The Grand Ballroom group classes, designed and taught by Andy & Wendy Wong, is the most successful teaching system in Canada. Since the studio’s grand opening in 1994, Andy and Wendy have taught more than 8200 classes and over 16,000 students – an unprecedented achievement! Without doubt, Andy and Wendy are the most experienced teachers of beginner students in Vancouver and probably the whole country. What is the reason for their success? It is their clarity of teaching and their ability to make students feel at ease and have a lot of fun in the classes. Other studios have tried to copy Andy & Wendy’s system but have never equalled their success.
Owners & Instructors: Andy & Wendy Wong
Group Class at The Grand Ballroom- photo by Andrew Leung
When: Students have a choice of either the Tuesday night class from 7:30 to 8:50 pm or Saturday morning class from 11 am to 12:20 pm. We also have a class on Sundays at 4 pm but the instruction is in Cantonese for this class. The following are the new start dates for the next 3 months.
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Join us on any of the following dates when it is the first class of a dance.
- Tuesday 7:30 to 8:50 pm
- Feb 28 – Waltz 1
- Mar 12 – Tango 1
- Mar 19 – Jive 1
- Apr 2 – Foxtrot 1
- Apr 16 – Cha Cha 1
- Apr 30 – Salsa 1
Saturday 11 am to 12:20 pm
- Feb 25 – Tango 1
- Mar 3 - Jive 1
- Mar 17 – Foxtrot 1
- Mar 24 – Cha Cha 1
- Apr 14 – Salsa 1
- Apr 28 – Waltz 1
Sunday 4 pm to 5:20 pm (taught in Cantonese)
- Feb 26 – Cha Cha 1
- Mar 18 - Salsa 1
- Apr 1 – Waltz 1
- Apr 15 – Tango 1
- Apr 22 – Jive 1
- May 6 – Foxtrot 1
How Long: The Beginners class is a 10-week course consisting of 2 lessons each of Salsa, Cha Cha, Waltz, and Jive, and 1 lesson each of Tango and Foxtrot.
Start and Finish Anytime: New students may join us at anytime as long as it is the first lesson of that particular dance (Waltz 1, Cha Cha 1, Jive 1, etc). Furthermore, all students have one full year starting from their date of registration to use up all 10 lessons.
Here you can watch clips of Andy & Wendy teaching the Waltz and Jive from their online DVD collections.
