Anne Lingard has been full time teaching in mid-Kent for over 50 years and is followed by her younger daughter, Margaret Preedy.

Always having been a keen dance technician, Miss Lingard was appointed examiner in Ballroom and Latin in 1971 and in Sequence in 1977 and was then at the forefront of the Disco explosion in 1978, being deeply involved with the development and the writing of the technique of this style, Co-Chairing the Disco/Freestyle/Rock 'n' Roll Faculty from its inception until the Committee became a formal elected Committee.

She has also Chaired the Ballroom Teachers' Committee since 1980 and has lectured extensively in all styles.

Miss Lingard was elected to the Modern Ballroom Faculty in 1982 and was appointed as Secretary/Organiser for the Dance Sport Faculties at about that time. She is still covering this role for the Ballroom and Latin Faculties and is now the Co-Chairman of the new Club Dance Faculty, which is currently going through examination syllabus development.

Miss Lingard has been involved for many years in promoting teaching competitive dancing, especially in the teaching of competitive children and has a strong belief in the advatages when running a dancing school of the teaching of Formation Dancing, regularly having been to adjuducate 'World's' and 'European' Championships in this style. This interest in Formation has been followed by her daughter, Margaret.

For almost 20 years Miss Lingard was responsible for the organisation and the compering of the high profile Ballroom/Latin American Medallist Competitions in the south of England, at Hammersmith Palais, Watford Colloseum and Hemel Hempstead Pavilion.

Latterly, Miss Lingard was appointed Senior International Co-ordinator for the Dance Sport Faculties - which she finds fascinating, interesting work - and has travelled extensively to many parts of the world teaching, examining and adjudicating. She was the first Western Ballroom teacher to be invited to teach in Beijing at the end of Cultural Revolution