Warren Duffield
Graphic artist, dancer and costume designer, with a successful background in competitive ballroom, Latin and line dance.
Warren adds to his SADTA Licentiate-level teacher’s and adjudicator’s qualification a World Dance Masters Level 2 International Adjudicator qualification. He has completed extensive training not only in South Africa, but abroad, including training in the United Kingdom and Amsterdam.
The 2013 Line Dance World Championships in Blackpool, England saw him win the Open Advanced World Champion title, which qualified him to compete in the highest Allstar division, where he competed for the following four years. Warren is the undefeated Open Male Allstar South African Champion.
Other titles he adds to his belt
- 2014 Allstar Adult Male Solo Style European Championship runner-up
- 2014 Allstar Adult Male Solo Style World Championship finalist
- 2015 Allstar Adult Male Solo Style World Championship finalist
- 2017 Allstar Adult Male Solo Style South African Champion
- 2018 SADTA Gold Cup Professional Ballroom runner-up
- 2018 SADTA SA Championship Professional Ballroom finalist
Warren has performed and competed all across South Africa, the United Kingdom and France. He is the only South African to have been invited to perform with CountryVive, BBC’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists. He is also the choreographer for the line dance troupe Denim & Diamonds.
As owner and principal of FloorCraft Dance Studio, he fills his time teaching social and competitive ballroom, Latin and line dancing, and preparing wedding couples for their first dances. His “to do” list includes corporate functions and events and co-directing his annual studio showcase.