Candidates Standing in the
Competitor Category
Barden, Brodie
Brodie has been a DanceSport competitor since 1997, successfully representing Australia both locally in Western Australia, nationally and internationally. Having lived overseas for 6 years and competing in the amateur and professional categories, Brodie has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience that would be of value to the development of DanceSport in Australia.
Being a current member of the DanceSport Western Australia board, Brodie is actively involved in the production of competitions in WA. Coaching DanceSport couples, solo’s and Pro/am dancers, he is working to find solutions to issues that arise across a diverse range of DanceSport events.
If elected, Brodie’s goal is to work with the directors of DanceSport Australia, to increase participation across the country. He believes it is imperative to encourage the wider community to join DanceSport and enable DanceSport studios to benefit and further develop our industry.
Brodie also strives to be the voice for competitors concerns, as they are the most important part of our industry. He would also like to see increased community exposure for our dancers. What we do is unique and exciting and exposing more people to our dancer’s success, he believes will only benefit the industry.
Achievements
2023 World Professional Ten Dance Finalist
Australian Standard and Latin Champion
10x Australian Ten Dance Champion
Western Australian State Champion
Smith, David
I have been involved with Dancesport Australia for the best part of 20 years, firstly as a medalist, then an amateur competitor, and now currently a professional competitor, coach and adjudicator. This makes me the ideal candidate to run for your National Council.
I am a hugely enthusiastic dancer. I am active in a vast array of areas within DanceSport. I have served on the NSW State Board in the role of Executive Officer, which has been hugely rewarding, as well as being. National Director for the last two years. I believe the future of our industry lies in the ongoing support of our competition organizers and our dancers. Within my teaching world, I engage with a widespread level of abilities, ages and socio economic backgrounds.
My youngest student is 7, and my eldest 78. I organize medal tests with these students, compete with them at competitions, teach them in their classes and run their social dances. The community of dancers I engage with is vast. At competitions, I wear many hats, that of a professional competitor, sometimes a compere or adjudicator or simply a coach for the day. Given the varying aspects of my dancing world, I believe I could help facilitate the needs of a widespread range of dancers.
On your National Council, my enthusiasm to work for you to ensure inclusivity and opportunity for all dancers will be my desire. I believe that particularly as a professional, I have a responsibility to express where I want the industry to go. Not only through my dancing, but through my professional decisions. What better way to facilitate this, than rejoining our National Council. My well rounded competitive input coupled with my unwavering enthusiasm and passion makes me the perfect candidate for your National Council.
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