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  • BDBA Dinner & Ballroom Dance

    BDBA Dinner & Ballroom Dance

    Inside Halton If you’re in the mood for dining and dancing, join the Burlington Downtown Business Association (BDBA) next month for an evening of Footloose & Fancy Feast. Those who attend will enjoy a Salsa dance lesson by award-winning instructors from downtown Burlington’s danceScape Inc., as well as a showcase of downtown culinary talent. The…

  • Ballroom Dancing for Children, Youth/Teens & Adult Fitness

    Ballroom Dancing for Children, Youth/Teens & Adult Fitness

    Reporter Jessica Clarke from TVCogeco’s “The Source” dropped by danceScape to interview Robert Tang about ParticipACTION and how youths, teens and children can keep physically active through activities like Ballroom Dancing. This is a highlight of that interview along with photos from the Burlington Sound of Music Festival and other events. Many thanks to TVCogeco…

  • Omni Television Interview

    Omni Television Interview

    Shawn Wang Mandarin News on Omni 2 Television Reporter Shawn Wang from Omni Television interviewed Robert Lit-Meng Tang for the Mandarin Weekend Show which aired on May 1st from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on OMNI 2 (Channel 14 in Toronto, Channel 29 Burlington/Oakville, and Channel 18 in Hamilton/Cogeco). It also aired on the HD…

  • Taking Business Savvy to the Ballroom

    Taking Business Savvy to the Ballroom

    Diane Peters Metro News “Odd Jobs” Most parents want their kids to grow up to join a respectable, well-paying profession. But Robert Tang was already on a successful career path, having got his MBA, when his parents sidetracked him with ballroom dancing. The Tangs entered their first ballroom dancing competition when Robert was 25. They’d…

  • Former Ballroom Champion Takes a “Quick Step” From Dance Floor to Kitchen on TV Show

    Former Ballroom Champion Takes a “Quick Step” From Dance Floor to Kitchen on TV Show

    danceScape’s Beverley Cayton-Tang follows the lead of “Healthy Gourmet” experts, as they give her a crash course in nutritional and culinary arts. Julie Daniluk, co-host / nutritionist, and Ezra Title, co-host / Chef, recently visited Beverley Cayton-Tang at danceScape’s studio in downtown Burlington. The pair came to film an episode of their new television series…

  • The Posture of Dance

    Dancers are known for having good posture. At my clinic, I work with a lot of dancers, and I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard my other patients whisper with excitement, “The patient you just saw, is he/she a dancer?” Without fail, it’s the graceful posture that tips them off! Good postural…

  • Staying in Shape over the Summer Break

    Reprinted from The Healthy Dancer by Dr. Jason Twardowski. Dr. Twardowski is a classically trained dancer. His Chiropractic and Acupuncture clinic is located in Toronto at Bayview and Sheppard. Contact: 416 226 2552 The curtain goes down on yet another year of hard work, blistered toes and pirouettes.  Finally it’s time to sit back, relax,…

  • Healthy Dance Habits

    Learn how to reduce your chances of injury by adopting healthy dance practices Although 80–90% of professional dancers suffer injuries during their career, it is possible to reduce your chances of injury by adopting “healthy dance practices”.  These include: Fueling your body with nutritious foods, and drinking plenty of water. Warming up and cooling down…

  • No Guts, No Glory

    No Guts, No Glory

    Dianne Buckner CBC Newsworld When you watch Robert and Beverley’s story, you’ll appreciate how nerve-wracking it must have been, not only to have to present to a potential investor, but to have a camera crew there, knowing that eventually your pitch would be seen on national television. Hats off to this bold couple – we…

  • Acclaimed ballroom dancers seeking their ‘fortune’ on TV

    Acclaimed ballroom dancers seeking their ‘fortune’ on TV

    Arts & Entertainment Burlington Post Robert Tang and Beverley Cayton-Tang are trying to turn the Cha-Cha into ka-ching. The local couple, acclaimed ballroom dancers, have the opportunity to pitch their company, danceScape (www.dancescape.com), to Tim Draper, the billionaire venture capitalist who invested in Hotmail and Skype, and who guided their founders toward acquisition by Microsoft…