The Canadian Closed Championships were held on April 2nd & 3rd this year at the Mariott Hotel in Calgary, AB. The CCCs, as everyone calls it, determines who the Canadian Champions are in each category, as well as the National Representatives to the World Championships. Typically, in most categories, the 1st and 2nd placed couples earn the right to compete at the Worlds.
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Archive View: April, 2010
Canadian Closed Championships 2010
April 15th, 2010 Tags: Canadian Closed, competition
UBC Dance Club - A Piece of History
March 24th, 2010
Tags: competition, Events
The 6 Most Common Rookie Mistakes in Competition
March 12th, 2010
Tags: competition, competition preparation, competitors, costumes, diet, ubc
Interview with Simone & Annette - Part 2
February 1st, 2010
Tags: competition, competitors, Events, Interview, partnerships, preparation, snowball
Interview with Simone & Annette - Part 1
January 28th, 2010
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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.
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!!!
As you can see from this hard working and dedicated couple, success does not come easily. You have to be patient and focused; you have to work hard and be committed; and you have to have faith and believe strongly in what you are doing… All vital ingredients to get you to the top! 
At the Snowball Classic in Vancouver this past weekend, Joel and I had the opportunity to have a chat with two of the couples who were competing in the IDSF Open Standard event. Currently ranked 4th in the IDSF Standard World Ranking List, Simone Segatori & Annette Sudol, representing Germany, were gracious enough to let us publish our conversation together. They were willing to divulge all their ’secrets’ (well, almost all!) to help inspire up and coming dancers like yourselves. Joel and I used to train and compete with them in England when they were just coming up the ranks, so it was nice to be able to sit down and catch up with them.