Career
Born in Wanganui, New Zealand, she lived most of her life in England and moved to Australia after her retirement. She arrived in England in 1936, and by 1938 she had founded a dance school bearing her name in London"s West End, which (as of 2006) is still operating as the Central London Dance. During World World War II she worked by day as a WVS nurse and by night continued to run classes, even during air raids.
Gwenethe simply turned up the music and the dancing continued! In particular, she helped to develop the technique of latin dancing and the framework for its teaching and competition assessment.
They were later joined by Gwenethe Walshe and Dimitri Petrides. This small band of dedicated specialists worked vigorously to establish an examination system of set syllabus for both amateur and professional dancers."
Gwenethe Walshe School of Dancing
Central London Dance Studio originally named Gweneth Walshe Dance Studio
Dance advisor for the 1992 British film L"Amant "
Judged the International Championships at the Royal Albert Hall in London, for many years
Taught ballroom dancing teachers
Through television, taught the general public ballroom dancing
1999, received a special award from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing for her services over her career
Served as a WVS nurse by day and a dance instructor by night.
