Miss
Anne Lingard
Anne
Lingard has been teaching full time in mid-Kent for
well over 50 years – now teaching just professionals
or qualifications in all the Dancesport faculties at
her younger daughter’s studios in Maidstone.
Always
having been a very keen dance technician, Anne was appointed
examiner in Ballroom and Latin American in 1971 adding
Sequence in 1977. She was then very much involved in
the Disco ‘explosion’ in 1978 and co-chaired
the Disco, Freestyle & Rock ‘n’ Roll
Committee from its inception until it became an elected
committee.
Anne
also chaired the Ballroom Teachers’ Committee
for nearly 20 years from 1980 and organised and Compèred
the four-a-year Ballroom and Latin Medallist Competitions
for the Society.
Election
to the Ballroom Committee came in 1982 and soon after
Anne was appointed Secretary/Organiser for the Dancesport
Faculties – continuing today with this job for
the Modern Ballroom and Dancesport Faculties’
Board.
Anne
has a strong belief in the teaching of Formation Dancing
in a school to promote team spirit and a feeling of
loyalty. She has adjudicated Formation World and European
Championships in many countries for many years. Anne
has lectured on all Dancesport Faculty subjects, both
in this country and world-wide.
Latterly
Anne was appointed Senior International Dancesport Co-ordinator
for the Society – a post that she held for 20
years until recently. This stimulating, interesting
work took up much time during the last years and satisfied
her missionary zeal in spreading the word of dance in
many countries.
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