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Michael and Vicky Barr

Michael and Vicky Barr have been dancing together since 1966, becoming World Amateur Champions in 1972 and again in 1973. They turned professional in 1973 and toured the world, demonstrating, lecturing, teaching and competing in ballroom dance championships, gaining an ever increasing list of credits, which includes Six times European, five times UK, five times British Open and five times World Professional Champions.
They retired undefeated from competitive dancing.




David Sycamore and Denise Weavers

David and Denise began dancing together in 1970, moving up the amateur ranks until 1978 when they won the World Amateur Latin-American and 10 Dance Championships for the first time. They successfully defended their title the following year and turned professional. In 1981 they won the Professional World 10-Dance Championship and the World Cup, repeating these successes in 1982 and 1983 when they also added the British (Closed) Professional Latin American Championships to their list of achievments.




Epsen and Kirsten Salberg

Norwegian born Espen and Kirsten are the world's best loved champions of Latin American Dance.
In 1980 they won the coverted Carl Alan Award (the 'Oscar' of the dance world) and have since won each of the British, the European and the World Open Dance Championships twice.



Donnie Burns and Gaynor Fairweather

Scottish born Donnie and Gaynor from Stockport have won an impressive list of titles which includes all the major championships as an Amateur including The World Amateur Latin Championship, European, International British and American. Donnie is 14 times undefeated World Professional Champion, (13 times consecutively from 1984-1996 and again in 1998),World Professional Showdance Champion, 5 times Grand Slam winner, 3 times Carl Alan Award winner (the prestigious award for personal achievement) and was undefeated.




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