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Spry seniors learn the steps in Ledyard

January 27, 2020 11:00 pm • Last Updated: January 28, 2020 6:44 pm

By Dana Jensen
Staff Photographer

d.jensen@theday.com

Patricia Hancock, second from right, laughs with Connie Desillier, right, of Ledyard as they and their fellow classmates finish a dance routine Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, during their Latin line dancing class led by Marjorie Winslow, not shown. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Ledyard — Students in Marjorie Winslow's Latin line dancing class learn steps to popular types, such as chacha and salsa.

Winslow has taught similar classes at several senior centers around the region.

Marjorie Winslow, foreground, leads students, from left, Norrell Willette of Ledyard, Kathy Arneson of Salem and Betty Musick of Gales Ferry, during her Latin line dancing class Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at the Ledyard Senior Center. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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