Shirley Ballas (née Rich; born 6 September 1960) is an English ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance adjudicator from Wallasey, Merseyside. She specialises in the International Latin division, where she won several championship titles which earned her the nickname "The Queen of Latin".Ballas was born and raised in Wallasey, England, and began dancing at the age of seven, taking part in her first lesson in her local hall and began her competitive dancing career aged eight.At 15, she moved to North Yorkshire to partner British Ballroom Champion Nigel Tiffany, with whom she became engaged to at the age of 16. However, the couple never married and her first marriage was in 1980 to her new professional British dance partner at the time, Sammy Stopford. As dance partners, they came second in the 1982, 1983 & 1985 Professional World Latin Dance Championships. The pair won the 1983 International Latin American Dance Championship, and were the 1984 UK Open Champions in Professional Latin. The couple split in 1984. Wikipedia
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