Thursday, November 17, 2011

2nd Taiping Open Dance Championships - 22nd October 2011



Organizers, Lim Poh Hu & Shirley Hun, managed to pull together their second championship in as many years. A change of date enabled them to continue what was begun in 2010 and they had obviously learnt much from their first experience and didn't make any repeat mistakes. Hats off to these two lovely people. Its always so refreshing to know people who are never afraid to learn. Bravo Shirley & PH.

It was very much a Malaysian event with dancers coming from all corners of the country to compete in Standard, Latin American and Belly Dancing. If you're wondering why Belly Dancing was included, it is because Shirley also teaches this genre of dance. The event was held at the Persatuan Ong Si Thye Tong hall in Taiping, Perak, which was also used last year. The angle of the floor was moved which made a refreshing change for all.

The championship was endorsed and supported by PDMB, BDFI, IDO, MDA, Perak State Govt and the WDC-AAL. The guest of honor was YB Dato' Ho Cheng Wang and the championship advisor was Mr John Lim. The Chief Adjudicator was Mr Teh Swee Guan. His panel of adjudicators were - Benny Chan, Belman Salihovic, Joanne Leong, Y S Lee, Yukiko Hori, Merle Lau, Richard Hoh, Michael Yeap, Louis Low, Alice Hor, Irene Au, Koh Kin Ho, Tam Kong Choy, John Lee, Billeon Yong, Jocelyn Peh, Annie Ong, Emily Mah and David Ng. The Chief Invigilator keeping an eye on sylabus, rules & regulations was Mr John Lim. Scrutineering was performed by Mr Nixon Ong & Co.

The event ran fairly smoothly, without too much delay and we were all treated to the traditional afternoon rain storm that Taiping is famous for. The evening programme ran well too with everyone enjoying their dinner while being entertained by the best of dancer in the Amateur levels as they fought for placing in their various events.

Here is the list of CHAMPIONS :
(as presented)

Stand Junior Under 16 : Shaun Chew & Reana Low (Selangor)

Standard Amateur Rising Star : Johnston Lim & Nicole Tan (Selangor)

Belly Dance Indv. Novice : Grace Heng (Kedah)

Standard Amateur Open : Johnston Lim & Nicole Tan (Selangor)

Belly Dance Troupe : 2 Five Step Teszia Divas (Perak)

Latin Juvenile Under 9 : Duncan Yeam & Jolene Teh (Selangor)

Latin Junior Under 16 : Mok Wing Kit & Louise Cheow (Perak)

Latin Amateur Rising Star : Johnston Lim & Nicole Tan (Selangor)

Belly Dance Indv. Intermediate : Shanny Tan (Perak)

Latin Amateur Open : Johnston Lim & Nicole Tan (Selangor)

Standard Solo Under 12 : Grace Heng (Kedah)

Standard Solo Under 9 : Jolene Teh (Selangor)

Standard Senior Over 55 : George Tan & M H Hew (Kedah)

Standard Juvenile Under 12 : Duncan Yeam & Jolene Teh (Selangor)

Standard Senior Over 40 : Ooi Hun Teong & Lim Choon Suan (Penang)

Standard Juvenile Under 9 : Duncan Yeam & Jolene Teh (Selangor)

Latin Solo Under 12 : Zoe Lim (Selangor)

Latin Solo Under 9 : Choi Keh Yin (Selangor)

Latin Senior Over 55 : Ian Tan & Christine Eng (Penang)

Latin Juvenile Under 12 : Duncan Yeam & Jolene Teh (Selangor)

Latin Senior Over 40 : Ian Tan & Christine Eng (Penang)

Latin Senior Beginners 40 : Lvy Soo & Yong Thean Loke (Penang)

Latin Novice : Mok Wing Kit & Louise Cheow (Perak)

Beginners Cha Cha : Ervin Kok & Eelynn Kok (Penang)

Latin Ladies : Adele Lim & Crystal Yip (Selangor)

Beginners Jive : Ervin Kok & Eelynn Kok (Penang)

Latin Solo Dance : Zoe Lim (Selangor)

Beginners Rumba : Lee Kah Hong & Jessie Loh (Perak)

Latin Pre Amateur : Tye Jian Jin & Cindy Law (Perak)

Beginners Samba : Ervin Kok & Eelynn Kok (Penang)

Latin Ladies Synchronize : Lee Ying Jin & Chen Poh Hsiang (Penang)

Beginners Paso Doble : Gary Eng & Esther Khoo (Penang)

Latin Malaysia Amateur Closed : Johnston Lim & Nicole Tan (Selangor)

Belly Dance Indv. Intermediate Crystal : Teoh Mei Ling (Perak)

Belly Dance Indv. Novice Crystal : Catherine Ng (Perak)

Belly Dance Indv. Intermediate Diamond : Ong Siew Eng (Perak)

Beginners Waltz : Alvin Hoh & Riena Aiysa (N.S)

Standard Novice : Alan Hoh & Evelyn Lim (Selangor)

Beginners Tango : Patrick Phan & Rebecca Wong (Perak)

Standard Senior Beginners 40 : Lawrence Tang & Ivy Kong (Selangor)

Beginners Viennese Waltz : Patrick Phan & Rebecca Wong (Perak)

Standard Solo Open : Susan Lee (Kedah)

Beginners Foxtrot : Patrick Phan & Rebecca Wong (Perak)

Standard Pre Amateur : Alan Hoh & Evelyn Lim (N.S)

Beginners Quickstep : Patrick Phan & Rebecca Wong (Perak)

Standar Senior Beginners 55 : Lawrence Tang & Ivy Kong (Selangor)

Standard Ladies : #149

Standard Malaysia Amateur Closed : Johnston Lim & Nicole Tan

Congratulations to all the winner and a great effort from all the dancers.

The organizers are confident that they will be able to bring us another segment of the TODC series, they've already confirmed a date. So see you all again at the 3rd Taiping Open Dance Championship on the 15th September 2012 (Saturday) !

1st Singapore Open Dance Championship 2011 - 6th November 2011


This is the first of the 'freedom to dance' events to be held in Singapore. The message from the Chairman of the organizing committee, Mr Tommy Chua, sums it up.

