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Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1623251j)
The Choir Boys From Ely Cathedral take part in Pancake race
Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Choristers took part in their traditional pancake race at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire today. The boys, aged between 8 and 13, wore their red cassocks for the annual event to mark Shrove Tuesday. The choristers raced around the 12th Century cathedral, which has one of the longest naves in Britain.
"Choristers have taken part in a pancake race at the cathedral for as long as anyone can remember," said Lesley Ann Thompson, a spokeswoman for Ely Cathedral. "It marks the start of Lent which is a period of austerity and it's something fun for them to do. The boys always really enjoy it."
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Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1623251c)
The Choir Boys From Ely Cathedral take part in Pancake race
Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Choristers took part in their traditional pancake race at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire today. The boys, aged between 8 and 13, wore their red cassocks for the annual event to mark Shrove Tuesday. The choristers raced around the 12th Century cathedral, which has one of the longest naves in Britain.
"Choristers have taken part in a pancake race at the cathedral for as long as anyone can remember," said Lesley Ann Thompson, a spokeswoman for Ely Cathedral. "It marks the start of Lent which is a period of austerity and it's something fun for them to do. The boys always really enjoy it."
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Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1623251f)
The Choir Boys From Ely Cathedral take part in Pancake race
Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Choristers took part in their traditional pancake race at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire today. The boys, aged between 8 and 13, wore their red cassocks for the annual event to mark Shrove Tuesday. The choristers raced around the 12th Century cathedral, which has one of the longest naves in Britain.
"Choristers have taken part in a pancake race at the cathedral for as long as anyone can remember," said Lesley Ann Thompson, a spokeswoman for Ely Cathedral. "It marks the start of Lent which is a period of austerity and it's something fun for them to do. The boys always really enjoy it."
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Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1623251d)
The Choir Boys From Ely Cathedral take part in Pancake race
Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Choristers took part in their traditional pancake race at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire today. The boys, aged between 8 and 13, wore their red cassocks for the annual event to mark Shrove Tuesday. The choristers raced around the 12th Century cathedral, which has one of the longest naves in Britain.
"Choristers have taken part in a pancake race at the cathedral for as long as anyone can remember," said Lesley Ann Thompson, a spokeswoman for Ely Cathedral. "It marks the start of Lent which is a period of austerity and it's something fun for them to do. The boys always really enjoy it."
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Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1623251b)
The Choir Boys From Ely Cathedral take part in Pancake race
Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Choristers took part in their traditional pancake race at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire today. The boys, aged between 8 and 13, wore their red cassocks for the annual event to mark Shrove Tuesday. The choristers raced around the 12th Century cathedral, which has one of the longest naves in Britain.
"Choristers have taken part in a pancake race at the cathedral for as long as anyone can remember," said Lesley Ann Thompson, a spokeswoman for Ely Cathedral. "It marks the start of Lent which is a period of austerity and it's something fun for them to do. The boys always really enjoy it."
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Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1623251a)
The Choir Boys From Ely Cathedral take part in Pancake race
Annual Pancake Race at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 21 Feb 2012
Choristers took part in their traditional pancake race at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire today. The boys, aged between 8 and 13, wore their red cassocks for the annual event to mark Shrove Tuesday. The choristers raced around the 12th Century cathedral, which has one of the longest naves in Britain.
"Choristers have taken part in a pancake race at the cathedral for as long as anyone can remember," said Lesley Ann Thompson, a spokeswoman for Ely Cathedral. "It marks the start of Lent which is a period of austerity and it's something fun for them to do. The boys always really enjoy it."
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Piece of famous Saddam Hussein Statue up for auction, Derby, Britain - Oct 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Paul Tonge / Rex Features (1469396k)
Collect shows former SAS hero Nigel Ely (back of pic with a colleague in foreground) who smuggled the buttock from the statue of Saddam Hussein out of Iraq and which is now expected to attract 'global interest when it is auctioned in Derby later this month., The piece is expected to attract 'global interest when it is auctioned in Derby later this month.
Bidding For Saddam's Bronze Behind
Former SAS soldier Nigel 'Spud' Ely is planning to cash in on his time spent in Iraq by auctioning off one of his spoils of war: part of the backside of the bronze Saddam Hussein statue famously pulled down in Baghdad in front of the world's television networks seven years ago as the tyrant's reign came to an end.
