Nancy Henderson and her late husband Wilfred tripped the light fantastic together, winning numerous awards for ballroom dancing
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A 94-year-old Teessider has been sharing her stories of a lifetime tripping the light fantastic as part of International Dance Day.
Nancy Henderson was married to her late husband, Wilfred, and together the pair performed in ballroom dancing competitions across the region winning a whole host of awards. Now, a resident in Park House Care Home in Guisborough, Nancy’s photographs and certificates don her bedroom walls and she’s been sharing memories of her dancing days with staff and residents.
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Today, April 29, celebrates the universal art form of dance, including ballroom, tap, jazz, modern and ballet to inspire others and promote its importance.
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Nancy, who was born on January 15, 1931, wanted to share her ballroom dancing stories after moving into the HC-One-run care home earlier this year. Nancy and her husband Wilfred Henderson, who she married in 1954, were avid ballroom dancers and their favourite ballroom dance was the Foxtrot.
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Nancy started ballroom dancing at the age of 16 and both she and Wilfred passed their dancing exams in 1949 and 1950, with flying colours, both achieving distinctions. The pair took part in a variety of ballroom competitions and shows, performing their spectacular moves and flamboyant attire to audiences across the North East, including Stokesley Town Hall.
Nancy, also a talented pianist and keyboard player, used to play piano for their daughter Christine, also a dancer, and the pupils at her dance school, and even mentored others by offering piano lessons.
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When asked what inspired her to start ballroom dancing, Nancy said: “I belonged to a local Methodist Chapel in Low Fell, Gateshead, and after the Sunday service, a couple from the chapel used to put on a barn dance for the young people.
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“I used to go along to take part in this and then I decided I wanted to broaden my horizons with regards to dance and started to learn how to ballroom dance.”
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Tracy Fenwick, from the care home, said: “Nancy’s stories from her ballroom dancing days are amazing – even in her 90s, she has never lost her rhythm. Ballroom dancing wasn’t just a hobby for Nancy, it was her joy, her freedom and a way to stay young at heart.”
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