"The inaugural Singapore Open Dance Championship is Singapore's response to the new Freedom to Dance concept, born to provide fairness, integrity and human rights.


This competition is open to anyone who wish to compete in ballroom standard and, or Latin American dancing, irrespective of the dance affiliation.


While respecting all dance fraternities who nurture and promote ballroom dancing, we pledge to stay true to the principles of being neutral while promoting the love for ballroom dancing. Unleash our competitors' desire with the freedom to dance, in any competition, anywhere in the world.


So dancers, do not be afraid ! You have the freedom and rights to dance. With strength and power, together we can change it !


We thank you, my brave and distinguished competitiors from all over the world - you have made this event in Singapore posible !"


A very well written speech which obviously reflected the passion behind the desire & courage to organize this championship. The dancers in turn did not disappoint the organizers and came in impressive numbers from around the world to attend, compete & support the event. For a first time event, having over 200 entries is quite a feat. Tommy, who was advised by Mrs Josephine Tan, pulled together a fantastic event which ran smoothly and was enjoyed by all who were there.

At the helm of the championship on the day was Chief Adjudicator - Mr David Roberts from UK. I have worked with David for more then a decade now and he has always managed to keep everything, from the judges to the organizers to the scrutineers and the DJ's, marshalls and myself, under tight control, managing to split himself into many parts to be able to be 'on the ball' with everything. Nothing ever gets past him and it's such a relief to know he's there. This year David's panel of adjudicators comprised of - Anthony Hurley (England), Alan Shingler (England), Akihiro Hojo (Japan). Masami Suda (Japan), Polina Teplenko (Russia), Sergey Frantsen (Ukrain), Richard Morrissey (Australia), Ednah Asano (Philippines), Edgar Borromeo (Philippines), Shu Chuan Hsieh (Taiwan), Larry Chen (Taiwan), Erwan Phanjaya (Indonesia), Hadi Tjahjono (Indonesia), Kenji Po (Hong Kong), Brenda So (Hong Kong), Lee Man Ho (Korea), Lee Kwang Sik (Korea), Yanling (China), John Lim (Malaysia), Dharshan Wijesooriya (Sri Lanka), Sheng Zhi Chong (Singapore), Tan Why Pong (Singapore), Steven Han (Singapore), Peggy Gan (Singapore) and Andre De Silva (Singapore). The Chief Scrutineer for the event was Ms Agnes Ang.



The souvenir programme this year was a work of art in its own right. With a beautifully elegant cover, they filled it with some much needed information to help inform and educate those attending the event. There were beautiful action pictures and write ups on the two top world professional performers - Katusha Demidova & Arunas Bizokas and Melinda Torokgyorgy & Andrej Skufca. The articles gave great insight into the performers personal lives and their journeys to where they are now in the world competitive scene.



Another difference in the souvenir programme was the interesting way the competitors action photo's were laid out, another piece of art. To further make this a 'book' to take home and actually read, were the two very informative articles about dance. The first was 'Dance - today, yesterday' by Mary Clarke, editor of Dancing Times and 'A brief History of Dance' by David Roberts, president of the UKA. I hope every new/young dancer present at the championship managed to get a copy and take it home with them. These articles are a MUST READ for those who are truly passionate about dance as their art form.

There were many Malaysian couples that decided to attend this inaugural event. They were - Alfred Choo & Cecilia Yong, Vernon Choo & Elie Cheah, Veroy Ng & Loh Weng Che, Tye Jian Jin & Cindy Law, Kelvin Choo & Villy Chai, Siew Wai Lok & Joey Wong, Siow Kai Yaw & Bong Poh Leng, Caitanya Thailan & Natalie Poon, Radhanath Thailan & Saibya Thailan, Mok Wing Kit & Louise Chew, Eric Foong & Ice Kwan, Natasha Poon and Amanda Chan.


The Malaysian couples were entered in almost all the various events. We had our top Amateur couples, Rising Star couples, Pre Amateur, Novice, Junior, Juvenile and even several of our girls in the solo events. The only thing missing was our ballroom standard couples. The couples that attended were all in the Latin American genre of competition. However, our couples did an amazing job of making their presence felt among the highly ranked international couples. Every couple/dancer proved themselves worthy of sharing the floor with the other great talents but a few really stood out. They were - Alfred Choo & Cecilia Yong (Amateur), Siew Wei Lok & Joey Wong (Junior/Pre Amateur), Mok Wing Kit & Louise Chew (Junior/Novice), Eric Foong & Ice Kwan (Juvenile), Siow Kai Yaw & Bong Poh Leng (Senior). All these couples managed to place high in the finals and definitely deserve a mention for their enthusiasm, determination & dedication. I was overjoyed for them.

Here is the list of CHAMPIONS :

Latin Professional Open : Przemek Lowicki & Martina Markova (Poland)

Standard Professional Open : Andrea & Sara Ghigiarelli (England)

Latin Amateur Open : Sarunas Greblikas & Viktorija Horeva (Latvia)

Standard Amateur Open : Steven Grinbergs & Rachelle Plaass (Australia)

Latin Professional Closed AP : Andrey Gorbunov & Dearlie Baculi Gerodias (Singapore)

Standard Professional Closed AP : Jim & Anita Chen (Taiwan)

Latin Amateur Closed AP : Arkady Bakenov & Rosa Filippello (Australia)

Standard Amateur Closed AP : Steven Grinbergs & Rachelle Plaass (Australia)

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Latin Events :

Amateur Rising Star : Mykyta Yakymchuk & Taisiya Sporysheva (Russia)

Pre Amateur : Siew Wei Lok & Joey Wong (Malaysia)

Novice A : Mok Wing Kit & Louise Chew (Malaysia)

Novice B : Jowe Kwek & Rebecca Sit (Singapore)

Junior Open : Ai Li Zha Ti & Wang Na Na (China)

Juvenile Open : Ai Li Zha Ti & Wang Na Na (China)

Junior Under 16 Solo : Germaine Gan Zi Min (Singapore)

Juvenile Under 12 Solo : Valerie Chen (Taiwan)

