Saturday, 7 February 2026

Street dancing at 51 and counting - yes dancing is for everyone!

Image of the author with a UDO 1st place medal for Regional Streetdance competition
Back in 2013 I posted that I was just starting a Street dance in Sheffield class. I was fast approaching 40.

Fast forward 13 years and I'm still dancing at the marvelous age of 51.  In fact, over the last 12 years I managed to squeeze in enough Tap dance classes to qualify as an IDTA (International Dance Teachers Association) Associate Tap teacher, continue to take part in Katy Robinson’s On Broadway classes in person and on-line and took up a new Street dance class, which led to becoming part of a crew and competing at the UDO Regionals in Sheffield taking home 1st place twice, most recently in Feb 2026.  We even went to the UDO Worlds Street dancing championships in Blackpool in 2025 and 2023.  We haven't managed to place at Worlds yet (the standard is insane!) but we have our sights on it. 

I absolutely love it!