Executives

Faculty/Major Sociology
Position President
Years in DC 2
Why did you join DC? I just finished 5 years of competitive dragon boating and I wanted to get more involved at UBC and make new friends. I decided to try DC since my parents used to dance with DC plus I have a background in dance! I had a lot of fun at Free Week and found the club super welcoming which is why I stayed.
Advice to new members Make sure to smile and have fun grooving with the music. Also talk to you fellow classmates, execs, or the teachers since we love meeting people!
What is your favourite dance? Tango
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? For my friends on TikTok
What are your other hobbies? Puzzle + point and click video games, peer advising, building community, paddling sports
Random fact/hidden talent? I have two guinea pigs. One is named Fudge and the other is Guinea
What is your favourite slogan/quote? Speak up and take up space
Favourite colour? Pink
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? My house
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? Learning To Be Me

Faculty/Major Sociology
Position External Vice President
Years in DC 1
Why did you join DC? I’ve always wanted to learn how to dance and I kept that part of me suppressed for too long. It was about time to get out of my comfort zone. Also, fake eyelashes.
Advice to new members Just enjoy the music, let go and dance. Everything else will follow!
What is your favourite dance? Samba
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Can I BE the performer? 😛
What are your other hobbies? Making clay figurines, learning languages, collecting earrings (I can’t stop) and eating.
Random fact/hidden talent? I love it when people’s outfits are perfectly colour coordinated. It makes me so happy.
What is your favourite slogan/quote? The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek – Joseph Campbell
Favourite colour? Pink / Orange
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Somewhere where there are no spiders
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? Chit Chat with Nanako Bananako

Faculty/Major Psychology
Position Internal Vice President
Years in DC 2
Why did you join DC? I dabbled in Latin during middle school and wanted to pick it up again. I also needed friends. Badly.
Advice to new members You miss all the shots you don’t take, so get out there and have fun 🙂
What is your favourite dance? Rumba
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? My dance partner 😀
What are your other hobbies? video games, eating, sleeping
Random fact/hidden talent? I really like oreos.
What is your favourite slogan/quote? “Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.” -Terry Pratchett
Favourite colour? Black
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Hong Kong
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? Salt: A Brief History

Faculty/Major Civil Engineering
Position Treasurer
Years in DC 4
Why did you join DC? Always wanted to learn how to ballroom and thought it would be my old-person hobby. University ages you fast, decided might as well start now.
Advice to new members Push forward! It can be hard at times but the satisfaction you feel and fun you’ll have dancing is worth it. Even if you absolutely flop, flop with confidence. As one of my dance teachers told me, it doesn’t matter if you’re garbage, you can still be proud, shiny garbage 🙂
What is your favourite dance? Quickstep/Tango
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Assuming I had the skill, any of the 1M instructors (Lia Kim/Hyojin/Gosh notice me pls)
What are your other hobbies? Board games, video games, guitar, bouldering, pole dancing, photography, hiking
Random fact/hidden talent? I technically have 5 names in my full name, you can ask me if you want to know
What is your favourite slogan/quote? F
Favourite colour? Orange
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Japan
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? Thoughts on How To; Examples of How Not To

Faculty/Major Integrated Engineering
Position Gala Chair
Years in DC 2
Why did you join DC? As an actor I learned a little ballroom for a role and found I really enjoyed it and wanted to learn more.
Advice to new members Everybody is looking at their own dancing, they won’t notice a mistake or two. In fact mistakes are the best way to learn so never be embarrassed to make them.
What is your favourite dance? Jive
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Hamilton original Broadway Cast
What are your other hobbies? Baking, Theater, and overworking myself
Random fact/hidden talent? I am a trained lifeguard
What is your favourite slogan/quote? “Cats are not dogs” -Dame Judi Dench
Favourite colour? Red
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Mexican Resort
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? I Told You So – The Zac Buller Success Story

