Ian Pickles and Anne Mawson met in 2001 and have years of experience as competitive ballroom dancers in the UK dancing at senior amateur level.

Ian started dancing as a medallist in 1984 and won the prestigious nationwide “Medallist of the Year” competition for both Ballroom and Latin at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool in 1985. He continued his dancing career into the open competition circuit, eventually reaching a world ranking of 37.

Anne started dancing as a social beginner in 1988 before becoming a medallist in 1993. She entered the open competition circuit in 1994 and danced her way through the grades before meeting Ian in 2001.

Before leaving the UK to live in Mallorca, we were ranked at number 7 in the UK, winning numerous competitions including the City of Manchester and the Commonwealth Games Championship in 2002.

We have also represented England in the well established Maltese Open Championships where we were runners up in 2002. In 2004 we were invited to appear as dancers on a “Touch of Frost”