The Manor House Roundhay hosts special event inspired by Strictly Come Dancing

The Manor House Roundhay Does Strictly was a massive success with the home’s café transformed into a dance floor and visitors welcomed by a red carpet and bubbly. Money raised from the event went to a local hospice. 

Seven professional dancers from the Caprice Dance Academy competed for the winner’s trophy and danced in various styles including cha cha cha, jive, quickstep and waltz.

Three of The Manor House Roundhay’s residents, Sylvia, Val and Heather, formed the judging panel alongside Janet, a representative from the charitable cause St Gemma’s Hospice.

The audience included other residents, local businesses and members of the local community. Residents and families were invited on to the dance floor at the end for a group disco.

The result of the competition was a three-way tie between dancers Reuben, Jacob and Amy who accepted their trophy together. 

Resident Grahame said:

I thought the day was a brilliant success and is a credit to the hard work of everyone involved.

One of the judges, Heather, said:

The dancers were truly amazing. I was so happy when we had the chance to get up and dance with them.

The owner and manager of Caprice Dance Academy, Yasmin Sheikh, said:

This prestigious event saw Caprice dancers take the floor and wow the audience and judges with tassels, glitz and glam. It was just fantastic.

Donations are still pouring in, with the home looking forward to announcing the grand total of money raised for the hospice by the end of the week.

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