Keeping the World Dancing!

 

Ian and Kathy have been married 42 years and have two wonderful sons.  Their first cruise was in 2001 and since then they have been hooked. Their love of dancing is matched only by their love of cruising. As teenagers they danced authentic rock and roll and could jive, twist etc., The ballroom/Latin dancing came much later and along the way they have picked up the more popular sequence dances and are always ready to respond - as far as their ageing joints will allow - to music of any genre!

Ian qualified as a PE teacher in 1976 after spending 12 years working in the insurance industry. He became a headteacher and then an inspector in a local education authority. He retired from full-time work 5 years ago. Kathy was a secretary and office administrator. She undertook a Further Education teachers' certificate in 1990 and spent some time teaching word-processing to adults. She retired from full-time employment at the same time as Ian.

With time on their hands they decided to learn Latin dance and attended their local dance school. Salsa, rumba, cha cha, samba were added to their repertoire - what next? Why not try ballroom, with a wonderfully patient teacher they now have Gold bar 1 with honours. They also took Latin Gold exam in May 2009 and again achieved honours.  The personal dancing examinations were suspended for a period whilst Ian worked towards achieving a professional dance qualification.  He very recently qualified as an Associate of the United Kingdom Alliance of professional dance teachers.

Working with Dance Afloat is an ideal way to meet like-minded people and share their passion for dance and of course the sea!