Catriona Wiles has studied dance all her life. She began with Ballet aged 3 and moved on to train extensively in a range of partner dances including Country, Salsa, Ballroom, Latin, Modern Jive and Argentine Tango.

Catriona discovered WCS whilst visiting the USA extensively between 1999 and 2004, and learnt purely through social dancing and observing the world’s best WCS dancers in action competitively and in late-night swing rooms. She went on to win the Swing Fling Cabaret Division (2002) with 4-time US Open Swing Champion, Robert Royston and wife, Nicola, dancing a swing number called “Trois” from the acclaimed off-Broadway show, “Swango – The Fusion” (Swing & Tango).

Catriona’s “highlight” year was 2006 where she partnered not one but three top leaders (Paul Warden, Lee Easton & Amir Giles) in three dance styles (WCS, Country & Argentine Tango) all in the same year, training and traveling to compete, teach and perform all over the world including the UK, Europe & Australia.

Over the last 20+ years, Catriona has taken the UK social dance scene by storm, successfully running multiple weekly classes, courses, monthly workshops, freestyles, ICE socials, private lessons and special events in and around London and the UK under the umbrella of West Coast Swing UK, and appearing at dance events globally. Since the pandemic, Catriona has stepped back from such an intense schedule and now only runs one weekly class in Farnham which has become one of the busiest class venues in the country, plus very occasional guest teacher slots. She loves the musicality, freedom and intricate footwork which comprise West Coast Swing along with the flexibility to dance to a wide range of music. Her expert tuition thoroughly covers all the basics needed to get people onto the social floor and beyond and she remains one of the most sought after and respected teaching professionals within the UK partner dance community.

Jeanette’s dancing journey began aged 5, starting with Ballet then moving on to Tap and Contemporary Dance. She put dance on the backburner during her early twenties to follow her passion for martial arts where she had great competition success in Kata. Later, she was hooked again after discovering partner dancing and has tried many styles including Modern Jive, Argentine Tango, Salsa and a few of the Latin dances.

Jeanette discovered a local WCS class taught by Catriona Wiles & Paul Warden and became an inaugural member of WCSUK’s Monday class night then taught by Peter Fradley. She has been in love with learning and dancing WCS ever since and has received tuition by many world class teachers in Europe and the USA.

Paul began dancing like so many others through local Leroc and Ceroc classes, dragged along reluctantly with his “two left feet” by partner Janette Fox! An online video of Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollman sparked their interest further, despite not really knowing what dance they were watching, which led to taking classes with UK teacher Paul Farrell…and you could say the rest is history! Sometime later, Paul & Janette signed up for classes with Paul Warden in South Norwood, then with Paul Warden & Catriona Wiles in Twickenham, by which point they were well and truly hooked!

Since then, Paul has entered the world of competition and has now graduated to WSDC Intermediate level, regularly making finals in both Jack & Jill and Strictly Swing comps nationally and internationally. He has also embarked on several WCS team routines together with Janette, performing at several national WCS events! He has been regularly assisting Catriona Wiles & Coleen Man in local classes for the past year and now confidently covers review classes on his own at all WCSUK venues.

Paul enjoys the addictive nature of WCS and loves the social interaction with both his peers and the pros! Paul was voted “Most Improved Male Dancer” at the 2016 Annual WCSUK Awards! He is also a much sought after WCS deejay at WCSUK events and beyond!

Janette began her dancing journey with Salsa then Line Dancing before finding some local Leroc and Ceroc classes which she attended with her very reluctant (at the time) partner, Paul Abbott! An online video of Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollman sparked their interest further, despite not really knowing what dance they were watching, which led to taking classes with UK teacher Paul Farrell…and you could say the rest is history! Sometime later, Janette & Paul signed up for classes with Paul Warden in South Norwood, then with Paul Warden & Catriona Wiles in Twickenham, by which point they were well and truly hooked!

Since then, Janette has entered the world of competition and after winning Novice level Jack & Jill at NYSF in 2019, has graduated to WSDC Intermediate level and regularly makes finals in both Jack & Jill and Strictly Swing comps nationally and internationally. She has also embarked on several WCS team routines together with Paul, performing at several national WCS events! She has been regularly assisting Catriona Wiles & Coleen Man in local classes for the past several years and is a reliable and committed member of our teaching team.

Janette loves dancing, making friends and traveling to WCS events across Europe and the USA! Janette was voted “Most Improved Female Dancer” at the 2016 Annual WCSUK Awards and is a favourite social dancing partner by many in our UK WCS community!

With over a decade of experience in West Coast Swing, and many years dancing Modern Jive before that, Sam brings a thoughtful and grounded approach to his teaching. He values the technique and musicality that shape the dance, while seeing connection as an essential facet — the quiet dialogue that allows two people to truly move together. In class, he focuses on micro-adjustments that make a real difference, helping dancers refine their awareness, build strong foundations, and feel more at ease within the partnership and the wider community.

Kirstin’s dancing journey started age 4, following children into Ballet classes from her local nursery & Primary schools, never leaving! Very quickly, she was spotted by RAD (Royal Academy of Ballet) with coaching and scholarships to continue her dance study while at school. By age 11, she was adding National, Tap, Modern, Jazz and Greek styles to her repertoire and joined the only Amateur Ballet Company in Essex, before becoming both a Rambert Contemporary Junior and London City Ballet Junior by age 13.

Kirstin discovered Ceroc/Modern jive in 2008 and very quickly hit the UK competition floor in multiple categories including Intermediate, Advanced, Open, Masters, Top Cat, Aerials, Double Trouble and Blues…before seeing a West Coast Swing demonstration at a weekender, and as they say the rest is history!

Kirstin’s first WCS lesson was in 2011 at WCSUK Wednesdays with Catriona Wiles and Paul Warden. She sneaked in and has never looked back! She went on to live and work in Malaysia, continuing to spread the love of WCS and all forms of dance to the local and national community. She has been exceptionally fortunate to learn and continue to be inspired by world class teachers across Asia, USA, UK and Europe.

Kirstin is now back in the UK, competing as both a leader and follower, alongside embracing the wonderful world of “all things practice day to day” and juggling a busy day job in BBC News & Current Affairs. In 2024, Kirstin was overjoyed to win the Myles & Tessa Swing Literacy Challenge (connection) with access to their ongoing Dance Development programme and now brings that spark of “stretch bands”, “spinning”, “big smiles” and homemade baking to the WCSUK Farnham team!