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Major honours:
1972: British Primary (Dance) Championships with Sandra Elson
1974: British Junior (Dance) Championships again with Elson
1975: Elson quits and is replaced by Jayne Torvill
1976: Sheffield Trophy
1976: Northern Championships, Bristol
1976: St. Gervais
1977: Oberstdorf, Germany
1978: John Davis Trophy
1978: British National Championships (First 6.0)
1979: British National Championships
1980: St. Ivel Festival
1980: British National Championships
1981: St. Ivel International, Richmond
1981: British National Championships
1981: European Championships, Innsbruck
1981: World Championships, Hartford
1982: British National Championships
1982: European Championships, Lyons
1982: World Championships, Copenhagen
1983: World Championships, Helsinki
1984: European Championships, Budapest
1984: Olympic Games, Sarajevo
1984: World Championships, Ottawa
1994: British National Championships
1994: European Championships, Copenhagen
Christopher Colin Dean lived in Calverton during the 1960's and 70's, he was educated at two of the village schools.
In action with renowned partner Jayne Torvill
Chris at
Former Occupation(s): Timmermans Roses Employee & Policeman (1974-1980)
After taking up Ice Skating, in his youth,
Chris went on to achieve Medal after Medal.
Together with Jayne Torvill, and coached by Betty Callaway, they dominated the Major Ice Dancing Championships, especially during the early 1980's.
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Press here to view Torvill & Deans amazing "Bolero" routine at the 1984 Olympics
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Life after the Olympics
After the disappointing finish at Lillehammer, Torvill and Dean "picked themselves up and dusted themselves off" and continued with their planned and very successful "Face the Music" tour, to be followed by numerous other projects: Dean choreographed a suite of dances to the songs of Paul Simon for the English National Ballet, professional competitions, touring with Stars on Ice, and collaborating with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and director Patricia Rozema on the video Inspired by Bach: Six Gestures. In late 1998, they produced an ice show at Wembley Stadium in London, "Ice Adventures," which included a "flying" ice ballet and other wonders. In the meantime, they were still choreographing, notably for the dynamic French Ice Dance team, Anissina and Peizerat, who won first place in the World Championships in 2000.
In 1999, the pair officially retired, each continuing to coach and choreograph separately. On 14 January 2006, they acted as coaches, choreographers and performers in ITV's Dancing on Ice. They returned for a second series in January 2007, and a third series in February 2008. After the 2007 & 2008 UK series of Dancing on Ice Torvill and Dean took the show on the road for a British tour.
They have been also involved (July-August 2006) in the Australian version of the programme titled Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice.
