Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Oldest dance school graduate
- world
record set by Frederick Salter
ELTHAM, UK -- Frederick Salter
, a
99-year-old war hero and retired engineer, began regularly
attending classes at Dance
2 Dawn
, a dancing school in Eltham and has been awarded
his Gold Bar after taking exams in ballroom and latin - setting
the new world record for the Oldest
dance school graduate
. 
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The World's
Oldest dance school gradu
ate
said: “People have told me ‘you’re a star now mate’.” Mr Salter,
who says he has 30 grandchildren, added: “I love everything
about it - there are people of all ages doing it. “I’ve been
a fit man all my life but this keeps me in good shape. My
doctor says its really good exercise for me.”
Frederick
Salter
began regularly attending classes at Dance 2 Dawn
, a dancing school in Eltham, after his
wife Amy passed away 11 years ago.
The Oldest
dance school graduate in The World
explained: “When
I lost my wife my grandchildren said ‘you mustn’t stay indoors
- you’re going down and down.’ “I found Dawn’s dance school
and my first dance was the quick step. After that I’ve never
looked back.”
A retired engineer, Mr Salter fought in
the Second World War for the Scots Guards, achieving the rank
of Corporal and ending the conflict in northern Italy. Now,
despite a recent stroke, Mr Salter has been awarded his Gold
Bar after taking exams in ballroom and latin.
Guinness World Records previously recognized
a 94-year-old as the Oldest
dance school gradu
ate
.
Dawn Armitage
, who runs the dance
school
, said: “Everyone thinks he’s great. They call
him granddad but he’s fit as a fiddle.”
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
