Twoleftfeet

It's possible she may have been a dance teacher, but I don't have anything to substantiate it. Her name was Katherine Bestwick.

Thank you, all of you who have responded so quickly to my original post. The information you have provided is invaluable to me. From the addresses of Connie Grant's dancing schools along with the likely location of the primary school my mother probably attended as well as the address where she lived I have been able to see the area of Sheffield she would have been familiar with as a child. This means a great deal to me. If I am correct the area is Highfields and what looks to me like the parish of St. Paul. Having checked Psalters Lane on the map I think it is perfectly feasible that my mother could have attended Connie Grant's dancing classes there. One further fact I recently found in her wedding album came from a local newspaper clipping of her wedding. In this it mentioned that my mother was a member of the International Dancing Master's Association. I am not sure exactly what status membership of this Association would have had in the dance community, but I am guessing it would require someone to pass examinations and that once accepted a certificate/diploma would have been awarded and possibly a medallion of some kind. Sadly there was no sign of such a certificate, or a medal, amongst her effects, but such things are easily lost over the years.

From my family history researches I believe my mother may have attended a dancing school, or at least dance classes taught by Constance (Connie) Grant. This would probably have been between 1923 and 1928. I am unsure of these dates and whether her teacher was indeed Connie Grant. My mother was born in 1915 and lived in St. Barnabas Road until she left Sheffield in the early 1930s. I am sure she went to dance classes while in Sheffield. My mother spoke of Connie Grant on numerous occasions and I believe Connie may have been a judge on BBC 'Come Dancing' and possibly have trained formation teams appearing on the show. My mother tried to teach me ballroom dancing and was spectacularly unsuccessful. It seems I have two left feet when it comes to dancing. However, her hopes and aspirations were realised in my sister, who went on from dance classes to become a professional dancer and enjoy a stage career. I realise my mother's dance classes took place some 90+ years ago now, but if anyone is able to add, confirm, or correct the information I hold I would be very pleased to hear from them.