RESIDENTS at Riverdale Care Home in Chesterfield were wowed by the elegance of ballroom dancers Christine Wendy Cauldwell and John Stocks.
The duo, who are social dancers and ‘enjoy dancing with energy and love,’ dazzled the audience with their graceful moves, seamlessly switching between styles and encouraging residents to clap and sing along to the music.
Caroline Brownlow and Ashleigh DeGirolamo, two colleagues at the home, joined Wendy and John on the dancefloor, where they were quickly joined by several residents, and danced the afternoon away.
Wendy has been trained in ballet and tap dancing since the age of seven. She was Frecheville Carnival Queen in 1958 and was well known for appearing in pantomime and on stage shows in her younger days.
She continued to tap dance and added line dancing to her repertoire in later life.
John meanwhile started ballroom and Latin dancing with his late wife Sheila in 1974. They became ballroom and Latin amateur dance champions during the late 1970s and into the 80s, winning many competitions throughout England.
Wendy Perkins, activity coordinator at Riverdale, said: “A massive thank you to John and Wendy for coming in and showing us their fabulous dancing, letting our residents and colleagues join in and teaching us all a move or two.”
Residents said afterwards they thoroughly enjoyed Wendy and John’s visit and looked forward to them coming back soon.