Michael Wentink & Beata

Spring Ball demonstration at Roman Way, Cowley, Oxfordshire - 11th May 2002

Michael Wentink is from South Africa and until 2004 danced with Beata. Beata was born in Lithuania, and started her dance career at the age of 6, following which Beatawas successful and became the Lithuanian and former Soviet Union youth latin, ballroom, and folk dancing champion. She moved to the U.S. at the age of sixteen. At that time she began her ten year partnership with Michael Wentink.

Some notable performances
1st - 24th Japan International Dancing Championships - 2003
3rd - US Open - 2003
3rd - UK Open - 2003
3rd - World Professional Latin Championship - 2002
1st - South African Dancesport Championship - 2002
1st - The National Professional Latin Championships - 2002
1st - All-England Latin Championships - 2002
1st - UK Open 1999
1st - World Latin Amateur Championships - 1998
1st - German Open - 1998
1st - Austrian Open - 1997
1st - Bratislava Open - 1997
1st - United States Dancesport Championships - 1997
1st - UK Open - 1997
1st - United States Dancesport Championships - 1996