The obituary of Peggy Spencer (30 May) inevitably concentrated on the world of competition and showbiz fame. However, those of us growing up as teenagers in south London in the early 1950s well remember that era of large ballrooms to which young men and women flocked at weekends to meet the opposite sex. Dancing was a means to an end. How could you learn to waltz, quickstep and foxtrot, at least? At Peggy and Frank S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:40PM on June 21, 2016