Senor Over 35 : Vincent Law & Sheryl Tan (Singapore)

Senior Over 45 : Vincent Law & Sheryl Tan (Singapore)

Pro Am 5 Dance : Evseev Evgeny & Vicki Wong (Hong Kong)

Pro Am 3 Dance : Evseev Evgeny & Vicki Wong (Hong Kong)

Pro Am 2 Dance : Arthur Eroles & Myrna Tan (Philippines)

Pro Am 1 Dance : Sam Fong & Susan De Silva (Singapore)

Teacher Student 2 Dance : Armando Ocampo & Millie Khoo (Singapore)

Teacher Student 1 Dance : Armando Ocompo & Millie Khoo (Singapore)

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Standard Events :


Amateur Rising Star : Joel & Sara Smith (Australia)

Pre Amateur : Mark Perez & Maureen Tan (Singapore)

Novice A : Nicholas Yue & Valerie Seah-Yue (Singapore)

Novice B : Kelvin Poh & Tan Ailing (Singapore)

Senor Over 35 : Michael & Rebecca Barlow (Australia)

Senior Over 45 : Lai Kim Sang & Wu Sin Hung (Hong Kong)

Grand Senior Over 60 : Vincent Thoo & Chris Chia (Singapore)

Pro Am 3 Dance : Jason Beaman & Tilly Wong (Australia)

Pro Am 1 Dance : Jason Beaman & Tilly Wong (Australia)

Teacher Student 4 Dance : Lu Tai Lin & Dora Ip (Hong Kong)

Teacher Student 2 Dance : Robert Pavlik & Theresa Ang (Singapore)

Teacher Student 1 Dance : Ramu Ramos & Margaretha Schrijver (Philippines)

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Congratulations to all the champions and well done to all the competitors.

I'm sure I speak for all dancers when I say, I hope and pray that the 'Freedom to Dance' series of championships will grow around the world so that dancers everywhere can compete without fear of reprimands and expulsions and just be allowed to do what they love among their peers.

The beautiful pictures you see here were taken by one of Dancesports most renown photographers - Mr Rob  Ronda. Please do visit his website robronda.com to view the many other pictures that he captured. Feel free to enquire directly with him if you wish to purchase any copies.

Competitions & Events 2011 - Updated 11th Nov. 2011

4th November 2011, Friday

EVENT : Taipan D'Danceworld & Henry Dance School Anniversary Dinner & Dance
ORGANIZER : Ms Josephine Seow (012-278 1263)
VENUE : Royal Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur

6th November 2011.

EVENT : 1st Singapore Open Dancesport Championship
ORGANIZER : Josephine Tan (singaporeopen@hotmail.com)
VENUE :  Suntec City Convention Center, 1 Raffles Boulevard Suntec City, Singaopre
NOTES : 
- Total Price monies US22100 for Professional & Amateur events in Standard & Latin. please refer to entry form for more   details. 
- Standard & Latin show by Guest Artistes
  1) Arunas Bizokas & Katusha Demidova (USA)
  2011 World, British Open, UK Open Professional Ballroom Champions
  2) Andrej Skufca & Melinda (Slovenia)- 
  2011 World, British Open, UK Open Professiona Latin Finalist
Lectures to be held on 7th Nov. 2011, Monday
  Latin Lecture by Andrej skufca & Melinda (2:00pm - 3:30pm)
  Ballroom lecture by Anthony Hurley (4:30pm-6pm) 
  Venue : LeDanz at  Suntec

13th November 2011, Sunday

EVENT : The 2nd Thailand International Ballroom Dancing Championships 2011
ORGANIZER : Thailand Association of Teachers of Dancing (TATD)
VENUE : Dusit Thani Hotel , Napalai Grand Ballroom Bangkok
NOTES 
Accommodation : at The Dusit Thani hotel only just 150 USD/night and The Ambassador hotel only just 80      
  USD/night if  you contact directly to us. 
Ticket Price: We have a Big band, Big dance floor with elegance place, ticket sitdown dinner 150 USD, 100 USD,
  and 80 USD. Really special price for competitors 80 USD only.

19th November 2011, Saturday

EVENT : Official launch of Dancers' National Association (DNA) & Mini competition
ORGANIZER : DNA - Ms Josephine Seow, President (+6012.278.1263) & Ms Carmen Cheung, V.President         (+6012.206.6093)
VENUE : Bangunan Peladang, Jalan Templer, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

26th November 2011, Saturday

EVENT : 18th Penang International Open Ballroom Dancing Championships 2011 & 2nd Penang ADC-AL Open Championship.
ORGANISER : Malaysian Dancers Association (mdamy@streamyx.com)
VENUE : Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia

4th December 2011, Sunday [UPDATED]

EVENT : Queen Cup Ballroom Dancing Championship 2011
ORGANIZER : Yulia Phanjaya (dance_indo@yahoo.com)
VENUE : Nelayan Seafood Restaurant, Jakarta, Indonesia

10th December 2011, Saturday [UPDATED]

EVENT : 11th Sabah Open 2011 Dancesport Championship.
ORGANIZER : Imperial Ballroom Dancing School (ibdsymmc@yahoo.com)
VENUE : Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

18th December 2011, Sunday [UPDATED]

EVENT : Dance For Good Health, Peace & Joy 2011 (Line Dance get together & exchange)
ORGANIZER : Bunga Raya
VENUE : Wisma Tiong-Hua Johor Bahru, 8 Jalan Keris, Taman Sri Tebrau,Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Dance workshop in December people. See if you can make it.


Those of you attending the official launch of the new Dancers' National Alliance (DNA) or participating in the competition at the same event, please take note of the change of venue. It is now at Bangunan Peladang, Jalan Templer, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.


Event Programmme

9:30am - Official Launching of DNA
9:40am - Dance Fashion Show
10:00am - Competitor Registration
10:30am - Buffet Brunch
11:00am - Start of Competition
3:00pm - End of Competition

4:00 to 6:30pm - Dance Workshop
4th November 2011


Leaving for Singapore tomorrow morning for the 1ST SINGAPORE OPEN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS (SODC) organized by Josephine Tan of John & Josephine Dance Creative. Event is on Sunday, 6th November at the SUNTEC Convention Center ballroom. Competition starts at 8:30am so get an early night on Sat everyone so we can be bright and alert on Sunday. Those of you travelling down on Sat, like me, be safe.

