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Comox Valley couple third at dance event

Comox Valley ballroom and Latin competitors John Burke and Doreen Thompson placed third in Senior Championship Latin at the 2017 Snowball Classic Nov. 11 and 12 in Richmond.
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John Burke and Doreen Thompson placed third in Senior Championship Latin at the Snowball Classic in Richmond.

Comox Valley ballroom and Latin competitors John Burke and Doreen Thompson placed third in Senior Championship Latin at the 2017 Snowball Classic Nov. 11 and 12 in Richmond.

More than 100 competitors from Canada, the U.S. and Europe attended the event, where it was announced that ballroom and Latin dance will be included in the Olympics in the near future.