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Europe's Top Teaching Couple - Paul Warden and Catriona Wiles

We pride ourselves on bringing you the best available teachers and for WestCoastSwing BootCamp you have definitely got that. Paul and Catriona are both highly experienced in many dance styles but its WestCoastSwing that is their true passion where they love the musicality, freedom and intricate footwork which comprise West Coast Swing.

It's also where they have taken the UK, Europe and the US by storm.

They are multi title winning champs and current title holders on both sides of the pond. Great dancers do not necessarily make great teachers but in Paul and Cat's case nothing could be further from the truth. They have a wealth of teaching experience and their classes are interesting, challenging, direct and incredibly effective. They are also incredibly fun -just like with Alex and Stefano there is a lovely chemistry between them and it doesn't take much to get Paul giggling.

Paul and Cat are the ideal teachers to deliver the intensity, technical expertise, style and enjoyment we want you to receive on WestCoastSwing BootCamp. 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! You will be amazed at how far you will come in one day with these two guiding you.

Biography

Paul began his dance career at age 19, competing in Line & Country Couples Dance. He was unbeaten in Line Dance, (2000-2004) in the UK, Europe and the USA, ultimately going on to earn two World Championship titles before retiring from this discipline. He discovered WCS whilst competing in the States and immediately developed a passion for it. He has embarked upon tuition from a range of top WCS professionals and gone on to compete with and beat many of them.

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 Country Couples Dance scene led to taking the titles of British Champion (1999), 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 Swing Fling Cabaret Division (2002) 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 went on to become Open 8-Dance Professional Country Dance World Champions (2007).

Competitions

In the UK Paul and Catriona are the current (2010) and undefeated UK WestCoastSwing Champs. They are also the “Leroc UK” WCS Champs (2007/2008) and Showcase Champs (2008).

Most recently they have had a string of competitive successes in the USA including Intermediate Strictly Swing and Jack & Jill Winners, Capital Swing Dance Convention (March 2008); Open Strictly Swing Winners and Advanced J&J Finalists, Swing Diego (May 2008); Open J&J Finalists, Grand Nationals (May 2008); Advanced J&J Finalists Phoenix “4^th of July” Convention (July 2008), Open Strictly Swing, Champions Strictly Swing and Advanced J&J Finalists, Summer Hummer (August 2008); Advanced Strictly Swing and Advanced J&J Finalists, Boogie By The Bay (October 2008), also placing 5^th in Classic at the same event where they debuted in this category; All Stars J&J Finalists and Classic Division Finalists (9^th Place Overall), US Open (November 2008).