4th November 2011

Working the annual graduation of HENRY SCHOOL OF DANCING & TAIPAN D'DANCEWORLD tonight at the Royal Lake Club. Event starts at 7pm with many performances by students who recently sat for their exams. Should be fun!

A Poetic Rhapsody' presented by Han Fong Dance Troupe
Date:26/11/2011
Time:3pm & 8pm
Venue:Panggung Bandaraya DBKL
Tickets by donation : RM30
Contact:Miss Tan:0122631299 / Miss Yikke:0123998467






Another new organizer coming into the field. Starting small but I'm sure it'll run well








Give them some support !
21st October 2011




Getting ready to travel north for the 2nd Taiping Open Dance Championships 2011 organized by Ms Shirley Hun & Mr Lim Poh Hu. For those of you who are competing, please take note that registration & practice commences at 11am on 22nd Oct., Saturday. Competition commences at 12 noon with the Latin events. All the best everyone and those of you who are driving up, like me, be safe.

3rd MODF 2011 Official DVD for sale !

Competitors & spectators of the 3rd MODF 2011 !!! Please note that DVD's are available of of the said championship which was held in August at Berjaya Times Square Hotel. These professional DVD's are now being offered in CATEGORIES (belly dance, hip hop, new jazz, line dance, latin, standard) for those who would like to purchase a copy. They also have copies of the full day events live if you should wish to have a set. Fell free to contact them for more details.


Event: 3rd Malaysian Open Dance Festival 2011 Venue: Berjaya Times Square Date: 27th Aug 2011 Support & Production Team: Emerald Event & I See Media & Arts Production Website:www.iseemediaarts.com Email: info@iseemediaarts.com For DVD Orders, please visit our Store @ http://store.iseemediaarts.com/ Thanks!
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2nd Bellare International Championship, Singapore

Here's the link to some photo's of the event :

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150328714530965&set=a.10150270159875965.344941.31856890964&type=1&theater

Sunday, September 25, 2011

2nd Dance For Fund Dinner Concert - 23rd Sept. 2011, Friday.








The 2nd Dance For Fund (in aid of PERKOBP) organized by Wynette Keng & her amazing ladies was a HUGE success. There was just over 60 tables at the Taman Rahsna Restaurant, in Klang, last night to support the cause with entertainment provided by Malaysia's Golden Voice of Elvis - Mr HT Long. There was a fair amount of line dancing too but Mr Long was the highlight of the evening. He sang 2 sets and enthralled the crowd, especially the special people we were there to raise funds for.




If you have never seen people with learning disabilities have a good time, you should have been there!!! All they needed was a single beat and they would stand up and start to boogie =D When it came time for the actual dancing, they surged to the floor and bopped the night away putting many a dancer to shame with their enthusiasm and energy. Some needed a little encouragement to get to the floor but once they got there, they didn't leave till the music stopped. WOW !!! Music truly does speak to the soul.



                                                                                      
   


Throughout the night we had tables set up to exhibit the handiwork of our special friends, featuring beautiful works of art, homemade soap and CNY cards. Mr Ch'ng (the acting president of PERKOBP) gave Wynette a beautiful framed painting by one of our special friends too. Mr HT Long, who provided his entertaining self free for the evening, had a table to display his 18 albums and had a meet & greet session with his fans. They even had a table where you could go and have your antioxidant levels scanned and be advised on what to do for your health.

The biggest highlight of the evening was of course the handover of funds raised. The official figure was RM 120,050.00 which was an AMAZING amount of money to have been raised from this type of event. It was not all though, as donations continued to come in throughout the night. The beautiful people of Klang really come thru for an cause that was worthy of their contributions and time.





The night finished off with the grand lucky draw with the grandest prize being a 32" Panasonic LCD TV being won.


23rd September 2011, Friday

Heading down to Klang tonight for the 2nd Dance For Fund Line Dance Charity Dinner & Dance. The first one was very successful and managed to raise a good amount of money for the home for special children. We've got a bigger crowd this year and they're looking to raise enough to start building a bigger home for these great children. The event is organized by Ms Wynette Keng.

Monday, September 19, 2011

COMPETITIONS & EVENTS 2011 (Updated 19th Sept. 2011)


23rd September 2011, Friday (6pm-midnight)
EVENT : 2nd Dance 4 Fund Charity Dinner & Dance
ORGANIZER : Ms Wynette Keng (+6012 218 9113)
VENUE : Hai Thien Lou Restaurant, Klang
HIGHLIGHT : Elvis impersonator and loads of general dancing together with performances.

25th September 2011.
EVENT : Hong Kong Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

3rd October 2011.
EVENT : WDCAAL Korean Asian Open Championships & 11th Seoul Cup, WDCAAL International Superstar Dancing Championship.
ORGANIZER : Lee Man Ho (elcompany@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Seoul, Korea

5-6th October 2011.
EVENT : WDCAAL Chian Asian Open Dance Championship & China Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Mu Jian (isdachina@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Tianjin, China

8th October 2011, Saturday (3-6pm)
EVENT : Tribal Bellydance Festival Malaysia 2011
ORGANIZER : +60133004780 }Aiza, +60169742278 } Zoe
VENUE : Hard Rock Cafe Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Ismail (Concorde Hotel)
HIGHLIGHT : More than 100 performers are expected to gather & interact with public throughout the festival.

