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In Pictures: Stepping out to join the dance in the North-east

By Ryan Cryle
1962: Dancing the Twist during a contest at the Beach Ballroom
1962: Dancing the Twist during a contest at the Beach Ballroom

These pictures from our archives showcase the wide variety of dance events that have taken place across the region.

1962: Dancing the Twist during a contest at the Beach Ballroom
1968: Some of a company of more than 300 who took to the floor at the Donside Ball in Inverurie Town Hall.
1990: Maree Paterson, left, and Ashley Sood at the annual Grampian Dance Festival.
1997: Yolanda Lacoma and Peter Leil, watched by dancers who lost out on tuition when Latin American champions Eduardo and Alison Del Rio’s flight was cancelled.
1977: Couples dance to the sound of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra at the Beach Ballroom.
1985: Peterhead Community Centre Disco-dance team. From left, Debra Watson, Fiona Anderson, Angela Grieve, Nicola Fraser, Julie Cruickshank, Diane Cowie.
1993: Kirstyn, 14, and Kathryn Keith, 12, of Stonehaven, at the Summer School of Dance at Summerhill Education Centre, Aberdeen.
1989: Members of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Aberdeen branch, at their night out in the Tree Tops Hotel.
1989: Igor Zhuk gets off to a flying start with the cast from the Red Navy outside His Majesty’s Theatre.
1977: A break during HMT rehearsals, but ballet star Graham Bart is still flying high, watched by Veronica Butcher, Wendy Roe and Patricia Merrin.
1942: Performers at a folk dance display at Hazlehead.
1974: Music and dancing at the Beach Ballroom.

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