Sarah Fenn-Tye - The
Live Wire!
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The Early
Years
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| Sarah started Ballet, Tap & Modern at the tender age of 2½ years
old. Sarah can remember her first public performance (age
2½) as the lead mouse at the Dome Theatre in Brighton, East
Sussex. Her role was to lead the mice in & out of the curtains
whilst her sister Jane danced with older girls on the stage. From
the age of 5 years Sarah studied Cecchcetti Ballet, Tap & Modern
with top ISTD teacher Molly Caulder (recently deceased)
in Brighton, East Sussex . Sarah feels she owes a tremendous
amount to Molly who taught her great self-discipline & skills
at a very young age. Sarah also started Ballroom & Latin
American dance classes at the age of 5 years. She
was taught by Jean & Margaret Cantell from the Studio Tempo
Dance School in Newhaven, East Sussex until she was 12 years old. |
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Simon
Tuttnot & Sarah (Age 7)
1st Formation Team at Medallist School
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Sarah
(Aged 9)
First Medallist Competition Dress |
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Mark
Wood & Sarah (Age
10)
2nd Formation Team at Medallist School
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Michael
Kelly & Sarah
(Age 11)
Medallist Competition - Tango
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The Ballroom Latin American Competitive
Years
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| Sarah started her International Level Ballroom & Latin American
career at the age of 12 years. She was very honoured
throughout her career to be taught by some of the best Ballroom & Latin
American teachers in the World!
Sarah’s competitive teachers over the years
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BALLROOM TEACHERS |
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Doreen Freeman & Bob Burgess |
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Anthony & Fay Hurley |
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Bill & Bobbie Irvine |
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Richard & Janet Gleave |
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Michael Houseman & Valerie Waite |
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Robin & Rita Short |
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| LATIN AMERICAN TEACHERS |
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Lorna Lee & Michael Stylianos |
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Lyn Harman |
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David Sycamore |
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Alan & Hazel Fletcher |
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Nina Hunt |
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CLASSIC SHOWCASE & EXHIBITION TEACHER
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Sarah won her first Open Championship titles at her first ever
competition!
She immediately became one of the Top 12-14 year old & Junior
10 Dance Competitors in the World! |
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Paul Quinnell & Sarah
(Age 12)
Sarah’s 1st Open Competition South of England Junior Ballroom & Latin
American Champions |
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Sarah became the English
Junior Ballroom & Latin American
Champion with partner
Nigel Clarke (Age 13 & 16) |
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At the age of 16 years Sarah had a very serious car accident. She
was on the way home with her parents from filming a TV series ‘Come
Dancing’ – Sarah was in the Home Counties South Team
and had just competed in Quickstep at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom
against Steve & Yvonne Dunn who were in the Home Counties
North Team!
Sarah & her mother were very seriously injured and were
both unable to walk.
Sarah was determined not to let her severe
injuries stop her and within 3 months, Sarah was competing at
an International level again in Ballroom & Latin American
with her partner Gary Edwards – they both cried throughout
her first few competitions as Sarah was obviously in so much
pain and was even having to hold her severely fractured pelvis
together whilst she spun!
In fact during these months of recovery, Gary & Sarah danced
so well that they managed to qualify to represent England as
the British representatives for the European Youth Latin American
Championships! |
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Back
in Action
Gary Edwards & Sarah Fenn-Tye
(Age 16) |
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Following a dreadful accident
in January when Sarah sustained a fractured pelvis, a broken
toe and severe lacerations to her face, how good it is
to report that all is now well, and with her partner Gary
Edwards, is back in action again. The lovely study on the
left was captured by Gordon Wright at the recent B.D.F.
Promotion at the Tower, Birmingham. |
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Sarah danced with various partners over
the following years as an Amateur Competitor.
Following a short break from competitive dancing Sarah
qualified as a dance teacher with the ISTD & NATD
and returned to competitions as a Professional Ballroom
competitor.
She paired up with top Latin American dancer Paul Tame. Paul
who was previously one of the top Amateur Latin Dancers
in the World had just returned from a break from competitive
dancing where he had been following a career on the stage. Amongst
other roles he was one of the leads in the musical ‘CATS’ in
London and was a lead in the musical ‘CHORUS LINE’ on
Broadway!! He was also offered the role of ‘Electra’ in
Starlight Express whilst he was dancing with Sarah, which
he turned down.
After dancing with Sarah, Paul tool a degree in music (obtaining
a 1st) he is now one on the top music teachers
in the UK and performs in concerts and music recitals
all over the world as a singer and pianist.
