Gwenethe Walshe

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Gwenethe Walshe, d. 2006, was a well-known British Latin and ballroom dancer. Born in New Zealand, she lived most of her life in England and moved to Australia after her retirement. She founded a dance school bearing her name in London's West End in 1938 which (as of 2006) is still operating, although it has now been re-named Central London Dance.[1]

[edit] Biographical information

Birth: late 1910s, New Zealand[2][1]

Death: 2006-01-22, Australia[2]

[edit] Career highlights

  • Central London Dance Studio originally named Gweneth Walshe Dance Studio[4]
  • Dance advisor for the 1992 British film Amant, L'[5][6]
  • Judged a well-known dancing competition, International Championships at the Royal Albert Hall in London, for many years[1]
  • Taught ballroom dancing teachers[1]
  • Through television, taught the general public the art of Ballroom Dancing[1]
  • 1999, received a special award from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing for her services over her career[1]
  • Served as a WVS nurse by day and a dance instructor by night.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Profile of Miss Gwenethe Walshe, retrieved 2007-08-12
  2. ^ a b c Clark, Janet,Gwenethe Walshe, death announcement, retrieved 2007-08-12
  3. ^ Dance Studios in U.K., retrieved 2007-08-12
  4. ^ Kensington Dance Studio, retrieved 2007-08-12
  5. ^ Amant, L' full credits, establishes Amant, L' is the same film as The Lover, retrieved 2007-08-12
  6. ^ The Lover cast and crew, mentioned Gwenethe Walshe as a dance advisor, retrieved 2007-08-12
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