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s I’ve always been fond of a bit of a bop, I was delighted to read in our Living Well this week (Page 62) that dancing is good for your brain your body. I hope that means I’ll stay fit and sharp for a long time! If I’m at an event with a band or DJ, I’m always keen to hit the dance floor. And if it’s music from the ‘70s and ‘80s you can’t keep me off it! It’s one of many areas where I take after my mum, Sally. At a friend’s wedding a few years ago, Mum was one of the oldest guests there. But when the music started, Mum and I were the first up, and the last off. It was so much fun! The bride loved it, too. You need someone to get the dancing started, and I’m usually happy to be that person. Unfortunately, my husband, Simon, isn’t a natural dancer. I have to coax him up and he really does give it a red hot go, bless him. But I sometimes wonder if he’s listening to the same music the rest of us are moving to! One of our contributors, Eva, is a fabulous dancer. She only took it up in her 40s when she went to a dancing weekend for a lark. ‘I loved it so much I started going to lessons and dances every week,’ she said. At one lesson she even met her lovely partner Michael, and they’ve now been together for 10 years! Our senior writer, Lisa, told me about her stepmum, Lesley, who’s a champion ballroom dancer. ‘She’s 75 and still regularly competes – and wins!’ said Lisa. ‘Dad travels with her to competitions, but she hasn’t been able to coax him to partner her in a cha-cha yet.’ I don’t think I’ll ever get to Lesley’s level, but that won’t stop me cutting a rug at parties and, who knows, I might just get Simon back to those salsa classes!