Barbara Peters celebrates 50 years as a dance teacher

Jul 16 2009 by Katie Grant, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

SHE’S in her 70s but can still cartwheel.

And after 50 years since she graduated as a dance teacher, Barbara Peters has no intention of hanging up her dancing shoes just yet.

Her dance school on Market Walk is still a big name in dance and attracts young girls who dream of being the next big thing.

The grandmother-of-nine is set to start a branch of the popular school in a branch of Halifax’s Babyballet studios in September this year.

Barbara. of Halifax, said: “As long as I’ve still got my health and my mobility it’s a shame to stop.

“You can carry on as long as you’ve got the enthusiasm for it.

“Of course, I couldn’t have done it all without the help of Candy Wilman, my main assistant – she’s been my right hand man for 19 years.”

Barbara, who used to live in Marsh, has always has the determination and enthusiasm to succeed in dance.

Born and raised in Huddersfield, she won a place at the Royal Academy of Dancing in London to study to be a teacher of ballet and classical dancing.

The Greenhead High School pupil couldn’t afford the fees so she worked as a bus conductor in town and danced at Huddersfield’s Theatre Royal to raise the cash.