New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

CROWING OVER CANCER Jan’s light on her feet!

“I’ve got Scots heritage so I suppose it was inevitable that I learn Highland dance. I started when I was seven.

I was born in Oamaru – my grandparents were farmers in North Otago – so we would go to all the local competitions. There was an outdoor event at Naseby that was like a mini Highland Games. It was great fun.

My dad Geoffrey had a butcher’s shop opposite Knox Church in

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