High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter William Laird (26 July 1920 – 30 May 2002) was a major influence in the development of Latin American dancing in Britain after the Second World War. He was World Professional Latin Dance Champion three times. He coached many successful dancers including Allan Tornsberg, Vibeke Toft, Espen Salberg, Jukka Haapalainen, Sirpa Suutari and Donnie Burns. Laird was a Fellow and Examiner of the IDTA, and until 2000, he was Secretary (and later President) of the Ballroom Dancers' Federation.Laird first danced with his sister Joan in the 1930s. His professional partner during the war and after was Ande Lyons (nee Ashcroft, and subsequently Ande Tyrer). They met when Ande was sent to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough as a shorthand typist. One day she took dictation from Laird, who was a scientist working there. At the end of the dictation, he asked her if she was keen on dancing.

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