ooi Ken Vin and Zoe Tan made the country proud when they won the World Dancesport Federation (WDSF) Asian Championship Under-21 ten dance at the Malaysian Open. The 19-year-old pair captivated judges and audiences with their performance to clinch first place ahead of Uzbekistan's Savva Venidiktov-Darya Panova in second, while Hong Kong's Marcus Hui-Ng Shuk Yee took bronze at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Shah Alam on Saturday.
The Star
14-07-2025
- The Star
Sweet Cherry dances her way to silver in Vietnam
Dancer Cherry Yeo wins silver in Vietnam. PETALING JAYA: National dancer Cherry Yeo gave Malaysia the icing on the cake at the Vietnam Dancesport Festival by taking the silver medal in the solo latin female category on Sunday (July 13). Competing in the Asian Championships category, Cherry danced her way to second place behind Vietnam's Nguyen Hoang Ngoc, while Hong Kong's Abby Lo took third place in Ho Chi Minh City. Cherry was glad to bounce back after returning empty-handed at the World Championships in Germany last month, where she finished 19th in the discipline. "It feels amazing to be able to pick myself back up after what was a disappointment for me during the World Championships,' said Cherry. "I'm also happy to get this with my parents and coaches coming all the way here to Vietnam to support me." Cherry, who is now juggling her time with her tertiary education, said that time to train her Latin dance is limited. "Now that I'm in university, I'm not able to train Latin as much. But since now it's the summer break, I will be training as hard as I can ahead of the Malaysian Open in two weeks," she said. Cherry had created history last October when she became the first Malaysian to bag the World DanceSport Federation's World Cup Solo Latin in Belgrade, Serbia. Malaysia wrapped up their campaign in Vietnam with a silver and bronze medal in the Asian Championships, with the bronze coming from Tay Xin Yee in the Youth Solo Standard category. In the Southeast Asian category, Malaysia claimed two silver medals from Ooi Ken Vin and Zoe Tan, who came in second place in the rumba and jive events.
The Star
11-07-2025
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Ooi and Zoe jive their way to double silver
National dancers Ooi Ken Vin and Zoe Tan. PETALING JAYA: National dancers Ooi Ken Vin and Zoe Tan were pleasantly surprised when they took two silver medals at the Vietnam Dancesport Festival on Thursday (July 10). The 19-year-old pair, who were making their debut at the tournament, bagged silver medals in the fiercely competitive Southeast Asian single dance event's rumba and jive categories, outperforming some of the best dancers in the region. Jefferson Pimentel-Mary Seraga of the Philippines took gold in the jive, while Vietnam's Ngoc An-Le To Uyen won the rumba category. Ken Vin was stunned by the result as it went way beyond his expectations for his first senior tournament. "We were both shocked and surprised with the result,' said Ken Vin. "It was the first time we competed in the senior categories at the Southeast Asian level, and a lot of the dancers have much more experience than we do." But Zoe felt there was more they could give on the dance floor, but was still happy to win two medals. "I felt our performance wasn't the best we could do, but nevertheless, I'm super happy to win two silver medals," she said. The pair also finished fourth in the World DanceSport Southeast Asian Latin event and did better that the Philippines' No.1 pair Wilbert Aunzo-Pearl Caneda, who finished below them. National coach Chua Zhen Fong said the medals were the result of Ken Vin and Zoe's hard work. "This significant achievement at an international platform highlights the dedication and rigorous training undertaken by Ken Vin and Zoe under their coach Evon Chong," he said. The pair's campaign in Vietnam served as the perfect preparation for the upcoming Malaysian Open from July 25-27 in Shah Alam.
