She was truly shaken when she discovered the “sacred” art of belly dancing in 1973 and had become the UK’s first teacher by 1974.
And now aged 82 and the country’s oldest professional practitioner, Tina Hobin insists she’ll never stop celebrating the “beautiful” tradition – which she says has huge health benefits for women and has helped keep her young.
Tina said: “I just love it and I’ll keep going for as long as I can. I started to dance as soon as I could walk and went to my first ballet lesson aged two-and-a-half.