14th October 2011, Friday (7pm-midnight) [UPDATED]
EVENT : A & C Dance Dynamic Anniversary Dinner & Dance
ORGANIZER : Alex & Carmen (012-2066 093, Carmen)
VENUE : Golden Dragon Boat Banquet Hall, Jalan Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur

15th October 2011, Saturday (11am-1pm) [UPDATED]
EVENT : A & C Dance Dynamic Showcase
ORGANIZER : Alex & Carmen (012-2066 093, Carmen)
VENUE : Golden Dragon Boat Banquet Hall, Jalan Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur

17th October 2011.
EVENT : Match Cup Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Match Dancing Studio (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Regal Riverside Hotel, Hong Kong

22nd October 2011, Saturday [Postponed from 12/6/11] [UPDATED]
EVENT : 2nd BDFI Taiping Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZERS : Lim Poh Hu & John Lim (johnstar@tm.net.my)
VENUE : Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
EVENTS : Latin & Ballroom, Belly Dance. Including new event - Syncronized Latin

26th October 2011, Wednesday
EVENT : WDCAAL Singapore Asian Open Dance Championship & 24th Singapore International Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Sunny Low & Aleena Tan (dancing@signet.com.sg)
VENUE : Suntec City, Singapore

29th October 2011.
EVENT : World Dancesport Championship
ORGANIZER : Geoffrey Chun
VENUE : Seoul, Korea

30th October 2011.
EVENT : 22nd HKBDC Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

4th November 2011, Friday [NEW] 
EVENT : Taipan D'Danceworld Anniversary Dinner & Dance
ORGANIZER : Ms Josephine Seow (012-278 1263)
VENUE : Royal Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur

6th November 2011.
EVENT : 1st Singapore Open Dancesport Championship
ORGANIZER : Josephine Tan
VENUE :  Suntec City Convention Center, 1 Raffles Boulevard Suntec City, Singaopre
NOTES : 
- Total Price monies US22100 for Professional & Amateur events in Standard &   
   Latin. please refer to entry form for more   details. 
- Standard & Latin show by Guest Artistes
  1) Arunas Bizokas & Katusha Demidova (USA)
      2011 World, British Open, UK Open Professional Ballroom Champions
  2) Andrej Skufca & Melinda (Slovenia)
      2011 World, British Open, UK Open Professiona Latin Finalist
7 Nov Latin Lecture by Andrej skufca & Melinda (2:00pm - 3:30pm)
              Ballroom lecture by Anthony Hurley (4:30pm-6pm
              

13th November 2011, Sunday
EVENT : The 2nd Thailand International Ballroom Dancing Championships 2011
ORGANIZER : Thailand Association of Teachers of Dancing (TATD)
VENUE : Dusit Thani Hotel , Napalai Grand Ballroom Bangkok
NOTES 
Accommodation : at The Dusit Thani hotel only just 150 USD/night and The Ambassador hotel only just 80      
  USD/night if  you contact directly to us. 
Ticket Price: We have a Big band, Big dance floor with elegance place, ticket sitdown dinner 150 USD, 100 USD,
  and 80 USD. Really special price for competitors 80 USD only.

26th November 2011, Saturday
EVENT : 18th Penang International Open Ballroom Dancing Championships 2011 & 2nd Penang ADC-AL Open Championship.
ORGANISER : Malaysian Dancers Association (mdamy@streamyx.com)
VENUE : Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia

4th December 2011, Sunday [UPDATED]
EVENT : Queen Cup Ballroom Dancing Championship 2011
ORGANIZER : Yulia Phanjaya (dance_indo@yahoo.com)
VENUE : Nelayan Seafood Restaurant, Jakarta, Indonesia

10th December 2011, Saturday [UPDATED]
EVENT : 11th Sabah Open 2011 Dancesport Championship.
ORGANIZER : Imperial Ballroom Dancing School (ibdsymmc@yahoo.com)
VENUE : Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

18th December 2011, Sunday [UPDATED]
EVENT : Dance For Good Health, Peace & Joy 2011
ORGANIZER : Bunga Raya
VENUE : Wisma Tiong-Hua Johor Bahru, 8 Jalan Keris, Taman Sri Tebrau,Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Monday, September 12, 2011

From the desk of Ms.B :

The 'Competition & Events' list has been updated. Please update your calenders.


To view photographs of past competitions, please head to https://www.facebook.com/bronyabishorek and click on the appropriate album.



Friday, August 12, 2011

August 12th, 2011

Packing up and heading off to Singapore for the 2ND BELLARE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 organized by Melvyn & Nancy Low. It'll be held in the ballroom of the Orchard Hotel and will commence at 9am, 13th August 2011. The evening programme starts at 6pm and will run till midnight. All the best to the Malaysian couples who are competing. Travel safe and see you there.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

MDSB Malaysian National Dancesport Championships 2011




It has been a very long time since the MDSB (Malaysian Dance Sport Berhad) organized an event like this and it was good to see them starting up again. The MDSB is now being led by Mr George Lim who was appointed the President and many plans have been put forward and are now slowly being put into action. This year's National were held at the beautiful Thean Hou Temple hall which was a little small but everyone coped well.

Earlier this year, the MDSB did run a small medallist competition at the RLC which got the ball rolling. This time round they decided to take it higher and run a half day championship with events ranging from Juvenille Solo all the way up to the Malaysian Amateur Closed. They wisely kept it small by limitting the championship to a national, closed event to ease the working committee back into the stresses of dealing with championships and to encourage the new dancers to participate. This year, the organizing committee was made up of :

Mr George Lim - MDSB President
Mrs Janet Lim - MDSB Sport Director & Treasurer
Mr Chong Kim Yee - Organizing Chairman
Mr Eric Tan Sze Meng
Ms Jovy Wong
Ms Schlaine Wong
Mr Apache Yong
Mr Y S Lee

I must admit I was pleasantly surprised at how almost every member of the organizing committee were on hand to actualy work and do their bit to keep things on the ball. Mr Chong was running around, trying his best to make sure the programme was running as close to schedule as possible while greeting all the supporters and guests. Eric was keeping track of the medals and ensuring the judges were all comfortable. Jovy was (as she has been many times in the past) our scriptwriter for all the certificates. Schlaine managed the preparation of the programme and paperwork and YS was on hand to deal with everything else and the music.

We had a panel of suitably qualified judges with two foreign judges on board. I was delighted to find that our chief adjudicator was a lovely British rose. I don't believe we have ever had a female chief adjudicator in the entire 25 years that I have been involved in Dancesport in Asia !! She was firm, clear and concise and the judges took their cue from her and everyone was very attentive during the events with no 'missing' judges to report.

