FEDERAL DANCING TEACHERS

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28130, 20 November 1956, Page 20

FEDERAL DANCING TEACHERS

BALLROOM MEDAL TESTS RESULTS All grades of ballroom dancing medal tests were held in Christchurch recently bv the Federal Association of Teachers of Dancing at their fourteenth Festival of Dance. The examiners were Mr J. Hutchison, of Auckland, and Mr b. Hollis, of Christchurch. Examinations were also conducted by Mr Hutchison on behalf of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, London. Results were:— Federal Association Examinations Exhibition star, senior: Miss B. Dix. Bar to exhibition star, junior: Miss V. Snelling. Exhibition star, junior: Miss J. McKendry. Bar to gold star, professional: D. Shedden. Senior: Misses E. Jamie, P. Thackwell, E. Laurie. D. Clark. Veteran, special award: E. Bromlev and Mrs Bromley. Junior: Misses A. Morgan, J. McKendry, D. Jackson. Gold star, senior: Mrs V. Breeze, Miss F. Fairweather, Miss J. Merrit, R. Sutherland, A. Lamport. Junior: Misses P. Robinson, B. Williams. C. Hollis. Juvenile: L. Hodge. Gold medal, professional: Misses N. Roderick highly commended, D. Roberts commended. Senior: Misses R. Athea and E. Frank commended, J. Glasgow, M Martin highly commended. J. King highly icommended, B. Jones commended. Gold medal, veteran: Mrs N. Willetts commended. Junior: R. Longley. Juvenile: Miss F. Windsor. Bar to silver, senior: Misses E. Bowen, M. Martin commended. J. Glasgow; K. Bowers, JRing. Veteran: Mrs J. Ry dings. Junior: Misses L. Peck commended, J. Stoneman, C. Smith, L. Killick; P. Williams, I. Shand. Juvenile: Misses S. Laurie, G. Green. Silver medal, senior: Misses M. Olin, J. Alban commended, S. Williams, M. Churchill commended, R. Le Compte, R. Goulding commended. M. Harding: R. Cogger. B. Wood, D. Besley, S. Howley, J. Murray. J. Van Du Fluit commended, V. Hume, M. Kyle commended, K. Kyle commended. W. Goulding commended, C. Watkins. Veteran: Mrs E. Phillips, S. Green. Junior: Misses B. Moore, F. Cogger, P. Patterson, B. Archey, C. Curry. J- Williams commended, E. Sunderland. J. Madden. A. Sunderland, F. Mitchell commended, M. Graham, H. Ayers commended, A. Lack, J. Gobbe; B. Clements, B. Quinn, R. Gray. N. Pollard, N. Brown, H. Baker, N. Hoskins. Juvenile: Misses D. McClurg commended. L. Evans commended. L. Robinson, J. Scott commended, C. Bennett, B. Badland. -H. Spreckly, J. Hart commended; M. Mitchell commended, J. Hart. Bronze, senior: Misses D. Ansley commended, E. Butterfield. S. Edwards. M. Olin. J. Alban commended, M. Gobbe, S. Williams. J. Minifie. M. Jackson, F. Ferguson commended, F. Merideth commended, C. Rhodes commended; J. Davison, G. King, D. Spence, G. Wood, D. Gobbe, R. Herkt commended. R. Cook. D. Smith. R. Ferguson commended, G. Curtis. D. Palmer, R. Ross commended. Veteran: A. Rate. Junior: Misses H. Gray commended, L. Channing, J. Williams commended, M. Arnould commended, M. Lapthorne, B. Hix commended, E. Sullivan. P. Gray. F. Smith, L. Rhodes commended, E. Green, P. Forward, C. Marshall commended; B. Clements commended, P. Smalley, J. Byfield, P. Fuller commended, W. McClurg, G. Murphy, J. Hughes. R. Kirk commended, L. Craythorne, V. Hunter. T. Weller, C. Bent commended. Bronze, juvenile: Misses D. McClurg commended. L. Evans commended, S. Stoneman commended: G. Laurie. Imperial Society (London) Examinations Professional associate examination: D. Shedden. Gold medal, senior; Miss K. Livingstone. W. Greenland. Silver medal, senior: Miss K. Livingstone (honours). Bronze medal, senior: Miss K. Livingstone (honours).