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During this time they have enjoyed
much happiness and have achieved incredible success together. Dancing has
always dominated their lives, and they consider themselves very fortunate
to be able to travel the world visiting many breathtaking places. They
compete, demonstrate, teach and lecture all over the world, and they
cherish their opportunities of meeting up with old friends and of course
making new ones. Being able to earn a living doing what they love most was
a dream they both had from an early age.
Take a look at the ‘Awards’ page to see exactly how many titles they have secured so
far!
So let’s go back to their
childhood to find out how and when they both began.
Timothy started dancing when he was
five years old with the Ken Bateman and Blanche Ingle School of Dancing.
Similarly Joanne started when she was four, with the Tom and Pat Lait
Dance Club. Timothy came from a dancing back ground, as his mother ran a
Ballet and Tap school, and his brother and sister both danced Ballroom and
Latin at an early age. Tim, however didn’t share the same enthusiasm in
the beginning, and was bribed with sweets into a dance class by his early
teacher Blanche Ingle. The rest as they say is History, as he never looked
back from here.
Joanne’s parents attended Social
Dancing classes right up to the time she was born, and say that as soon as
she could walk it was clear to see that she was going to be a dancer of
some kind. So at the age of four they took her to Ballroom and Latin
American classes, and she too has never once thought about any other
career.
At the beginning of their
competitive dancing careers they both enjoyed the Latin and the Ballroom
styles, and over the years have achieved great success with different
partners.
Timothy’s, first significant
success came when he won the Juvenile, (under 12 years old), International
Ballroom Championships. As a Junior, (12-16 years), he won the British
Open and International Ballroom Championships. During his Youth career,
(16-21 years), he won the British Open Championships three times.
Similarly, Joanne’s competitive
career started dancing at a young age. Firstly she was involved with
medallist competitions, and then later enjoyed the Supadance League. When
she was six she started to learn the Man’s steps as well as the Lady’s
in both the Ballroom and Latin American styles. This she feels has been of
great benefit to her as a Professional Dance Teacher, and she is thankful
to have been given the opportunity to learn invaluable information at an
early age.
Later she widened her interests with
Open Competitions, and with her previous partner won the International and
British Open Youth Championships.
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