The Island Fantasy Ball held in Nanaimo on May 2-3 was a huge success and enjoyed by all the competitors. This year, the organizers elected to broaden the depth of competition rather than bringing in a professional showcase couple. They invited couples from across Canada as well as the USA and overseas for Open championship events, as well as holding the BC Closed Championships in 3 different age categories. The event took place over two days instead of the one-day schedule of prior years. Couples were extremely pleased to have semi and quarter final rounds where in past years many of those events were only finals.
Tony Chong & Gloria Chien. Photo by Nelson Wong.
Congratulations to everyone who took part, regardless of your placing. Your involvement in competition is the heart and soul of DanceSport. Your commitment to travel to an event outside your home town makes these events exciting for audiences and competitors alike.
We would like to remind all winners at all levels to please take a moment to thank your event sponsor. These are businesses and individuals in the community who want to support ballroom dancing and have given their hard-earned funds towards the event you were part of. A brief note letting them know that you appreciate their involvement is a great source of encouragement. Without these sponsors, trophies would not be possible.
Below is a list of the 2009 BC Champions. For complete results please go to www.danceresults.com
BC Closed Latin Champions: Valeriy Chirkov and Maryana Dudchenko
BC Closed Standard Champions: Zillion Wong and Sarah Liang
BC Closed Senior 1 Latin Champions: George Pytlik and Wendy Pytlik
BC Closed Senior 1 Standard Champions: George Lindholm and Deborah Wong
BC Closed Senior 2 Standard Champions: Don Adair and Marian Adair
In the Senior 2 Latin category, only one couple was entered. As a result, there was no event.
Nelson Wong took pictures. You can view them here.
Tue, May 19, 2009
Competitor Achievements, Island Fantasy Ball