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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 , , Espen Salberg, Jukka Haapalainen, Sirpa Suutari, Donnie Burns & Ian Waite. Peter Maxwell & were amongst his first major champions and a couple on which much of his ultimate technique was developed. Laird was a Fellow and Examiner of the IDTA, and until 2000, he was Secretary (and later President) of the Ballroom Dancers' Federation.

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  • Walter Laird (* 26. Juli 1920; † 30. Mai 2002 London) war ein britischer Tänzer und dreifacher Weltmeister der lateinamerikanischen Tänze. Sein 1961 erschienenes Buch The Technique of Latin American Dancing bildet in der aktuellen Auflage die Grundlage des internationalen Turnierreglements der lateinamerikanischen Tänze im Tanzsport und wird für die Ausbildung zum Tanzlehrer und Trainer verwendet. (de)
  • 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 , , Espen Salberg, Jukka Haapalainen, Sirpa Suutari, Donnie Burns & Ian Waite. Peter Maxwell & were amongst his first major champions and a couple on which much of his ultimate technique was developed. 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 Andé Lyons (née Ashcroft, and subsequently Andé Tyrer). They met when Andé was sent to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough as a shorthand typist. One day she took dictation from Walter Laird, who was a scientist working there. At the end of the dictation, he asked her if she was keen on dancing. "By this time, the Americans were in force in the area. Like most of the girls, I now knew how to Jitter Bug (later called the Jive), and I was having a great time! My answer to him was that I loved dancing and that I was pretty good at it too! We made a date and to my horror it turned out Walter was a professional ballroom dancer. I soon realised that I was well out of my depth. However, Walter offered to teach me to dance properly as he thought that I had potential. So that was how my second career was born!" The Laird–Lyons partnership was entirely traditional ballroom dancing. Laird did not switch to Latin until some time after the war. Laird's three world championships (1962–1964) were in partnership with Lorraine Reynolds (now Rohdin), known professionally as 'Lorraine'. Later Walter married Julie, who continues the dance school in South London. One of Laird's greatest achievements was his Technique of Latin dancing, first published in 1961; further editions in 1964, 1972, 1977, 1983, 1988, 2003. Initially Laird followed the traditional descriptive format, but in 1972 edition he published the results of a major analysis of Latin dance, and used a tabular form, including a column for 'action used' to help definition. This edition was widely influential, and has since been accepted by many dance teacher organisations as a definitive work. (en)
  • Walter William Laird (Londra, 26 giugno 1920 – Londra, 30 maggio 2002) è stato un danzatore britannico, uno tra i maggiori personaggi che contribuì allo sviluppo dei balli latino americani sviluppatosi in Inghilterra nel secondo dopoguerra.Ottenne tre volte il titolo di campione del mondo nei balli latino americani, li insegnò a molti ballerini di successo, come Allan Tornsberg, Vibeke Toft, Essen Salberg, Jukka Haapalainen, Sirpa Suutari, Donnie Burns e Ian Waite. Peter Maxwell e Lynn Hartman furono una tra le sue prime grandi coppie e sui quali vennero sviluppare alcune delle sue ultime tecniche. Laird fu socio ed esaminatore dell’IDTA (International Dance Teachers’ Association), e nel 2002, venne nominato segretario (e successivamente presidente) della Ballroom Dancers’ Federation. (it)
  • Walter Laird (ur. 26 lipca 1920, zm. 30 maja 2002) – brytyjski tancerz, trener wielu innych tancerzy światowej klasy takich, jak , Vibeke Toft, Sirpa Suutari czy też Espen Salberg.Był mistrzem świata w tańcach latynoamerykańskich zawodowców.Napisał kilka książek dotyczących techniki i samego tańca: * "Technika tańców latynoamerykańskich" * "Suplement techniki tańców latynoamerykańskich: Technika dla Brytyjskiej Rady Tańca\ Dodatek 1.(Łacina) Figury" * "Taniec towarzyski w pigułce". (pl)
