Interview in The Guardian.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Peggy Spencer MBE was born Margaret Ann Hull in 1920. Raised in Kent, she was secretary to Labour MP Herbert Morrison, before the war. In 1943, she began teaching ballroom dancing. With her husband Frank, she founded the Royston Ballroom in Penge, and became renowned for her tuition of formation dancing. Her workshop, Ballroom Blitz, takes place at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on August 18. She is widowed, has two children and lives in Norfolk. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,767335,00.html" TARGET=_blank> <B> MORE </B> </A>

Further proof that dancing is good for mind, body and soul...and therefore, longevity.

She is incredible. I used to take lessons at the Spencer Dance Centre in Oenge when she still managed it. A very pleasant lady who commanded respect just from her presence.