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. 

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!

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