TGDancesport Blog: 2013

Monday, December 2, 2013

The Final Grand Ball

It has been awhile since our last post. 3 months ago, we experienced a tragedy and didn't know if we wanted to dance again. Our spirits were broken and our hearts were heavy. However, it's times like these when dancing has helped us feel alive again and be thankful for what we can do.

"Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today"

We came home for the final Grand Ball, as Andy and Wendy are closing The Grand Ballroom and taking their well deserved retirement. It was an emotional night for everyone. Gloria's parents came to watch her compete for the first time, and couldn't be prouder as we won the Sr. Championships. We've had many great memories at the Grand Ballroom, our second home. Thank you Andy and Wendy for giving us a world class facility to train in.

photo courtesy of Andrew Leung, Joshua Cheng, Melvin Wong and Michelle Lin. Thank you very much for taking those pictures.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

German Open Championship 2013

This is our 3rd year competing at The German Open. It is the biggest competition in the world and attracts the very best dancers. Last year, we finished 61st and were small fish in a very big pond. This year, we moved up 26 places and finished tied for 35th out of 169 entries in a very high caliber field. We enjoyed a week of meeting dancers from all over the world and look forward to coming back next year!

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Wall of the fame!

We finally made it on Andy's wall of fame at the GrandBallroom! What a great Honor! Thank you Andy and Wendy!

First winning in Europe!!

After 5 years of training and Competing in Europe, we finally won our first championship! It was thrilling to win and to stand atop the podium. It was a good day for Canada as Winson and Anastasia also won! Go team Canada!!

Paris Open

Trefeo low cost!

First competition back in Italy! We placed 7th against all the youngsters! Mission accomplished!

UBC dance convention waltz workshop

IFB BC closed championship

We successfully defended our titles and are the 4 times undefeated senior 1 champions. We also finished 2nd in Adult BC closed championship and 4th in Adult BC open championship! It was a tall order as you can see from the picture! We also danced our debut showcase, which received a standing ovation!

3rd place in Canadian Closed Championship!

Gala Ball 2013

Gala ball this year was held at the beautiful Grand Ballroom.

It was a memorable night as we won both the Adult 16+ and Senior 35+ Championships. No dancers have won both titles before, so it was a special accomplishment for us and we are very proud to be the first!

Homecoming 2013

We arrived in Vancouver 2 days before Snowball Classic!

It was an important competition for us for two reasons. First, it is the qualifier for the 2013 Canadian closed Championship. Secondly, it is our first competition back home after six months training in Italy. The amount of pressure and and expectation on us is tremendous, and we have learned to be mentally strong in these situations. We won our first Snowball title in Senior one. We also were the second highest placing BC couple in the Adult category!