National & International teachers
At Party Weekender we like to bring you the cream of the crop when it comes to teachers on our weekends, not only do you have champion dancers teaching you the fun side of dance they all love to boogie afterwards and want you to not to be shy and give them a try on the dance floor.
All our regular teachers have taught throughout the UK and internationally as well. We also like to ask regional teachers to join the line up to give the weekend lots different flavours of teaching styles and moves and not forgetting music. Don’t forget if you teach and would like to give a go on the big stage at one of our weekend drop us a line.
Listed below are some of the regular teachers and a bio on them.
Joseph & Trisha
Said to be two of the most exciting, stylish and up and coming international dance teachers emerging from the UK scene today, Joseph and Trisha have become popular on the international dance scene for their natural smooth style, musicality and originality in their social dancing as well as their teaching.
Their exciting and innovative style of teaching is described as, energetic, fun, informative, very clear and friendly, with a knack of making the most complex moves and techniques, seem oh so simple, focusing on partner connection, techniques, musicality, body movement, improvisation, with creative moves that can be used on the social dance floor.
Constantly learning, they have a varied history of Lindy Hop, Blues, 20's Charleston, Jazz movement, Tap, Jive, Street dancing, Jazz Funk, Balboa and Salsa and have appeared on National Television, including BBC, Channel 4 programmes, Interviewed on BBC Radio and newspapers, but their natural talent was recognised, when they won first place in the UK Lindy Hop Championships 2002 (Strictly Lindy division), where their trophy was presented to them by the Lindy Hop veteran, Mr Frankie Manning.
Joseph and Trisha now focus on organising their own events such as GNSH, WJMS and have been invited to teach classes and workshops in schools and major dance events all over the UK and Europe, including Scotland, Wales, Paris, Toulouse, France, Greece, Sweden, Barcelona, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Amsterdam, etc.
TV Credits
Witness (Channel 4)
Perfect Partners (BBC)
Newspapers
Welwyn and Hatfield Times
Observer
Choreography
Campus West Theatre - Hertfordshire
The Grovesnor Hotel - Park Lane, London
Alexandra Theatre - Midlands
Corporate Clients
John Lewis Partnership
DHL
Welwyn Council
Hatfield Council
Various Charities: Cancer Research, Norwood, Isabel Hospice, DVM.
Graeme Puckett & Ann Peskett
Graeme & Ann teach and perform together and with their dance group, Hoppin' Mad all over the country. They run classes in Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Manchester, Cardiff, Gloucester, Swindon, Southampton and anywhere where people are interested in learning swing dance, be it Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, Charleston etc. Recently they taught and performed in San Francisco and New York where it all began.
Film Credits
Chicken Run
Plots with a View
TV Credits
The Barrymore Show - LWT
Josie - title sequence - Channel 5
Glenn Miller's Last Flight - Channel 4
A String of Pearls - BBC Wales
Children in Need - BBC TV
Dancing in the Dark - Carlton TV
1st Cut - HTV
VE Day - HTV
Club 22.45 - West Country TV
The Pulse - HTV Wales
Video Credits
Rocking at the Ritz
The King Swingers
Love Roller Coaster
Choreography
Class of 58 - BBC Wales
A Coming Together - Wimborne Arts Festival
Duke Ellington's - The Sacred Music
The Red Shoes - Kneehigh Theatre
Riverboat Shuffle - Allendale Theatre
The Hoppin' Mad Show - New Theatre Royal - Portsmouth
Live performances with...
The Memphis Belle Orchestra
Harlem
The Squadronaires
King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys
The Jive Aces
Fatman Swings
The Sinatra Show - with David Jacobs and Gary Williams
Awards
Rockarama UK Lindy Hop Champions
UK Showcase Champions - Le Roc 2000/2001
20 other UK awards and trophies including six 1st places
Angus Peters
Angus is one of those rare people who combines being a superb dancer with being an excellent teacher. Whilst he has an enviable natural dancing ability, he is still able to break down, demonstrate and explain exactly what he is doing, and why. Combine this with an infectious enthusiasm and passion for salsa and you will see why he continues to draw people from all over the country to his workshops and classes.