Panel of Adjudicators :

Ms Yvonne Taylor-Hill - Chief Adjudicator (United Kingdom)
Mr Chong Kim Yee
Ms Irene Au
Ms Amy Lee
Ms Tricia Cheong
Ms Joanne Leong
Ms Chin Gim Choo
Ms Judy Ong
Ms May Chean
Ms Yukiko Hori
Mr Michael Yong
Ms Reena Leong
Ms Therese Tan
Mr Ooi Hock Seng
Mr Michael Yeap
Mr Eric Tan Sze Meng
Mr Siow Boon Wah
Ms Grace Chan
Mr Loke Tze Hao
Ms Victoria Cheng (China)
Ms Wong Chooi Yee

Scrutineering Team : Nixon Ong

For the first time in a long time too, there were no issues with breaking of the rules & stipulated syllabus in the beginners events !!! This made it very pleasant for the me as I was not required to call anybody up on it and everything ran smoothly. There were many new faces on the floor this time as the members of this association had not brought their students out 'into the open' before. It was good to see so many juvenille and junior dancers making their debut. 

We were not disappointed with our top Novice, Pre Amateur, Rising Star & Amateur couples. All of them giving us polished performances which showed good floor skills, technique & choreography. The audience was thrilled at the individual introduction of each of our Amateur couples as they came out to performe briefly before their event started.

List of Champions :

Std. Solo Under 8 - #214  Miyaki Teng

Std. Solo Under 12 - #229  Owen Lee Zheng Wen

Std. Solo Open - #201  Susan Lee

Std. Beg. Adult - #6 Louis Looi & Belle Tan

Std. Beg. Senior Over 45 - #48  Ben Han & Shirly Lian

Latin Beg. Junior Under 16 - #53  Kelvin Low & Melanie Khoo

Latin Beg. Adult - #26  Bryan Fong & Yong Mei Fong

Latin Ladies - #5  Adele Lim & Evelyn Lim

Latin Novice 1 - #41  Tye Jian Jin & Cindy Law

Latin Novice 2 - #41  Tye Jian Jin & Cindy Law

Latin Solo Under 8 - #214  Miyaki Teng

Latin Solo Under 12 - #227 Wong Jia Wei

Latin Solo Open - #233  Amelia Henderson

Latin Beg. Juvenile Under 8 - #61  Nicholas Wong & Lee Shin Yee

Latin Beg. Juvenile Under 12 - #53  Kelvin Low & Melanie Khoo

Latin Beg. Ladies - #32  Lee Pei Ni & Lee Jia Huey

Std. Novice 1 - #45  Tham Sai Chong & Goh Li Kee

Std. Beg Juvenile Under 8 - #52  Ng Zhen Ni & Miyumi Teng

Std. Beg. Juvenile Under 12 - #50  Owen Lee & Miyaki Teng

Std. Novice 2 - #58  Christopher Low & Catrina Low

Std. Pre Amateur - #7  Harry Oon & Dionne Leong

Std. Senior Over 45 - #12  Colin Lim & Tan Suan Chu

Std. Malaysian Amateur Closed - #66  Johnston Lim & Nicole Tan

Latin Juvenile Under 12 - #23  Owen Lee & Chloe Lam

Latin Junior Under 16 - #7  Harry Oon & Dionne Leong

Latin Amateur Rising Star - #36  Shaun Low & Pearly Low

Latin Pre Amateur - #41  Tye Jian Jin & Cindy Law

Latin Malaysian Amateur Closed - #33  Alfred Choo & Cecilia Yong

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Congratulations to all the champions and great job to ALL the competitors. Everyone did their very best and everyone tried. How much more could one ask for? If you want to aim for a higher position in the next championship, you just have to set your goals higher and you'll soon achieve it.


The champions highlighted in bold in the Malaysian Amateur events are also the first winners of the challenge throphy for each of their genres. The throphy for the standard division is sponsored by Mr George Lim and the one for the latin division is sponsored by Mrs Janet Lim. Couples are only allowed to retain the throphy if they managed to win in 3 consecutive challenge throphy events. So guys, you only need to win 2 more times to take it home ;D

There was no mention of the next event under the MDSB but we are all hoping for another to follow next year or soner. It has been a long time since a National level championship has been held in KL and honestly its was about time. With all our big open international championships going on, the new dancer is often too afraid to join as they feel terribly intimidated by all the big names. Well done MDSB !! Bring on the next event.

2011 COMPETITIONS & EVENTS

Updated 12th September 2011


1st January 2011
EVENT : 10th World Dance Academy Fund Raising Anniversary Dinner & Dance.
VENUE : Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur.
CHARITY : Renal Dialysis Center

2nd January 2011
EVENT : President Cup Ballroom Dancing Championship.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council.
VENUE : Hong Kong Tuen Mun

9th January 2011
EVENT : 1st BDFI Malaysian Open Dancesport Championship & 10th YS Dancesport Open Championship
ORGANIZER : Mr Y S Lee (Amy Lee - 012-3018668)
VENUE : Wisma OCM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

23rd January 2011
EVENT : Golden Bauhinia Cup Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council.
VENUE : Hong Kong Stadium

20th February 2011
EVENT : ADC Asian Open Dance Tour - Tokyo International Dancesport Championship.
ORGANIZER : Japan Dance Council.
VENUE : Tokyo, Japan

28th February 2011
EVENT : Open Professional Ballroom Dance Championship Asian Tour Taipei Open.
ORGANIZER : Sammy & Jane Liu & Taiwan Int. Sport Dance Development Association (dance@tisdda.org)
VENUE : Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan

3rd March 2011
EVENT : ADC Asian Open Dance Tour - Indonesia International Dancesport Championship.
ORGANIZER : Soenarko Josodihardjo
VENUE : Jakarta, Indonesia

5th March 2011
EVENT : ADC Asian Open Dance Tour - Macau International Dancesport Championship.
ORGANIZER : Macau International Professional Ballroom Dancers Association.
VENUE : The Venetian, Macau.

