On to the dance floor for these retro scenes.On to the dance floor for these retro scenes.
On to the dance floor for these retro scenes.

8 retro South Tyneside photos which are brilliantly ballroom as we get ready for Strictly's return

It’s glamorous, it’s glitzy and it’s back on our television screens.

Strictly has returned for another season with 15 celebrities ready to show off their dance moves.

But it is not just the stars who love to waltz, jive and foxtrot.

You’re pretty good on the ballroom floor yourselves as these Shields Gazette archive photos show.

Have a look through our collection as you settle down to some Strictly entertainment.

You’re pretty good on the ballroom floor yourselves as these Shields Gazette archive photos show.