W
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STRICTLY COME DANCING
AT THE HAZELWELL
Residents at a care home in the Wirral got into the
groove with a live dose of Strictly Come Dancing this
month.
The Hazelwell, a new ‘all inclusive’, residential, nursing,
palliative and respite care home in Heswall, invited dance duo
Stephen Atkins and Samantha Hewitt from Havana Nights to
put on a themed tribute performance of the popular BBC TV
dance show.
The residents were missing their weekly fix of Strictly Come
Dancing since the latest series finished in December so it was
perfect timing for Havana Nights to come and strut their stuff
at the £5.5million care home.
Stephen and Samantha treated the residents to several dances,
colourful outfit changes and had them up on their feet and
joining in, on what was the couple’s first visit to The Hazelwell.
Photos of the Strictly judges were displayed and residents even
had the opportunity to award the infamous ‘10’ scorecard.
Mr Atkins and Ms Hewitt are a real-life couple as well as
being dance partners and have been together for 10 years. The
duo had passion for dance from an early age but it was only
when they first met that their dancing really took off and they
formed a professional partnership.
The couple have since performed on stage to thousands of
people and appeared on TV’s Britain’s Got Talent, Got To
Dance and Strictly Dance Fever.
The Hazelwell Care Home Manager Liza Millington said:
“The Hazelwell residents and staff alike had a wonderful time
when Havana Nights came to perform for us. Several of the
residents joined in with the dancing and were so excited to
watch the formal dances. Lots of the residents are big Strictly
Come Dancing fans and it was fantastic group activity.
Dancing can promote both physical and emotional wellbeing,
so the Havana Nights visit provided our residents with the
opportunity to enjoy some gentle exercise and some top-notch
entertainment.”
For more information call Liza on 0151 342 9654, email:
[email protected] or visit www.thehazelwell.com
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