6th March 2011
EVENT : Hong Kong Super Star Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council.
VENUE : Hong Kong

19th March 2011
EVENT : 3rd Stars of Tomorrow Dance C’ships 2011
ORGANIZER : AnA DanzL'tin (dancesport_allan@yahoo.com)
VENUE : Singapore Futsing Association

21st March 2011
EVENT : Alice Cup Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Alice Ip Dance School.
VENUE : Hong Kong

26th March 2011
EVENT : WDCAAL Thailand Asian Open Dance Championship (Royal Siam Dance Championships).
ORGANIZER : Uapan (uapan@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Bangkok,Thailand

28th March 2011
EVENT : Thailand Pattaya International Dance Championships 2011.
ORGANISER : Uapan
VENUE : Pattaya, Thailand

5th April 2011
EVENT : China Shandong International Dance Championships.
ORGANISER : Mu Jian (isdachina@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Shandong, China

16-17th April 2011
EVENT : WDCAAL Hong Kong Asian Open Championship, 4th Donnie Burns Cup Open Dance Championships & WDC World Amateur Ten Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Walter Wat (wat@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong

23rd April 2011
EVENT : 3rd BDFI Perak International Open Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Louis Low & John Lim (johnstar@tm.net.my)
VENUE : Red Cresent Hall, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
** NOTE : This event has been cancelled.

23rd April 2011
EVENT : 1st BDFI Johor International Open Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Seow Boon Wah & John Lim (johnstar@tm.net.my)
VENUE : Muar, Johor

30th April 2011
EVENT : Johor International Dance Championships 2011.
ORGANIZERS : Sammy Soo & Aleena Tan (crystal.kau@hotmail.com, dancing@singnet.com.sg)
VENUE : Pekin Restaurant, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
ENDORSED BY : WDC Amateur League & BDFI
CLOSING DATE : 25th March 2011

30th April 2011
EVENT : 4th Safiel Dancesport Championship 2011
ORGANIZER : Safiel Dance Sport Studio (mobile - 0812 901 8436)
VENUE : Nelayan Seafood Restaurant, Jakarta, Indonesia
CLOSING DATE : 20th March 2011
NOTE : There are some unusual, interesting events in this championship. Please look at the photo album on this page to view the entry form

8th May 2011
EVENT : Piney Cup Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Piney Dance School (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

15th May 2011
EVENT : MDSB Beginners Competiton (latin & ballroom - juvenile, junior & senior)
ORGANIZER : Malaysian DanceSport Berhad
VENUE : Royal Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

15th May 2011
EVENT : Hong Kong Master Open Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

21st May 2011
EVENT : MTLDA Line Dance Championship (individual - under 45 years & over 45 years)
ORGANIZER : Melaka Tengah Line Dance Association
VENUE : To be confirmed

28th May 2011
EVENT : 1st Malaysia Charming Mom 2011
ORGANIZER : Wendy Loh
VENUE : Klang (to be confirmed)

12th June 2011  [UPDATED]
EVENT : 8th National Ballroom Dancing Championship 2011 & ADC Amateur League Championship
ORGANIZER : United Dance Teachers Berhad, H & A Dance World & ADC Amateur League
VENUE : Grand Ballroom, Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia

12th June 2011.
EVENT : Hong Kong Teacher Cup Open Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

12th June 2011[Postponed to 22nd Oct. 2011. Refer to schedule below for updates]
EVENT : 2nd BDFI Taiping Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZERS : Lim Poh Hu & John Lim (johnstar@tm.net.my)
VENUE : Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

18th June 2011  [UPDATED]
EVENT : 2nd Surabaya International Dancesport Championships.
ORGANIZER : Heru Sutantio (surabayadancesport@yahoo.com)
VENUE : SIBEC (ITC Surabaya), JL. Gembong 20-30, Surabaya, Indonesia
CLOSING DATE : 22nd May 2011

19th June 2011
EVENT : 12th Stardust Dancesport Grand Prix.
ORGANIZER : Louis Ng (louiscat@singnet.com.sg)
VENUE : Orchid Country Club, Singapore

24th-26TH June 2011 
EVENT : 27th Italian Open Dance Championship
ORGANIZER : Unsure (Contact Jerry Abrate here in Facebook)
VENUE : Bellaria Rimini, Italy

25th June 2011
EVENT : 1st Klang Open Line Dance Championship (Individual & Team)
ORGANIZER : Wynette Keng (012-2189113) & Melvin Tan (016-2200262)
VENUE : Hai Thien Lou Restaurant, Jalan Limau Besar, Klang
FACEBOOK : Klang Linedance (see entry forms & dance list here)

26th June 2011  [UPDATED]
EVENT : 2nd Serembam Superstar Dancesport Championship 2011 (Open to Asian Countries)
ORGANIZER : Y S Dancesport Centre (amy8668@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Restaurant Min Kok Sdn Bhd, Jalan Labu Lama, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
CLOSING DATE : 1st June 2011

26th June 2011
EVENT : WDCAAL Indonesia Asia Open Championships & Lombok International Amateur Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Marcel De Rijk (marcelderijk@danceworldwide.com)
VENUE : Lombok, Indonesia

3rd July 2011
EVENT : 1st Sri Lanka International Rhythm World Dancesport Championship
ORGANIZERS : Siromi Perera (shiromi-p@sltnet.lk) & Aleena Tan (dancing@singnet.com.sg)
VENUE : Colombo, Sri Lanka
ENDORSED BY : World Dance Council Asian Amateur League (WDC AAL), Ballroom Dancers' Federation International (BDFI)
CLOSING DATE : 31st May 2011

10th July 2011
EVENT : Friendship Cup Open Dance Championships.
ORGANIZER : Philip Wu Dance School (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Panda Hotel, Hong Kong

15-17th July 2011.
EVENT : 9th Shenzhen China Open Dancesport International Festival & Championship
ORGANIZER : Gaylong Dance Company
VENUE : Shenzhen Stadium

16-17th July 2011
EVENT : China Sanya Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Mu Jian (isdachina@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Sanya, China

25th July 2011
EVENT : China Guizhou Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Mu Jian (isdachina@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Guizhou, China

30th July 2011
EVENT : Global Cup International Dance Championships 2011
ORGANIZER : Steven Han School of Dancing
VENUE : Orchid Country Club

31st July 2011
EVENT : Hong Kong & China Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