Sarah and Paul were a tremendously successful partnership
rated 7th in the British Ranks
(this was in
the days when 4 of the top English Professionals
were the Top 4 in the World!) |
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Over the years Sarah has represented quite
a few different countries (she has also had different colour
hair!).
When she was dancing for Australia she competed in the
World Classic Showdance/Segue Championship in the Deutchlandhalle
in Berlin. She was generously sponsored by her
employers of 12 years ‘Visa International’ to
train for this event.
This was a tremendous experience and Sarah & her partner
Brian came 10th Overall, which was a great achievement. She
was also very privileged to be able to work with top choreographer
John Del-Roy whose tremendous creative choreographic ability & musical
interpretation opened up Sarah’s world. |
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Representing the Czech Republic Sarah danced in Professional
Modern competitions with Tony Zumuran. Tony was Sarah’s
last competitive partner and when they decided to retire from
competitions they had reached the top 24 in the Open British
Professional Modern Championships, a fabulous achievement.
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| Sarah is also a qualified Championship Level Ballroom & Latin
American Judge. She is pictured below general dancing
at the Open British Championship at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool
and judging the famous invitational BDF competition ‘Night
of 100 Stars’ a competition she competed in herself as a
Junior & Youth competitor. |
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| Sarah is a qualified Dance Teacher with the ISTD (Imperial
Society of Teachers of Dancing) & NATD (National
Association of Teachers of Dancing). She
is also a YMCA/RSA qualified Personal Fitness Trainer and Fitness
Teacher. So she is qualified to teach anything from
weights in a gym to Pre/Post Natal Classes for new Mum’s! She
was previously a member of two Committees for the ISTD.
The Alternative Rhythms Faculty or Club Dance Committee as is
now called & The Country & Western Committee which is
a subset of the DFR Faculty and |
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| She was involved with the development and production of the Argentine
Tango & Salsa Technique & Video. |
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Sarah & Richard Marcel
pictured dancing Salsa on the ISTD Technique Video |
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ISTD CENTENARY GALA EVENING – SADLER’S WELLS
THEATRE |
Sarah and some of her Live Wire Girls were also asked to perform
on 26th September 2004 at the ISTD 100 Years of Dance Centenary
Gala Evening which was held at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. It
was an amazing evening of dance and a tremendous honour to be asked
to perform amongst such prestigious performers for all styles of
dance. |
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Sarah’s Line Dancing Competitive
Career |
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Major Line Dancing Results |
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2nd Place Worlds 2000 Advanced
Female Line Dance World Championships |
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2nd Place Worlds 2000 Female Showcase Line
Dance World Championships |
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2nd Place Worlds 2001 Female Superstar Line
Dance World Championships |
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2nd Place Worlds 2002 Female Superstar Line
Dance World Championships |
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Major Pro Pro Couples Dancing Results |
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Sarah Fenn-Tye & Tony Lee -
World 2002 Pro Pro Classic Couples Champion |
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Sarah Fenn-Tye & Tony Lee - World 2002
Pro Pro Spotlight Couples Champion |
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Sarah Fenn-Tye & Tony Lee - World 2003
Pro Pro Spotlight Couples Champion |
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Sarah Fenn-Tye & Tony Lee – 2nd
Place World 2003 Pro Pro Classic Couples Championship |
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| Winners Europe versus USA Challenge CompetitionSpanish
Championship 2002
At the Spanish Championships 2002 Sarah was invited to compete
with fellow Superstar dancer Roy
Verdonk in a challenge competition against Barry Durand
and his partner Lisa West.
Roy & Sarah won the challenge match which consisted of preparing
two line dances (a Cha Cha & East Coast) and choreographing
and performing a medley routine together. |
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Roy & Sarah winning
for Europe |
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WORLDS 2004 STAR AWARDS FAVOURITE
LINE DANCE COACH
At the UCWDC 2004 World Championships in Nashville Tennessee
Sarah was extremely honoured to be voted as the “Worlds
2004 Favourite Line Dance Coach”. She
was selected as the winner from a large group of nominees
from all over the world!
Sarah has now retired from competing and judging in the
Line Dancing & American Style Couples arena in order
to concentrate on the children & adults within her
flourishing dance school.
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Sarah
is pictures with ‘Buzz Live Wire’
the much loved Fenn-Tye family dog |
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The Live Wires – The Teams |
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The Original Live Wires Team
 4th
in 1999 British Championships (held at Wembley)
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| CWDC
1999 UK & European Team Champions |
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UCWDC 1999 London Dance Classic
Overall Team Champions |
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UCWDC 1999 British Overall Team Championships |
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UCWDC Worlds 2000, Nashville - 3rd Place Overall
World Championships
1st Short Medley, 2nd Long Cabaret, 3rd Short Solo |
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The Live Wires |
