The Peter King Award for Enthusiasm

Peter was born in Eastham on the Wirral in Merseyside and from an early age showed a great love and talent for dance. After leaving school he went on to full-time college attending MERSEYSIDE DANCE AND DRAMA CENTRE for three years. It was here that he not only trained to be a dancer but also a teacher and choreographer. After graduating he traveled all over the world performing. He later returned to England to teach not only at his former college but at other full-time establishments as well as local dance schools. Peter never really retired from dancing, like the rest of us he continued to perform appearing in the West End in musicals and pantomimes each year. We had an instant admiration from day one for Peter's enthusiasm and energy. Peter was a very thorough teacher who never expected unrealistic goals from his pupils. When teaching he never had favorites and he didn't care if every student had two left feet! Peter wasn't looking for the next Nuereyev or Fontain as long as you had energy and enthusiasm he was happy to teach you. When Peter walked into a room it would light up with smiles and soon would resound with laughter. That was the effect he had on everybody. Miss Hammond opened her former school in the Village where Peter was born and taught many pupils who were children of Peter's old friends. In 2001 she was honored to be presented with a shield in Peter's name by his mother, Mrs Mary King. The shield was donated by Mrs Tina Murray, a close personal friend of Peter's Family.