Calvin Lee – Head of Judges

Licensed Chairman and Adjudicator − National Championship Adjudicator – Certified Scrutineer – National Ballroom Consultant and Examiner with the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (CDTA) – Member of Canada Dancesport Professional Division – Instructor at Crystal Ballroom – Certification in International Style Ballroom & Latin, Coach and Instructor – Competitive career includes International Standard and Latin as well as Pro-Am − Co-Founder of the SnowBall Classic – Representing Newfoundland as a dancer at the 2010 Olympics Medal Ceremony – Started his dancing career with the UBC Dance Club!

Faye Hung – Adjudicator

After winning the Bronze Medal at the World Dancesport Federation (WDSF) World Championships in 2014, Faye retired from her athletic career to become a full-time coach and teacher. She has competed successfully as an amateur and professional in top-level dancesport competitions. Faye and her Italian partner have made the finals in competitions held in Spain, Slovenia, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany, Philippines, Thailand and Taiwan. They were also the Hong Kong National Standard Champions for 10 years in both the amateur field and the professional division.
Faye holds a fellowship in both Standard and Latin with the Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) and is a national championship adjudicator for Canada. She is a resident instructor at Vancouver’s Crystal Ballroom where she teaches both group and private classes.

Faye holds a fellowship in both standard and latin with the Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) and she has been a national championship adjudicator for the Hong Kong Dancesport Association since 2012.  She is a resident instructor at Vancouver’s Crystal Ballroom in Richmond.

William Li – Adjudicator

CDS Member in International style Standard and Latin  

William Li began dancing with the UBC Dance Club in 1994, and has been competing at the Open Latin level at many competitions in Hong Kong, Taiwan, UK and Canada.

Former Canadian Closed Senior Amateur Latin Finalist. Since turning professional in 2005, William has been a resident instructor at Vancouver’s Crystal Ballroom.

Tony Fung – Adjudicator

Tony Fung started dancing in 1994. In addition to taking dance lessons in Canada, he received training in Germany, England, and the United States. Shortly after entering dance competitions, he quickly rose to the top levels.

He turned professional in 2001 and was interviewed on radio programs and invited to teach ballroom dancing on Fairchild TV. In the 2005 Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Beauty Pageant, he served as the dance coach, and his students won 1st and 3rd place.
From 2005 to 2006, he taught Standard Silver and Gold level classes at the UBC Dance Club. In 2007, he was also invited to teach at the SFU Dance Club. Passionate about teaching, he enjoys sharing his love of dance with students.

Accomplishments: BC Ten Dance Champion (2001), Canadian Closed Ten Dance Finalist (2001), UK Open Professional Ten Dance – 4th place (2002), UK Open Professional Ten Dance – 3rd place (2003)

Tony holds a fellowship in both Standard and Latin with the Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) and has been a national championship adjudicator since 2018. He has been a resident instructor at Crystal Ballroom in Vancouver since 2003, where he teaches both group and private classes.

Judging Experience: Tony has served as a judge for the following events; Snowball Classic, Island Fantasy Ball, February Dance Fest, and April Dance Fest. .

Gaétan Rouette – Adjudicator

Gaétan Rouette is a former 10 Dance Canadian International Grand Finalist. He won many championship titles in Quebec and represented Canada several times at prestigious dance competitions such as the Blackpool Dance Festival. He went in London, England to perfect his knowledge in Standard and Latin. His experience as competitor, coach and choreographer make him one of the top trainers in North America. In the past 10 years, his students have won many competitions such as The United States Dancesport Championship and The Ohio Star Ball Dancesport Championship and several Canadian Championships. Gaétan is certified Fellow Ballroom and Fellow Latin from the Canadian Dancesport Federation and is also an Examiner for Canada Dancesport. He is a national adjudicator and train amateur and professionals to pass certifications. Gaétan also earned a bachelor degree in music teaching and uses his knowledge to complement his coaching skills. His passion as a teacher is to help his students to become the best dancers they can be. Recently Gaétan relocated to Nanaimo, BC and enjoys the island lifestyle while continuing his mission to teach, coach and adjudicate.

Andy Wong – Adjudicator

Andy is a 14-time BC Amateur Champion and 7-time Canadian Championship adjudicator. As a Lifetime UBCDC Honorary Member, an ex-president, and Gala Ball sponsor plus adjudicator for 26 consecutive years, Andy is indelibly linked with the UBC Dance Club. He is a co-founder of The SnowBall Classic Competition and the Robson Square Summer Dances. Andy graduated from UBC in 1981, became a top pharmacy manager for London Drugs, and was slated for head office promotion in ‘93. Undauntedly, he gave it all up to pursue his dream of opening The Grand Ballroom – an iconic studio he and his wife Wendy operated in Richmond for 20 years until their retirement in 2013. Together, they organized 33 major international dancesport competitions at ‘The Grand’. Their system of group classes was innovative and unparalleled, serving as the foundation for over 18,000 students. Together Andy and Wendy left an unprecedented legacy in the ballroom dance community.

Nelson Wong – Adjudicator

Standard and Latin Certified, CDTA, CDF, and CDS PD. National Standard and Latin Adjudicator. Coach of Provincial and National DanceSport Champions. Competitive career includes 10-Dance and Pro-Am. Community Sport Hero Award recipient. Co-Founder Island Fantasy Ball. Honorary Life Member, former President, and current Director of the Nanaimo Ballroom Dance Society. Co-Organizer of major competitions for over 30 years including SnowBall Classic, Canadian National, Provincial and WDSF World Championships.

Stephen Johnson – Scrutineer

Stephen Johnson is a certified ballroom dance scrutineer. He got his start in ballroom dancing at UBC Dance Club, and has continued with lessons, competitions, and other events ever since. In fact, his very first competition was at a UBC Gala Ball. Outside of the ballroom dance world, Stephen is an acoustical engineer and a piano teacher who

enjoys several other styles of partner dance. Stephen is glad to see ballroom dance events growing post-Covid, and he is excited to be scrutineering for Gala and the UBC Dance Club. Good luck to all the competitors, and have fun!