5-7th August 2011
EVENT : Shandong Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Mu Jian (isdachina@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Shandong, China

6th August 2011
EVENT : MDSB Closed Dancesport Championship
ORGANIZER : Malaysian DancesSport Berhad (Mrs Janet Lim & Mr Chong Kim Yee)
VENUE : Tien Hau Temple

6th August 2011
EVENT : Merlion International Dancesport Championship.
ORGANIZER : Allan Tan (dancesport_allan@yahoo.com)
VENUE : Merlion, Singapore

7th August 2011
EVENT : Johor 'Star of Tomorrow' International Ballroom Dancing Championship 2011.
ORGANISER : Lee Boon Teong (+6019-787 9292)
VENUE : Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

7th August 2011
EVENT : Asia Pacific Dance Xplosion 2011 (APDX 2011)
ORGANIZER : Joyclub Dance Academy (Allen Koh - email: danzfever@ymail.com mobile: +65 9229-0026)
VENUE : Grand Ballroom, Shangri La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CLOSING DATE : 1st July 2011

12-14th August 2011
EVENT : China Dalian Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Mu Jian (isdachina@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Dalian, China

13th August 2010
EVENT : 2nd Bellare International Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Melvyn & Nancy Low (melvynlow@yahoo.com)
VENUE : Orchard Hotel, Singapore

14th August 2010
EVENT : United Cup Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Jimmy Wong Dance School (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

15th August 2011
EVENT : Chian Shanxi Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Mu Jian (isdachina@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Shanxi, China

27th August 2011
EVENT : 3rd Malaysian Open Dance Fest.
ORGANIZERS : Emily Mah, Lane Lee & Teressa Liew.
VENUE : Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

28th August 2011
EVENT : WDCAAL Malaysian Asian Open Championship, 9th Crystal Dancesport Championship 2011 & WDC-AL World Ten Dance Ranking Event 2011.
ORGANIZER : John Lim (johnstar@tm.net.my)
VENUE : Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

23rd September 2011, Friday (6pm-midnight)
EVENT : 2nd Dance 4 Fund Charity Dinner & Dance
ORGANIZER : Ms Wynette Keng (+6012 218 9113)
VENUE : Hai Thien Lou Restaurant, Klang
HIGHLIGHT : Elvis impersonator and loads of general dancing together with performances.

25th September 2011
EVENT : Hong Kong Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

3rd October 2011
EVENT : WDCAAL Korean Asian Open Championships & 11th Seoul Cup, WDCAAL International Superstar Dancing Championship.
ORGANIZER : Lee Man Ho (elcompany@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Seoul, Korea

5-6th October 2011
EVENT : WDCAAL Chian Asian Open Dance Championship & China Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Mu Jian (isdachina@hotmail.com)
VENUE : Tianjin, China

8th October 2011, Saturday (3-6pm)
EVENT : Tribal Bellydance Festival Malaysia 2011
ORGANIZER : +60133004780 }Aiza, +60169742278 } Zoe
VENUE : Hard Rock Cafe Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Ismail (Concorde Hotel)
HIGHLIGHT : More than 100 performers are expected to gather & interact with public throughout the festival.

8th October 2011, Saturday (5-11pm)
EVENT : Evonne Ng's Arabian Nights LD Annual Dinner & Dance
ORGANIZER : Ms Evonne Ng
VENUE : TTDI Community Hall, Kuala Lumpur

14th October 2011, Friday (7pm-midnight)
EVENT : A & C Dance Dynamic Anniversary Dinner & Dance
ORGANIZER : Alex & Carmen (012-2066 093, Carmen)
VENUE : Golden Dragon Boat Banquet Hall, Jalan Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur

15th October 2011, Saturday (11am-1pm)
EVENT : A & C Dance Dynamic Showcase
ORGANIZER : Alex & Carmen (012-2066 093, Carmen)
VENUE : Golden Dragon Boat Banquet Hall, Jalan Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur

17th October 2011, Monday
EVENT : Match Cup Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Match Dancing Studio (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Regal Riverside Hotel, Hong Kong

22nd October 2011, Saturday [Postponed from 12/6/11]
EVENT : 2nd BDFI Taiping Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZERS : Lim Poh Hu & John Lim (johnstar@tm.net.my)
VENUE : Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

26th October 2011, Wednesday [UPDATED]
EVENT : WDCAAL Singapore Asian Open Dance Championship & 24th Singapore International Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Sunny Low & Aleena Tan (dancing@signet.com.sg)
VENUE : Suntec City, Singapore

29th October 2011, Saturday
EVENT : World Dancesport Championship
ORGANIZER : Geoffrey Chun
VENUE : Seoul, Korea

30th October 2011, Sunday
EVENT : 22nd HKBDC Open Dance Championship.
ORGANIZER : Hong Kong Ballroom Dancing Council (hkbdc@dance.com.hk)
VENUE : Hong Kong

4th November 2011, Friday
EVENT : Taipan D'Danceworld Anniversary Dinner & Dance
ORGANIZER : Josephine Seow, Principle (012-278 1263)
VENUE : Royal Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur

6th November 2011, Sunday
EVENT : 1st Singapore Open Dancesport Championship
ORGANIZER : John & Josephine Dance Creative
VENUE :  Suntec City Convention Center

19th November 2011, Saturday
EVENT : Official Launch
ORGANIZER : D.N.A
VENUE : Golden Dragon Boat, Banquet Hall, Jalan Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur

26th November 2011, Saturday
EVENT : 18th Penang International Open Ballroom Dancing Championships 2011 & 2nd Penang ADC-AL Open Championship.
ORGANISER : Malaysian Dancers Association (mdamy@streamyx.com)
VENUE : Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia

4th December 2011, Sunday
EVENT : Queens Cup 2011
ORGANIZER : Erwan Phanjaya
VENUE : Jakarta, Indonesia

10th December 2011, Saturday
EVENT : 11th Sabah Open 2011 Dancesport Championship.
ORGANIZER : Imperial Ballroom Dancing School (ibdsymmc@yahoo.com)
VENUE : Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

18th December 2011, Sunday
EVENT : Dance For Peace
ORGANIZER : Bunga Raya aka Dr Lim & sisters
VENUE : Johor Bahru