Faculty/Major Biology
Position Bookings Representative
Years in DC 1
Why did you join DC? I used to take ballroom dancing lessons when I was littler, and more recently learned how to waltz for my high school prom. It amazed me how friendly and open everyone was when we barely knew each other, how everyone learning to dance brought people together.
Advice to new members Getting out of your head and feeling the music and flow of the dance really helps. Plus, even if you don’t think you’re dancing very well, the only thing that can happen is you get better and better. And make sure to have fun! (And don’t underestimate the power of dance shoes)
What is your favourite dance? Quickstep
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Rihanna
What are your other hobbies? Looking after my 4 rabbits, baking, style, makeup, collecting knick-knacks, reading, video-games, witchcraft-ing, learning ASL
Random fact/hidden talent? I’ve had 7 rabbits over the course of my pet owning career, the first was a grumpy little netherland dwarf named Snowball.
What is your favourite slogan/quote? Productivity is not a measure of one’s worth
Favourite colour? Blue
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Home
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? I Had A Nice Trip and It Hurt

Faculty/Major Design
Position Graphic Designer
Years in DC 1
Why did you join DC? I used to do bellydance since I can remember, I wanted to try ballroom dancing because the technique and count is completely different. I found it to be great for meeting new people and enjoying music. I looked up dance teams in UBC and I had a wonderful time in the first week, so I couldn’t but join along.
Advice to new members Remember that dance is a source of joy. Embrace it and let the class fill the rest of your day with a new energy.
What is your favourite dance? Rumba
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Shakira
What are your other hobbies? making DIY accessories along with painting, writing short stories and lots and lots of reading.
Random fact/hidden talent? Creeping on trees, high trees particularly. Feel free to ask me why, long story
What is your favourite slogan/quote? “Sometimes you have to contradict yourself, be realistic enough to know how the world works, idealistic enough to think you can change it” — Anonymous
Favourite colour? Yellow
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Tree house
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? The Window Women

Faculty/Major Anthropology
Position Social Coordinator
Years in DC 3
Why did you join DC? I use to be a dancer in high school and wanted to continue dancing in University – also a friend dragged me out to free week.
Advice to new members Try all of the new comer class for each teacher has very unique approach so find which is best for you!
What is your favourite dance? Tango
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Florence and the machine
What are your other hobbies? Cycling, hiking, photography, video games, rock climbing, swimming, scuba diving, and general advancing my first aid training (backup plan of degree doesn’t work out is to be a paramedic)
Random fact/hidden talent? I can claim citizenship in two other countries (UK and Hungary) yet I’ve never been to one.
What is your favourite slogan/quote? It is the fate of glass to break
Favourite colour? Blue / purple
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Florence, Italy.
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? Well that wasn’t what I’d planned

Faculty/Major Kinesiology
Position Social Coordinator
Years in DC 1
Why did you join DC? Dance is a great way to stay active and make new friends. Also, ballroom dancing goes a long way to impress at weddings.
Advice to new members Strike up conversations with your classmates and the execs. You’re bound to find a friend here.
What is your favourite dance? Jive!
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Chungha. Then again, I’d probably faint in the queen’s presence.
What are your other hobbies? Hiking, picking up heavy things, and going for runs with my dog.
Random fact/hidden talent? I can sleep anywhere. Anytime. Once fell asleep on top of a boat engine. Couldn’t hear anything for three days.
What is your favourite slogan/quote? The snack that smiles back. Goldfish.
Favourite colour? Pink!
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? The gym.
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? Proper Prior Planning with Patricia Prevents Problems

Faculty/Major Land and Food Systems Alumni
Position Sponsorship Coordinator
Years in DC 5
Why did you join DC? I used to do hip-hop when I was younger, and wanted to branch out into other forms of dance when I got into university. A couple free classes and a sign-up form later, ballroom became a regular thing.
Advice to new members This is a club of opportunity. There are a plethora of ways you can improve your dancing, involvement, and character. It is just a matter of you realizing the chance is there and taking it.
What is your favourite dance? Waltz
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Nothing But Thieves or Hippo Campus
What are your other hobbies? Baking, video games, D&D, reading, cooking, watching streams
Random fact/hidden talent? Elliot is not my legal name, however, I also respond to Madame Potato Cat
What is your favourite slogan/quote? When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however imporbable, must be the truth – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Favourite colour? If black can be categorized as a colour
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? 49.2689° N, 123.2562° W
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? A Crap Guide to D&D: Murphy’s Law

