Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2018 | Page 40

L Interview Dancing Queen It felt like the end of the world when Linda Smith and her husband lost their hotel in Shanklin in 2008, after years of battling to make the business work. But from the ashes of what seemed like a disaster, there sprouted the seeds of a whole new business and a more fulfilling way of life – and it involved going back to her childhood passion for dance. Jackie McCarrick has been finding out more about the Principal of the Island Dance and Theatre Company. 40 www.visitilife.com