Bryan Isaac is a professional
ballroom dancer
Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.
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, who teaches standard and Latin American dance in
Bristol, alongside
Diane Barron
Diane Barron is a professional ballroom dancer and dance teacher. She now teaches ballroom dancing in Bristol.
Diane started dancing in 1953, and turned professional in 1962, reaching the finals of the British Championships a number of times. In ...
. In his younger days he was West of England ballroom champion with Gay Biffen, and took part in international competitions representing Great Britain.
Isaac is a Fellow and Examiner, and a committee member since 1983, of the
British Association of Teachers of Dance
The British Association of Teachers of Dance (BATD) 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 profe ...
. From 1995 to 1996 he was their president.
He has also been elected as a Trustee of the Association. With Diane Barron, he is a teacher of the
Bristol University
, mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'')
, established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter
, type ...
Latin American & Ballroom Dancing Society.
Publications
*Isaac, Bryan 1992. ''The British Association of Teachers of Dancing: a brief review of one hundred years''. BATD.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
British ballroom dancers
English male dancers
Dance teachers
Living people
21st-century English educators
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