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Hello from Debrecen!\u00a0 Tuesday was our first day of practice, although many of the other teams began on Monday.\u00a0 We caught an early shuttle to the main arena, which is only about 5 minutes from our hotel.\u00a0 While the weather in Debrecen was a little overcast and cool, the volunteers and staff made up for it by being overly hospitable.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The competition arena is lovely — warm temperature with a friendly and helpful support staff.\u00a0 Our practice group consists of the 3 American dance teams plus the couple representing the Czech Republic, (who actually train in Canada).\u00a0 Since we all know one another and all are from North America, it was a pleasant, friendly environment.\u00a0 Fabian Bourzat was our lone coach for today, as Igor did not leave Novi until Monday evening.
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Following our morning Short Dance practice at the main arena, we had an afternoon Free Dance practice at the secondary arena.\u00a0 The secondary rink is about 15 minutes from our hotel, and in contrast to the competition venue is quite cold, although it is brightly lit and features a vaulted ceiling.\u00a0 Both practices went well, even though we had such a long day of travel plus we are adjusting to the time difference.\u00a0 We were pleased, as was Fabian.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow we hope to get a little sightseeing in, as we only have one practice and our Short Dance draw scheduled. Plus, many of the shops and offices were closed today due to a national holiday.\u00a0 March 15th\u00a0 — Hungarian National Day — commemorates the anniversary of the start of the 1848 Revolution against the Austrian Empire.\u00a0 The revolution had numerous goals, with one of them being the desire for freedom of the press\u2026\u2026.which brings us to today’s Innovation connection!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hungarian inventor David Gestetner created the Gestetner Cyclograph in the 1880s, which enabled individuals and businesses to quickly and inexpensively create copies of documents using a stencil and ink rollers.\u00a0 This technology soon spread to schools, churches and political groups, as self-publication became a realization for anyone.\u00a0 The Gestetner Company is still in existence today, under the auspices of the Ricoh Company of Japan.<\/p>\n
Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n
Ellie & Alex<\/p>\n
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