Dance Pacifica Ball

Sunday Workshops
Back at Commonwealth Place

In 2011, Workshops will be held on Sunday June 12th

Dance Pacifica will host workshops on the day following the Gala Ball and Competition.  In 2011, it will be Sunday, June 12th and Benoit Drolet has agreed to conduct a couple of sessions in standard while Delphine Romaire while present a latin workshop.  For additional information on the workshops and these two highly acclaimed dancers, please see our Workshop page.

They will start at 10:30AM at Saanich Commonwealth Place.  Further information will be provided when it is received and more details will be available at our workshops page.

Commonwealth Place is only 20 minutes drive from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal and the Victoria International Airport.

DanceSport BC -
New Competition Season

Membership Renewal Time

A reminder to DSBC members that Dance Pacifica is the first DanceSport competition of the year.  Those wishing to compete will need to renew their membership either before or at Dance Pacifica.

Photo Galleries

Contributors Welcome

We hope you take some time to view our expanded photo galleries that showcase our previous Dance Pacifica events. 

To view photos of Dance Pacifica 2010, please see:  standard competition, latin competition and/or awards.

If you took pictures of our gala ball and are willing to share them with us, please send image files to: dpphotoeditor@yahoo.ca

The Competition

The dance sport competition is sanctioned by DanceSport BC, the Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association, and the Canadian DanceSport Federation. It attracts the best amateur dancers from around BC, Alberta and the Pacific Northwest. Dancers compete in the international style dances: the Standard dances Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot and Quickstep, and the Latin dances Samba, Cha Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.

The events offered vary from year to year: age divisions Juvenile through Senior, and difficulty levels Newcomer through Championship are usually offered. In addition, Pro Am events (teachers dancing with their students) may be offered.

The Extravaganza

Dance Pacifica is a full day event with a daytime session beginning in late morning and a semi-formal evening session usually ending around 11pm. This gala ball is held in Victoria BC Canada, at the Saanich Commonwealth Centre, which is transformed from a world class recreational facility into a grand ballroom for the occasion. General dancing and exhibition dances are interspersed among competitive events. The extravaganza features showcase dancing by the champions or guest performers.

A buffet dinner is available for those wishing to purchase this option and it is served between the afternoon and evening sessions. For Dance Pacifica 2011, the gala dinner will be hosted at The Olive Grove restuarant in the Royal Oak community. Tickets for the dancing are limited to 400 seats and the dinner is also limited to around 85 seats. Please order your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Attending Dance Pacifica is an exciting experience, even for those not familiar with ballroom dancing or dance sport competitions. It is a live sports event with a close-up view of the action.　 The artistic and athletic aspects of the performances, the flash of costumes, and the intensity of competition leave a lasting impression.

View our photo galleries of past Dance Pacifica Balls to see what we're talking about, and then plan on attending our next Dance Pacifica Ballroom Extravaganza.   We look forward to seeing you there!