Diane Barron is a professional ballroom dancer and dance teacher. She now teaches ballroom dancing in

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

. Diane started dancing in 1953, and turned professional in 1962, reaching the finals of the British Championships a number of times. In her early years she trained with Frank and

Peggy Spencer Margaret Ann Spencer MBE (née Hull; 24 September 1920 – 25 May 2016) was a British professional ballroom dancer, choreographer, competition adjudicator, and organiser. Peggy married Jack Spencer in 1940, and had two children, Helena and M ...

, before moving on to teach at the Spencers' school in

Penge Penge () is a suburb of South East London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, west of Bromley, north east of Croydon and south east of Charing Cross. History Penge was once a small hamlet, which was recorded under the name Pence ...

. Diane was the president of the

British Association of Teachers of Dance The British Association of Teachers of Dance (BATD) is a UK-based dance examination board, with its Head Office in Glasgow, Scotland. The officially recognised date for the formation of the society is 30 November 1892, making it the first profe ...

from 2001 to 2005.

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Diane Barron Award
Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British ballroom dancers British female dancers {{ballroom-dance-stub