The 2ft-square piece of the despot's metal arse will now be sold off to raise money for injured ex-service personnel.
Spud was working with a TV news crew on the frontline in 2003 when Baghdad was liberated by coalition forces led by Britain and the US.
He arrived in the city's Firdos Square just after the statue of Saddam had been torn down by jubilant Iraqis and US Marines.
Despite the cordon of US marines around the prostrate statue, Spud was allowed through after showing his credentials and helped himself to Saddam's bronze behind with a little help from another soldier, a crowbar and a sledgehammer.
After smuggling it out under the guise of military vehicle armour, Spud will now be letting it go under the hammer - hopefully for a five-figure sum - at a Derby auction this October, with collectors referring to the piece as 'war relic art'.
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VBYQYSSEC (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Piece of famous Saddam Hussein Statue up for auction, Derby, Britain - Oct 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Paul Tonge / Rex Features (1469396l)
Collect shows former SAS hero Nigel Ely (on left with a colleague) who smuggled the buttock from the statue of Saddam Hussein out of Iraq and which is now expected to attract 'global interest when it is auctioned in Derby later this month., The piece is expected to attract 'global interest when it is auctioned in Derby later this month.
Bidding For Saddam's Bronze Behind
Former SAS soldier Nigel 'Spud' Ely is planning to cash in on his time spent in Iraq by auctioning off one of his spoils of war: part of the backside of the bronze Saddam Hussein statue famously pulled down in Baghdad in front of the world's television networks seven years ago as the tyrant's reign came to an end.
The 2ft-square piece of the despot's metal arse will now be sold off to raise money for injured ex-service personnel.
Spud was working with a TV news crew on the frontline in 2003 when Baghdad was liberated by coalition forces led by Britain and the US.
He arrived in the city's Firdos Square just after the statue of Saddam had been torn down by jubilant Iraqis and US Marines.
Despite the cordon of US marines around the prostrate statue, Spud was allowed through after showing his credentials and helped himself to Saddam's bronze behind with a little help from another soldier, a crowbar and a sledgehammer.
After smuggling it out under the guise of military vehicle armour, Spud will now be letting it go under the hammer - hopefully for a five-figure sum - at a Derby auction this October, with collectors referring to the piece as 'war relic art'.
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VBYQYSSEC (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Usher takes his sons Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond to Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch, Los Angeles, America - 14 Oct 2010
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Usher takes his sons Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond to Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch, Los Angeles, America - 14 Oct 2010
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Usher takes his sons Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond to Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch, Los Angeles, America - 14 Oct 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by BDG / Rex Features ( 1232672a )
Usher and Naviyd Ely Raymond
Usher takes his sons Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond to Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch, Los Angeles, America - 14 Oct 2010
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550k )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550j )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550i )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550h )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550g )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550f )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550e )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550d )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550c )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550b )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Geoff Robinson / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/ECOTYHJX (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson / Rex Features ( 723550a )
Retired 88-year-old art teacher John Lowe is set to become a ballet dancer
Grandfather age 88 prepares for his ballet debut, Ely, Britain - 11 Jan 2008
BALLET DANCING PENSIONER MAKES STAGE DEBUT
When art teacher John Lowe decided that he wanted to learn to dance he didn't let age stand in his way; now the 88-year-old is set to make his stage debut with a starring role in a ballet.
Super fit John, of Witchford, Cambs, has been a ballet fan for over 40 years - a love he developed while standing watching in the wings of a theatre he used to run in Somerset.
However, the grandfather of 11 - who is also a gifted painter and pianist - didn't take up the demanding dance form himself until he was 79; he decided to take the plunge after watching his daughter Alison become a professional ballet dancer.
Now, nine years after he took up the discipline, the octogenarian will be joining the Lantern Dance Theatre Company on stage when he takes the central role of the Woodcarver in Prokofiev's The Stoneflower at The Maltings in Ely.
In order to prepare for the part, John has installed a trapeze on his living room ceiling and hangs from it each morning to increase his muscle power. His home also boasts a ballet bar where he hones his knee-bends and arm movements.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it," John comments.
"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance. I see these people crawling around, hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet".
And, for those wishing to follow in John's nimble footsteps, he has a word of advice: "I had always wanted to dance and it's never too late to learn."
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