HONOLULU (KHON2) — From cha-cha to cha-ching! A local woman turned her childhood fun into a championship on the Ninth Island, proving it’s never too late to learn and do what you love.
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Claire Groom’s love of dance started when she was in fourth grade. She learned dances like the cha-cha and the bop while watching sixth graders dance.
Even though she’s now 75, she’s still learning about it.
This 60-year Honolulu employee isn’t looking to retire anytime soon
“It uplifts my mood. It challenges me! You have to think about patterns and sequences and how you step your poise your balance your flexibility it’s all of that,” Claire said.
Claire began ballroom dancing 15 years ago after she retired from the Air Force and the Navy. She joined the Aloha Ballroom Company in Honolulu.
“She was shuffling around and we were like oh no honey you gotta knock it out, and she was like I don’t know if I can move like that. So it what is so great for us is we watched the transformation of Claire, her little steps and all of a sudden, she started to open up and bloom like a beautiful flower,” said Aloha Ballroom Company founder Tony Meredith.