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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Dance Champions “CHA CHA” With Billionnaire on CBC Newsworld’s “Fortune Hunters”
TV Show follows Burlington’s Robert Tang & Beverley Cayton-Tang as they pitch their company, danceScape, to Hotmail and Skype Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper. Never in their wildest dreams did two Ballroom Dancers imagine that they would one day have the opportunity to pitch their company, danceScape, to Tim Draper, the same Billionnaire Venture Capitalist who…
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Ballroom dancers featured on CBC program Fortune Hunters
Arts & Entertainment Burlington Post DanceScape owners Robert Tang and Beverley Cayton-Tang are being filmed for Fortune Hunters, a new program for CBC Newsworld. The ballroom dance champions have previously made frequent guest appearances television programs like Till Debt Do Us Part and Groomed.
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Ballroom Dance Champions & Entrepreneurs Selected for New CBC Television Show, “FORTUNE HUNTERS”
Ballroom is back, big-time. Fueled by hit shows like “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance”, everyone is discovering what Ballroom Dance Champions Robert Tang and Beverley Cayton-Tang have known all along … that Ballroom Dancing is not only fun and inspiring, but can also be life-changing. Ballroom is back, big-time. …
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