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Steven Shaw & Helen Blackburn have danced in Inventive Dance Competitions since 1999 and have had 91 winning dances together. Their popular dances include the Feta Foxtrot, Tayside Tango, Winchester Waltz, Saunter Shiraz, Rumba Dubai and more recently the Sanrio Saunter and Aztec Jive.
Before moving into the inventive dance arena Helen won both the British Amateur Modern Sequence and the British Professional Classical Sequence Championships and is a double Carl Alan Award recipient. She currently writes the ‘Sequence’ pages for ‘Dance Today’ magazine and with her husband Steven they are triple Classique De Danse award winners.
They are qualified in Ballroom, Latin and Classical sequence and are Championship adjudicators. They are available for private tuition at all levels, including beginners, and run a Modern Sequence Dance each Thursday at Ossett War Memorial Community Centre in West Yorkshire. Throughout the year Steven & Helen also organise Modern Sequence Dancing holidays nationwide.
If you would like more information contact them direct on 0113 273 6885 or e-mail admin@msdworld.plus.com
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Kevin Page & Valerie Laws are a brother and sister team who are qualified with the NATD & ISTD and have their own Dance Premises situated on Khyber Pass, Whitby, North Yorkshire. They have 2 spacious ballrooms with refreshments and a licensed bar.
Both are fully qualified in Ballroom, Latin & Classical and are Examiners with the NATD. Other winning dances include the Khyber Quickstep, Resolution Rumba, Tango Regatta & Endeavour Waltz.
Kevin and Valerie run sequence classes on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons. Evening social ballroom and sequence classes are available. Further details are available by phoning 01947 604 516.
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 John & Maureen Dack have been competing for many years and are the arrangers of the Golden Quickstep, Sarahs Waltz and Sandringham Saunter to name a few.
They teach Modern Sequence Dancing and hold regular dances on the following days-
Monday : Welcome Hall, Ilkeston - 10.30am to 12.30pm (including the teaching of the new dances)
Basford Miners’ Welfare, Nottingham- 7.45 pm -10.15 pm
Tuesday : Coronation Hall, Toton - 7.45pm - 10.15pm
Thursday : Coronation Hall, Toton - 7.45pm - 10.15pm
Friday: Welcome Hall, Ilkeston - 7.30pm - 10.00pm
To find out more about John & Maureen's classes and dances call 0115 913 2118
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 Karen Kelly & David Belshaw met in 1985 when they joined the Whitley Bay Alletsa Old Time formation team, becoming twice British Old Time Formation champions, representing the North East on Come Dancing, and Great Britain in the World Showdance.
They turned professional in 1991 and had their first win at their first inventive dance competition with the Jasmine Foxtrot in 1993.
For more details visit www.dkdancing.com
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 Ian & Sue Webster
Sue started dancing at the age of 2, with tap & ballet. Ian started at the age of 12 with Ballroom, Latin and Old Time. They met at and were trained by the late Bob Dale. Ian qualified in 1959 and Sue a few years later, and are qualified in Ballroom, Latin, Classical, Freestyle, Rock and Roll.
They have trained formation teams, and on one occasion won with their Junior 4 couple formation team at the Butlins Filey Dance Festival. They run a small, but busy Dance School in Ashton-under-Lyne Lancashire.
Sequence dances are held Monday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings, along with private lessons, tea dance & beginner’s classes held during the day & early evening.
Their involvement in Inventive Competitions started in 1992, and since then they have been successful with over 60 prize winning dances, including Sweet Bay Salsa, Bramble Bossa Nova, Mulberry Glide and The Alpine Stroll.
More information. Contact No. 0161 330 0909
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Louise and Robert Aldred both began dancing at the age of 3, Robert training with Joan and Lewis Wilson, Louise competing firstly as a juvenile in Classical Sequence and then as a junior and youth in Ballroom and Latin becoming one of the country’s leading competitors in these fields. Their first meeting was at a dance competition and they were married two years later.
They first entered into inventive dance at the British Dance Council competition at Stoke-On-Trent which they won with the Countess Waltz. This was later to become a Championship dance along with one of their more recent prize winning dances, the Washington Two Step.
They are both Championship Adjudicators and have lectured for most of the Teaching Associations. Robert is a Fellow of both the NATD and ISTD, recently being invited to sit on the Sequence Faculty of the latter.
