Silver lining

Watch: a 100-year-old ballet teacher has received an award from the Royal Academy of Dance for a performance in 1942.

A 100-year-old ballet teacher has finally scooped a medal for a performance he gave more than seven decades ago.
Harry Danton was awarded the gong by the Royal Academy of Dance for a routine he displayed in 1942 - but World War II meant a metal shortage waylaid any hopes of a medal coming his way...Watch the video on ITV News

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100-year-old ballet teacher finally gets award 77 years after winning silver in wartime competition (ITV)

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