Angus originally started dancing salsa because of his love for the music, and he strongly believes that dancers should use what they know to express themselves to the music - not use the music as an excuse to show off their 'latest moves'. He sees technique as the key to enabling this to happen - in developing the dancing skills and body movement of the individual, as well as the essential ingredients of leading and following technique and partner connection.
Angus teaches, dances and DJ's Salsa full-time. He is based in the South West, with weekly classes and DJ’ing in Torquay, Plymouth, Dartmouth and Bristol, and monthly Saturday workshops and dance nights in Torquay. He is in increasing demand further afield, and has been gaining rave reviews for his teaching and DJ’ing up and down the country.
Phil Heath
Phil has been on the partner dance scene since 1984, so has plenty of experience of dance instruction, competition and performance to draw on, he is able to teach all levels from beginners to highly technical advanced workshops. Phil has learnt, taught & competed in almost all the dance styles you can think of, including all the Ballroom & Latin American disciplines, Lambada, Argentine Tango to name just a few!!
Rohan Brown
Rohan is the UK's "Salsa celebrity"!! Renowned for his charm and charisma and not to forget his skill in teaching, Rohan is an internationally acclaimed instructor. His classes are fun as well as instructional. His style of dance and teaching focuses on, natural body motion, Cuban, LA and classic Mambo on 2.
He has taught in the following countries: South Africa, Malta, Germany, Norway, Washington and now spends a lot of his time in Cuba.
After sustaining an injury to his neck a few years ago, Rohan changed his direction from performing to Promoting, Teaching, DJ'ing and lately added yet another string to his Midas bow to comparing.
He is truly one of the best all rounder out there - 'The total Package'.
Lee Hunter
Lee's career started at the age of eleven doing all types of dance, Disco, Latin and Ballroom. At the age of fifteen he was ranked 2nd in the world as Junior (under 16). At eighteen, he was approached to move to Holland to compete again and to teach in one of the largest dance studios in Holland with a member listing of over 1800 pupils. Lee's first teaching job was teaching the youth in classes of 100 people at any one time.
Reaching 2nd place in the National Dutch Championships Latin American discipline and 3rd place in the Ballroom discipline had given him the opportunity to represent Holland in the World championships, achieving a world ranking of 28th. After travelling as far a field as Eastern Russia, Denmark, Austria, Germany, France and Belgium, including appearances on Come Dancing and Dutch National TV, Lee returned to England in 1996 after living in Holland for 5 years. He still has connections in Holland and teaches out there 4-5 times per year, training the competition couples and salsa enthusiasts. Lee's classes are very well attended. His teaching style is relaxed and the classes are split into 70% enjoyment and 30% learning.
Lee was recently awarded 2nd place in the best UK Teacher awards at the UK Salsa Congress 2006.
Tony Lara
Tony was born in Spain, grew up in London and moved to Italy in 2002 where he fell in love with the Italian style of dancing the Bachata.
He has become the most successful International Bachata teacher and has taught in, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Holland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Los Angeles, Dubai, Germany, France, Switzerland, Australia, India.
Tony’s classes are fun and slick, packed with sensual and stylish moves. He is known for his fun and seductive nature!!
Tony was voted DJ of the year at the UK Salsa Congress 2005 & 2006. Honoured DJ at the Los Angeles Salsa Congress 2006. International DJ at the Fiera Latina – Bari 2006.
Michelle Bosley
Originally from Reading, Michelle has been dancing Salsa and Belly Dancing for 6 years. She has been a UKA Qualified Salsa teacher since 2003 but now dedicates her time to teaching Belly Dancing, which she has been doing for the last 3 years. Michelle has her own performing dance troupe called 'Fitna' and performs at festivals, fetes, Haflas and private functions. Last year she was asked to perform at a charity event in Dublin.
Salsa and belly dancing go hand in hand. Belly dancing really helps to put the wiggle into your salsa! Belly dancing is a skilled dance, which uses lots of muscle isolations and movements of the hips and torso. So ladies, if you want to learn some exciting styling to make you stand out on the dance floor then Belly Dancing is the way forward!
