Sarah Paddy Jones

Sarah Paddy Jones
Sarah Jones
Born 1 July 1935 (1935-07-01) (age 76)
Stourbridge, England
Occupation Dancer

Sarah Jones (born July 1, 1935), better known as Sarah Paddy Jones is a British salsa dancer who win the Spanish talent show Tú Sí Que Vales and has the Guinness record for the Oldest salsa dancer.[1][2]

Biography

Paddy born in Stourbridge, England. She started dancing classical dance when she was 2½ years old and at her fifteen years old began taking classes at more disciplines.[3] However, she left it at the age of 22 when she married with her husband, David, who moved to Gandia, Spain when her husband retired, but he died of leukaemia just two years later.[4]

After the death of her husband Paddy decided take flamenco classes on Nicolás Espinosa's academy of dance, were she learned to dance salsa and formed with Nicolás (who is 40 years old younger) the salsa duo "Son del Timbal". On December 2, 2009 the duo won the spanish talent show Tú Sí Que Vales winning € 100.000 and the global fame being compared to Susan Boyle.[5]

After the international succes the couple competed in Bailando 2010 the Argentinian version of Dancing with the Stars, since they were booted off Showmatch (in the round 11) the relationship of the couple had been fraught and her partner Nicolás decided it was time to move on, shutting down the bar he ran in Gandia, Spain, where Paddy lives and moved away from the area.[6]

References

  1. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (2009-12-11). "75 year old Sarah 'Paddy' Jones wins dance competition". NY Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/paddy_takes_the_cake_RdURT8FVR2Wi0GI0A9nV7O. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  2. ^ "Sarah Paddy Jones – Oldest Salsa Dancer". Guiness World Records. 2011-6-26. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.eu/sarah-paddy-jones-oldest-salsa-dancer/. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  3. ^ Keeley, Graham (2009-12-11). "Salsa dancing British granny Paddy Jones wins Spain's Got Talent". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6951839.ece. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  4. ^ "Salsa siesta for ‘Paddy’ Jones as partner bows out". Express & Star. 2011-03-01. http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/03/01/salsa-siesta-for-paddy-jones-as-partner-bows-out/. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  5. ^ "Olé! Brit gran win". The Sun. 2009-12-10. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/britain_got_talent/2765419/British-granny-of-75-has-won-Spains-top-TV-talent-show.html. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  6. ^ "Salsa siesta for ‘Paddy’ Jones as partner bows out". Express & Star. 2011-03-01. http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/03/01/salsa-siesta-for-paddy-jones-as-partner-bows-out/. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 

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