Louise and Robert are co-principals of a busy dance school near Nottingham. They teach Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Line Dancing, Salsa, R&R and Freestyle covering all levels including social dancers, medallists, competitors and professional tuition. The school is an ISTD approved Dance Centre offering QCA recognised graded examinations and qualifications.
Contact (0115) 9384688 for further information.
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 David and Rita Harrod are new comers to the inventive dance circuit and started Sequence dancing socially simply for enjoyment.
Having both qualified in 1998, David took early retirement and they are now competing at many of the competitions and running sequence dances locally in Blackpool.
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TUESDAYS CLEVELEYS SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION HALL, VICTORIA ROAD WEST CLEVELEYS. Modern Sequence 7.00pm – 10.00pm
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WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS. ST MARKS CHURCH WESTCLIFFE DRIVE LAYTON BLACKPOOL OPP THE WINDMILL PUBLIC HOUSE Modern Sequence 7.00pm - 10.00 pm. Thursday morning class 10.00am till 12.00 the week following the new dance competition for teaching of the prize winning dances only.
Saturday Sequence beginners class 10.00am – 12.00 noon *********************
MONDAY afternoon Popular and Social Sequence.
ST CHRISTOPHER'S COMMUNITY CENTRE, HAWES SIDE LANE, BLACKPOOL.
Dance instruction Mondays 12.30pm – 1.45pm. Monday social dance 2.00pm – 4.15pm
Friday mornings teaching class followed by social dance to include dances taught 10.00am – 12.45 pm
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Programme subject to change.
David and Rita are also resident Dance Hosts for: Pontins at Blackpool for Golden Break Holidays in Spring and Autumn I.O.W Tours selected dates - contact I.O.W. Tours Tel 01983 405116 and Trouville Hotel, Sandown, Ise Of Wight. Tel 019834 402141
If you are visiting Blackpool or the North West why not pop along to meet them. Contact David and Rita on 01253 356 284
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 Neil & Lesley Marshall qualified as dance teachers in 1977 and started competing in the Inventive Dance Competitions in 1978 and won their first inventive in 1979. Having now had over 50 prize winning dances, including the very popular Rumba Loui Ann, Kennies Waltz and Key Quickstep they continue to compete at all the major events.
Neil and Lesley have danced since a very early age, both coming from dancing families, and met in 1974 at the Blackpool Dance Festival.
Neil trained with Jack & Joyce Briggs and danced open competitions. He joined their formation team at the age of 15 to 28 and the team won the Carl Alan Award and appeared on Come Dancing for many years.
Neil and Lesley run regular sequence dances throughout the week in the Grenoside and Stannington areas of Sheffield and provide children's dance classes each Saturday.
They also teach new dances at the ISDC Humberside area one Sunday each month, which they have done for the last 25 years. They are also guest MC’s at major events in the year.
Both are adjudicators, qualified in all three branches and are qualified scrutineers. To find out more about Neil and Lesley’s sequence dances telephone 0114 2337290
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 John Rainey and Ann Brown - John & Ann first got together on Easter Sunday 2010 at the Floral Hall, Southport and spoke about entering the Inventive Dance competitions together. They met up a few weeks later for their first practice session and their first competition was the B.A.T.D. event in Aberdeen.
Their first win together came at the N.C.D.T.A event held in South Shields during January 2011. They won the “classical” sequence section with the Southdowne Saunter – this being the name of the hotel they stay at during their visit to the I.S.D.C. festival at Bridlington.
Romance has blossomed and they became engaged in early December 2010. They plan to marry in the second half of 2012.
John has danced since the age of 10 and has competed since the age of 13. He is qualified as at Associate and Membership levels in both Classical Sequence and Ballroom branches.
Ann has danced since 1995 and is qualified at both Associate and Membership levels in Classical Sequence and Ballroom branches as well as qualified at Associate level in Latin American. She runs a Sequence dance every Monday which includes the teaching of all new dances at Gargrave Village Hall. There is also a monthly dance held at the same venue on a Saturday.
To contact them please call John on 07918 718703, or Ann on 01254 822058.
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David Smith and Karen Smith are a mother and son partnership who started entering Inventive Dance Competitions in 2004. They are the arrangers of the Inverary Tango and the Silver Springs Foxtrot. Their busy lifestyle as you will see below prevents them from entering many of the competitions but they are pleased with their success so far.
