Full Name:

Clara Han Yuen Shih

Born:

October 7
Vancouver
Canada

Siblings

Philbert Shih

Raised

Vancouver, Canada

Education

Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Science, Physiology, University of British Columbia
Churchill High School

Languages

English
Mandarin

Activities

Working out at the gym
Jazz Dance
Pilates
Body Rolling

Past Activities

Chinese Dancing
Piano
Drumming

Favourite Movies

Love Actually
A Few Good Men
Shawshank Redemption

Favourite Music

Michael Buble
Renee Olstead
Diana Krall
Celine Dion
Eva Cassidy
Enya

Favourite Food and Drink

Chia Tea
Dark Chocolate

Achievements

DanceSport Competition

• Canadian Closed Championships Silver Medalist
• Canadian Representatives to the World Amateur Championships in Austria
• 4 – Time Undefeated BC Amateur Champions
• Western Canadian Amateur Champions
• BC Open Champions
• US Holiday Dance Classic Amateur Champions (Las Vegas)
• Singapore Dance Masters Amateur Standard & Showcase Champions
• Pro-Am World Champion Teacher
• Pro-Am North American Champion Teacher

Media

• Movies, TV & Radio

• Shall We Dance? Movie with Jennifer Lopez, Richard Gere & Susan Sarandon
• W Network’s coverage of the Snowball Classic
• Women’s Television Network’s Dancing at the Palais
• CBC Radio Two, North by Northwest Program
• CBC Radio One, Arts Interview

• Magazines, Newspapers & Websites

• Vancouver Sun
• Vancouver Province
• Canada.com
• World Journal
• Vancouver Courier
• Vancouver Lifestyles Magazine
• Ricepaper Magazine
• Philippine Journal
• Richmond News
• Richmond Review
• The Point, UBC Sports Newspaper
• Sports BC Calendar

Dance Education

• 2005: 1 year full-time intensive study at Studio Danze Baricchi, Italy with Luca & Loraine Baricchi, World Champions
• 2003: 6 months full time study in London, England
• 2001-2004: 3 years part time study in England & Italy
• 2001: 6 month full time study in Toronto, Canada
• 1997-2001: part time study in Vancouver, Canada
• 1997: first started at the UBC Dance Club

• Dance Mentors

• Luca & Loraine Baricchi, Italy

• Principle Teachers

• Luca & Loraine Baricchi, Italy
• Hans Laxholm, Denmark
• Anne Gleave, England
• Marion & Kenny Welsh, England
• Robert & Barbara Grover, England
• John Wood, England
• Richard Gleave, England
• Denis Tremblay, Canada

• Supporting Teachers (in alphabetical order)

• Pierre Allaire & Mireille Veilleux, Canada
• Jeannette Ball, USA
• Vicky Barr, England
• Gilles Bettner, Canada
• Jitka Bouma, Canada
• Ginette Cournoyer, Canada
• Jonathan Crossley, England
• Katusha Demidova, USA
• Lorraine & Benoit Drolet, Canada
• Olga Foraponova, USA
• Doreen Freeman, England
• Janet Gleave, England
• Ann Harding, Canada
• Martin Harvey, England
• Geoffrey Hearn, England
• Stephen Hillier, England
• Marcus & Karen Hilton, England
• Charlotte Jorgensen, USA
• Brian & Christy MacDonald, USA
• Lynn Marriner, England
• Peter Maxwell, England
• Alexander Melnikov, Russia
• Hazel Newberry, England
• Robin Short, England
• Brian Torner, Canada
• Glenn Weiss, USA
• Jonathan Wilkins, USA
• Sniegoule Wood, England