Re: [問題]關於DONNIE BURNS過逝的事
Mr Bill Irvine MBE died...
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14 Feb 2008
All in the danceworld will be saddened to learn that Mr Bill Irvine MBE
passed away yesterday. The legend has died.
Mr William Irvine MBE
Bill Irvine successfully passed his first Associate exam on 12th December
1948 in Glasgow and was examined by Malcolm Stewart (a formidable examiner).
Following a move to South Africa, Charles Thiebault examined Bill Irvine for
his Fellowship in December 1952. A return to England in 1959 to study
competitive dancing at a higher level was only intended to last three months.
However, Alex Moore, at that time Chairman of the Ballroom Branch, asked Bill
Irvine to stay longer in order to dance in Berlin at the 1960 World
Championships.
Bill Irvine and his wife, Bobbie, won the competition, and have remained in
England ever since. Between 1960 and 1968, Bill and Bobbie Irvine won 13
world titles. The 1968 World Championships were held at the Albert Hall in
London. On the same day the Irvine's won both the Ballroom and Latin American
world titles. This has been registered in the Guinness Book of Records ever
since.
After being appointed a dual examiner, Mr Irvine was nominated for the
Ballroom Branch Committee (now the Modern Ballroom Faculty Committee). In
1976, on the retirement of Alex Moore as Chairman of the Branch, Bill Irvine
was voted the successor to the position. He held this post until 1992. He was
also Chairman of the Ballroom Faculties Board (which is now the Imperial
Dance & Dance Sport Faculties Board) for the same length of time.
In 1967, both Bill and Bobbie Irvine were awarded the MBE for services to
dancing. This was the first time Ballroom Dance had been so recognised. Bill
received the Imperial Award in 1986. On the death of Diana Barker, he was
honoured by being made Vice-President of the ISTD.
以上轉錄自dancesportinfo.net
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