"This May, I am line dancing every single day to honor the people this cruel disease has taken and who are still present.

I’m dancing for Auntie Toni, a dear family friend who we lost years ago, and for my late husband’s nans, who both faced the long journey of Alzheimer’s.

Through my years working in care homes, I’ve seen the 'long goodbye' from the inside. I’ve watched families lose the person they love long before they are actually gone. But I’ve also seen the incredible resilience of the human spirit.

In my dance classes, I see people living with Alzheimer's who are still brilliant dancers. They might not remember how to turn a boiling kettle off at home, but when the music starts, their feet remember every turn. It proves that the person is still there, and the joy is still there.

Let's stomp out Dementia' for the past, the present, and the future. Please help me support the Alzheimer’s Society so we can keep the music playing for everyone."

Learn to Line Dance with Richard and The Super Troupers Line Dance Club has selected the Alzheimer’s Society as their Charity of the Year and will be holding various fund raising activities over 2026.

As part of this, we will be doing a month long challenge to dance one line dance every day in May 2026

Your Challenge - Dance one Line Dance every day for the month of May 2026.

£5 entry per person (via our Just Giving Page)

with EVERY PENNY going to Alzheimer’s Society.

If you would like to do the challenge for sponsorship you can create your own Just Giving fundraising page within the Team Page and/or can print sponsorship forms at www.learntolinedancewithrichard.co.uk/danceadaychallenge

Every day, I will suggest three dances via WhatsApp and Facebook Group:

• A current floor filler

• A blast from the past

• An Absolute Beginner / Easy Beginner dance

(I will include dance video and copperknob script links).

You can choose one of the suggested dances or you can dance any other line dance.

One line dance - EVERY DAY! No other rules.

For all info and to join go to www.learntolinedancewithrichard.co.uk/danceadaychallenge

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At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today, and providing hope for the future.