Glen Brennan

teachers_glen_brennanSchool Principal of Crystal Ballroom Dance School

Glen Brennan is the Executive Managing Director and School Principal of the Crystal Ballroom Dance School. He co-ordinates all the group classes at the Crystal Ballroom and teaches many of the classes personally.

Glen Brennan is a former Dancesport Competitor from Australia. He has danced since he was 10 years old, and competed both as an Amateur and a Professional for over 20 years, both in Latin and Standard. He has over 32 years of Ballroom dance experience.

Glen is a registered Canadian and World Dance Council Professional Adjudicator of both Amateur and Professional events world wide.

Accomplishments:

  • Former Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) Professional Champion.
  • In the top 48 at the British Open Championships Blackpool U.K.
  • Australian Professional Rising Star Champion
  • Western Australian Open Professional Champion

Glen is one of B.C.’s leading Dancesport coaches in both the Standard and Latin styles, having trained many B.C. Champions over his 9 years here in Canada.

His long list of coaching achievements include:

  • Many Champions in North America in both Standard and Latin styles
  • U.K. Open Ten Dance Champions 2000
  • U.K. Open Ten Dance 3rd Place in 2000
  • Triple World Gold Cup Junior Latin Champions U.K.
  • Multi British Open Junior Latin Finalists U.K.
  • Multi International Open Junior Latin Finalists
  • Multi London Open Junior Latin Champions and Finalists
  • Winners of various Australian major titles
  • Multi B.C. Closed Champions
  • Multi Seattle Star Ball Adult Open Latin Champions
  • 2001 Canadian Professional Rhythm Champions
  • Multi Under 21 Latin Champions at the U.K. Open Professional Ten Dance Championships
  • U.K. Open Professional 10 Dance Finalists
  • All England Adult Amateur Standard Finalists
  • Warwickshire and Herefordshire Adult Latin Champions and finalists U.K.
  • I.D.S.F. North West Adult Amateur Latin Champions. U.S.A.
  • Western Australian Adult Open Standard and Latin Finalists
  • Multi I.D.S.F. Snowball Classic Adult Latin Finalists
  • Multi I.D.S.F. Snowball Classic Youth Latin Champions
  • Multi B.C. Adult Open Latin Champions and Finalists
  • 2008 Canadian Senior 2 World Championship Standard representatives
  • 2008 Embassy Ball North American Senior 2 Standard Champions
  • 2009 Adult Open Latin Championships finalists 4th Place
  • 2009 I.D.S.F. Snowball Classic Youth Latin Runner up
  • 2009 I.D.S.F. World Senior 3 Standard Semi Finalists

Some of Glen’s many Canadian and International Adjudicating appointments include:

  • South Pacific, Australasian, Australian and Western Australian Open Championships (Australia)
  • U.K. Open Amateur and Professional 10 Dance Championships (U.K.)
  • World Junior Gold Cup (U.K.)
  • E.A.D.A.Championship Adjudicator (U.K.)
  • London Open Professional and Amateur Championships (U.K.)
  • Herefordshire and Warwickshire Championships (U.K.)
  • All England Championships (U.K.)
  • Seattle Star Ball (U.S.A.)
  • I.D.S.F. North West Championships (U.S.A.)
  • I.D.S.F. Snowball Classic (Canada)
  • W.D.C. World Dance Trophy (Canada)
  • Canadian Professional Standard and Latin Championships (Canada)
  • U.B.C. Gala Ball (Canada)
  • The Grand Ball (Canada)
  • B.C. Closed and Open Amateur Championships (Canada)