Get yourself in the Strictly spirit with a look back at dance scenes closer to home.Get yourself in the Strictly spirit with a look back at dance scenes closer to home.
Get yourself in the Strictly spirit with a look back at dance scenes closer to home.

Let's dance! Strictly is coming soon but how about 10 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 Hartlepool and East Durham photos.

So whether you were taking your partner for a tea dance at the Borough Hall or strutting some moves at the Big Dance Off at Hartlepool Marina, we have it all from years gone by.

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