About Jason and Shemayne Jason started dancing at an early age and soon found his way to a local dance school in Preston.  By the age of 12 he was competing in the 'Open to World' Championships at Blackpool, and by the age of 14 he had won the first of 5 British World Open and British National titles as part of the Preston formation team.  Jason along with his wife Shemayne have also competed as a couple with great success. Over the years Jason has appeared on TV many times including shows such as The One Show, Blue Peter, Where The Heart Is, Come Dancing, Euro Sport, Granada Reports and North West Tonight.  Jason, Shemayne and their son, Connor, appeared on BBC Breakfast Time to discuss the recent revival of ballroom dancing.  Shemayne danced with David Dimbleby at Blackpool Tower Ballroom for his BBC1 series How We Built Britain.
	Jason has successfully represented the UK in World and European championships in Germany & Norway, and has toured Japan and performed for HRH Prince Andrew.    Jason and Shemayne retired from competing in 1998 and focused their time on teaching and have since taught many thousands to dance.  In 2005 Jason and Shemayne were very honoured to be asked to organize events and teach in the most famous ballroom in the World, the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, and are now recognized as the resident Tower Ballroom teachers.   Although most of Jason and Shemayne's competitive career was in the Latin and Ballroom scene their teaching encompasses a wide range of dance styles which include Salsa, Rock 'n' Roll, Ballroom, Latin American, Freestyle, Hip Hop, Sequence, Line Dancing, Argentine Tango, Formation team choreography, Performance and show choreography and tailor made dance packages.
	Should you need to verify anything, check on any details or ask any questions, please feel free to email either Jason or Shemayne, or you can give us a call on the mobile number below.   We will be delighted to give you any further information you may need.   Jason's Mobile: 0787 567 9193
	Jason and Shemayne filming Strictly Come Dancing for the "Children in Need" appeal, with BBC North West Tonight presenters Dianne Oxbury and Tony Livesey.   Videos of Jason and Dianne and Shemayne and Tony performing.
	Jason and Shemayne teach classes throughout the country in all forms of dance.  They are also well known as the resident dance teachers and event organizers at the world famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
	Jason and Shemayne and the Dance with Passion Juvenile 4 Couple Latin American formation team appearing at a Night of the Stars event with Anton and Erin at Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
	David Dimbleby and Shemayne after filming a dance sequence in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for the BBC1 programme How We Built Britain.

Dance with Passion Dance Studio, Preston

Vincent and Flavia officially opened Dance with Passion's purpose built dance studio in early 2008.  It’s situated at Olympia House, London Road, Preston, PR2 5AN.

It has a huge main ballroom of over 170 square metres and a smaller studio, making it one of the North’s largest dance centres.

The studios are equipped with the latest sound and lighting, enabling Dance with Passion to continue to produce British Champions and put on dance events.  There is a massive floodlit car park on site with 24 hour CCTV security.

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Achievements

Jason and Shemayne are renowned for their successful teaching style.  Their Latin American Formation teams first competed in 2007, and have won titles at the following Championships. 

May 2009 15th Listen and Dance Championships, Watford 

May 2008 14th Listen and Dance Championships, Watford

April 2008 1st Formation Teachers Alliance (FTA) Championships, Coventry

March 2007 50th British 'Open to the World' Junior Dance Championships, Blackpool Tower

In winning the titles, Dance with Passion have established themselves as one of the most successful junior British formation teams.

Dance with Passion made history at the 50th British 'Open to the World' Junior Dance Championships in 2007 by becoming the first formation team to win a Junior Championships title at their first attempt.

Jason and Shemayne would like to thank the children and their parents for all their hard work which has enabled Dance with Passion to win the titles.

Hire DWP - Dance with Passion is Your Solution

Dance with Passion offer a professional solution to all your dancing needs, be it corporate events, team building exercises or just general fun and fitness work outs.  Dance with Passion has the answer.  Some idea of what we offer are listed below.

1. Event organization and promotion

2. Hosting and comparing any size of event

3. Guest tuition on any scale (large numbers and venues are no problem)

4. A large selection of dance styles taught e.g. salsa, ballroom, Latin American, rock n roll, hip hop, sequence, cheerleading and much more

5. Choreography for shows and performances

6. Specialist in educational work within schools (see Schools and Eucation below)

7. Private tuition from beginners to competitive level

8. T.V. work and supply of dancers for similar work

9. Corporate work

10. Tailor made packages for your specific needs

11. Salsa and Latin DJ’s supplied

12. Demonstrations of many dance styles available

Dance with Passion have an impressive list of of past and present clients.  These include Leisure Parcs, Pontins, News International Media, BBC TV, Barrow BC, Brit Salsafest, Monster Mob, Granada TV, Cumbria Education Authority, Lancashire Education Authority and many other small companies for team building sessions.  This is just a small section of information.  For more details please contact us.