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Former North Wales, South Wales, Welsh Open, Welsh Grand Prix Amateur Modern Champions & Welsh Grand Prix Amateur 10 Dance Finalists & Champions at International Level.

World and European Amateur Modern Representatives from 1998 - 2000.

 

World Standard Representatives, Japan 1998Also, former holders of the following titles:

 

Shropshire Amateur Modern Champions.

North West Amateur Modern Champions.

City of Salford Amateur Modern Champions.

Open Merseyside Amateur Modern Champions.

Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside Amateur Modern Champions.European Standard Representatives, Denmark 1999

City of Chester Amateur Modern Champions.

West Midlands Amateur Modern Champions.

City of Birmingham Amateur Modern Champions.

 

Mark and Shannah have been dancing together since 1992 during which time they retired as undefeated National University Champions, were European and World representatives for Wales and Champions at International Level. They were fortunate to compete throughout Europe representing the U.K. and travel as far as Japan representing their country.

 

World Standard Representatives, England 1999They have been trained by some of the dancing worlds most respected coaches, including:

Michael & Vicky Barr - 5 times former undefeated World Professional Ballroom Champions.

Robin Short & Rita Last - Winners of the All England, German & French Open Professional Championships and Runners Up in the British, International, European & United Kingdom Championships.

Margaret Redmond - Who has trained some of the top Latin dancers in the world.

 

European Standard Representatives, Lithuania 2000

Their TV and film credits include :

Dancing Lambada live on national television at Granada studios in Liverpool,

Dancing Rock 'n' Roll for the Channel Four drama "And The Beat Goes On",

Dancing a 19th century court dance in the period film "Mansfield Park" by Miramax Pictures.

 

Now professional, competing has taken a back seat in favour of teaching at all levels from children to adults, social dancer through to medallist and competitor.

 

More recently, Mark has taken an active role in the dance world by taking up the position of Vice Chairman of The North West Area Guild Of Professional Teachers Of Dance and also has a seat on the Executive Council.  He is also on the northern committee for the Dance Promoters Association and is also a British Dance Council registered Championship Adjudicator.

 

Professionals since July 2000, they have lectured at the U.K.A national and regional congress, for the Guild Of Professional Teachers Of Dance and for The National Association of Teachers of Dancing.

 

They are also pleased to announce that in January 2007 they became the resident dance instructors for Alvaston Hall, one of the hotels in the Warner group.

 

 

 

 

 

We are pleased to welcome Steve as the latest of the Dancebasics teaching staff.

 

Steve has a first class dancing pedigree which is catalogued below:

 

Juniors
Was on the British team from 1994 – 1996.
8th in the world by the age of 14.
Closed British Championships finalist.
Runner up in the United Kingdom Championships at 15.

Youth Under 21
Youth UK semi-finalist Ballroom and Latin.
City of Liverpool Latin champion.

Amateur
EADA Latin semi-finalist.
North Wales Open Dance Festival champion 2004.

Steve is currently available for private lessons by appointment on a Saturday afternoon.

 

 

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