Faculty/Major Commerce
Position Photographer
Years in DC 1
Why did you join DC? I was drawn in by the enthusiasm and energy I saw from UBCDC during the marketing push at Imagine Day
Advice to new members Feedback is very important. Ask for feedback from more experienced members, and give feedback to each other if you’re around the same level. Others may notice things you don’t notice.
What is your favourite dance? Waltz
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? My dance partner
What are your other hobbies? Baking, reading, brainstorming about various other universes and fictional plots
Random fact/hidden talent? I make modular origami. Ask to see pictures of my creations!
What is your favourite slogan/quote? “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Elon Musk
Favourite colour? Blue
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Zhangjiajie
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? A world where I belong

Faculty/Major Physics and astronomy
Position Secretary
Years in DC 1
Why did you join DC? I love to dance, but had forgotten about my passion in my last years of highschool. My friend and I decided to go to a dance lesson during free week. I had so much fun that Iimmediately signed up.
Advice to new members Don’t be afraid to mess up or step on your partners toes. Just laugh (maybe apologize) and keep going!
What is your favourite dance? Cha cha
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? The Beach Boys
What are your other hobbies? Playing ukulele and guitar, drawing, hiking and baking.
Random fact/hidden talent? I can speak French, Spanish and English fluently. My first language was German but I forgot it completely.
What is your favourite slogan/quote? “Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I’d managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the way, I’d become a good fit. It had only taken 21 years.” – Chris Hadfield
Favourite colour? Pink
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Mars (Assuming I hade a rocketship to take me back)
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? Look To The Stars

Faculty/Major Engineering
Position IT Manager
Years in DC 1
Why did you join DC? Needed to do something that wasn’t studying
Advice to new members I don’t think I’m qualified to give advice lmao
What is your favourite dance? Quickstep
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? Oh boy I can’t picture myself in front of an audience
What are your other hobbies? Probably Cooking and listening to audiobooks
Random fact/hidden talent? Can sleep anywhere,
What is your favourite slogan/quote? “…I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start over again.”
Favourite colour? Blue
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Somewhere on a beach
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? That wasn’t supposed to happen

Faculty/Major Psychology
Position Equipment Manager
Years in DC 2
Why did you join DC? I’ve always been fascinated by dancing and espcially ballroom dancing that I’ve seen in films and such, so when my friend Juli asked if i would be interested in attending some free classes offered at UBC I thought it could be fun! despite not actually being a UBC student at that time, I felt it was fun and welcoming enough that I was totally convinced to join
Advice to new members Don’t worry about the technical aspects too much, as actually enjoying and having fun will help your dancing feel more natural C: even if you dont know some of the dances or steps just going along with the flow can help you
What is your favourite dance? Waltz
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be?
What are your other hobbies? Baking, playing video games, singing, and playing ukulele
Random fact/hidden talent? I am a very awkward person who go out of my way to avoid doing things like walking in the same direction as someone once we have said goodbye to each other by walking very far in the other direction or walk around a block until I’m sure they’re gone
What is your favourite slogan/quote? “Today is going to be a good day and heres why, because today at least you’re you, and thats enough”
Favourite colour? Pink/blue
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Japan
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? A Guide to Making Your Way Through the World With Crippling Anxiety

Faculty/Major Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics
Position Equipment Manager
Years in DC 1
Why did you join DC? I love the elegance and beauty of ballroom dancing.
Advice to new members Participating and competing will make you a better ballroom dancer.
What is your favourite dance? Tango
If you backup dance for any performer who would it be? My dance partner
What are your other hobbies? Playing piano, reading, knitting, baking, hiking, child sponsorship, volunteering, going to church
Random fact/hidden talent? I competed in Miss BC 2012.
What is your favourite slogan/quote? The Serenity Prayer
Favourite colour? White, navy blue, burgundy
If you could instantly be in one place where would you go? Home
If you wrote an autobiography what would the title be? A Pilgrim’s Progress