Cheerleading? CHEERLEADING?! Would I like to do a class in something that only nubile 16-year-olds with long blonde hair and fake tan should do? You betcha!

It would make a change from the gym anyway, so off I went to the new dance studio Break-n-Spin, in Builders Street, Llandudno.

A place where all sorts of dance have come together under one roof, including street dance, salsa and ballroom.

I even wore plaits for the occasion to try and look more Britney like, but since I'm pushing 35 it was a little ambitious.

I was as usual late and I was confronted with a packed out class already making a few moves reminiscent of the legendary Laker Girls.

I suddenly felt nervous and memories of my PE teacher complaining about my lack of coordination skills came flooding back.

Whilst everybody else was waving their arms one way I was doing it the opposite way, and this went on throughout the class.

Having Gwyn, our Weekly News photographer pointing his camera at me throughout the hour didn't help. Whilst I was trying not to look ridiculous Gwyn was shouting things like 'smile' or rather oddly 'jump higher'.

I comforted myself with the thought that it must be everybody's fourth or fifth class but I was mortified to discover it was their first.

Although I had a blast and it looked everybody else did too, I shuffled away into the dark night thinking perhaps I should stick to the gym after all.

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