

Let's dance! Strictly is coming soon but how about 9 dance scenes closer to home
Are you ready for another round of Tangos, Jives and Charlestons?
Strictly Come Dancing is back in the news as this year’s line-up of celebrities is announced.
The interest in the show is stepping up and we reckon there are plenty of dance lovers closer to home.
Ballroom dancers, street dancing, tea dances – we have them all in this great series of retro South Tyneside photos.
So whether you were taking your partner for a tea dance at Sutton Hall or strutting some moves at Sea View Primary School, we have it all from years gone by.
Ballroom dancers, street dancing, tea dances – we have them all in this great series of retro South Tyneside photos.

5. Using dance for fitness 6 years ago
Karen Whitfield launched a fitness class called VeraFlow in 2015. Were you in the picture with her? Photo: Stu Norton

6. A wonderful 2014 workshop
World championship street dancer Belle Fisher and a workshop at Fusion Dance. Who remembers this from 7 years ago? Photo: Stu Norton

7. Time for a Sutton Hall tea dance
Marion Hannard and Edmond Dolphin were pictured at the Sutton Hall tea dance in 2013. Did you love to go to the tea dance back then? Photo: Stu Norton