They are full time Dance Teachers and along with David’s Dad & Karen’s Husband Michael run a very busy Dance school in Hereford, called Allseasons Dance & Leisure Studios. The business began life in 1990, running classes and private lessons teaching Ballroom, Latin American, Freestyle, Classical, Sequence & Line Dancing. In 1998 they purchased their own Dance Studio Premises in Friar Street, Hereford.
Karen and Michael are Licentiate Members of the I.D.T.A and the U.K.A.P.T.D and enter candidates for Medal Tests at regular intervals throughout the year. David is Fellow and Examiner for the U.K.A.
David as many of you will know is also an accomplished keyboard and Theatre organ player. He has produced a number of CD’s and both of Karen and David’s winning dances were performed to music from two of these. The CD’s can be purchased from David’s web site www.dsimd.com and you can email David on david@dsimd.com
David also travels all over the country playing for Dancing, so if you are looking for an organist for a future event then do not hesitate in giving him a call. He also teaches in the Basingstoke and Maidenhead area.
For more details on what Allseasons Dance & Leisure have to offer please visit our website www.allseasonsleisure.co.uk
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 Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard -
Stuart started dancing during the 1960’s by going to beginners classes with his parents, which then progressed to taking medals through the IDTA. He qualified as a professional dance teacher with the IDTA in the late seventies.
Beverly started dancing by taking medals in ballroom and latin. This then led to an interest in theory and teaching which she completed in 1996 with the IDTA.
Stuart and Beverly have been friends for many years and decided to enter their first inventive competition together in October 2006, achieving their first win in February 2007 at the ISTD - the Imperial Foxtrot, followed by the ever popular Gershwin Foxtrot and more recently the Amethyst Waltz amongst others.
Stuart and Beverly run Sequence dances on:-
Tuesday night at the Post Mill Centre, Market Street,
South Normanton, Derbys DE55 2EJ, 7.30 pm - 9.45 pm
Friday night at Basford Miners Welfare, Goldcrest Road,
Basford, Nottingham NG6 8PT 7.45 pm - 10.15 pm
where all the latest dances are included on the programme and all 3 winning dances are taught.
They also run Sequence Dancing Holidays in the UK.
For any information please contact
Stuart 07743 322317 Beverly 07910 849339
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Graham and Kathy Thomson -
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 Barry Earnshaw & Beverley Murch-Fowkes return to inventive dance competitions in 2007. Barry is enjoying competing again and is qualified with the ISTD, UKA and BATD.
He is the former British Amateur and Professional Classical Sequence Champion and teaches Modern Sequence each week at Bedworth Liberal Club in Nuneaton from 7.30 pm.
Beverley runs an afternoon dance at Silverdale Community Centre - Thursday: 1.30 to 3.30 pm and Monday 2 pm to 4 pm at Ruddington Village Hall each week.
Along with her husband, Aubrey, they organise a programme of dance events at Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick. For more information contact Aubrey on 0115 984 7268
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 Ellen Harrison and Kelly Sloan - Ellen and Kelly started dancing as children at the T&D Morgan School of Dancing, who specialise in sequence dancing, taking medals and entering medallist competitions.
Ellen qualified with the NCDTA some years ago, with Kelly following more recently. After attending the NCDTA inventive dance competition for many years, they took up the challenge and entered their first competition in January 2007.
They then won their first competition later that year with the Crossway Cha Cha Cha at the UKA event. They have also had other successes, including the popular Mambo Marina.
Kelly and Ellen run a weekly Thursday night sequence dance at Kelloe Primary School, Kelloe and also hold regular Sunday evening dances at Bowen Road, Darlington. They run Saturday morning childrens classes as part of the T and D Morgan School of Dance.
For further details contact:
Ellen 01325 261834
Kelly 01325 356412
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 Michael and Angela Hayton - details to follow
to visit Michael and Angelas website click here
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 George and Janet McDonald- George and Janet have been qualified dance teachers with the B.A.T.D. for 14 years and have competed in Inventive Dance Competitions for 12 years. A previous winning dance was the Harmony Foxtrot along with the Lilac Lady Tango. Both of these dances were named after minature porcelain shoes that Janet collects, each shoe having a distinctive name.
