Dancing on Ice

joanlawson
joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
edited 10. Jan 2011, 07:58 in Community Chit-chat archive
Hi

Dancing on Ice is back on the television tonight, and this is when I begin to feel a bit ancient. :shock: :roll:

Jayne Torvill was in my class at a junior school in Nottingham when she was 9. She was a very sweet little girl who always tried her best at everything, and she was very modest about her achievements in skating. She became British Junior champion when she was still at junior school, and I can remember her showing us all the trophy in morning assembly. Until then, none of us realised how good she was becoming because she had kept so quiet about it. I feel proud that I played a tiny part in her education.

Joan :grin:
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  • mellman01
    mellman01 Member Posts: 5,306
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    What a nice story Joan, it's nice to know she is a nice person, many of the twerps we have as celebs these days are so full of themselves it makes me sick!.
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks Mell,

    I should mention that I was right at the beginning of my career then ( I'm not THAT ancient :!: :shock: :lol: )

    Jayne grew up on a council estate in Nottingham, and I think her parents were amazed at her talent. She excelled at sport and dancing when she was at school, but she was always very modest and never boastful. She still has the same personality now despite her money and fame.
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  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Awww Joan...how lovely is that ..to have been there at the beginning of her career...no wounder you are proud...bet you were a lovely teacher...
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That is wonderful Joan..
    Nice to hear a good tale about someone we know from tv.. Usually we just hear nasty things about them.. Lol
    :grin:
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  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks Barbara :grin:

    bet you were a lovely teacher... No, not always :!: :roll: :roll:
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  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    tjt6768 wrote:
    That is wonderful Joan..
    Nice to hear a good tale about someone we know from tv.. Usually we just hear nasty things about them.. Lol
    :grin:

    Thanks Tony. :grin:
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  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That is lovely Joan. She was so beautiful to watch in her heyday, a supreme champion.

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Elizabeth

    You can imagine how excited I was when she won gold at the Olympics. She's still very good all these years later, and so is Christopher Dean.
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  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I was thinking you must have been so proud watching them win, not just winning but thrashing the opposition and scoring top marks for Bolero. My fave was the Barnum routine.

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The headmaster of the school at the time was very proud because he was responsible for introducing Jayne to skating when he organised a school trip to the ice rink. She enjoyed it so much that she asked her parents to allow her to have lessons.
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  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I can understand the attraction to ice dancing and so pleased she got the chance to have a go. Well done headteacher.I have just watched Mack and Mabel and Barnum and is it still fantastic and emotional to watch.

    E
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi joan

    I missed dancing on ice lastnight but I love torvil and dean.
    Bet you are really proud to know her, and I too am glad that is is a genuine nice person.
    Juliepf x
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,137
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joan
    thank you for telling us about Jayne Torvill
    yes they are good.
    you are a lovely lady as well Joan
    take care. joan xx
    take care
    joan xx