BBC Strictly Come Dancing couple Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez rehearse in Lancaster
Two personalities from television’s Strictly Come Dancing show have been rehearsing at a Lancaster dance studio.
Students of the Laura Sandham Dance School met TV and radio presenter Helen Skelton and Spanish professional dancer Gorka Marquez when they spent three days in Lancaster at The Storey – where the dance school is based – before the BBC One show was screened last weekend.
Laura, a fan of the show, said she was delighted to be invited to host the couple.
Saturday’s programme showed Helen and Gorka rehearsing in The Storey, where the Laura Sandham School of Dance is based.
They danced a Viennese waltz to the song Hopelessly Devoted to You from the musical Grease, which attracted a score of 31 out of 40 from the judges and put them fifth out of 14 couples to go forward to next weekend’s round.
Helen, a qualified tap dance teacher, comes from Cumbria and is a journalism graduate of Cumbria Institute of Art and Design.