Sequence Dance Classes are held
Tuesday at Johnstone Castle Community Centre, Johnstone, Renfrewshire - 1.30 -3.30 pm.
Wednesday at Brediland Community Centre, Paisley - 1.30 - 3.30 pm
Beginners Ballroom, Beginners Sequence Classes and Private Lessons, in both, are also available in Renfrew Town Hall, Renfrew. Please contact us on 0141 886 1565 or log onto www.1st2dance.co.uk for further information. Details are also available regarding Kingshill Sequence Dance Holidays in which they are also involved with as Dance Leaders.
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Graham and Avril Watkins - winning arrangers of the Birmingham Blues. visit their website by clicking here
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 RAY Fenton-Storey and LISSIA Giles - Ray has danced nearly all his life and began at the age of 5 with what was then known as Old Time, and first competed aged 8. He started teaching at age 16 and qualified at 17, as an Associate with the IDTA in 1970 and with the ISTD in 1975. Ray was trained mainly by John Knight and Peggy Spencer, with further training when teaching for Josephine Bradley and later Bill Phillips. He has since qualified at Licentiate level in Latin, Classical/Old Time, Freestyle, Rock& Roll, Line Dance and Viennese Waltz and is now a Fellow in Modern Ballroom, with both the IDTA and UKA. Ray is a licensed championship adjudicator.
In 1996 Ray trained two teams for the All England Under-16 Disco Formation competitions where they achieved 1st and 4th places. He first started entering Sequence Inventive competitions dancing with his wife, Bridget, and they had several winning dances including the ever popular Let’s Jive and then Peppercorn Jive. Having worked together for 20 years, in time Bridget needed 2 hip replacements so Ray now dances with Lissia as his regular competitions partner . However, Bridget did return to dancing and together they continue to hold regular Sunday morning sessions teaching all the new sequence dances. They also run 3 clubs, organise and host many dance holidays, and Ray frequently gives lectures. He also gives private lessons in Ballroom, Latin and Sequence at all levels from beginners through medallists, to coaching competition dancers and training candidates for professional qualifications.
Lissia started dancing at the age of 3 with Ken Bateman, in Slough. Having gained all her medals in Ballroom and Latin she first qualified with the IDTA in 1999, aged 17, as an Associate in Ballroom. Lissia later met Ray through one of the sequence clubs and then trained with him to gain her Assoclate in Classical/Old Time. She is now continuing with training for her Licentiate in Ballroom. In 2003 Ray invited Lissia to partner him in Sequence Inventive competitions, initially dancing his own arrangements. She then progressed to entering her own dances achieving her first win in 2005, with the Seaside Salsa. Lissia independently runs her own classes in Sequence, Ballroom and Latin and is involved with a local group of adult handicapped people.
Ray welcomes enquiries and can be contacted at Home: 0118 954 7929, Mobile: 0773 114 1809 or email him at rbfentonstorey@aol.com For enquiries about Lissia’s classes, call her on 07763 780820.
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 John and Pauline Stringfellow started sequence dancing in 1980 and qualified as dancing teachers in 1998. They currently provide sequence dancing on:
Monday- Modern sequence night 7.30 pm to 10 pm, Landmark, Pleasley
Wednesday- Modern sequence night 7.30 pm to 10 pm, Regency Ballroom, Market Place, Sutton-in-Ashfield
Friday- mixed sequence 8 pm to 10.30 pm, Glapwell Centre
for more details contact John and Pauline on 01623 811008
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 Lee Dudman and Andrea Kilgour
Lee and Andrea have known and worked together over a number of years and decided to compete in the Inventive Dance Competitions to get back on the dance floor. Although Lee will be remembered mainly as a successful ballroom dancer, he was also British Junior Modern Sequence champion with his partner, Rachel Turnbull. Andrea, with her partner Darren Park, competed mainly in the Sequence field and was British Amateur and Professional champion, and Classique de Dance and Carl Alan Award winner.
Lee is one of the principle's at the Dudman School of Dance in Newcastle upon Tyne, alongside his mum, Linda, and wife, Natasha. The school covers all branches of dance, as well as theatre.
Andrea teaches in Berkshire and Yorkshire, and focuses mainly on competitive work and specialist choreography. She is one of the teachers of the 2008 Amateur Sequence Champions, but has also spent time working with people with learning difficulties to enjoy music and dance.
