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1785945122

Behind the sequins.

Author: Ballas, Shirley.

Publication year: 2021

Language: English

Media class: Paperback

Classification: 920.BAL

Publisher: London : BBC Books, 2021.

ISBN: 9781785945120 (pbk.) : £8.99

Notes:

Originally published: 2020.

Includes index.

Shirley Ballas has a spectacular dance career spanning over 40 years - she has Cha-Cha'd her way across the world's dance floors to become a multi-award-winning ballroom champion and one of the most renowned dancers in the world. In 1996, Shirley retired from competitive dancing to become a highly-acclaimed coach and now holds the enviable position of head judge on BBC One's 'Strictly Come Dancing'. In 'Behind the Sequins', she leads us through her dramatic and determined life, from growing up in a rough estate on the Wirral and leaving home at 14 years old, to conquering the high-octane world of ballroom and coping with betrayal, bullying, two broken marriages and a personal tragedy that left Shirley and her family devastated.