Meet Simon & Frances… A retired Financier & Sociology professor, husband & wife team, who seek fulfillment in life through ballroom dancing. Names: Simon Pau & Frances Chiang Age: Simon: 69 years old; Frances: 64 years old Education: Simon: Postgraduate in Business and Undergraduate in Economics & Sociology Frances: Ph.D in Sociology Occupation: Simon: retired Financier Frances:…
read moreMeet Amber Blair… Chemist during the day, outdoors aficionado on weekends and ballroom dancer at night. Name: Amber Blair Nickname: “Bambi” Age: 27 years old Education: Master of Science in Chemistry Current Occupation: Scientific Communications and Publishing Coordinator at STEMCELL Technologies. Amber’s main role is to write weekly science newsletters covering a variety of immunology…
read moreHappy 150th birthday, Canada! In celebration of our nation’s important milestone, we at JC Dance Co are giving you a free ballroom dance lesson, eh! Canadians are known for our hockey and our maple syrup, but wouldn’t it be great to be known for having a great time on the dance floor too?! Teacher…
read moreThe 55th annual UBC Gala Ball took place earlier this month at the UBC Nest on March 10 & 11th, 2017. Each year, this ballroom dance competition, organized by the UBC Dance Club, is infused with a young, infectious enthusiasm that only a student-run club can produce! Congratulations to the 2016-2017 executive board members and to Crystal Cheng,…
read more“Dancing with the Stars” has been such a huge hit over the past several years. Now, in it’s 24th season, it is still going strong! When I allow my girls to watch it (which is not very often, as I’m very low tech with the kids), they are glued to the screen. They love hearing the personal…
read moreThis was my fourth year as co-organizer of the Vancouver Challenge Cup (which was held on January 20 & 21, 2017). The event was another huge success! We had a packed house on the Saturday evening; in fact, the most people we have ever had to date! I was elated by the enormity of positive vibes…
read moreHappy Leap Day everyone! At the rate I’m going, I’ll be lucky to get a blog out every 4 years! 😀 It’s been over a month since the Vancouver Challenge Cup (VCC), my 3 year old baby, was held. For those of you who don’t know, VCC is a 2-day spectacular that actually, just…
read moreHave you ever wondered how some people get to be such good dancers and others do not? What makes the good ones so successful?
read moreIsland Fantasy Ball is this weekend in Nanaimo! Since it’s an out-of-town competition, I thought it would be a good time to bring out my old Competition Checklist again. I’ve posted it quite a few times, but I think it’s a good reminder so that you don’t forget anything for your trip!
read moreEveryone knows that ballet is a very technically demanding form of dance. The strength, balance, flexibility and precision required to dance ballet is quintessential. No one would argue that fact. However, in ballroom dancing, for whatever reason, the strength, balance and flexibility that all dancers admire and respect, seem to fall by the wayside and the focus is more on learning steps and routines.
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