Who is the 15-year-old boy who just brought glory to Vietnamese dance?

Pham Gia Bao's teachers could not hide their pride when their student born in 2009 excellently won a Gold Medal in the solo competition for men aged 15 and under in the Standard category at the world's largest Dancesport tournament that recently took place in Germany.

Recently, Pham Gia Bao excellently won the Gold Medal in the Solo competition at the WDSF event for male juniors 2 (15 years old and under) Standard category (WDSF Open Solo Standard Male Junior II) held in Stuttgart, Germany.

The Vietnamese delegation was moved to tears when Pham Gia Bao stood on the highest award podium with the Gold Medal in hand while the music played. National Anthem ring out.

The German Open Championships (GOC) held every August in Stuttgart, Germany is the world's largest Dancesport tournament, now in its 36th edition. This is a tournament that every Dancesport dancer dreams of participating in at least once in their life. The GOC is considered the Olympics of Dancesport, so participating in the tournament is the desire of every athlete.

The tournament takes place over 5 days with 3 luxurious and separate arenas. With nearly 10,000 athletes participating every year and about 100 of the world's leading judges judging. The World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) officially introduced men's and women's singles Dancesport into a new category like doubles 3 years after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the starting point of Vietnamese athletes compared to the world is not much different than the doubles category and has a great chance to succeed.

Pham Gia Bao with dance partner Vu Chau Anh and teachers Hong Viet - Thu Trang.

The 15-year-old boy is studying and practicing simultaneously in Quang Ninh and Hanoi with teacher Hong Viet and teacher Thu Trang. Pham Gia Bao's two teachers shared with VietNamNet: "Pham Gia Bao has been guided by our close friend in the profession, teacher Du Thanh Phong, since he was a child. When his family wanted him to pursue Dancesport For a long time, Phong has entrusted his nephew and female dance partner Vu Chau Anh to us with the hope that they will make real progress.

We have now trained the children for the third year. The two young people and their families have really overcome many difficulties and developed well professionally. There are many memories of this boy. Because he was still young, the teachers had to be patient. However, he has improved day by day and has now completely transformed.

The teachers have trained Gia Bao in sports dance so that he can make the best progress, but that is only part of it. We also teach him how to think and behave to form a good person, with good character and personality when he is on the threshold of adulthood. We advise Gia Bao to study harder than other friends because he has to practice more Dancesport."

Gia Bao is on the golden board of the World Dancesport organization.

Before winning in Germany, Pham Gia Bao also won the Gold Medal in the 2024 Vietnam All-Around Standard 5 Dances for Junior Couples with his dance partner Vu Chau Anh, born in 2011, on August 3.

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