I dance Ceroc, primarily in Wellington, and occasionally in Petone. I started late in 2004, had a break (literally, since I broke my ankle playing in-line hockey), and started dancing seriously in 2005. Since mid 2007 I have been a taxi dancer in Wellington.

Billy Connolly said "You are what you do. Find out what you want to do. Then do it". I was aged 36 when I finally ignored my negative conceptions about dancing, and signed up for an introductory Ballroom class. To my astonishment, I wasn't the worst in the class. After the introductory series finished, I continued with the next level, and after that, found a partner and took private lessons. My style was wooden, I found the footwork challenging, but it was all worthwhile when I attended my first ball. For the first time ever, I understood the meaning of the phrase "had a ball", as I had the most fun I'd ever had in my life.

A year later I gave up ballroom, after experimenting briefly with tango and salsa. And for the next five years, I wistfully watched dancing on TV, and had attacks of nostalgia when I came across my dancing shoes... and nothing else. Then over a period of a few months, a number of pushes all led me to Ceroc. My wife and I attended a beginners' class, and I was hooked.

When asked my profession, I always respond "engineer". But that's just my day job. My passion, my joy, the first thing I think about in the morning, is dancing.

This page is a way for me to share my passion. Here I offer:

It would be strange to have a site about dancing, and not show any. There are two good examples linked from the music interpretation page. Also, with some misgivings, I've included this YouTube link. For fun, my regular dance partner and I entered the 45+ category of a local dance competition. As with all freestyle competitions, we had no idea what the music was going to be. So although we didn't place in the event, the dancing does illustrate the problem solving that I discuss elsewhere on this site.