Both were thrilled to win at the 2008 October Sequence festival and look forward to competing again in the future.
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Malcolm and Liz Preskey - Liz and Malcolm started sequence dancing in 1993 as company for their neighbours at an Adult Education class run by Jean and Roy Hopkinson at a local school. The neighbours soon gave up but Liz and Malc pressed on regardless after the first hysterical weeks.
They qualified in Modern Ballroom in 1999 with the Allied Dancing Association followed by Classical and Latin in 2001 and 2004 respectively with the UKA.
They were overjoyed to get their first win in such a fabulous ballroom as the Spa at Bridlington with live music. Hopefully it might not be the first and last.
They lead and teach the new dances on Wednesday evenings at Shirland Village Hall between Alfreton and Clay Cross. 7.30pm to 9.45pm
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 Kay Fairgrieve and Emma Johnson -
Visit fairhalldancing.co.uk for more details
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 Jim and Hazel Wake. Jim and Hazel first qualified in 1963 with the ISTD and became fulltime dance teachers working at the Top Rank Victor Sylvester Studios in Gateshead. They began sequence dancing in 1998 after they retired and started to enter inventive dance competitions.
They won the Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival new dance competition in 2002 with the Tynedale Quickstep and have had other winners during their career.
Although they don't run their own dance night they currently go out dancing two or three nights each week in and around their home town of Newcsastle.
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 Martin Bird and Sarah Ward Jones. click here
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Past Inventive Dance Winners
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 Deborah Catlow started to enter the inventive dance comeptitions in February 2009. Her first win came with Ann Brown at the IDTA competition, held at the Floral Hall in Southport in 2009. The Seacrest Saunter took first place in the Classical Sequence section.
Deborah started to dance as a child entering Classical sequence competitions. She qualified as an Associate with the UKA in Ballroom in March 2007 and runs a sequence dance once a month at Padiham Town Hall, near Burnley, 7.30 pm to 10 pm.
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 Heather Roberts visit sequencedancingmidlands.co.uk
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 Dorothy Hudson and Hilary Kershaw - Dorothy and Hilary were a new competition partnership in 2007.
Dorothy previously competed in inventive dance competitions and has now returned with a new dance partner, Hilary. You can join Dorothy for sequence dancing at the venue below.
Tuesday and Sunday nights 7.30 -10 pm (except the 2nd in the month) at Bolton-Le-Sands Community Centre
Contact Dorothy on 01524 701 494
Hilary retired from running a very busy medalist school in 2000 and now enjoys running sequence dances on the following days:
St Christophers Hall, Bare, Morcombe
Wednesday 2-4pm popular social sequence
Thursday 2-4pm modern sequence
Saturday Night 7.30 -10 pm at Bolton-Le-Sands Community Centre
contact Hilary on 01524 840575
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Michael Stevenson started sequence dancing in 1985 and qualified in Classical Sequence with the IDTA in 1987. He ran classes for 21 years in the Stoke on Trent area, but retired at the end of 2005
He competed in inventive dance competitions from 2005 until 2008 with Ann Brown. Their first win came at the end of 2005, with Abi's Jive at the UKA competition and their second win came in June 2006 at the BATD competition, with Barbara's Waltz, so named in memory of Ann's mum.
Michael retired from inventive dance competitions at the end of 2008.
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Edwin Vickers has been a qualified dance teacher for over 20 years. He first competed in inventive dance competitions in 2003, with his partner at that time, Beverely Murch Fowkes, and they were successful with many winning dances, including the very popular Blue Angel Rumba.
Edwin retired from competitions at the end of 2006 and still enjoys social dancing with his wife Ann.
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Ian Rowe competed in inventive dance competitions from 1998. He qualified in 1996 and works full time and retired from competitions in 2006.
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 Valerie Gilligan competed in inventive dance competitions from 1998 until 2006.
Valerie started Old Time dancing at the age of 4 until the age of 16 and following a short break returned to dancing and turned professional at 28. She now runs a busy dance school at the Polish Social Centre, Back East Street in Bury teaching dancers of all ages.
She has a Sequence class each Wednesday afternoon, 1 pm - 3.30 pm where she teaches a selection of the latest dances.
contact Valerie telephone 01204 887 124
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