In 2003 James and Claire were invited to travel to Guernsey in the Channel Islands and teach a small number of social and competitive dancers. They traveled to the island every other month and after a short time numbers started to increase. It wasn’t long before their trips had increased to every other week.
In 2009 James and Claire invited fellow professionals Andrew Cuerden and Hanna Haarala to join them in teaching on the island. Andrew and Hanna are world class Latin Professional Dancers and were part of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006. Between them they have founded the Guernsey Ballroom Dancing Club, and their school is going from strength to strength.

In January 2012 a Brand New Beginners Class will be starting at the new home of the Guernsey Ballroom Dancing Club – LA TRELADE HOTEL. With it’s brand new dance floor just recently been built, this promises to be an exciting
time for the dance school. You can contact James and Claire for details of this new class on 07721 310 410. Classes are held every Friday night 8-9pm.

If you are interested in one on one tuition from any of the Professionals, lessons are available on Saturdays and Sundays at La Trelade Hotel, please see below for dates of our teaching schedule.

We are extremely proud of all the dancers we train. We have taken some who have never danced a step before into medals, and who are now gaining Honors Marks in Gold Bar Level.
Some of our competitive Couples have exceeded our expectations, from starting with us as complete beginners to competing at a National Level.There is great dancing talent in Guernsey, and we are proud to be a part of it.

Dancing Diary 2012:

January 6-8 Andrew & Hanna
January 20-22 James
February 17-19 James
February 24-26 Andrew & Hanna.
March 9-11 James
March 23-25 Andrew & Hanna
April 20-22 Andrew & Hanna
April 27-29 James
May 4-6 James
May 18-20 Andrew & Hanna
June 8-10 Andrew & Hanna
June 15-17 James
July 6-8 Andrew & Hanna
July 20-22 James
August 3-5 Andrew & Hanna
August 17-19 James
September 1-2 Andrew & Hanna
September 21-23 James
October 5-7 Andrew & Hanna
October 19-21 James
November 2-4 Andrew & Hanna
November 16-18 James
December 7-9 Andrew & Hanna