Jenny Hurt

MA(Cantab), Associate UKA

Clive Hurt

Fellow and Examiner UKA

Licentiate ISTD, Licentiate IDTA

Member GPTD

Anastasia Castiglione

Associate UKA

Jenny first started dancing at the age of 10 in Chatham, Kent where she completed her medals with the IDTA in both Ballroom and Latin before moving to Cambridge with her parents during the 1980's.

Jenny met Clive at one of his classes and it was love at first sight for both of them and they eventually got married in 1991.

Clive trained Jenny for her Associate examinations in the UKA which she passed Highly Commended.

In addition to teaching the dance classes, Jenny is also a primary school teacher in Cambridge.

As a child Clive worked his way through amateur medals and competitions in Ballroom, Latin- American and Old Time dancing with both the ISTD and the IDTA completing them by the age of 16.

Clive started to teach in Cambridge in 1981 as well as training to become a teacher with such names as Rita Pover, Olga Wilmot and Martin Simmonds and become one of the youngest qualified professional teachers in the area. He was also a nominee for the prestigious Phyllis Haylor Scholarship in the ISTD.

Over the years he has subsequently attained Licentiate degrees in Ballroom, Latin-American and Old Time dancing with the ISTD and the IDTA and Fellowship degrees in all branches of dancing with the UKA. 

In 1991 he was examined and passed the examination for Examiner of the UKA, which is one of the largest and most successful teaching association in the world.

Anastasia was born in London and grew up in Cambridge but has always maintained a strong connection with her Spanish background. This has culminated in a lifelong passion for Latin dance.

She trains weekly with the Spanish Dance Society in London with the acclaimed professional dancer Theo Dantes, a senior examiner for the Society. Her association with Felipe de Algeciras and other Spanish dance clubs has enabled her to bring the best of traditional and modern Flamenco styles to her classes. She also works with the UKA, training in the Latin dance forms Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Samba and Paso Doble, with a view to offering classes in these dance styles in the future.

Clive trained Anastasia for her Associate examinations with the UKA, which she passed with Highly Commended, and now assists Clive with some weekly classes.

Together Clive and Jenny have had considerable success in professional competitions, winning two major sequence inventive dance competitions, firstly the UKA Inventive Dance Competition with their Hampton Two Step and the IDTA 'Classic' Inventive Dance Competition with their CJ Cha Cha Cha.