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SHIMMY AND SHAKE

Tina Hobin, 92, from Shropshire

Lifting my hips, with my gold tassels and plenty of beads following along, it was time to get shimmying!

Standing in front of a group of amazing women, and the occasional man, this wasn’t just any old keep fit routine – this was belly dancing, something I had been teaching for 49 exciting years.

From the moment I could walk it was clear that I was destined for a life of rhythm.

With my grandmother Elsie sending me to my first ballet class at just three and a half years old, I completed my

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