Dancing couple will teach celeb partners

Fiona Howard 1564 - 1564 • Published 10 Apr 2009 08:30

A couple who have been dancing together for 20 years will take to the floor with two celebrity partners next month ... all in the name of charity.

Burgh couple Tim and Trish Willis, who are ballroom dancing teachers, are taking part in Glasgow"s answer to Celebrity Come Dancing.

It"s called Celebrity Come Dance with Me and Tim and Trish are training a volunteer celebrity for the event.

Trish is teaching the Glasgow curry king and entrepreneur Charan Gill while Tim has former Miss Scotland 2007 and Miss United Kingdom 2007/8 Nieve Jennings as his partner.

The big event will be held on May 30 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow and will follow the format of the BBC show which inspired it and the professionals will have to train their celebs in two ballroom dances for the occasion.

Celebrity Come Dance with me is the brainchild of Paisley couple Stewart Wilson and Jane McGivern.

Trish said: 'The training has started and I am very fortunate in that Charan"s daughter runs the Curry Karaoke near the Tall Ship in Glasgow and we can train there. Its brilliant!

'At the moment Nieve is very busy so Tim hasn"t been able to start his training and is able to help me. Charan is very keen and has a great sense of rhythm because he used to be lead singer in a band. he is such fun and we have a great laugh.'

Trish is teaching Charan a swing and a saunter because he has no previous ballroom experience while Tim is planning on a tango and maybe a mambo for Nieve who is a stage dancer and has more of an idea of what is required.

The whole Celebrity Come Dance with me will be a real extravaganza with a champagne reception, three course meal, celebrity appearances, a raffle with major prizes including a flight on the Helensburgh based Lomond seaplanes plane and overnight stays in prestigious Glasgow hotels and, of course the dance competition itself.

The event has been highly sponsored by many leading companies including the Crowne Plaza itself and tickets, priced at £45, are available through www.ballroombasics.co.uk

The hope is to raise £10,000 for the Marie Curie Big Build Appeal which is aiming to raise enough money to allow the rebuilding of the Marie Curie Hospice in Glasgow.

The existing building is showing its age and is expensive to maintain. A new hospice would ensure that Marie Curie can continue to deliver the best possible care and support for cancer patients throughout the West of Scotland.

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