{"id":9104,"date":"2012-10-09T16:15:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T16:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=9104"},"modified":"2012-10-09T16:15:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T16:15:57","slug":"strictly-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/10\/09\/strictly-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly for seniors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>With the latest series of <em>Strictly Come Dancing<\/em> hitting our screens last Friday, alt.cardiff set off to discover if ballroom dancing is old news or if it&#8217;s inspiring a new generation of ballroom beginners.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_9165\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9165\" title=\"Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC.png 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9165\" title=\"Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC.png 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/Active_2_Ballroomwinners_Big_RC-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne &amp; Glyn Watkins - Three-time Carl Alan Dance Award Winners<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Teacher, Anne Watkins of Dance World in Newport, explains: \u201cBallroom is for everyone, regardless of age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She says that over the last five years she has seen more and more young people attending classes which she feels is good news for the ballroom community: \u201cWhile my more senior dancers come to keep active both physically and mentally, younger people come here to socialise in a relaxed and friendly environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In under an hour we learned some basic steps and that ballroom is more popular than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing hitting our screens last Friday, alt.cardiff set off to discover if ballroom dancing is old news or if it&#8217;s inspiring a new generation of ballroom beginners. 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