Teacher - Mervyn Short

Mervyn Short lives in Rustington, West Sussex, on the south coast of England. He is a member of the Berks/Hants/Surrey Border Branch and Brighton Branch of the RSCDS. His interests include ballet and contemporary dance, classical music, theatre, travel, walking and Scottish country dancing. Mervyn started Scottish country dancing nearly fifty years ago and qualified as a teacher three years later with the Imperial Society Teachers of Dancing. Around the same time, he started Highland dancing and qualified to teach after passing medal tests. He then taught children and adults regularly at all levels. In 1995, Mervyn earned his RSCDS Full Certificate. Since then, he has taught at day and weekend schools in the UK, Europe, America, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, and South Africa. He also regularly teaches at Summer & Winter Schools.  In January 2016, he retired to devote more time to dancing. He is an assessor for children’s medal tests and tutors and examines candidates for the Society’s teaching examinations. He is very keen to maintain the technique and traditions of Scottish country dancing. Still, he appreciates that it is an evolving dance form, and in 2009, he published a book of dances with an accompanying CD. Since then, he has had four other dances published by RSCDS. Mervyn was a founder of the South East Region Teachers’ Association and has served three times on the Education & Training Committee at HQ.