Balloon Biography
Colin first worked with balloons in 1993, but it was not until 1994 when Colin attended the first EBS – European Balloon Symposium in Amsterdam, that he realised the potential that balloon decorating held. In 1999, Colin started competing and has collected a number of awards over the past few years at both the International Party & Halloween Show and IBAC.

In 2001, Colin won the prestigious title of Decorator of the Year, and early this year took 2nd place in the delivery category at IBAC. Colin’s meticulous attention to detail makes him a great instructor, sharing his knowledge with delegates across the UK and Europe.

I feel passionately that the balloon industry is ready to take off in the very near future, which is the main reason I compete and teach. I am always trying to learn from other artists whilst also trying to create new techniques myself, I believe that only through top class instruction will the industry be able to take the opportunities that will be presented in the coming years.

Balloon Biography
Dee's background rests firmly in the arts, from a young age he was always creating and drawing and at 14 began studying for his chosen career in Graphic Design. At the age of 20 Dee realised that the entertainer side of his personality was much stronger so decided to make his then part time job as a children's entertainer, which included balloon modeling, his life long career.

Dee has now been entertaining with balloon for the past 15 years and in that time has ran his own Balloon & Entertainment business as well as an event management business in Northern Ireland before moving to England. He has now dedicated his work to helping and teaching others within the Balloon & Party Industry.

Dee's balloon creations have gained him many industry awards over the years as well as teaching all over the world. Dee is very passionate about his work and enjoys sharing his skills with others; his teaching methods are very flamboyant and exciting. not to be missed!

He began teaching 3 years ago and since then has taught all over the world and at most industry conventions. Dee also currently hosts the successful Q-Jam (Qualatex Balloon Jam) days around the UK on behalf of Pioneer Europe Ltd. These days allow delegates to experience the full range of Qualatex latex balloons which are popular with twisters. They have been highly successful in helping to raise the twisting standard in the UK.

Dee runs Bezonline.com and Twistingonline.com along with his partner Jodie Norris.

Balloon Biography
Ed Chee has been twisting for over 12 years. He is an award-winning balloon artist, the author of the “Hat Attack!!!” DVD, producer of many DVD's for various balloon artists, founder and host of Diamond Jam, and a featured instructor at several major conventions. Known for his extremely detailed style of twisting, he has appeared several times on television and has been the subject of several articles in magazines and newspapers.

Ed "burst" onto the balloon world public stage in 2003, but has been twisting since 1994. Ed enjoyed entertaining table-side at restaurants, so he kept working at it all the while holding down a full-time job. In 2001, he attended his first convention - WRCA in Laughlin, Nevada - on a one-day pass. It was a four-day event, but the single day he spent at the event was enough to whet his appetite for greater association with other twisters, and he began making plans to attend T&S’2002. Life has a funny way of messing up the best-laid plans. Before he could register for

T&S 2002, Ed was laid off from his job. Needing to conserve his savings to survive, the plans to attend T&S'2002 were cancelled. After landing another job in his career field that year, Ed decided to catch the next major event - TJam 2003. It was at this event that Ed suddenly burst onto the public stage. Other twisters noticed his unique style in the jam area, and soon many were asking him to teach a private class. He entered the competitions at the last minute, creating sculptures he had never made before. "I've always created sculptures down to the last detail in my head, so I had this image of what I wanted to create - I just had to create it".

He taugh a private class at TJam 2003, and has subsequently been a featured instructor at many major conventions in the balloon and clowning industry. The DVD Producer… Following the TJam 2003 experience, Ed realized that there was a demand for his style of twisting and started contemplating the release of a DVD. His first release, "Hat Attack!!!" was a huge hit with its high quality video production. Several well-known balloon artists approached Ed to produce their DVD's, and as the reputation for his quality DVD's grew, so did the list of artists seeking representation by his company, DiamondStorm. “My background in photography, videography, graphics art, and computers provided the basic skills necessary to produce high-quality DVD products.”