As a Skater
I was privileged to train with Gladys Hogg, the doyen of British Ice Dancing and inductee of the Ice Skating Hall of Fame. Under her tuition I achieved International level and passed my NISA Gold Dance medal without a re-skate, which was considered a great achievement at the time, with British Ice Dance at an all time high of holding all three podium positions in the World Championships.
Teaching Career
I have taught at Queens, Streatham and Richmond Ice rinks in the UK and until
recently was Head Coach at the International Ice Dance Academy, Slough, the premier Ice Dance Rink in the UK.
I relocated to Denver, Colorado, USA where with Sandy Hess, developed a new program of ice dance coaching.
With the building of the new ice arena in Sheffield, I returned to the UK in June 2003 to take up a the position of master coach.
I have given many seminar/schools in Austria, China, Finland, France, Germany and Switzerland and recently worked as guest international coach in ice dance at the United States Figure Skating Olympic Squad Camp in Colorado Springs.
Administrative Positions
Former Board Director of NISA, the first coach to hold this position and first Chairman of the NISA coaching committee. I
was Chairman of the British Ice Teachers Association and a member of the Coaching Activity Group.
Results Achieved
Over my career so far, I have coached many Primary, Junior and Senior British Dance Champions, and have taken skaters to the European and World Championships at Junior and Senior level as well as Winter Olympic competitions.