Taina gets to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal
at The 'Not Forgotten' Association event.

Taina Kortelainen is the driving force behind Would You Dance.

She has been teaching, competing, performing and judging various forms of partnered dancing all over Europe for many years.

Taina runs dance workshops from total beginners to advanced + coaches performers and competitors.

To top it all she is UK, USA and Finnish Champion!

Below you'll find some of the events Taina has been part of - by clicking "More" in each section you can see a detailed list.

• Hospital Doctor Awards, Park Lane Hilton, Nov 2007
• Swinton Corporate Team Building Day, Manchester, Nov 2007
• Starlit Ball, Roayl Hall Fundraising, Harrogate International Centre, Nov 2007
• Arsenal Football Club, Diamond Club event, London March 2007
• Macmillan Cancer Support, fund raising event, Edinburgh Oct 2006
• City of London Police Dinner Dance and Awards Night, June 2005
• Lawrence Dallaglio Benefit Ball, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, March 2004
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• Featured dancer in The Mint, ITV Oct 2006
• Featured dancer in Foyles War, BBC Jan 2006
• Jive expert & featured dancer in BBC 1, Strictly Come Dancing in December 2004
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• Let's Make a Song & Dance, Becks Theatre June 2007
• Cabaret Pigalle Club, Piccadilly London, June, July and Aug 2006
• Featured dancer in the Glenn Miller Concert, Princes Theatre, Torquay, Aug 2006
• Featured dancer in the show In the Mood for Valentine's, Royal Centre Nottingham, Feb 2006
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• Boogie-Woogie: -Two times Finnish Champion (1998 & 1999)
  - 10th in European Championships(1996)
  - 7th in World Championships (1999)
  - 8th In Boogie Dancing World Cup (1999)
• Lindy Hop: 7th in World Championships (1998)
  - UK Open Jive Championships 2001 - Lindy Hop division winner
  - UK Open Lindy Hop Champion (2000)
• Rock'n'Roll: 3rd in D-class in Finland (1998)
• Jive: Jive Masters 2nd place, London (2004)
• Blues: American Champion (1999)

• Judge: Swing competition, Long Tall Ernie, Zurich 2007
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• Thames Festival, London Sept 2007
• Innocent Fruits Fete, Regents Park, London, July 2007
• International Piano Boogie Festival, Fontmell Magna, July 2005-7
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• Mellow Lane School, swingdance workshop for Year 6, July 2007
• Junior King's School, Canterbury, swingdance workshop for Year 6, July 2007
• Canonbury Primary School, swingdance workshop for Year 6, July 2007
• St John's Walham Green CE Primary School, swingdance workshop for Years 3 and 4, Nov 2006
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• Teacher in Herrang Dance Camp, Sweden July 2003-2007
• Boogie Baerens, Germany, May 2007
• Dance Holidays Torrox, Spain, September 2005
• Swing Spring, Finland, May 2005
• London Balboa Festival, 2003-2005
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• Co-Writer of Teacher's Material for French Dance Teacher's Association, Oct 2007
• Jive Co-ordinator and dancer in George Michael's 'Round Here' -music video, October 2004
• 50's-dance specialist in the musical Grease in Finland in May 2002.
• Choreographer for the show "Ignite” in April 2002.
• Lecture for Internation Dance Teachers' Association Feb 2006
• Teacher and writer of the material for the "new teachers course" in Boogie-Woogie on four separate occasions in 1998 and 1999 in Finland.

• Co-organiser: Zurich West Coast Swing Dance Camp, Oct 2009
  
• Co-organiser: Zurich Balboa & WCS Dance Camp, March 2009
• Organiser, adjudicator, music selection: Stompin's Swing for the Crown (2005)
• Organiser, adjudicator, music selection: United Kingdom Open Lindy Hop Championships. (2000-2003)
• President of a non-profit dance organization Rock'n'Roll Dance Club Comets in 1999 in Finland. Member of the board of directors in Rock'n'Roll Dance Club Comets 1996-1999. Editor of the Comets magazine in 1996.