President

Larry v d B.

Meet Larry, our club President as of February 1, 2024. Originally from Australia, Larry has also lived in England, Singapore and now Saskatoon since 1999. He started ballroom dancing in 2018 and has completed four years. He enjoys it, but as an engineer, finds it doesn’t come easy! If you’re thinking of giving it a try, come and join us - you’ll meet lots of wonderful people eager to help you along! Larry looks forward to working with our executive to see the club thrive going forward.


Larry started in this role January, 2024. 

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The President is responsible for providing leadership for the Executive in order to achieve the mission and vision of the Club. The President must ensure that Executive members understand their jobs and are able to fulfill those expectations and will also assist in recruiting new members. The President will preside over both Executive and member meetings, set the agenda and oversee the work of the Executive to ensure action plans and outstanding items are followed up on. The President also sits on various committees and participates in budget planning. The President serves as a link to the membership and responds to member inquiries as well as supervises the Executive Assistant to the Club.

Vice President

Tanya D.

Meet Tanya, our club Vice President! Originally from Regina, she made the move to Saskatoon 22 years ago for work. She's been dancing in the ballroom scene for eight years now and recently got engaged to a wonderful man who just started dancing this year as well. Tanya also has two adorable micro-sized dogs and two sassy diva-cats. She's living her best life!


Tanya started in this role January, 2024. 

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The Vice President will assume the role of the President in the President's absence. The Vice President is responsible for booking facilities for classes and workshops, managing facility issues and facility key control. The Vice President is responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

Financial Officer

Darren P.

Darren started in this role on January 18th, 2025

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The Financial Officer is responsible for preparing cheques for Club expenditures and paying bills in a timely manner, preparing the annual budget in consultation with the President, assisting the auditors in completing the year-end audit, presenting the budget, audit and comparative statement at the General Meeting and Annual General Meeting and liaising with bank representatives and maintaining the Club bank accounts.

Social Coordinator

Brenda R.

Brenda started in this role January 28th, 2025.

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The Social Coordinator coordinates, in collaboration with other Executive members, manages and attends the five dances held by the Club. The Social Coordinator is responsible for booking and meeting with the facility to determine menu, table numbers and special requests, working with printing companies to develop and print event tickets and playlists and booking bands/DJs. The Social Coordinator is responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

General Member at Large (1 of 3)

Patrick S.

Patrick started in this role January 11, 2025. 

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The GMALs, in collaboration with other Executive members, manage member workshops, beginner dances and volunteer appreciation. They are responsible for working with volunteers at each event, ensuring proper set up of events and purchasing required items. They are responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

General Member at Large (2 of 3)

Todd T.

Todd started as a student in the club in 1998, took a long break for other activities, and then returned to join the executive.


Todd started in this role January, 2023.

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The GMALs, in collaboration with other Executive members, manage member workshops, beginner dances and volunteer appreciation. They are responsible for working with volunteers at each event, ensuring proper set up of events and purchasing required items. They are responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

General Member at Large (3 of 3)

Tamara P.

Tamara started in this role on January 18, 2025

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The GMALs, in collaboration with other Executive members, manage member workshops, beginner dances and volunteer appreciation. They are responsible for working with volunteers at each event, ensuring proper set up of events and purchasing required items. They are responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

Instructor Member at Large (1 of 2)

Rheanne H.

Rheanne started in this role January 11, 2025.

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The Instructor Member At Large is the representative of the Instructor group on the Executive committee and, vice versa, the representative of the Executive Committee in the Instructor Group. They are the go-between between the two important groups.

Instructor Member at Large (2 of 2)

Corey W.

Corey has been a member of the club since 2003. When he's not dancing, one can usually find him traveling or planning to travel. His love of dance follows him during these travels and he will usually attempt to find local dances to crash and join including: tango in Argentina; swing in Santa Barbara; Salsa in Sydney, Australia and Lima, Peru; and ballroom in Amsterdam.


Corey started in this role January 11, 2025.

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The Instructor Member At Large is the representative of the Instructor group on the Executive committee and, vice versa, the representative of the Executive Committee in the Instructor Group. They are the go-between between the two important groups.

Director of Marketing and Communications

Melissa E.

Melissa came to be a member of the club when she was invited to one of the monthly dances and was drawn to the vibrant energy of the club. There is always something new to learn and she is very keen to improve her skills! When she’s not dancing, partaking in piano, or studying, she loves curling up with a cup of coffee to tackle the reading list she will never complete or engaging in her latest artsy project.


Melissa started in this role January, 2023.

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The marketing director handles the verbal and visual communication pieces used by the club to inform both members and non-members alike of the services and events that our club offers guided by the needs of our designated event planners.

Director of Information Technology

Chad M.

Chad started in this role March, 2023. 

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The Director of Information Technology position is responsible for the creation and maintenance of both procedures and tools that ease the burden of everyday club operations. Working closely with the other members of the executive and the expectations placed on them; this role handles simplifying processes through technology.

Music Coordinator

Bernadette D.

Bernadette started in this role October, 2017. 

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The music coordinator is in charge of the selection and purchasing of music for the club with input from Instructors and others that have an interest. This music is used in classes, at dances, and at workshops. The Music Coordinator is also able to receive help in the form of a Music Committee which they run.

Decorations Coordinator

Ryan W.

Ryan discovered his passion for ballroom dance in 2024 and has been enthusiastically developing his skills since then. After mastering the basics in the Beginner class, he was excited to embrace the challenge of Beginner Plus last term. He looks forward to continuing his improvement and can't wait to see where his dance journey will lead him next!


Ryan started in this role January, 2023.

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The Decorations Coordinator is responsible for planning and coordinating the decorations at each of the Clubs five dances. This includes maintaining an inventory of decorations and purchasing new decorations as required. The Decorations Coordinator works with Club volunteers to set up and take down decorations prior to and after each dance. The Decorations Coordinator is responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

Volunteer Coordinator

Lorraine P.

Lorraine originally joined the University of Saskatchewan Ballroom Dancing Club in 1993 and was on the Executive in 1994 to 1995 and was responsible for the Newsletter back then.  Life happened and she left the club for more than a decade and a half.  On her return she started back at the beginner level, and has progressed to the Intermediate Plus level as a follow.  A few years ago she was approached to join the Executive again, and is now filling the role of Volunteer Coordinator.  Lorraine has the desire to  be "ambidancerous", and has taken the beginner lead class twice, and tries  to be a regular dance volunteer for the club.  

Happy Dancing!

 

Lorraine started in this role January 11, 2025

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The Volunteer coordinator, in collaboration with other Executive members, is responsible for securing volunteers to assist with events and activities throughout the dance year (registrations, member workshops, dances, etc). The Volunteer Coordinator tracks and maintains records of volunteers who assist and the hours they have worked as these hours count towards an invitation to Volunteer Appreciation. As well, the Volunteer Coordinator assists the GMALs with planning and maintaining the guest list for Volunteer Appreciation. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

Executive Assistant

Kirby M.
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The Executive Assistant is a paid position in the club. The EA works alongside the Executive committee in many different capacities including, but not limited to: meeting minutes, club secretary, dance ticket distribution, table assignments, and many of dozens of other tasks.

Student Member at Large

Vacant

This role is currently vacant.

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This position is much like a GMAL, but with a specific focus on representing the interests of our members that are attending Post-Secondary education. They work closely with the GMALs around registration time in on campus events and scheduling.