Last weekend was the 48th Annual UBC Gala Ball. Being organized entirely by student volunteers of the UBC Dance Club, the Gala Ball always has a very fun, exciting and youthful atmosphere about it… and this year was definitely no exception! Congratulations to all the executives of the Club and the volunteers of the Gala committee for putting on such a great event.
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Archive View: March, 2010
UBC Dance Club - A Piece of History
March 24th, 2010 Tags: competition, Events
Interview with Emanuel & Tania - Part II
March 19th, 2010
Tags: competition preparation, Events, Inspiration, Interview, practice, snowball, training
The 6 Most Common Rookie Mistakes in Competition
March 12th, 2010
Tags: competition, competition preparation, competitors, costumes, diet, ubc
Interview with Emanuel & Tania - Part I
March 10th, 2010
Tags: Events, Inspiration, Interview, partnerships, snowball, training
The Olympic Athlete’s State of Mind
March 3rd, 2010
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Thank you to Emanuel & Tania for sharing their experiences with us to help inspire up and coming local dancers, as well as dancers from all over the world. Here is Part II of their Interview… 
With the upcoming UBC Gala Ball this weekend, I thought I’d post some of the most common mistakes that I’ve observed from first-time competitors. If you are indeed a rookie competitor, please read!!!
At the Snowball Classic earlier this year, Joel and I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the winners of the IDSF Standard event, Emanuel Valeri & Tania Kehlet. Although Emanuel is Italian, the couple represents Denmark and are currently ranked 2nd in the IDSF Standard World Ranking List. Having traveled to Denmark and having trained with their Danish coach, Hans Laxholm, ourselves, Joel and I had a lot to talk to them about. 
One of my favourite things about the Olympic coverage was definitely the interviews that were conducted with the athletes, their coaches and families… The theme that keeps coming back over and over again through these interviews is how important an athlete’s state of mind is. Sure, hard work, of course, is a key ingredient to success. But it definitely isn’t all there is.