Latin dancer Cherry Yeo takes the gold

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Latin dancer Cherry Yeo Xiao Wei recently won three gold medals at the Mallorca Dance Festival in Calvia, Spain.  Story by: Terence Toh Shot by: Mohd Afzal Presented by: Theevya Ragu Edited by: Kiera Amin  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2023/11/29/when-it-comes-to-dancesport-yeo-is-the-cherry-on-top/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play lehttp://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTLifestyle #CherryYeo #LatinDancer #GoldMedalist

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00:00 Malaysia, Cherry Yeo Xiaowei!

00:04 Meet Cherry Yeo Xiaowei, a talented 18-year-old who's been dancing since she was 6.

00:20 Recently, Yeo made the nation proud after winning three gold medals at the prestigious Mallorca Dance Festival in Spain.

00:28 The Petaling Jaya-born dancer was pronounced champion in the World Dance Sport Federation Solo Female Adult Latin and Solo Female Youth Latin competitions,

00:37 as well as the Mallorca Dance Festival Open Solo Female Youth Latin competition.

00:42 Actually, it wasn't that nerve-wracking for me because I didn't set a lot of expectations.

00:48 Since this was the first ever solo competition, I participated overseas.

00:54 So I was kind of just there to have more fun and just to see what the level and standard of dancing is like in a different country.

01:03 For the competition, Yeo had to demonstrate five styles of dance.

01:08 The Samba, Chacha, Rumba, Pasadoble and Jive.

01:12 I definitely felt like I made the country proud.

01:16 Seeing my name up there with the Malaysia flag, it definitely was a new feeling. I've never felt this way before.

01:25 Yeo has been training with coaches Chua Zhenfeng and Yvonne Chong since she was 11.

01:31 Chua had plenty of praise for Yeo's performance, which he said showcased a combination of her strengths.

01:37 The consistency of her stamina, her performance, that's the main key one.

01:41 Her flexibility is another one, given that she's a former gymnast as well.

01:46 Her lines, her facial expression is one of the rare ones that you can find.

01:51 She's very natural. So these are the things that actually capture the judges' eye in.

01:55 Yeo will soon be heading to Hong Kong for her next dancing competition.

01:59 What advice does she have for aspiring Malaysian dancers?

02:03 Never give up and if you really love it, then just go for it.

02:09 Tivya Ragu and Terence To, FMT Lifestyle.

02:12 (dramatic music)

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