  • Уолтер Уильям Лэрд (26 июля 1920 — 30 мая 2002 года) — оказал большое влияние на развитие латиноамериканских танцев в Великобритании после Второй мировой войны. Он трёхкратно носил титул чемпиона мира среди профессионалов. Уолтер был тренером многих успешных танцоров. Среди них: Алан Торнсберг, Вибеке Тофт, Эспен Салберг, Юкка Хаапалайнен, Сирпа Суутари и Донни Бёрнс, Питер Максвелл и Линн Харман. Эти танцоры являлись его первыми ведущими парами-чемпионами, а также теми, на ком Уолтер и разработал свою уникальную «Технику исполнения латиноамериканских танцев». Лэрд был членом и экзаменатором Международной ассоциации учителей танца. До 2000 года был секретарём (а позднее — президентом) Федерации бальных танцев. (ru)
  • Волтер Лерд — видатний танцівник, хореограф. Народився 26 липня 1920 року. Рідне місто: Лейтон, Англія. (uk)
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  • Walter Laird (* 26. Juli 1920; † 30. Mai 2002 London) war ein britischer Tänzer und dreifacher Weltmeister der lateinamerikanischen Tänze. Sein 1961 erschienenes Buch The Technique of Latin American Dancing bildet in der aktuellen Auflage die Grundlage des internationalen Turnierreglements der lateinamerikanischen Tänze im Tanzsport und wird für die Ausbildung zum Tanzlehrer und Trainer verwendet. (de)
  • Walter William Laird (Londra, 26 giugno 1920 – Londra, 30 maggio 2002) è stato un danzatore britannico, uno tra i maggiori personaggi che contribuì allo sviluppo dei balli latino americani sviluppatosi in Inghilterra nel secondo dopoguerra.Ottenne tre volte il titolo di campione del mondo nei balli latino americani, li insegnò a molti ballerini di successo, come Allan Tornsberg, Vibeke Toft, Essen Salberg, Jukka Haapalainen, Sirpa Suutari, Donnie Burns e Ian Waite. Peter Maxwell e Lynn Hartman furono una tra le sue prime grandi coppie e sui quali vennero sviluppare alcune delle sue ultime tecniche. Laird fu socio ed esaminatore dell’IDTA (International Dance Teachers’ Association), e nel 2002, venne nominato segretario (e successivamente presidente) della Ballroom Dancers’ Federation. (it)
  • Walter Laird (ur. 26 lipca 1920, zm. 30 maja 2002) – brytyjski tancerz, trener wielu innych tancerzy światowej klasy takich, jak , Vibeke Toft, Sirpa Suutari czy też Espen Salberg.Był mistrzem świata w tańcach latynoamerykańskich zawodowców.Napisał kilka książek dotyczących techniki i samego tańca: * "Technika tańców latynoamerykańskich" * "Suplement techniki tańców latynoamerykańskich: Technika dla Brytyjskiej Rady Tańca\ Dodatek 1.(Łacina) Figury" * "Taniec towarzyski w pigułce". (pl)
  • Уолтер Уильям Лэрд (26 июля 1920 — 30 мая 2002 года) — оказал большое влияние на развитие латиноамериканских танцев в Великобритании после Второй мировой войны. Он трёхкратно носил титул чемпиона мира среди профессионалов. Уолтер был тренером многих успешных танцоров. Среди них: Алан Торнсберг, Вибеке Тофт, Эспен Салберг, Юкка Хаапалайнен, Сирпа Суутари и Донни Бёрнс, Питер Максвелл и Линн Харман. Эти танцоры являлись его первыми ведущими парами-чемпионами, а также теми, на ком Уолтер и разработал свою уникальную «Технику исполнения латиноамериканских танцев». Лэрд был членом и экзаменатором Международной ассоциации учителей танца. До 2000 года был секретарём (а позднее — президентом) Федерации бальных танцев. (ru)
  • Волтер Лерд — видатний танцівник, хореограф. Народився 26 липня 1920 року. Рідне місто: Лейтон, Англія. (uk)
  • 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 , , Espen Salberg, Jukka Haapalainen, Sirpa Suutari, Donnie Burns & Ian Waite. Peter Maxwell & were amongst his first major champions and a couple on which much of his ultimate technique was developed. Laird was a Fellow and Examiner of the IDTA, and until 2000, he was Secretary (and later President) of the Ballroom Dancers' Federation. (en)
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  • Walter Laird (de)
  • Walter Laird (it)
  • Walter Laird (pl)
  • Лэрд, Уолтер Уильям (ru)
  • Walter Laird (en)
  • Волтер Лерд (uk)
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