Dance Convention
What is dance convention? This is your opportunity to improve your technique, and learn the ropes in everything ballroom competition, from the hair to the shoes. Dance convention is an evening of exciting and new workshops from Vancouver’s best in the ballroom community. Learn some valuable information and take part in the mini competition. It’s a packed day and we hope to see you there! Stay tuned for more details!
Date: Saturday February 16th
Cost: $15 for two tickets
Schedule
5:00 – 5:30pm Tickets/General Dancing
5:30 – 6:30pm Latin Workshop – Maryana Dudchenko
6:30 – 7:00pm Etiquette (Optional)
7:00-7:30pm Dinner Break/General Dancing*
5:30 – 6:30pm Latin Workshop – Maryana Dudchenko
6:30 – 7:00pm Etiquette (Optional)
7:00-7:30pm Dinner Break/General Dancing*
7:30 – 8:30pm Vienese Waltz – Clara Shih
8:45 – 9:45pm Standard Technique – Tony Chong and Gloria Chien
8:45 – 9:45pm Standard Technique – Tony Chong and Gloria Chien
9:45 – 11:00pm General Dancing*
*During these periods, we will be selling the following items:
Shoe Brushes $5
UBCDC Jackets (First come, first served) $30
Shoes $40
UBCDC Jackets (First come, first served) $30
Shoes $40
Clara Shih
Clara Shih Marasigan is a dedicated instructor and founder of JC Dance Co., as well as a full-time mom of two little cute girls! (Check them out on facebook!) Back in the day, Clara and her husband Joel traveled and competed around the world. They ranked 2nd in all of Canada, which is the highest national ranking that any BC couple has ever received. They are one of the only couples in BC to do full-time study in the two meccas of ballroom dancing: London, England and a small remote town in Italy, known as La Vecchia. Joel and Clara began dating and, naturally, started dancing at the UBC Dance Club. Clara is excited to be back at UBC to share her passion for dance with everyone.
Anthony Chong and Gloria Chien
Tony and Gloria followed their love and passion for dancing to Italy, where they have trained for the past 5 years. They have competed extensively throughout Europe, and achieved the highest ranking of 26th in the world on the WDSF Senior 1 ranking list. They are the current and 3-times undefeated Senior BC Champions and 4-times Canadian finalists.
Maryana Dudchenko
Maryana Dudchenko began her dancing career at the age of 4 in Ukraine. Since moving to Canada with her family in 2000, she continued to dance ballroom competitively traveling all over North America and Europe representing British Columbia. Over the years, Maryana enjoyed training in different forms of the arts, but in the end chose ballroom dancing as her career. Since receiving her teaching license in 2010, she has been teaching ballroom to people of all ages as well as training herself. She is currently the top Latin competitor in British Columbia, one of the top Under 21 competitors in North America and a Canadian Latin finalist.
