Who's Who - Page 1

This area of the site will introduce the members of the Executive Council of the B.A.T.D. to you, please make sure you check out the second page.
 
President
   

Miss Shelagh Connolly

Miss Connolly is a Fellow and Examiner for the B.A.T.D. Stage Branches and a Life Member. She also serves as the Chairperson for the Toronto Region. She was the first North American to be elected to the Executive Council, and has since served as Vice President. Miss Connolly introduced the jazz syllabus to the association and continues to promote it's growth both in the United Kingdom and Canada.

Miss Connolly started her tutorage with her mother Miss Trixie Hardy and she has been teaching for the past 34 years. Miss Connolly now resides in Virginia USA where she is currently on staff at the Virginia School of the Arts and Forest Dance Academy.
   
Immediate Past President
   
Mr Roy Sharpe 

Roy is a fellow & examiner in all Ballroom Branches of the B.A.T.D. He is a current British Dance Council Director and British Dance Council Sequence Advisory Committee Chairman. Roy is a member of the Association's Ballroom Committee and currently is Chairman of the B.A.T.D. Medallist Competition Committee. He is the British Championship Sequence Chairman and British Dance Council Full Scrutineer. He is a former Lancashire, Cheshire & Staffordshire professional Sequence Dance Champion and was a finalist in all Major Professional Championships.
   
Vice Presidents
   

Mrs May Martin

 May is a Life Member, fellow and examiner, in the Highland and Scottish National branches, and a member of the Associations Highland Committee. She was originally trained by the Famous Bobby Cuthbertson and later by Andrew Sutherland, resusting in May being Bobby's last champion and Andrews' First Scottish champion. For many years she was the leader of the of the Lanarkshire Scottish Country Dance Competition Team. May is also on the Panel of Adjudicators of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing, which allows her to travel both here in the UK and overseas judging competitions and championships. An authority on Highland dress , May was a consultant with Hector Russell Highland Industries.
   
Mr Joseph Wallin

Joseph is a fellow and examiner of the association and Chairman of the Maritime Provinces Branch. His dance carrer has spanned over 50 years. He is a former Maritime Highland Dance Champion, danced in a ballet company for 3 years, many musicals and on television. He currently runs his own dance school. Choreographer of the Nova Scotia Int. Tattoo for the past 24 years and is Artistic Director of Amethyst Scottish Dancers of Nova Scotia and Footnotes Dance Troupe.
   
Trustees
   
Mr David Moffat

David started dancing at the age of 4 and has been a Fellow and Examiner of the BATD, Executive Council Member, Vice President. Now a Senior Trustee he has taught several Juvenile, Junior and Youth British Champions. He is currently teaching Ballroom Dancing in the Inverness Area.
   
Mr Bryan Isaac

Bryan has represented Great Britain both in the UK and abroad on many occasions. He has been an Executive Council Member, Vice President, and finally President in 95 & 96. In 98 Bryan was elected as a Trustee of the BATD. He is also the author of the associations Centenary book.
   
Mr Richard McGilchrist

Richard started dancing at the age of 9 competing in modern ballroom, old time and Latin American, as an amateur he competed at championship level, a member of the Scottish International Team and Scottish Old Time Champion. He turned Professional in 1972 elected to the Executive Council in 1987. He is a Fellow in Modern Ballroom, Latin and Member in Classical, Disco, Rock n' Roll and Country Western. A Business Development Executive with Scottish Enterprise responsible for helping organisations to expand and develop through structured business development programmes.
   
Treasurer
   
Miss Diane Barron

Diane started dancing in 1953, turning professional in 62. She trained with and taught for Frank & Peggy Spencer at Penge. Over the years she has reached the finals of the British Championships. She has trained many students two later becoming World Champions.
   
General Secretary
   
Mrs Katrina Allan

Katrina started dancing at the age of 4. She joined the BATD in 1973 and in 1975 opened her own dance school. She also went to work in BATD head office in 1975. In 1989 Katrina was elected to the Executive Council and in 1990 was appointed as the Association's General Secretary.