Dedy Rahadjo was indeed full of accomplishments. Just imagine, in the last three events, students of Accounting Department Widya Kartika University (Uwika) managed to collect 18 medals. Recently, he won 10 medals at the National Championship event, Youth Dance I. The competition was organized Executive Committee (PP) of Dance Sport Association of Indonesia (IODI) in Yogyakarta, Saturday, December 15, 2012.
At that time, Dedy joined with Pengprov Java Athletes. He performed with his partner, Luisa Verdiana S., Students of Karitas III senior high school. In the 12 classes that were followed, they successfully won five gold medals, three silver and two bronze. While the other two classes were only ranked fourth in the category of Rising Star Latin, and position 5 in the Standard Quick Step. “This achievement has to be done by working so hard. We have to be smart in managing our energy, “said the student who had just in his third semester.
Understandably, sport dance demands its athletes to have strong stamina because, in one show, they have to dance for 1.5 minutes. Well, if you follow the 12 classes, dance partners must be ready mentally and has extra energy. “Otherwise, it could be even exhausting and loss of concentration. Therefore, one class can perform on to the dance floor few times, “he continued.
In national championship, all classes that followed by Dedy and her partner were beginner categories, such as Latin Beginner Cha Cha, Beginner Samba, Beginner Rumba, Beginner Jive, Novice, Pre-Amateur and Rising Star. In addition, he also joined Standard Class Beginner Waltz, Beginner Tango, Beginner Quick Step, Beginner Vienneese Waltz, and Slow Beginner Foxtrot.
Dedy claimed to be grateful to bring back those medals. Still, he was determined to always actively practicing in order to perform better. During this time, the native Surabaya youngster still often joins in the beginner class. “But next year, I want to try the next grade,” he said.
The Dance National Championship for Youth I in Yogyakarta brought hundreds of athletes from all over Indonesia. In that first youth dance championship, participants were limited to a maximum age of 21 years. The game was also divided into several categories based on the range of a certain age. In the competition, the host, DIY, put themselves as the most winner followed by East Java as the runner-up.
Earlier, in August, Dedy with Ervina Lukmanto, Uwika’s Mandarin Department student have won five gold medals on the world stage. At that time, they followed the event of 10th Crystal Dancesport Championships 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At that time, they competed in five categories that were contested which were Beginner Chacha, Beginner Samba, Beginner Paso Double, Beginner Jive, and Beginner Rumba.
A month ago, precisely on November 15, Dedy re-carved the achievement on national arena. He competed in the National Championship Dance VII held in Semarang. At that time, he and his partner, Luisa Verdiana S, students of Karitas III high school successfully won two first titles and one runner-up.