About me.

- As a Skater

I started to skate solo free style at the age of 9 in Brussles, my coach was

Mr. Geoges Henrotte. Under her tuition I participated at my first Belgian

championship in 1969. In the ealy seventies. I stopped skater several years

and when I came back on the ice I started to dance and passed all my dance

tests as well in Belgium as in Britain. In Belgium I have been coached by

Philippe Neyrink and later I skated with Corey Lapaige. In Britain I

regularly skate with Jason Blomfield in Slough, I went also several times to

Jimmy Young to get his professional advice.

- As a dancer

At 6 I started rhythmic dance at the ballet school from Martha Roggen in

Brussels.

3 years later, I went over to classic ballet .

During 14 years, I went to the Karys Dance Center (ex dancer from the

Maurice Béjart Ballet du XXème Siècle). I've also tought by Mr. Raymond Heux

and Mrs Dolores Laga.

- Teaching Career

I graduated and worked as a Physical Education and Biology teacher in the

early eighties. After having passed my gold test ice dance in Belgium, I

have taught at Liedekerke, Brussels and Leuven.

I have given several seminars in Leuven (Belgium), Davos (Switserland) and

together with Peter Moormann in ‘s Hertogenbosch (Holland).

- The "career woman"

After 4 years of teaching sports, I wanted to do something else. Knowing 4

languages, I went into international trade and logistics which allowed me to

reach a manager position in several companies.

In 2005, together with Corey Lapaige, I defined complete new rules for the

Belgian ice dance and created a new test structure.