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How about the ‘quarantine cha cha cha’?

Now you can both and lots more besides thanks to a South Tyneside dance teacher who has launched lockdown Latin American lessons.

Stuart Hatton junior is the owner and teacher at the Hatton Academy of Dance and Arts in Commercial Road, South Shields.

Stuart Hatton junior who is teaching people some great dance steps thanks to his quarantine classes.Stuart Hatton junior who is teaching people some great dance steps thanks to his quarantine classes.
Stuart Hatton junior who is teaching people some great dance steps thanks to his quarantine classes.
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He began running live online dance lessons for his students after the UK was placed under restrictions because of the coronavirus.

But the demand for the lessons has soared and now he is getting followers in China, the United States, South Africa and Canada as well as all over the UK.

Stuart is a professional ballroom and Latin American dance teacher and explained: “It was originally designed for my own dancers and I teach everyone from children aged 18 months to people aged 93.

Stuart Hatton who is running Quarantine Cha Cha Cha.Stuart Hatton who is running Quarantine Cha Cha Cha.
Stuart Hatton who is running Quarantine Cha Cha Cha.

“It is aimed at both beginners and people who have danced before, for them to give it a bash.

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“Some people have never tried it before but I am getting messages saying things like ‘thank you for keeping me sane’.”

Because the styles of dancing taught by Stuart usually involve a partner, Stuart is urging people under lockdown to ‘dance round with brooms and mops and just forget about what is happening in the world for an hour.”

The one-hour sessions on social media have become so popular, he has started running them twice a week.

They are free and can be found in Facebook at quarantine cha cha cha.

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