About Catriona
Catriona has studied dance all her life. She began with Ballet aged 3, and moved on to gain experience in a range of partner dances including Salsa, Ballroom, Latin, Modern Jive and most recently, Argentine Tango. Her involvement in the USA Country Dance scene led to taking the titles of British Champion (1999) with teaching partner, Lee Easton, and Pro Am Spotlight World Champion (2000) with a medley of Cha Cha, Nightclub 2-Step and West Coast Swing. She went on to earn qualifications to both Judge and teach dance professionally (ISTD).
Catriona discovered WCS whilst living in the USA, winning the 2002 Swing Fling Cabaret Division with 4-time US Open Swing Champ, Robert Royston and wife, Nicola, dancing a swing number called “Trois” from the acclaimed off-Broadway show, “Swango - The Fusion” (Swing and Tango). In 2005, she re-joined in partnership with Lee Easton and they currently hold the title of 2007 Open 8-Dance Professional Country Dance World Champions.
After successfully juggling 3 dance partnerships, she is 2-time Leroc WCS Champ with both Lee Easton (2006) and Paul Warden (2007), 2-time Showcase runner-up with Amir Giles (2006/07), and both Intermediate Strictly Swing runner-up at the Boogie by the Bay WCS Event in the USA (2006) and Jive Addiction UK WCS Champ with Paul Warden (2007).
She and her colleagues have taken the UK West Coast Swing scene by storm and are now successfully running multiple weekly classes and monthly workshops in and around London and the UK and appearing at dance events spanning the whole country. They love the musicality, freedom and intricate footwork which comprise West Coast Swing. Their workshops thoroughly cover all the basics needed to get people onto the social floor, along with dynamic patterns and emphasis on creative style and flair!
