Reginald Wilkie (died 6 August 1962) was a

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ice dancer. With his partner Daphne Wallis, he was the British Ice Dance champion for many years, in the era before international competitions in this discipline were recognized by the

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. He and Wallis were the originators of the Paso Doble, Quickstep, and Argentine Tango

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s. Wilkie served as chair of the ISU Dance Committee from 1953 until his death in 1962."People", ''Skating'' magazine, November 1962 Wilkie was inducted into the

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at its establishment in 1976.

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