Diane Barron
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Diane Barron is a professional ballroom dancer and dance teacher. She now teaches ballroom dancing in Bristol
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Diane started dancing in 1953, and turned professional in 1962, reaching the finals of the British Championships a number of times. In her early years she trained with Frank and Peggy Spencer
, before moving on to teach at the Spencers' school in Penge
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Diane was the president of the British Association of Teachers of Dance
from 2001 to 2005.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
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Diane started dancing in 1953, and turned professional in 1962, reaching the finals of the British Championships a number of times. In her early years she trained with Frank and Peggy Spencer
Peggy Spencer
Peggy Spencer MBE is a British professional ballroom dancer, choreographer, competition adjudicator and organiser....
, before moving on to teach at the Spencers' school in Penge
Penge
Penge is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Bromley. It is located south east of Charing Cross.-History:Penge was once a small town, which was recorded under the name Penceat in a Saxon deed dating from 957...
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Diane was the president of the British Association of Teachers of Dance
British Association of Teachers of Dance
The British Association of Teachers of Dance is a UK based dance examination board, with its Head Office in Glasgow, Scotland. The officially recognised date for the formation of the society is 30 November 1892, making it the first professional dance organisation of its kind in the United...
from 2001 to 2005.