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CodeDS/UK/16987
NameDulaine; Pierre (1944-); Palestinian-born ballroom dancer, dance instructor
Dates1944-
GenderMale
BiographyPierre Dulaine (born 23 April 1944, Jaffa, Palestine) is a ballroom dancer and dance instructor. He invented the Dulaine method of teaching dance. He also founded Dancing Classrooms, a Social and Emotional development program for children that uses ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of the children and their families.

Notably, his early works with children was fictionalised in the film Take the Lead, starring Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulaine.

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